Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-15
HOLD PRIM ARIES
Democrats Select Delegates to the
County Convention.
HARMONY IN MOST OF THE WARDS
States Nearly All Arranged and Faith.
full Had no Chance for Argument
J. D. Gray Appears in the Lead for
Sheriff-New Man for Treasurer.

SneTiTI--NSW Wan TOR treasurer.
tFrom Wednesdays Daily.1
The democrats of the first ward held |
primary last night. There was moth
ing about 1t to suggest that it was q |
political meeting, however. 1t appears
the leaders had gotten together before |
the meeting was called to order and
decided exactly what they were going
to do, and they did it. The ward has
two candidates for sheriff T. F. Keefe
and James d. Gray. These gentle.
men were given the honor of naming
the delegates to the convention, and
each man picked out five names and
handed them in. That is all there
was too it. All except a little social
session that was held afterwards.
The primary was called to order by
James Conway, committeeman. May
or Thomas H. Picker was chosen as
chairman, and William T. Wilson as
secretary by reclamation. Committee
man Conway read the call for the pri-
mary and then it was ready for bust
ness.
l.. T. Crisman announced that the
ward had two candidates for sheriff
and he moved that each man be al
lowed to select nine delegates. The
motion prevailed with whoop, and
the two candidates presented the list
of names They are as follows:
elegates-Thomas Reifsnyder, John
Tennyson, George Kaiser William
Ruckman, Guy Templeton. Lee Girls
man, John Dittman, Henry Weber
William Noah, Ed Keefe, Patrick Phil
lips, Albert Lager, Ed. Rabens, M. Nc
Inerney, Frank Moriarity, Dan Sulli-
van, Perry Marshall, and P. H. Crow
ley
No alternates We're selected, it be-
ing the idea of the primary that all
the delegates would be present, and if
they were not those present would
cast the full vote of the delegation.
P. H. Crowley was named as COM
mitteeman for the ensuing year and
| his election was made unanimous.
And then the meeting adjourned. 1t
| took exactly twelve minutes from the
time the meeting was called to order
until the motion to adjourn was made.
| From Thursdays Dailyl
The democrats of the city held their
primaries last evening to select dele
gates to the county convention which
| is to be held at the Turner Hall Satur-
day. One exception to this is made on
/ account of the first ward holding it's
primary Tuesday evening. AS a gen
eral rule last nights primaries were
harmonious A majority of them were
well attended, while in some wards
there was hardly more than a handful
of people present. AS a general rule
all of the meetings We're harmonious,
although in one on two instances there
was little trouble. The most of this
was caused by the many candidates
trying to line up their respective
wards. Apparently there is no dearth
of candidates to be brought before the
convention Saturday, and each man
has his friends in the several wards.
Apparently one matter was settled last
night. James d. Gray appears to have
won out in the fight for sheriff, and his
nomination will probably be made on
the second or third ballot An inter-
1 esting fight developed in the treasurer
ship matter, and new man appears
to have entered the list, and from a
careful account, he appears to have
gotten little the best of Alderman
Stephen Barnes in the sixth ward.
This is w. H. Stevens and his strength
in the other precincts is unknown. The
result OF different primaries is as fol-
lows:
Second Ward.
i Committeeman Theodore Stoessel
called The second ward primary to or
der in the gas office. There was fair
4 ly large crowd present. Mr.. Stoessel
appointed Seneca Cornell chairman,
and DR.. j. E. Mccormick was made
secretary. On motion the temporary
organization was made permanent. A
motion prevailed that the delegates be
selected one at time. The following
were selected: Delegates-John Shee.
han, John Duggan, ]. E. Mccormick
Ed. Hoglund, Charles Peterson, Gary
Schmidt, William Kohl, Matt Mier
Sampel Miller, Charles Criswell e
Koch, Henry Glenn and Seneca Cor
nell. Alternates-J. E. Wilkinson, Con
Doran- and Charles Allen.
Theodore Stoessel was reelected
committeeman by reclamation.
Third Ward.
Committeeman Claude M. Myers
called the third ward primary to or
der. j. G. Jordan was made temper
) airy chairman and A. Odenwalder anC
: +. Won Schrader secretaries. On mo
ton the temporary organization was
/ made permanent. On motion the
chairman named three men to selec
delegates as follows: c. c. Leach, ]
II. Rogers and F. Won Schrader. While
! the primary was waiting for the repor
OF the committee, c. M. Myers was re
: elected committeeman for the ensuing
year. The following list of names was
reported as delegates, and on motion
5 those present at the convention wer,
. empowered to cast the full vote of tn
: delegation:
Delegates-H c. CRUDE, Earl Par
! ker, G. Hanks, Anthony Lowenbere
j. II. Rogers, Henry Ostdiek, c.
/. Leech, Hugh Doran. Joe Shrader, d
d. Calhoun, DR.. s. Z. O'Niel, f, H. W
: Young and Norman Nader
: Fourth Ward.
0 The fourth ward primary was Gale,
J., to order by James Gee, committeeman