Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-01
HENRY is FOR GEAR.
Republicans of That County Endorse
Burlington Candidate.

Wy. iedSSllll, July ol.--Ille Henry
county republican convention Saturday
nominated the following county ticket:
Representative. Washington Mullin;
treasurer, George W. McAdam; sheriff,
snoch Beery; county superintendent,
u. ID. Barton; supervisor, L. w. Bar
TOM; coroner, j. NJ. Brunner; survey
or, j. NJ. Schreiner.
Ehe delegates TO the state convention
are: i. \. Lite, Lowell; j. Il. David
son, Hillsboro; N. Reel, Wayland; Jas.
Crawford, New London; L. g. Garden,
Winfield; Alfred Poulter, Mt. Union;
Jonathan Lee, Vega; Theodore X. Rus
sell, Wayne, and James Patton, c. W.
Spearman, g. Jerico, H. A. Amber, of
Mt. Pleasant. The delegates are in
structed for Senator Gear and for
Judge Sloan. The Gear resolution is as
follows:
AS citizens of the First congression-
al district, which was for time ably
represented by John II. Gear in the
lower house of congress, we learned his
worth as citizen and man of pub-
lie affairs. In the broader field to
which he was called by his election to
the United States senate the full meas
ure of public expectation has been met.
Realizing this to be a government of
the people, he has at all times been
their faithful representative. Able,
tactful, honest, earnest, industrious,
with a comprehension OF public af-
fairs, which has Given him wide in
fuence among his associates and COM
PEELED the unreserved confidence and
admiration of the people of all par
ties, with present equipment for the
great duties which natural ability and
industry, supplemented by that wis
dom which years of experience alone
can give, he is fully entitled to that
approval of his public acts which may
be expressed by his reelection to the
great office which he now holds. We
recognize as one of the peculiar and
most praise-worthy gifts of Senator
Gear his zeal and devotion to the in
terests of his constituents, rich and
poor alike. The volume OF service per-
formed by him for the people OF Iowa
is the proof of his unequaEed and prac-
cal genius us a statesman and his close
and sympathetic touch with the peo-
pie. Iowa has no public servant SO re-
sponsive to the interests of the people
as is Senator Gear, nor whom they can
so freely approach, and in whom they
can so fully confide, an ideal and un-
selfish public servant, an able and
practical legislator, an honest and in
corruptible citizen, ard the candidate
for representative nominated by this
convention is instructed to express the
approval of the republicans OF Henry
county for the public acts and personal
worth of John H. Gear by voting for
his reelection to the United States SEN
ate"
Washington County for Gear.
E Washington, July 31.-Gharles J..
Wilson. of this city, was Saturday nom
mated for representative. The con
vention adopted these resolutions:
THAT the republicans of Washing
ton county, lin convention assembled,
fully endorse the administration of
Nm. Mckinley, in its vigorous, patriot-
lc prosecution of the late Spanish war,
and approve its methods and endeavors
to settle and restore order in the Phil
ippines: and that we believe it to be
to the best Interest of our state and
nation that the Hon. John II. Gear be
returned to the senate
The state delegates are Col. D. j.
Palmer. Dir. &. W..Dosh. S. Savage. G.
N. Soaring. j. II. McCreedy, Charles
Cummings. U. G.. Snyder &. W. Eng
land. H. g. Moore, Colonel w. b. Bell.
Prof. c. A. Grumbling and H. A. Bur-
rel'. The resolution in reference to
Gear was loudly applauded.
Louisa Endorses Gear.
Wapello. July 3l.-Ioilisa county re-
publicans met in convention here sat
urday and selected the following dele
gates to represent Louisa county ;it the
state republican convention: IL NJ
Let's, +. NJ. AIobbery, Clay Grow. w. b..
Matthews. l.. Van Horn. H. Murray. A.
c. Forbes, w. ii. Hurley and L. Me
Cleerlain. Hon. II. NJ. Lewis will be
renominated for representative. His
personal preference is for Gear. and The
republicans by a large majority favor
his return to the senate. The following
endorsement of Senator Gears candi-
dacy was adopted unanimously midst
great enthusiasm:
The candidacy of Hon. John II. Gear
for second election 10 the senate has
our unired and cordial support. His
fidelity to the duties of the office, his
watchfulness for tine interests of his
state, his unceasing and prompt re-
sponse TO every call OF his constituents,
command our admiration and graft
tude. We rledgc him our Jealous and
active support and earnest hope for his
success.
Iowa County Non-Comnlital.
Marengo, July 31.-The delegates to
the state convention from iowa coun-
ty are: NJ. w. Stoner, Erdley Bell,
William Baker, George L. Tilton, j. w.
Hadley, L. Duffield, II. G. Popham,
Henry Goldthwaite, j n. w. Rumple,
b. f. Colson, c. C. Keil. The delegates
to the senatorial convention are: NJ.
A. Raney, W. Il. Prewitt, w. Bair, G.
Hedges. Robert Shedenholm. John Ry-
am, Fl. Il. Hull, j. II. Hughes. C. L. Jar
Wis, Alex McLenan, II. NJ. Havner.
As both Senator Gear and Mr.. Cum
Minis have many friends in this coun-
ty and the county is exceedingly close,
it was deemed best that no resolutions
be introduced ON the senatorial ques-
ton. although strong resolutions on
state and national questions were
adopted.
STORM SWEEPS AKRON.
Little Iowa Town Visited Ny Tornado
Yesterday Afternoon.