Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-11
THE NOMINATIONS.
The Men Who Will Battle for
County Offices This Fall.
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
The Convention Was Beautiful Ex-
ample of BrotherIy Love and Not
Characterized With the Usual Fac
tional Observation-Disclosures.
From SATURDAYS Daily.


From Saturdays Daily.
The democrats of Wapelfo county
assembled in convention this after
noon at 1:45 o'clock at the Grand
opera house for the purpose of placing
in nomination candidates for those
county offices which will be filled this
fall. A special effort had been made
to get the older members of the party
to attend, and as a consequence the
stage was well filled with men who
have grown gray in the party with
which they affiliate. The stage was
profusely decorated with flags on the
bottom Of which were pinned pictures
of William Jennings Bryan.
The pictures were in colors, and in
the corners were other pictures
typical of the farm, factory, workshop
and schools. At each side of the pic
ture was a pillar around which was
entwined the red, white and blue,
with notices such as "The Constitu-
ton and the Flag" 1.-THE Republic
not the Empire" "An American Sys-
tenn of Finance" National Pros
perity, Not Trust Prosperity
At the rear of the stage was large
picture of William J. Bryan, and at
each side of the stage were still 9TH
ers. In fact the likeness of their
idol was brought to sight nearly every
where one looked.
Not nearly so many persons at
tended the convention as was ex-
pected. Party managers have been
i busy for some weeks inviting men,
bers of their party, gold democrats,
who were off" in 1896, and in fact
anybody who had ever affiliated with
the party to attend and show the peo-
pie that the unterritied felt better
this year than ever. The attendance
was fair, but there was no crush.
Everybody found a seat, and many
more could have been accommodated.
Convention Called to Order.
Promptly at 1:45 o'clock Chairman
d. 3. Chisman called the convention to
order ana announced without ceremo-
ny that Lafayette Dudgeon had been
selected for temporary chairman, T. H.
Picker secretary. and John Dittman,
reading clerk.
ii Mr.. Dudgeon was introduced and
said he was elated to be called upon
to preside at democratic convention.
He said new issues had been created
and must be settled by the people, Mr..
Dudgeon said: '"The democratic par
ty is for the constitution and against
Imperialism. We have reached place
in our history when every man SHOULD
ye patriot and not partisan. If
the ship OF this government is ever
wrecked on the rock of imperialism, +,
will not be without the warning voice
of democracy
They say that we bought the Phil
ippine Islands. Gentlemen, we paid
$4,000 for the fighting privilege of
licking lot of Brownies. l do not be-
lieve 1t is right to kill them off.
Woe be unto the people who wage
q war of conquest. We believed that
when we sent an army to Cuba that
that would settle it. No one ever
dreamed we would send an army to the
Philippines.
Zone other evil we have to deal with
and that is the trust. The money trust
Is another trust. | believe that when
q government delegates authority to
issue money to corporation that that
is wrong.
Mckinley says gold standard us a
good thing. AS congressman he said
1t was a bad thing. When was he
right? For the last four years McKin-
ley has been turning somersaults; ever
since Wall street and Mark Hanna
served notice upon him. Mark is the
power behind the throne.
Now gentlemen, l believe that we
can take that grand patriot, William J..
Bryan, and enter the city of corrup-
ton.
There is another man whom democ-
racy delights to honor, and that is A.
g. Steck, and / believe he will be
elected
Democracy feels good this fall and
If you all put your shoulder to the
wheel we can easily win"
The chairman asked the pleasure of
the meeting and Patrick Riordan NOV
ed that the temporary organization be
made permanent which was done. The
secretary then read the CALL
10 Jacques moved that the COMMITTEES
4 on credentials be dispensed with and
each delegation cast its full vote, which
was done.
John w. Lewis.
Mr.. Lewis was introduced at this
juncture and said he fully agreed
with what the chairman said, and
that instead of Wapello county CIV
ing a republican majority of $50,
1t would give A. c. Steck $50.
have been amused recently at
the republican organs telling us how
to run our campaign. Editorials on
the silver question, etc. have been
abundant.
We have not abandoned the cause
of bimetalism, but am free to con
Tess that in the face of the more mo-
mentous questions, when the assas-
sins knife is aimed at the
throat of the government, we
may have talked less of money
7 The times are eloquent with the
cry of those who are rallying to
the support of the party. Have you
heard from Richard Olney? / want
you to keep your ear to the tele-
phone that connects with Buzzard's
Bay, because something is going to
sfdrap' over there and when it does,
it will weigh about $50 pounds, and
wear twenty-five inch collar. When
1t does 'drap' it will make thud