Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-06
A Big Convention.

A Big Convention.
1t will be big convention in many
ways. The number of delegates is
larger than ever known before at a
republican state convention. They
will form only a small part of the
crowd. Thousands of the friends of
all the candidates will be in the city.
1t is impossible to make even an esti-
mate of the number who will be in at
tendance. 1t is safe to say that there
will be at least 10000, and it would
not be surprising if more strangers
We're in the convention during the days
which elapse before the convention.
+ Will Be Exciting.
There will be an exciting time.
There is no question of that 1t has
! been many years since so much heat
+, was developed in a pre-convention
campaign, and it will probably be ma.
ny years before there is another such
Campaign. All of these things tend to
increase the interest of the people in
the convention. The gubernatorial
nomination will be the principal topic
of conversation from now on until it is
made.
Fight a Long One.
The fight has been long one. Ever
since the decision on the Titus amend
ment was made known early in Feb
ruary it has been in progress. Most of
the candidates declared themselves
early, Mr. Trewin being the last man
in the field. Only few counties have
been permitted to hold their conyen-
| tions without being compelled to ex-
press their preference as between
Cummins and anti-Cummins
The Candidates.
! Following are the men who seek the
favor of the convention:
4 For governor-Mejor Samuel Ma
hon, Ottumwa;W. F. Hartman, Hamp-
ton; A. B. Cummins, Des Moines; e.
H. Conger. Des Moines; Sidney A. Fos-
ter, Des Moines; John Herriott, Stu
art: Jas. H. Trewin, Lansing.
For lieutenant governor-Dave
Brant, Clinton; w. H. Klemme, Ridge
way
| For supreme judge-HL M. Towner,
Corning; c. A. Bishop, Des Moines; a.
l.. Dewey, Washington; S. NJ Weaver,
! Iowa Fans.
For railroad commissioner-wel.
come Mowry, Tama; Ed c. Brown,
Sheldon.
For superintendent-R. C. Barrett,
Usage.
Campaign OF Elimination.
| Judge Church asked the Green coun-
ty convention to be neutral on the gov
ernorship. 1t preferred to express a.
preference and butcher it's own candi-
date An operation was made to re-
peat the operation in Clinton county as
to Dave Brant, but without success.
Shelby tried to butcher Herriott. Polk,
Carroll and Jackson counties will send
contesting delegations to the state
convention. The fight has been car
ried on in every district in the state.
Every district has broken away from
it's own candidate. The fight has been
Waged with more energy in the Fourth
district than any other. Senator
Trewin has lost four counties out of
his own district. On the other hand,
he was permitted to do what no Iowa
candidate had ever been allowed to do
name the delegation in Fayette and
Winneshiek counties, neither of which
was his residence. and both of which
had been organized against him.
Dissent in Cummins District.
| Mr.. Cummins goes into the conven,
ton with two counties of his own dis.
trict instructed against him and with
a contest insanother. Mr.. Hartman
goes, into the convention with one
county in his district against him. Mr..
1 Trewin has four counties against him
in his district. Mr. HelTiott has only
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against him. Webb Byers carried out
his threat and at least tried to assas-
sinate his own district candidate,
Whether he will prove successful or
whether the action of the convention
will react against Mr.. Cummins re-
mains to be seen when the convention
meets. 1t is practically certain to
/. hurt Byers. who will never be able to
secure the solid support of the ninth
district, should he be a candidate fog
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