The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-05-24
THE CARROLL COUNTY CONVENTION

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The republicans of Carroll county held their con-
vention on last Tuesday. There were two candi-
dates for the office of senator-NIr. Warren Garst
of Coon Rapids and Mr.. c. D. Dewing of Manning.
Each man had strong following and in the
vention things waxed The county chair
man in the hands of the Garst people and held
the ruling hand. He called the convention to
der and without motion called Mr. Steele to the
chair. Mr.. Steele taking the chair proceeded
to appoint the different committees, having list
previously prepared. This caused commotion
among Mr. Dewing's friends and they withdrew
from the convention hall and held another conven-
ton, and instructed tor Dewng. Thus Carroll
will send two separate deleg to both the state
and senatorial conventions. In speaking of the
proceedings the Carroll Herald hasthe following to
say:
The Herald is Republican paper and not in
clined to befoul its own nest. Until the last few
days its editor favored the nomination of Senator
Garst, and is naturally not anxious prove that
it mistaken. But think that crisis has
arisen which overrides party zeal and pride of
opinion. Of course there has been difference of
opinion upon whether third terms were wise and
on whether the public record of Mr. Garst entitled
him to such endorsement; but no one supposed that
his personal fitness to occupy high public station
would ever be seriously open to question. And
a party paper we sincerely depore that this has
come to pass.
The Republican county convention was to have
1872 members, 81 making majority. Sixty-six
men to it whose title to delegateship no one
disputed, and these favored the nomination of C.
D. Dewing Fifty-eight of like standing favored
Senator Garst Eight votes from Newton town
ship were in dispute. Nobody will deny that it
was for the 124 unchallenged delegates to decide
which of the contrasting eight should be seated.
The county chairman arbitrarily, illegally and
without the action, and in defiance of the county
central comm ttee, declared an extreme partisan of
Senator Garst to be temporary chairman of the
convention. He refused to submit this appoint
nent to the convention to entertain motion
that another be chairman His appointee improved
upon his authority and refused to entertain any me-
ton or amendment offered by any Dewing delegate
or to call for the upon motions offered by any
body Instantly after taking his place he read from
prepared list the appointment of five picked mem
bers to be credential committee. He refused TO
entertain motion that each precinct should name
member of that committee, practice hitherto
unbroken in our county conventions While this
was going bowling mob headed by Senator
Garst and tailed fanked by men like John Heat
er and F. A. Charles cried down all attempts to
obtain a hearing and finally so conducted them.
selves that the Dewing delegates, II in number,
were compelled to leave the hall if for no other
reason than to avoid actual assault. In other words
a state senator, in aid of his own candidacy for re
nomination, entered the convention and headed
lot of rioters in attempt to secure that nomina-
ton by brute force.
There is why like tactics would not
obtain nomination if there were no contested
delegations, and in spite of any majority 1t is not
a question of delegates but who can pre- vail in
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