Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-26
MR.. PHILLIPS.
ottumwa Man Will Make Example of
Editor and Preacher.


t. j. Phillips, candidate of the DEM
ocratic party of this state for the high
Office of governor was in the city Mon
day. He is accompanied by his friend,
z. M. Myers, chairman of the Ottum-
wa city council. They arrived by the
way of Rock Island, where they
are quertered at the Harper house.
Landlord CHARLES McHugh of that pop
ular inn is a brother of Mrs. Phillips.
Messrs. Phillips and Myers will return
to Ottumwa this evening.
The visit to this city is made in
response to the invitation of Henry
Vollmer particularly. and also of 9TH
er supporters of Mr.. Phillips in this
city. 1t involves no speech-making,
but quite an amount of Misunderstanding.
The inwardness of the call is that it
is made for the purpose of giving the
adherents of the Des Moines platform
chance to look at and listen to their
candidate, and size him up PERSONAL
ly, and give him chance to estimate
the probabilities of the political situa-
tion in this section of the state. If
there is any campaigning in it, it is of
the still-hunt variety.
Mr.. Phillips is frank enough to say
to the Democrat that he is confident
that he will give the state of Iowa
surprise when the vote is counted.
This is construed to mean that he
will run farther and harder than
people expect. He says this with the
air Of man who has some confidence
in his powers and really expects to
make a good showing.
| Aside from this outcome of the
campaign Mr.. Phillips says that there
are going to be others. Two men,
he says, are busily engaged in mer-
cilessly traducing him, and he is 60
ing after them, as soon as the battle
of the ballots is over. One is the Rev.
G. N. Brown, at Burlington, who has
been saying things about him, and the
other is Lon Boydston, editor of the
MonteZuma Democrat. Mr.. Phillips
says that he has affidavits that are in
contestable, and that show the charge
made against him by these men to be
baseless. He says that respect for
himself and his own reputation de-
mands that he make an example of
these men who are libeling him. The
courts are to deal with them, if he car
ries out his program.-Davenpor
| Democrat.
Asked a Few Questions.
T. ]. Phillips of Ottumwa, demo-
cratic candidate for governor of Iowa,
is in the city today, the guest of Geo.
W. Scott, E. M. Sharon, Henry Voll-
mer, William Theophilus and other
prominent democrats of the city.
! Mr.. Phillips stated this morning that
his visit here was merely to see his
democratic friends, but, of course, he
will pull few political strings also
and endeavor to get out of the tangle
which the state democratic conven-
tion got him into. In conversation Mr..
| Phillips said: II will start my cam
paign in the near future. l expect to
speak in Davenport before the cam
paign is over. but no dates have been
set as yet" When asked what issues
he would discuss in his speeches Mr..
Phillips said 81 will discuss state is
sues. There is no need of discussing
national issues in this campaign"
But what will you say about the cur
rency question:" was asked. Mr.. Phil
| lips responded that the reporter had
better wait and hear him talk, as he
would then get more satisfaction.
When asked about his opinion of his
chances for election, Mr. Phillips re-
piled: II am not man of small
faith. | believe that will be elect
ed
Mr.. Phillips was accompanied here
by G. M. Myers of Ottumwa. Mr.. My
ers is an alderman at Ottumwa. and
during the coming campaign will be
secretary to the democratic candidate
for governor.-Davenport Times.