Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-15
The CONVENTIONS.
Democrats and Populists Select
Delegates to State Convention.
MEETINGS WERE VERY QUIETAFFAlRS
Democrats Adopt Resolutions UPHOLD
Ing Bryan and the Chicago Flat.
form and Denouncing the
Trusts and Expansion.
From Saturdays Daily.l

From Saturdays Daily.]
The Wapello county democratic and
populist conventions were held at the
court house this afternoon, for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the
state conventions, which will be held
at Des Moines, Aug. 16. The demo-
cratic convention was held in the dis
trict court room, aud the populists
held forth in the small court chamber
across the hall.
Democratic Convention.
The convention was called to order
by G. C,3Ayres, chairman of the coun-
ty central committee, with secretaryJ.
Don Kiser presiding. Capt. w. II. G.
| Jaques was selected as temporary
chairman Charles D.. Brown, record
| ing secretary, and William Shields,
reading secretary. On motion of p. III.
! Riordan the above organization was
| made permanent.
1 The committee on credentials was
! dispensed with and the following del
egate and resolution committees se-
| lected:
Delegate Committee.
Adams, Joe Harlan; Agency, ------;;
Cass, r. c. Swope, Center. first, W..
L. Wilson: Center, second. Il. ii. Will
cox; Center, third. Claude Myers; Cen
ter, fourth. c. Ostertagg; Center, fifth.
John Weidenfeller: Center. sixth, III.
C. French; Center, seventh, w. II.
Black: Center, eighth. A. ]. Gilman:
Center. ninth. O. p. Bier; Columbia,
4 first, Columbia, second,
-; Gompetine, j. G. Hawthorne;
Dahlonega, VIM. Payne; Greene, ]. w.
i Workman: Highland, G. J. Davis; Keo-
lux, Moses O'Brien; Pleasant. John
/ Kreigh: Polk, NJ F. Upp; Richland,
first. j. N. Barker; Richland, second,
1 S. II, Brown; Washington, David Bur-
u den.
RESOLUTION Committee.
u Adams. Ira 1Inncy; Agency. -- /;
Cass. d. n. Bates; Center, first, Vim.
Gampbell; Center. second, A. w. Ma
hon: Center, third. c.. A. Walsh; Cen
ter, fourth, Joe Jacques; Center, fifth,
Jno. Weidenfeller; Center, sixth, W.
!; a. McIntire; Center, seventh, George
T.. Heindel; Center, eighth, NJ. NJ.
Thompson; Center, ninth, G.. c.
Il Ayres; Columbia, first, Charles
} Harper: Columbia second, 7----------
Competing, U. S. Hawthorne; Dahlone-
, ga, Guy Kitterman; Green, d. W.
Shields: Highland, Ed Hochreiter;
keokuk, Frank Skinner; Pleasant
Madison Warder; Polk, l.. +. Upp;
Richland first, ]. NJ. Barker; Richlanc
second, Ed Giles; Washington. F.. 8
Bradley. ~
4 A double set of delegates were Sc.
4 .,I ~ - I,n1i
vote. The following was the report OF
ton, was adopted:
4 adams, John Heckart; Agency, John
rullen; Cass, A. w. Bell; Center first
i L. +. keefe, L. III. Picker; Center sec.
ond, n. j. Phillips, f. H. Wilcox; Cen.
ter third, c. A. Walsh. Claude Myers;
4 Center fourth, H. L. Edmunds, w. H
9. Jaques; Center fifth, d. F.. Chisman
John Weidenfeller; Center sixth, w. A
Stevens, T.. c. French; Center Seventh
&. d. Brown. j. ID. Trebilcock; Center
eighth, Sid Bates; Center ninth, G. &
Ayres, q. p. Bier; Columbia first, Roy
funk Charles Harper; Columbia sec
ona. james Warner; COMPETING, James
Robinson. r. j. Heiner; Dahlonega
i Captain Kitterman, VIM. Payne; Green
{. G.. Baum; Highland, Robt. Cunning
ham, G. j. Davis; Keokuk, John White
Frank Skinner; Pleasant, Madison
Warder: Polk, Geo. Klingemier; Rich
land first. /. n. Barker; Richland sec
ond. w. A. C. Brown: Washington, ii
w. Enyart, N. w. Alillisack.
Revolutions.
5 The committee on resolutions in it.
rcport affirmed party allegiance to til.
: democratic platform adopted at Chi
cago at the national convention ir
1896, and declared it IN be the authen
, lie declarations of the principles O
/, the democratic party. The resolution.
t ! also favored the denomination of viii
e liam Jennings Bryan as the next pres
7 idential candidate of the democrati,
A party, and. contained clause denounc
: ing trusts and the expansion policy o
S the present administration.
4 After the adoption of the resolution
I of which the above is brief synopsis
p Capt. w, III. G.. Jacques and C. A. Walsl
n each made short talk on expan
o sion after which the convention ad
: journed.
* Populist Convention.
) The convention was called to orde
: by c. C. Leech, county chairman, Sec
l. rotary L. o. johnson presiding. TIL
a following delegates and alternate
e were selected:
ell Delegates-L. o. johnson, A. L. Fail
o ure, John Brown, c. G. Leech, o. {
d Graves.
Alternates-Joc Davis, Lafe bud
geon, Ed. Giles, R. NJ. Williams.
g DEIOCRATIC NESOLUTIONS.