Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-06
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MI INSTRUCT FOR 7. ]. PHILLIPS
ottumwa's Former Marr Will Prob.
ably go into Convention With His
county's Support-atest News
Among the Other Candidates. :.

IRON Mondays Daily,J
Affairs politically are beginning to
boil" as it were among the democrats
and already they can show nearly as
many candidates for the different
county officers as the republicans did
Saturday. Some of the thinking men
OF the party have figured it out that
1t IS about time for politics to change
In Wapello county. They say the re-
p~ubllcans have been in power for
eight years now and that if the demo-
Gratis are ever going to make
themselves manifest it is about time
for them to do something. Figuring
along that line the wheel.horses
haye passed the word around
among the faithful that this is the
year that something is going to hap.
pen. How well that word has been
passed aroand is seen by the number
Oh candidates in the field.
Phillips for Governor.
The democratic county convention
will be held in the Turner hall Satur-
day, August II, it being called to or
der at 10 o'clock in the morning. The
first thing on the program Is the se
lection of delegates to the state con,
vention which will be held in Des
Molnes August 81. A prominent DEM
ocrat who is deepinthe councils of the
party gives as his opinion that the
Wapello county delegation will be in.
structed to vote for former Mayor
Thomas J. Phillips, of this city, for
governor. There has been much
Phillips talk all over the state, and It
lG hp1iaUnl NV fho NTannll1 nn,,,~t,, AL
egates that Mr. Phillips can have the
nomination for governor If he desires
it. He has not made an active can
vass for the honor but it is well known
that if the convention sees fit to nom
mate him he will accept the honor.
McIntire by Acclamation.
When it comes down to the legisla-
tive ticket that will be easy to name.
Senator w. A. McIntire will be the
candidate for the senate and will be
re-nominated by reclamation. Duke
N. F. Reed, Of Eldon, is an aspirant for
the honor of running for representa-
tive, but he has some opposition in the
person of l.. Dudgeon, who also has
the same kind of aspirations. How
ever, it is said, Reed will likely get the
nomination.
Gray for Sheriff.
For sheriff there are seven live, &C.
tive candidates. They are James D..
Gray, Thomas F. Keefe, H. j. Ostdiek,
John Heckart, Fritz Rhinehart, John
w. Scott and F. P. Baer. It will be
rather a hard matter to pick a winner
out OF this aggregation Of talent. How
ever, at the present, James d. Gray
seems to have the others beaten in a
walk. He has the machine lined up,
and his brother, Chief Gray, looks up
on his candidacy. and when the Chief
starts after anything, he generally
lands 1t. Mr.. keefe, the versatile al
derman from the first, may make it
rather interesting for Gray, but he
was defeated two years ago, and old
democrats say some one else should
try this time. Ostdiek may make
some of the winners get out and hus-
tie.
Fight for Treasurer.
When it comes to the office Of treas
urer, the most interesting fight of the
whole is looked for. Alderman Steve
Barnes, the champion of the laboring
man, and father" of the famous
eight hour resolution, which he final.
ly put through the city council after
over a years hard work, would like
to have the honor. He has an oppon.
however, that may cause him some
trouble. Chisman has been chairman
of the democratic county central COM
mittee and he knows all the workers.
This is where Chisman is said to have
Barnes handicapped. Unless Chisman
can overcome Barnes popularity IN
this manner, 1t is the general belief
that Barnes will pull out the plum.
Charles Sullivan is another good dem
ocrat who would like to have the hon
or of running for treasurer.
Brown for Supervisor.
There is but n name being men.
toned very prominently for member
of the board of supervisors and that
is w. A. G. Brown Of Richland town
ship. However, before the convention
is called to order it is expected that
some one else will be willing for light
ming to strike him, and Mr.. Brown
may not get the nomination by accla-
nation after all.
Dimmitt by A~cclamation.
Beniah Dimmitt, the present incum.
bent will be renominated by acclama-
ton for county superintendent. The
democrats believe they have a winner
in Mr.. Dimmitt and they are going to
stay by him.
For the office Of coroner no one has
as yet announced himself. However,
it will probably turn out like it did
with the republicans Saturday, the
democrats may have three or four can.
didates when the time for the conven
ton rolls around. There Is some talk
of rendering the place to Frank Clark,
but he says he Is too busy.