Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-31

This county Will attend the democratic |
congressional convention in this city
tomorrow uninstructed notwithstand-
ing the efforts of some Of Hon. A. G.
Steck's Jealous friends to get an ex-
preston from the convention which
was held Friday at the court house, in
his favor. At least it would look that
way to persons who saw the trend of
events during the discussion over the
following resolution which was defeat
ed after some of Mr.. Steck's friends,
who were not in the committee on res
olutions, had spoken against it,taking
the grounds that it is ill advised and
not likely to promote harmony in the
selection of Wapello county man for
the congressional nomination.:
This committee recommends that
this convention call the roll for vote
to determine the choice of this con-
vention for a candidate to be presented
by the delegation here selected to the
congressional convention to be held
in Ottumwa July 81, and that our con-
gressional delegation present the name
of the person securing the largest num-
Der of votes of such roll call as the
unanimous choice of this convention
for nomination as candidate for con-
gress"
Be it known that there are two can
didates for the congressional nomina-
| tion--Sandford Kirkpatrick, special
deputy United States revenue collec-
tor, and Hon. A. @. Steck, of this city,
with the chances largely in favor of
| the later securing the plum.
First and foremost a Wapello county
man must be the nominee if there is
| any possible way to bring it about,
and if the Wapello county delegation
can agree upon that man it is said they
stand good show of securing his nom
ination. Now, Mr.. Steck, it is said,
has a congressional bee buzzing in
his headgear. 1t has been buzzing
for four years, but the noise caused
by the excited fluttering of the insects
wings is getting louder until now it is
plainly discernible to the politician
whose ear has been trained to catch
such sounds. Mr.. Kirkpatrick also has
like insect concealed in the folds of
his bonnet, Notwithstanding his re-
peated denials that he is asking for
anything. Several months ago Wap-
clio county democratic politicians be-
gan receiving letters to the effect
that latter carefully canvassing the
situation and at the earnest solicita-
ton of friends, l have consented to
allow my name to be used" etc, and
they were signed by Mr.. Kirkpatrick.
One politician who received letter
like this said that no one took it SER
iously as Mr.. Kirkpatrick had done the
same thing before. But another phase
of the question presents itself. If
Mr.. Kirkpatrick is strong enough to
split the Wapello county delegation.
the other delegations are not liable to
pay any attention to the requests made
by it. Hence, in view of the ldetermin-
alton expressed at the convention Sat
urday that a Wapello county man be
nominated, it behooves the delegation
to settle the matter and unite upon
some one.
In the convention Saturday the
| Steck faction was afraid of the Kirk
patrick men and, perhaps, were not
4 sure of their own strength. Besides,
4 had an expression of the convention
developed the fact that a number of
| Kirkpatrick men were present, it
! might have resulted in ruction and
been the means of engendering bit
4 ter feeling, the result of which might
have extended much further than the
i limits of the court room in which the
convention assembled.
Democratic politicians who claim to
know what they are talking about say
that Steck will get the nomination