Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10
WARD PRIMARIES
Democrats Selected Delegates to
County Convention.
CONVENTION TO Be HELD SATURDAY
The sixth Ward Will Hold Its Caucus
Tonight-A Complete list she
Delegates and AIternates-
The Committeeman.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The democrats of the city held their
ward primaries last evening for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the
county conventie- -,,'-h will be held
at the court house, next Saturday,
August IL. AT this convention dele
gates will be selected for the state
convention, to be held in Des Moines.
The following is the result of the
primary elections, and the delegations
named:
FIrst Ward.
The meeting was called to order by
John Feehan who acted as chairman,
Thomas Picker presiding as secreta-
ry. No committeeman was named,
and the following delegates and alter
mates were selected:
DelegatesTom Keefe, Frank Pick
Ter, John MCGUIRE, w. +. Wilson. T.
Picker, John Feehan. R. B. Certify,
NJ. McInerney, VIM. Templeton, Thos.
Qninlan. VIM. Campbell, C. e. Keefe,
p. " Crowley j.
Alternates-C. L. Walker, James
Gray, w. p. Hodge, James Conway, II.
Connolly, F.. Rabens.
Second Ward.
The meeting was called to order by
Fred II. Wilcox, who acted as chair
man, and who also presided as secre-
tary. Mr.. Wilcox was elected commit
teeman for the ensuing year, and the
following delegates were selected:
Delegates-T. j. Phillips, A. w. Ma
hon, James r. Shuckrow, Fred H. VIII
cox, j. p. Anderson, NJ. B. Hoxie, Theo-
dore Stoessel, John Miller, Ed. Math-
err, Ira Myers, Chas. Peterson.
Third Ward.
The meeting was called to order by
Lee Brown was selected as chairman,
J: NJ. Kussart presiding as secretary.
No committeeman was named. The
following delegates and alternates
were selected:
Delegates-P. II. Riordan, C. A.
Walsh, Courtney Willard, Robert Girls
well. Chas. Hall. Claude Myers, L. L.
Latin, j. NJ. Kussart, James Curran,
j. NJ. Kise' .
dick. II. G. CRUDE, j. j. Smith, Lynus
Brady.
Fourth Ward.
The meeting was called to order by
James Gee, who acted as chairman.
also presiding as secretary. No COM
mftteeman was elected. The follow
ing delegates and alternates were SCI
lected:
Delegates Daniels, Chas.
Hahn, Guy E. johnson, H. T.. Ed
munds, James Gee, C. Ostertap, John
w. Gray, j. r. Jacques. Orville Fuimer.
Alternates-W. S. McKelvey, j. C.
Cross, John Rodgers, Peter Hess, Har-
Try Ayers.
Fifth Ward.
The meeting was called to order by
Committeeman w. A. Hendricks. John
Weidenfeller was elected chairman, o..
Skogerson presiding as secretary. w.
A. Hendricks was /, reelected ward
committeeman for the ensuipo year,
and the following delegates We're Sc
lected:
Delegates-D., e. Chisman, John
Weidenfeller, William Gee, BENJAMIN
Harsch, John Strader. James Hem
bricks, N. S. Polling, William Alder
>AAN>s - - 'PAih /.
Sixth Ward
The democrats in this ward will
hold their meeting this evening at the
hose house on Benton street.
Seventh Ward.
The meeting was called to order by
j. ID. Textbook, in the absence Of
Committeeman j. Il. Hull. He was
elected chairman, w. w. Rankin pre-
siding as secretary. j. Il. Hull was re-
elected ward committeeman for the
ensuing year, and the following dele
gates We're selected:
Delegates-7Dennis. .Reardon, w. w.
Rankin, w. H. Black S. P. Hartman,
j. E. Hull, j. D, Trebilcock, Charles
D.. Brown, A. g. Cook.
Eighth Precinct.
Andy Gilman, NJ. NJ. Thompson, Sid
ney Bates, Mike Larkin and Thomas
Garvin have been elected to represent
the eighth precinct at the democratic
county convention, to be held on SAT-
urday, August IL.