The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-03
RING STILL RULES.
Democracy Carries Out The Gangs
Behest.
WEAK TICKET NAMED

Fierce Battle Ends in Complete Victory
for Romans Gang.-A Lively
Convention.
The democratic convention last Sat-
urday drew full house, everyone knew
that the battle was on between the
new bosses and old line democracy.
By clever combinations, by trickery and
treachery, by playing one mans am
bition off against another's, the gang
succeeded in winning a victory-but at
such price.
| The convention was called to order
in the forenoon by county chairman
Charles Kemming, who called Mr.. D.
Robertson of Manila to the chair. g
Schlumberger Takes Shot.
Mr. PHI. A. Schlumberger was soon
on the floor with motion, that the
chair appoint a delegate to the conven-
tion as secretary. This was shot at
Caswell, who came prepared to act and
who was NOT delegate. Tie chair
appointed Mr.. Joseph Monaghan of
Vail as secretary. A motion was made
that a committee of one from each pre-
cinct should be appointed on creden-
tials. 1t was found that no one had
4 provided roll OF townships and as an
act of courtesy the REVIEW soon furn-
isned paper containing the list as
found in the republican convention
call. The credentials committee was
as follows:
Henry Guth, G.. d. Brokaw, j. F.
Wiley, A. FL. Rudd, j. Hannigan. John
Hagge, A. H. Willis, John Easton.
}, VIM. Rouilliard, j. j. Wieland, A. G.
:. Stueber, Robert Bell, +. Foley, Hans
i Suhr, w. Byrnes, W. Hannah, Will
: Craner, G. w. Holmes, Ed. Downey,
John Pithan, John Pepper, Henry
Helkens, John Dorenkamp.
On motion committee of three was
! appointed on permanent organization
aud on resolutions, after which the
the convention adjourned. The tenn
a porary chairman was informed befor,
II dinner by the chairman of the commit
0 tee on permanent organization that th,
: temporary officers would be made per
Q manent, but during the noon hour tn,
I chairman of the committee changed
= his mind and Mr.. H. s. Green, silve
- republican and Banker of Dow City
:, was selected as chairman and the TEN
:. porary officers were made secretaries
Il Upon reassembling at 1:30 the usua
r prefunctory report of the credential
10 committee was made, chairman Gree
% took the chair, and the resolutions CON
70 mittee reported as follows:
'S We. the democracy of Crawford cour
9 ty, in convention assembled, do hereh
3 reaffirm our faith in the principles O
D democracy, and we do endorse and IT
d affirm the principles of the Chicag
!. convention of 1896, and also the pla
form adopted by the democratic Stat
!, convention at Des Moines, Iowa, i
~ 1899. We further declare our unshake
r confidence in that fearless leader, w. !,
g Bryan, which places him at the head
s. the party and the greatest exponent
k. the principles set forth therein.
The decks were now cleared for a
a tion and the real work of the CONVEX
70 tion began. An informal ballot f,
representative resulted Blume 49,
"a Bullock q and Blume was renominate
to The treasurership was next and OF
o. of the interesting contests of the co
ed vention was on. This ballot reveal
nd the secret manipulations of the gan
ed 1t shows the compact existing bstwe
&C. Kuehl, O'Hare, Phodenbaugh and F.
herty, before which the hopes of Kel
e ming, Lorenzen, Jones, Shaw Va
= Goldschmidt and Jepsen went to piec,
Be Hanover, Vail and Nishnabotny sto
J., pat together all along the line. Del
AZ =; sons third ward voted for every De-
~ son candidate who had no show a
Of steadfastly refused to vote for a
of Denison candidate who had chan
TX, to win. This was the only Denis
of ward controlled by the gang and it "
Of part OF the prearranged program. 7
So first ballot for treasurer resulted.
kuehl. ..... ................
Jones. ................. -. ....... :.
kemming. ................ :;
1es Lorenzen withdrew and the seco
o. ballot resulted:
ON ,I,