Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-12

'iieie' SaPt. bdFiuSou Is every lucn a
soldier, II of the best that ever put
on a uniform, and he will always be a
credit to any rank he may attain. He
was for a great many years connected
with the Iowa National Guard as in
spector and in other capacities, and
from his boyhood has been engaged
more or less in military duty, having
had some valuable training On the
plains under Gen. Custer. He was sue
ceeded as adjutant of the regiment by
William c. MentZer, who was promot-
ed from second lieutenant of the Knox
vile company, Company D, of the Fiji
ty-first.
The list of legislative and state
tickets was completed at the office Of
the secretary OF state 4 few minutes
before closing time Saturday afternoon.
1t was a lively day in the secrctary's
office, but everything was Strengthened
out without turning back the hands
OF the clock. 1t has been customary
to allow II day of grace for filing
papers. Everything mailed on the last
day of fling is expected as on time.
The intention was to keep the office
open today to receive the last reports,
but it will not be necessary.
Early in the day the trouble began.
when Ed Collin, of Northwood, pre-
sented himself at the office and de-
manded to have a legal Interpretation
of the Australian ballot law. Mr.. Col
lin had a general protest against the
filing of nomination papers outside OF
Office hours. His competitors in Win
nebago county had brought their pa
pers down, nominating n. /. Nelson by
petition, and taken thein to Secretary
Dobson's home early in the morning
of Friday, getting the secretary out oi
bed to receive them. The first mail
that morning brought in the petition
for the nomination of Mr.. Collin. Tha,
gentleman was then at Forest City at.
lending the convention. Mr.. Dobsor
promptly wired him that the other
nomination was a head Of him, and Mr.
Collin took the first train to Des
Moines. He met the secretary at the
Savery Friday evening. The secretary
took the position that the first nomi
nation filed by petition should be plac'
ed on the republican ticket, unless tht
convention made a regular nomination
MIR. Collin protested that any nomina'
ton made except by a convention
must go in a separate column on tho
ticket. 81 am willing to concede Mr.
Nelson the first outside place on the
ticket, and to take the second column
myself" said Mr.. Collin" but / pro.
lest against placing MIR. Nelson on the
republican ticket. Nelson was never
even mentioned i'll the convention. Il
anybody has a right to recognition as
representing the party. l ought to be
considered at least half u republican
for half the votes in the convention
have been east for me from the begin.
ming, while not one has been for Mr.
Nelson. The situation is in such shape
that Mr.. Gilbertson and his friends
could have everything their own way
in the district il they would come into
camp now, and pu: an end to the trou.
BILE. Those fellows at Forest City are
better politicians than we are; they
paw 0 attention to things and fig.
ure farther ahead. Hauger. and all rht
boys in Worth and Mitchell. stand
ready to support Gilher-son for treas
urer, and will go out and help him ge,
the whole district if he will just make
this nomination possible. If he does
not, there's no telling but a democra,
will be nominated. In any event.. it
will make fractional troubles in the dis.
trict which will %iniure the party for
years"
Mr.. Collins eloquence was unavailing,
Secretary Dobson said it had been the
custom in such cases to place on the
ticket, as The party nominee, the first
member of the party for whom a peti.
ton was filed, provided no nomination
was made in conventions. The rule
would have TO be followed this wear.
Mr.. collins declared. if the convention
did nominate, he would surely make a
fight before the election board, COM
posed OF the attorney general, auditor
and secretary Of state, which must pass
on all such contests.
But the contestants at Forest CITY
reDented at the eleventh hour, and alb
solution was granted to them. Half an
hour before closing time 4 telegram
was received by the secretary saying
that a nomination had been made.
Worth county, realizing that it had
been out-maneuvered, came into line,
and gave its vote to DR.. p. o. Koto, of
Forest City. He was made the nominee
and the telegram said papers would be
brought to town by Senator Gilbertson
in the evening. Senator Gilbertson
came on the $3.50 train last evening,
filed the papers, and withdrew the
nomination of Mr.. Nelson. The nom-
nation of Mr.. Collins will also be with
drawn. Mr.. Collins said he hadn't
wanted the nomination, anyhow, and
hoped to the end that the convention
would make a choice. But so long as
there was a fight he proposed to be in
it.
The only republican nomination pa
pers filed yesterday We're for David
Brant and John Alexander Smith, OF
Clinton county, for representatives, and
for the Dubuque county ticket. This
consists of c. T. Hancock, late chair
man of Ne state committee, for sena-
tor, and r. W. Hosford anil j. C. Bo-
leyn for the house. The following al
ditional democlS1ic nominations were
received:
William Sutherland, nominated for
the house, Washington county.
NJ. Van Buskirk, nominated for the
house, Hardin county.
Charles l.. Everett, nominated for
the house. Buchanan county.
j. p. Hanson, nominated for the
house, Audubon county.