Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-12
Sixth District Republicans
Re-Nominate Present
Congressman.
CONVENTION AT ALBA
Many Delegates Are Present and the
Gathering is a Love-Feast- Lacey's
REORGANIZATION is Unanimous The
Committees.

leIudy aou. JoHH r. Lacey was To-Day
renominated for congress by a unan-
imous vote of the sixth district re.
publican congressional convention.
When the roll of counties was called
Davis county, the first on the list,
yielded to Poweshiek. Capt. Carr, of
the Poweshiek delegation, arose and
said:
ut was my good fortune to be a
delegate to the republican sixth dis
trict convention twelve years ago. At
that time we were badly stalled in the
political mire. We were confronted
by political disaster and it was neces-
sary to find one who could unite the
elements of political factions in the
district and lead us to victory. We
found him and his name is John F..
Lacey. Ever since he has been plow-
ing the political soil Of this district,
roofing out the weeds and smotherins
the tares and cultivating the political
wheat of republicanism. His services
have yielded one hundred fold.
This spring Poweshiek county, the
banner republican county of the dis.
triSt, which by its votes lifted the
district out of the mire and gave il
republican victory, thought possibly
the time had come when one of their
own members might enter the con.
gressional race, but they found this
movement was premature and that
the great questions now confronting
the nation required the presence in
congress of tried, trusted and expert.
enced men. On behalf of Poweshiek
county have the pleasure and honor
of presenting to this convention the
name of Hon. John F. Lacey as your
candidate"
The remarks of Capt. Carr were
greeted with prolonged applause
Hon. B. F. Carroll, of Davis county
seconded the nomination, stating
that he came from county where
defeat had stared the republicans in
the face every year but two since the
memory Of man, but with Mckinley,
Roosevelt and Lacey the republicans
Of Davis county will enter the contest
with fixed determination to clean
out bag and baggage, democrats, pop.
ulists, greenbackers and mugwumps.
He heartily seconded the nomination
of John F. Lacey.
The roll of counties was then call
ed and the unanimous vote Of each
county in the district was registered
for John F. Lacey for congressman.
When P0weshiek county announced
Its vote, Capt. Carr pledged that the
county would give 1900 majority for
Major Lacey this fall. The announce
ment of the vote was greeted with
prolonged applause and committee
was appointed to escort Major Lacey
to the hall. On his arrival he was
given an enthusiastic republican re-
ception and delivered splendid adj
dress.
Congressman Lacey spoke as fol-
laws:
Gentlemen of the convention: This
is the seventh time you have honored
me by nomination as your standard
bearer in this congressional district.
Tho nominated heretofore unani-
mously, you know / have never been
elected that way.
When you rendered me the nomin-
alton at Ottumwa in 1883, the district
had not cast a republican majority
In twelve years. BY the division of
our opponents, or rather by the fail
ure of the republican opposition to
fuse, we had during those twelve
years elected one of my distinguished
predecessors, Mr.. Cults, but by a
plurality only.
I do not take the credit to myself
for the five successful campaigns fol-
lowing these six former nominations.
do feel consciousness of duty
performed, and of earnest work in
behalf of the good cause that we all
love. But it has been because of the
earnest and united efforts of the re.
publicans and sound money men OF
the entire district, that these crafty
ing results. have been made possible.
have been the instrument in your
hands, chosen by you, to carry out
the desire of our party, and of the
friends of our party's principles.
Without your united and friendly
aid could have done nothing. With
it have been enabled to carry your
banner on to victory. AS republicans
as friends Of sound, Industrial and f.
nancial principles, as the friends of
law and order, we one and all feel a
profound interest in the success of
the cause whose victory has done so
much for our country.
accept the duty that you have
placed upon me, and will do my full
share in the coming campaign as r
have always endeavored to do in the
past; but as, in the past, look to
you for that friendly and earnest
support that makes success possible
in this district.
We have not won heretofore by in
any degree belittling the task that
was before us. BY recognizing it's
difficulties and highly resolving to
overcome them: by looking all the
facts fairly in the face, and rallying
together for a common and patriotic
purpose, we have been enabled for