Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-06
SOME CONVENTIONS
Results Of Those Held in Iowa Sat-
urday.
MARSHALL COUNTY is DIVIDED
Cumnins Carries Palo Alto, Busna
Vista, Lyons and Hancock Counties
Hardin is Anti-Cummins, as is
Wayne--Latter Did Not Instruct.

Des Moines, June 3.-Republican
county conventions were held Satur-
day in the following counties: Har-
din, Palo Alto, Wayne Marshall, Buena
vista, Lyons, Appanoose and Hancock.
Cummins carried Palo Alto, Buena
Vista, Lyons and Hancock. The fight
in the later was very close, and al
though it was Tom Ways home coun-
ty, he hau difficulty in carrying it.
Hardin county went for Hartman. al
though not instructed. Wayne went
anti-Curmins. Marshall is divided and
did not instruct Appanoose went
against Cummins. Cummins men now
claim 372 delegates.
Hot Fight in Marshall.
Marshalltown, June 3.-The twenty
five delegates from this, Marshall
county, were uninstructed. The resoIl.
ton instructing for Cummins was de-
feated by vote of to 81. The Cum
Minis men then aided in defeating in
structions for Judge Weaver for SUI
preme judge. The delegation was in
structcd for N S. KetAcam of this city
for railway commissioner. The dele
cation was about evenly divided on
governor between Cummins and his op.
ponents.
Lyons County lnstructs.
Rock Rapids, June 3.-Lyon county
adds nine votes to the Cummins col
umn and brings out Colonel j. X. P
Thompson of this city for lieutenant
governor. Instructions were given to
the state delegates for both.
| Hardin Did Not Instruct.
| Eldorado, June 3.-Hardin county
republicans did not instruct for gov
ernor, but gave Judge S. NJ. Weaver
of this county the privilege of naming
the delegation in the interest of his
jcandidacy for supreme judge. The del
egates will be for Hartman for gov
ernor.
Tom Way Carries Hancock.
Gardner, June 3-''Tom" Way, Cum
Minis manager, won out in this, his
home county (Hancock), after ter
days hard fighting. He heads the
state delegation, and the twelve votes
are instructed for Cummins by very
close vote.
Goes Against Cummlns.
Centerville, June 3.-Appanoose
county Saturday went against Cum
Minis. and it's nineteen delegates, witt
possibly one exception, will vote
against him in the convention Judge
Towner will have the solid delegation
Choose Cummins Delegation.
! Sioux City, June 3.-Buena Visit;
county Saturday chose Cummins del
/ egation to the state republican con
vention.
/ Buena Vista for cummins.
! Storm Lake, June 3.-The republi
cans of Buena Vista county instructed
their fourteen delegates for Cummin
and Ed C. Brown.
Wayne County Anti-cummins.
Corydon, June 3.-Twelve delegates
were selected here to represent Wayn,
county in the convention. They are op
posed to Cummins. Towner was en-
dorsed.
1 Hancock for Cummins.
Britt, June With three out o
seventeen townships missing, Hancocl
county gives Cummins 71ds votes, ant
Hartman, Ally. Necessary to nomin
ate, So. Contests are on in severa
townships for delegations.
i Appanoose Anti-cummins.
i Centerville June 1.-(SpeciaD- TIL,
county convention was held here to
day and the anti-Cummins men VOL
in the organization of that body tire
to one This means that a delegation
will be sent to the convention at &c
dar Rapids who will be for almost any
body but Cummins for governor.