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

II SOC QOWu TO WapellO county, II was
seen that it was useless to vote for
him, and the delegation split. Cum
Minis got seven of the votes, while the
remainder went to Trewin and Harri-
man. A number of nearby counties
had promised to support the popular
Ottumwan, but after the vote on the
credentials committee minority report
had been taken, it was seen that it
would be useless to ask them to do so,
and they were told to vote as they
pleased.
Frenzy at Its High Point.
When the result had been announc-
ed and it was seen that Cummins was
really the nominee of the republican
party for the great of11ce of governor
and barring accidents that he would
be its next governor the scene
can better be imagined than
described. Old men Rugged one
another, young men tried to jump over
the seats, and see who could throw
their clothing the highest in the air.
Women in the galleries screamed hys-
terically, and in practically all portions
of the vast auditorium people were
yelling and singing at the top of their
voices. After the demonstration had
been kept up for several minutes the
band began playing "There'll be hot
time in the old town tonight" and
again the crowd went crazy. Finally
they quoted down again, and A. G.
Stewart of Waukon caught the chair
mans eye, and moved in behalf of
Senator Trewin, that the nomination
be made unanimous. A Hartman
man came running down the aisle to
make the same motion but he was too
late, and when the chair ruled him out
order, he seconded the motion of Mr..
Stewart. An aye and nay vote was
chorus of ayes, the hayes seemed to
be very numerous, and it seemed as
though there were as many hayes as
ayes. Chairman Byers did not recog-
nize the hayes, however, and declared
the nomination of Mr.. Cummins by &C.
clamation. Then there was anothe.
love feast.
For Lieutenant Governor.
After the aggregation from Polk
county had gotten through hugging
and kissing one another, the roll call
was ordered for Lieutenant Governor
The first ballot failed to nominate and
is as follows:
Herriott .........s.......... US
Brant 6641h
Klemme. 800. ............ ..l1S
Hartman ........ .......s llE
Mr.. Cummins Address,.
While this vote was being announced
Mr.. Cummins was being escorted tc
L L. - To-,
had spent it's frenzy in another demon
stration in honor of its victor, Mr.
Cummins addressed the convention as
| follows:
Mr.. Cummins said:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of thu
Convention:-I shall detain you but q
few moments. This contest has beer
of a character that has not warranted
me in preparing speech of accept
ance. Further than that there are
moments when the heart is SO full 0.
emotion that the lips refuse to perform
their service. l am deeply sensible o.
the honor you have rendered me.
accept the nomination with grave ap
probation of the responsibility it i'm
poses and l promise you and assure
all the people of the state of lowe
that if become, through the suffrage
of the voters of this splendid common
wealth, its chief magistrate, l will d.
my duty as see it CHEERS.
and not disappoint the loyal
unselfish friends who hav'
conferred upon me confidence I'm
measured and unequaled. 1t is trul.
impossible for me to express the graf
itude feel. shall endeavor with tina
power that has been given me to ties
tify, in SO far as I can, the loyal trus
with which you have endowed me. T,
those who have preferred some one o
my distinguished and worthy competl
tors, permit me to say that | feel il
this hour, indeed this brings to me, NJ
sense of personal enmity. Hence an
your candidate (cheers) and go fol
ward in this campaign, hoping as n
man ever hoped before, to win iron
you some part of the loyal and ur
stinted devotion and faith that yo
have reposed, in their aspirations t
4 the high Office which you have tender
ed me. If can secure 1.-THE OF tina
. splendid affection which has been mar
ifest elsewhere / shall be more tha
satisfied (cheers). This convention
unsurpassed in the state of Iowa, bt
gins campaign which predict wi
close with a victory so complete an
overwhelming that | will secure tn
greatest (cheers).
1t is an honor everywhere to be