Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-31
Democrats of wapello County
Hold Convention.
IN SESSION At THE COURT HOUSE
Select Committees to Choose Delegates
to the Two conventions-AlI Pre-
cincts Are Not Fully Represented
The Proceedings.
[From Saturdays Daily.1

3
met i'll convention at the court house
at 1880 o'clock this afternoon to Sc
1ect delegates to the democratic state
and congressional conventions.
The meeting was called to order by I
County Chairman ID. il. Chisman, who
announced that Hon. John F. Lewis
had been selected as temporary chair I
man, James Gee secretary, and N. F.
Reed, of Eldon, reading clerk. After
reaalng the official call, the chair ask
ed the pleasure of the meeting.
j. R, Burgess moved that the usual
committee on credentials be dispensed
with and those present be empowered
to cast tho full vote of each delega-
ton. The motion carried, and G. G.
Leech moved that one delegate from
each ward and precinct be selected to
select delegates to both conventions,
which was carried.
Committee on Delegates.
The following persons were, on roll
call, selected to select delegates:
Adams, James Ullrich; Agency, Joe
I4einhauser; Cass, D. M. Biggs; Cen
ter 1, L. Fl. Picker; Center 2, Seneca
Cornell; Center 8, J. R. Burgess; Cen
ter 4, John O'Connell; Center S, d. e.
Chisman; Center 6, Geo. Phillips; Cen
ter z, Dennis Reardon; Center s, Mike
Garyin; Center 8, T.. l.. Rhinehart.
Columbia l. Jacob Kussart; Column
bia 2, none. (Failed to hold primary,
and one man present, Jacob Kussart.
COMPETING, U. S. Hawthorne; Dab
lonega, WV. Payne; Green, ]. w. Work
man; Highland, j. Mccormick; Keo-
kuk not represented; Pleasant r. w.
Williams: Polk, L. S. Gosney; Rich
land /, John Carson; Richland 2, Frank
Baker; Washington, ]. o. Hunnell.
One delegate from each precinct and
ward was selected on resolutions, ana
the roll call showed the following, af-
ter which a recess was taken and botn
committees retired:
Resolutions.
Adams, /. d. Heckart; Agency, Joe
Leinhauser; Cass, G. R. Worley; Cen
ter /, James Conway; Center 2, j. P.
Anderson; Center 3, E. G. Moon; Cen
ter 4, T. B. CoppIe; Center 5, P. T.
Center Z, Geo. f. Heindel; Center 8,
A. J. Giltner; Center 8, e. L. Wilson;
Columbia 1, none; Columbia g., none;
Competine, David Ulrey; Dahlonega,
w. H. IiSterman; Green, Lewis Spang-
Ter; Highland, A. C.. Butler; Keokuk,
not represented Pleasant, Lee Powei-
son; Polk, B. Ross; Richland /, S.
Wittenmeyer; Richland 2, Sam Brown;
Washington, I. T. Flint.
Speech by Irving Peppers.
Chairman Lewis said that the con-
vention had with them man who
was formerly resident of what is
known as ''the Hairy Nation" Davis
| county, and called upon the professor
for speech. Mr.. Peppers is now en-
gagged in teaching school in Muscatine
county, and taking the floor, delivered
an address almost entirely upon the
so-called antiimperialistic plank in
the Kansas City platform, and did not
once speak of the money plank. He
touched upon the war in Africa, but
did not call upon the administration to
pledge its support to the Boer cause.
4 Coming down to congressional politics
he said he knew democracy would
elect the congressman that would be
nomination in this city next week.
p. H. Riordan.
Mr. Riordan had nothing to say
against Mckinley because they fought
in the same cause, but would vote for
Bryan and Stevenson.
Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions came
} into the room while Sanford Kirk.
patrick was delivering a speech, in
the course of which he said that
should President Mckinley and Roose
velt both die, Mark Hanna would still
be president of the United States. The
resolutions were separated and prop
ositions voted separately; the frs,
part relating to platform was adopted
Be it Resolved, That the democrats
of Wapello county, in delegate conven,
ton assembled:
/. That we ratify and affirm the
!. platform adopted by the national dem.
!, ocratic convention at Kansas City, and
pledge our earnest support to the
principles enunciated by that platform
and to the election of Bryan and Ste.
yenson.
Delegates to Congressional conven-
tion.
]. A. Heckart, j. w. Leinhauser, D.
N. Biggs, T. HI. Picker, j. e. Mitchell
Courtney Willard, James Gee, d. e
Chisman, N. L. Arrison, w. P. Vanfos
/ sen, David Ulrey, L. Springer, A. G.
! Butler, M. O'Brien, T.. Powelson, L. s
Gosney, Samuel Brown and T. j
Jaques.
Double Delegation Selected.
!; The committee recommended thai
a double delegation be selected to the
state convention, each delegate to be
: entitled to one-half vote. Following
! are the delegates:
DR.. L. Terrence, J. w. Hull, p. B
Murphy, M. Larkin, James. Conway
r. M. Gortner S. J. Miller, Ed Hog
lund, Claude Myers, A. J. Nader, Har
, ry Edmunds, J. A.. Keott, w. S. Pol
ing, James Gee, w. A. McIntire, Har
ry Bridges, ]. D. Trebilcock, S. P
Hartman, M. Garyin, ]. w. Lewis, B. L
Wilson, George Heindel, H. G. viii
liams, Capt. Kitterman, T. j. Rienier
Milo Reno, 10. R. Jaques, U. L. Harlan
George B. Devol. j. P. Anderson. e
]. Bradley, N. F. Reed, Jacob Alle1
J. j. O. Hunnell, Chas. Hall.