Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-08
Iowa Candidates for National
Delegation Little Discussed.
SHAW AT THE HEAD
Others Most Likely to be Chosen Dele.
gates-at-Largc Are Hancock,
Young aud French-Dis.
trict Delegates.


state convention to select delegates to
the national convention in Philadel-
phia June 10, will be held in Des Moin-
es next Thursday, May 10. There is
comparatively little interest in the
convention. 1t is quite generally
agreed that the delegates at large will
be Governor Shaw, C. II. Hancock OF
Dubuque, Late Young, of Des Moines,
and Colonel George w. French, of Dav-
EXPORT. A. b. Cumm,ns having with
drawn from the field of candidates for
delegate at large, the place was con-
ceded to Mr.. Young. The only other
candidate for the position OF delegate
at large is A. B. Funk, of Spirit Lake.
For district delegates comparatively
few are known to be candidates. So
far as reported those mentioned in the
several districtssare:
Third district-C. E. Aldbrook, Ell
dora, and c. E. Ransier, Indeepnd-
ence.
Fifth district-M. j. Tobin, yinton,
and f. NJ. Sargent. Grundy Center.
Sixth district-W. Nichol Abba.
Seventh district-Roy S. Granger,
Marion county, and Mr.. Stimuli. Dallas
county.
Tenth district. II. Allen, Poca-
hontas county, and Il. G. Clark, Ham
ilton county.
Few Care to Go East.
OF course, additions will be made to
this meager list, but there is very lit
tie desire on the part of leading re-
publicans to make the pilgrimage to
Philadelphia.
The leading topic of discussion
among republican politicians is the
state treasurship fight. q. S.. Gilbert
son, of Forest City, and w. w. Morrow,
of Alton, have both secured a num-
ber of counties in. their respective
neighborhoods. 1t is being urged ON
behalf of Mr.. Morrow that the south
ern half of the state will be without
a representative on the executive
council unless he is chosen. Some sur
prise has been manifested at the de-
feat of instructions for Senator Gil
bertson in Pocahontas, which is in his
congressional district. The instruc-
tions were voted down because the
county had candidate for district
delegate and wanted to know what
Mr.. Gilbertson was prepared to do for
him before pledging the support of
the county on the treasurship.
Judge F. H. Helsell, of the Four
teenth judicial district. will resign
from the bench this fall and lively
contest is going on for his place.
Candidates for tho Bench.
Senator Finch, of Humboldt, and a
lawyer named Martin from Spencer
are the only candidates so far an
nounced, but there will be others, as
the district contains eight counties
and many lawyers who would like to
be Judge. The convention will be held
at Algona, probably June 6.
Another hot judicial contest will be
waged in the Mason City district. The
election of Judge Sherwian to the SUI
preme bench caused a vacancy in that
district, which was filled by the APP
pointment of c. P. Smith, of Mason
City. j. J. Clark and r. Wilbur, of
Mason City, are also candidates for the
appointment. The governor appointed
the man who was indorsed by large
majority of the lawyers. There are
two Judges in the district and their
terms expire this year. The candidates
for the two places are Judge Smith
and Judge Clyde for denomination,
and j. j. Clark, of Mason City, NJ. +.
Evans, of Butler county, and S. v.
Smalley, of Bremen county.