Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-26
SELECT DELEGATES
Democratic Ward Primaries Held
In Ottunawa Last Evening.
COUNTY CONVENTION NEXT SATURDAY
Delegates viii Be Selected to Attend
the State Convention at Cedar Rap
ids and the Congressional conven-
ton in This City.

The democrats of this city held their
lected delegates to attend the county
convention which will be held at the
court house next Saturday. This con-
venton will in turn select delegates to
the state convention which will be
held in Cedar Rapids August is, and
to the congressional convention to be
held in this city July 81.
The following is a summary of the
business transacted in the different
wards of this city, together with the
delegates selected, and also the alter
mates where alternates were chosen:
First Ward.
The primaries of this ward were held
at T. H. Picklers grocery store on
East Main street. The meeting was
called to order by James Conway,
chairman, and w. T. Wilson and F..
Moriarty selected as chairman and
secretary, respectively, after which
the following delegates and alternates
were selected:
Delegates-Dr. j. e. Mccormick, T..
F. Keefe, P. H. Crowley, James Con-
way, d. l.. Walker, T. H. Picker,
Charles Mckinney, NJ. j. Garland,
Michael McInerney, Frank Moriarty,
Charles Reifsnyder, Peter Gallagher,
Thomas Bauer, John Feehan and F. M.
Gortner.
lternates-Michael Brennan, E. P.
Mclaughlin, Thomas Kreutzbender,
I. p. Hinkle, William Zessiger and
Michael Quinlan.
Second Ward.
The primary was held at the office of
the Ottumwa Gas, Light, Heat & Pow
er company. on Green street. The
meeting was called to order by Com
mitteeman Fred H. Wilcox. Ed. Hog
lund was selected as chairman and
Fred Wilcox as secretary, after which
the following delegates were selected:
H. B. Mynard, Seneca Cornell, Ed.
Hoglund, ]. S. Miller, j. H. Mitchell,
Charles Koett, John Shuckrow, Shell
ton Hale, j. P. Anderson, J. A. Koett,
John OFT and Isaac Ryttenberg.
Third Ward.
The democrats of the Third ward
held their primary at the city hall. The
meeting was called to order by Court
ney Willard, and j. R. Burgess was
made chairman of the meeting, and H.
j. Ostdiek secretary, after which the
| following delegates were chosen: j.
R. Burgess, q. G. Moon, P. H. Riordan,
Courtney Willard, L. l.. Latin, Chris.
Myers, ]. Crawford, c. M. Myers, H. G.
Richards, Henry Richards, Henry Ost-
dick, w. H. Black, G. G. Leach and H.
| j. Ostdiek.
Fourth Ward.
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held at the Office of Duffy's lumber
yard, on West Second street. The
| meeting was called to order by H. L.
Edmunds. John w. Gray was made
chairman and H. l.. Edmunds was cho-
sen secretary The following dele
gates We're appointed:
John w. Gray, t. B. Copple, John
| O'Connell, Charles Hahn. H. L. Ed
munds, James Gee, John Picker, Guy
! e. Johnson, c. Ostertag, w. S. Nickel
vey, John Erbacher.
| Fifth Ward.
The primary of the Fifth ward
was held in the office of j. e. Hull,
on Church street. The meeting was
| called to order by Committeeman j. A.
| Strader who was also selected as
chairman, and DR.. e. NJ. Arenschield
acted as secretary. The following del
egates and alternates were selected:
| Delegates-Dr. q. M. Arenschield,
James Hendricks, P. T. Springer, JOS
eph R. Myers, Marion Duree. d. e.
Chisman, B. G. Koontz, j. A. Strader,
S. J. Mcbride, N. S. Polling, W. A.
| Hendricks and H. c. Petram
Alternates- John Weidenfeller, Will
liam Alderdice. Charles Deeds and
| Zach Walker.