Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-21

Crane was asking for sacrifice for
White also spoke in favor of Mr..
Crane, beseeching the delegates to
bury personal feeling and vote and
work for the success of the party.
Fred Townsend, of Abba, said he
didn't care whether a man was hero
tofore republican,, populist, social
list, or anything else, so long as he
was for Bryan this year, and he
moved that the nomination of Mr..
Crane be made by reclamation, which
was seconded by Potter, of Waver.y,
who a few minutes before desired to
have the chair enlighten him as to the
political complexion of the conven-
ton. The motion carried and the
deed was done. But what could we
do?" is the reply made when demo-
crat is asked how he likes the head
of the ticket. And there you are.
The party is SO thoroly sinking out
of sight in Iowa, that in a few years,
| if the present work continues, there
will be no democrats by that name.
| For auditor of state l. M. Gibson,
of Delaware county, was named by &C.
clamation, as was also H. l.. Will
] liams, of O'Brien county, for state
| treasurer.
When nominations for attorney
general were called for, there was
no response, and the chair passed it
and called for nominations for judge
of the Supreme court. Judge Carr,
of Manchester, was named, but he
declined in hurry, and the chair was
passing to the next Office, when Sena-
tor Harper, of Burlington, said that
the democrats of Iowa should not
leave the convention without nomi-
mating g full ticket, and he believed
| that there were enough democrats in
the state to fill the ticket out. There
being no objections and the chair
coinciding with the senator from Des
/ Moines county, the nominations were
referred back to attorney general and
candidates were again called for. Col.
Mackey, of Sigourney, was named,
but his name was withdrawn by d.
w. Hamilton, who afterwards placed
Mr.. Mackey up for elector at large.
Senator Harper, who was considerate
enough to make the motion, was then
named and nominated by reclamation.
Then after one or two destinations
for Supreme Judge, Judge ]. W. Free
land, of Wayne county, was nomi-
mated by reclamation. For railroad
commissioner there were two names
mentioned, Capt. j. A. Lyons, of
Guthrie county, and J. E. Anderson,
of Winnebago county. Capt. Lyons
withdrew and Mr.. Anderson was UNI
animously nominated for the Office.
!. Then came the only fight in the cons
vention, and the only Office for which
roll call of counties was necessary
to decide. When nominations for
, elector-at-large were called for, ]. NJ.
Parsons, of Rock Rapids, placed ]. B..
Romans, of Denison, in nomination.
Walt Butler, of Des Moines, placed
Col Eiboeck in nomination and d. W..
Hamilton, Of Sigourney presented the
name of Col G. H. MaclSey, of Keo-
kuk county. A vote was then nee
essary and after it was decided that
the two candidates receiving the high
est number of votes, should be de-
clared the nominee, the roll call pro-
; ceeded At it's conclusion Col. Eli
boeck had 9O1, Col. Mackey, 702, and
, Mr.. Romans, 563. Eiboeck and Mack
], ey were declared the nominees of the
convention by reclamation.
A resolution that the state central
:, cOmmlCCeG ne empowered W III dlA
!, vacancies on the state ticket, was
, put and carried, and at 5 o'clock thu
:, convention adjourned.
:, At the hotels, after the convention,
much dissatisfaction was expressed
by many delegates, to the ticket, and
: especially it's head, for the reasons
). explained above. But all the dele
gates were warm in their praises OF
: Cedar Rapids hospitality and the COM
; pleteness of every detail connected
= with the convention. The press IA
= cilities were the best l ever saw at a
convention, and sergeant-at-arms
!, was at the press desks all the time,
: ready to do anything for the boys.
! There We're no bitches or complaints,
:, and Cedar Rapids certainly deserves
:. credit for the admirable manner in
? which the convention was handled
. E. P. Adler.
4 Glorious News.