Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-12
DENOUNCE ANARCHY
Davis County Democrats Deplore
Attempted Killing of President.
PASS RESOLUTION TO THAT EFFECT
Political Organization in Convention
at Bloomfield Favors the Passage Of
Laws so Stringent That "Reds" Win
be Forced to Flee.

Bloomfield, Sept. 10.-(Special COR
respondence)-The democratic con-
vention for the nomination of Davis
county officers, held at the court house
on Saturday, was one of the largest
and most enthusiastic political gather
ings which has been held in this coun-
ty for lang number of years. The
convention opened at 10 a. m. for Or
ganization and again at 1870 p IN. for
the nomination of a county ticket.
Marsh Clark of Drakeville was made
permanent chairman, A. G. Anderson.
secretary and ]. Simpson, assistant
secretary. Following the report of
committees on credentials and perma-
nent organization the report of the
committee on resolutions was heard
and the following resolutions adopted:
1.-THE democrats of Davis county in
convention assembled hereby express,
first, our most sincere grief in the late
attempted assassination of our chief
executive and denounce the organiza-
ton of anarchy, whose only mission is
to fall with ruin upon the common
wealths of the world, and favor the
enactment of laws so stringent as to
drive them from our land. Second, We
endorse the state platform adopted at
Des Moines by the democracy of Iowa,
and pledge our loyalty to the same.
| Third, we recommend the enactment
of such laws as will secure equitable
taxation of all property. Fourth we
reaffirm our faith in the old democrat
ic doctrine that people shall rule, and
of equal rights to all and special priv
! ileges to none"
1t was moved that the first ballot for
state representative be informal. Mo-
ton carried. A motion was made and
seconded that nomination speeches be
dispensed with. After balloting from
1870 to s O'Clock p. m. the following
nominations were made:
State sentative-Attorney G.
| T. Sewers.
Observation-Disclosures Galpin..
Sheriff-D. o. Wisdom.
Supervisor-Harvey Wray
] School superintendent-Wil For
tune.
Coroner-Dr c. C. Heady.
Surveyor-Charles Murphy.
There We're five candidates for
state representative, the successful
candidate being nominated on the
third ballot. For the office of treas
urer there were eight candidates and
the nomination was made on the ninth
ballot. There We're eleven candidates
for the Office of sheriff, the nomina-
ton being made on the eleventh Nal
lot. After eight or nine candidates
had been named for the last named
office and the chair had announced that
the convention would proceed to bal
lot, a motion was made that after the
first ballot was taken no new names
should be presented for that Office, this
barring any new candidates. This
motion caused great commotion. con-
fusion and general disorder S. f. Nc
4 Cornell demanded roll call of town
ships for yes or no. The motion car
ried and several new names were add
ed to the list after which the conyen-
!. ton proceeded to ballot for sheriff.
The name of f. C. Young being pre-
scented, Mr.. Young made short talk
declining the nomination, stating that
he was not candidate. The conyen-
ton was lively affair intense excite
ment prevailing when the combat be-
came hottest. The court room was
. crowded to suffocation and standing
room was hard to obtain.