Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-28
Sixth Ward.

Sixtn Ward.
w. l.. COOK 294
stephen Barnes Observation-Disclosures 1921
Seventh Ward.
w. j. Berry. .25S
w. w. Rankin IS:
Mayor-Elect T. H. PickIer.
Zone reason of the defeat of the re
publican candidates, considering the
strength OF Dr. Spilman and his popu'
larlty, can't help but come to the con.
cluslon that the people. regardless of
party had desire for business and
clean city administration.
Il was at all times during the cam
palgn III favor of municipal water
works and feel that was very popu-
lar with the laboring class of people,
both organized and unorganized.
Late yesterday afternoon, figured
my majority at 200 or possibly twice
that amount. | was really surprised
| by the manner in which | ran ahead OF
my ticket | have also said that it
would be landslide either way.
! In regard to our entire ticket and in
the general makeup of the same.
consider 1t an exceptionally strong
tlcket, composed of men Who together
with myself, will try and furnish the
people clean and up-to-Gate admins.
traton."
DR.. S. A. Spiiman.
everything conspired to beat the
republican ticket yesterday. The
Misrepresentation of the democratic
press helped to convince some that this
would practically be a prohibition
town under republican. The active
canvass among the citizens by the
democrats and personal solicitation
did more. Republicans voting the
democratic ticket did much. 1t was a
surprise even to the democrats. Re-
publicans who were on the inside
thought all the time it would be close
and that defeat was not improbable.
Until we have harmony in the party
we should expect nothing better at our
city elections. Personally | do not
feel grieved or sour over the defeat.
1t is only in political sense that am
sorry"
N. E. Carpenter.
chairman Republican Central Com
mittee)
The nomination of DR.. Spilman put
us falsely in the attitude of endorsing
prohibition, which was not true We
simply said that every man, woman
and child in Ottumwa should obey the
law, but the false impression created
sWamped us. and we bow to the man
date of the people, and we have no re-
grets to make for standing four square
for obedience to the law Dr. Spilman
was accused of being a radical of rad
lcals, which was not true. He is
conservative, fair-minded man, and he
would have made an excellent mayor
and he deserved to have been elected.
1t is cyclone and no one is crying.
We are overwhelmed but not crushed
our organization is intact and we face
the future with confidence"
Senator w. A. Mclntire,
chairman of the democratic city
Il am well pleased with the out
come of the election, and will confess
that it was, in the matter of MAORI i
ties. better than | had expected. How
ever, | saw it coming, and | was con-
fident of victory turnout the cam
paign. The sentiment in favor of the
democratic ticket kept getting strong
er and stronger every day There is |
something, which | can best describe |
as an 'undercurrent,' which will inev-
ltably swing an election in whichever I
direction it flows. This undercurrent |
was strongly in our favor this spring.
knew it, and have been feeling more
than ever during the past
week
THE majorities, as | said before.
surprised me. had figured that |,
Picker would get about 800 and
thought he would probably lead the
ticket. thought he would have a big
enough majority to carry the whole Il
ticket with him. did not except any
one, but l see today that | counted a
little too well, for one of our candi.
1ates was defeated.
why did the 'undercurrent' set in
toward democracy? Well there are
several reasons which go to make up
he answer to that question. One
hing is that We were very thoroly or
in the city. And we were 4!
organized last week just as well as |,
We were yesterday. Another contri-
putting cause is that every one work
I'd hard for the success of the ticket
never saw more and better work +
han was done by the democrats at
he polls yesterday. There were, Of
course. few disagreeing elements
some time ago, but yesterday every
hing was smooth and harmony pre- +,
'ailed among the democrats of the :
Whole CITY,"