Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-14
POSSIBLE NOMINEES
Men Who May be on the County
Tickets.
THE REPUBLICANS INTEND TO WIN
1t Is a Foregone Conclusion That This
Falls Election Will Go OverwheIm-
ngIy epubIican-Who Will Make
Up the Ticket.

Although the gubernatorial uues.
ten is causing much speculation just
at present Wapello county politicians
have been successful in their attempts
to exc out a little time to think about
local matters, and it has been found
that there are several candidates for
the position on the tickets. A glance
over the list shows that every one OF
the men, who seek recognition from
the ranks of their fellow partisans, is
a tried and trusty member of the par
ty of his belief, and indications are
that the election this fall will be in
teresting and closely contested AL
though it is foregone conclusion that
the republicans will win, they intend
this fall to put into the field SPLEEN
did ticket, and roll up majority
against the opposition that will go down
in history along with victories like
that of Mckinley last fall.
Said republican today in speaking
OF this feature of the matter, 1--WE will
elect fine set Of officials this fall in
Wapello county. Beginning at sena-
tor We will go right down the list I'M
til there is nothing left but blank pa
per. The republicans intend to put up
such good ticket in every particular
this fall that people can't help but
vote for every man on it, and the ma
jority we have will not be fully count
ed when the time comes for the new
officials to take their seats
The Next Senator.
Who III, ,,,o,, will h. n,l,o I'LL
the Wapello county elephant by the
trunk and lead him and the whole par
ty to victory is matter that interests
everyone. First on the list will be
the senator, and there are four excel
lent men mentioned for this place.
Hon. H. l.. Waterman's name is
mentioned prominently for the nomin.
alton for the senatorship. Nothing
need be said concerning the ability of
this man to serve as senator for his
past record is enough. 1t is not
known as yet whether or not Mr..
Waterman would accept the nominal
ton if rendered him, but if he should
be the candidate the party will have
good one.
Hon. A. w. Buchanan, who has serv-
ed the county faithfully in the lower
house for the past two years, may get
the nomination, and that he would be
an excellent man as senator goes with
out saying. Mr.. Buchanan is one of
the conservative. thinking men who
have made the republican party sue
cess in Iowa.
Capt. S. H. Harper, one of Ottum-
was. substantial business men and
| most ardent workers in the cause of
republicanism, is also prominently
mentioned for the candidacy for sena-
tor. Every one knows Captain Harp
e., and every one also knows that he
would represent the people who elect
him to the state senate in way which
| would be entirely beyond criticism, ev-
en- by the "yellowest" of democrats.
One more name is on the lips of
the men who have been thinking and
specializing on this matter, that of F.
M. Epperson, of Eddyville, man who
alone can produce republican argu-
nents strong enough to counterfeit
all the democratic oratory in Columbia
township. Mr.. Epperson can do more
than talk, too. He has the best of
ideas about the affairs of state gov
ernment, and should the choice of the
people be that he represent them as
senator in Des Moines, they may be
sure that their interests will be look.
ed after in way of which they will
never have cause to complain.
The Democratic Color Bearer.
Anyone with half an eye can see
that the democratic candidate for sen.
atcr will be the present incumbent OF
the Office, Senator w. A. McIntire
| New, no one has anything against Mr.
Mclntire, but, since it has been decid.
ed to have everything go republican
this fall, he will have to give up his
Office like a little man to some repub.
lican wheel horse. However, the
general opinion is that the present
senator will be renominated by accla
nation.
For Representative.
! Hon. A. w. Buchanan the present
representative, has served the people
who elected him with such credit to
himself and to them during his last
term of Office that they realize his val
lie as an official If the convention
sees fit to give the nomination fol
senator to one of the other men who
in addition to Mr.. Buchanan, are
spoken of as possible nominees for the
senatorship, he will be given the re
| nomination for representative.
| The democrats have four possibilities
for the nomination for representative
and thus far their chances seem about
the same. These men. who will have
to bow to the inevitable along with
Senator McIntire ct al, are George
Heindel and S. P. Hartman, both Of
whom live in South Ottumwa, William
Fritz, of Blakesburg and LATE Dudge
on, of Competine township.
+. County Treasurer.