Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-13
DEMOCRATS CAUCUS
County Precincts Hold Primaries
and Select Delegations.
WASHINGTON TO SUPPORT n. I. REED
Will Vote for Eldon Man for Sheriff
If He Becomes Candidate-Pro-
ceedines of the Various Caucuses
Held on Saturday.

From Mondays Daily.
The democrats of Wapello county
outside of Ottumwa, held their eau
cuses last Saturday afternoon and ev-
enins Some of them were well at
tended, while at others there were a
comparatively few Little feeling was
stirred up, everything moving with
comparative quiet. Washington town
ship passed a resolution instructing the
delegates to vote solid for N. f. Reed
for sheriff. The proceedings of the
various caucuses were as follows.
Center. Eighth Precinct.
The eighth precinct delegates met in
South Ottumwa, John Mccoy being
chairman and M. f. Garvin secretary
of the meeting. The following dele
gates were selected:
A. ]. Gilman, James Fuller, M. NJ.
Thompson, John Mccoy, NJ. F Garvin
and w. p Van Fossen
NJ. +. Gavin was reelected commit
teeman for the ensuing year.
Center, Ninth Precinct.
The democrats of the ninth precinct,
Center township, met in Ottumwa and
selected the following delegates and
alternates:
Delegates-W. NJ. Templeton, E. M.
Wilson, Anthony Burns, Charles Arin-
dale, Jacob Ream, Willoughby Wyatt,
j. F. Bier.
Aiternates-Nic Winter, Frank
Whitcomb. B. F. Biggs, Rhinhart, B.
Herman, c. G. Ayers, A. ID. Wilson.
A Burns was elected committeeman
for the ensuing year.
Agency.
The attendance at the caucus of the
Agency township delegates was small.
The following delegates were selected:
d. Santbine, Frank Mcmillan, P. G.
Murray, D. d. Connolly, Charles Hell
Ter.
RichIand, Second Precinct.
Three men were present at the cau-
Gus in the second precinct of Richland
township, and they will act as dele
gates, casting the full vote of the dele
cation. They are: Samuel Brown,
Ed. Arendale, C. Arnold.
Washington.
The Washington township delega-
ton passed resolution favoring N. e.
Reeds candidacy for representative,
as follows:
Resolved, That if N F. Reed should
become candidate for representa-
tive Washington township will cast a
solid vote of the delegates for him.
The following delegates We're Sc
| lected:
N. F. Reed. J. W. Allen, j. w
Reed, George Cline, John Terry, ]. 0.
Hummell, H. j Israel, D. o. Drake.
William Fiddler, R. J. Israel, C. Stuart
and William Millisack.
Columbia.
The democrats of Columbia town
ship, first and second precincts, met
at Eddyville. o. H. Seifert was elect
ed comitteeman for the ensuing year
year and the following men were nam
ed as delegates and alternates to tie
county convention:
Delegates-First precinct: William
Brown, John Parrot, A. G. Black, Levi
Lore, G. l.. Funk, Stephen Lamis, L.
G. Horner. Second precinct: ]. w.
Warner.
Alternates-B. R. Newell. William
Kerr, H. McFadden, o. H. Seifert, A.
w. Bell, Frank Hall, Frank Ksusart.
Second precinct: Pat Cogley.
Highland.
The delegates to the convention
from Highland township are as tcl-
lows:
Robert Cunningham, A. C. Butler,
G. D. Robertson, B. T. Stevens and w.
G. Ferman.
Adams.
The Adams township caucus select.
ed the following delegates:
John Oswald, George Myers, William
Draper, Frank Miller, Clayton Smith,
Joseph Schoeck, Manford Cloyd, Per.
ry Cloyd and Joseph Harlan.