Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-25
ARE CASTING ABOUT
Demo crat S Looking for Candidate,
for the Governorship.
PROMINENT PERSONS MENTIONED

PROMINENT PERSONS MENTIONED
Ex-Mayor T. j. Phillips Has a con-
spicious Place When Talking Of
Candidates-But Four Men are Men.
toned for the Place Thus Far.
Des Moines, July 22.-Democratic
policies are beginning to stir in Iowa,
! and number of prospective candi.
dates for governor are being talked of.
| The state convention will be held in
Des Moines August 81. The democrats
expect to make a warm campaign. The
platform will be strictly of the anti
railroad and anti-monopoly type. Cato
Sells, of Vinton, will have a large
share in determining what the plat
form will be. 1t is understood that it
is not to contain the word silver, but
all other democratic platforms, both
state and national are to be reaffirm.
| ed.
More specifically the platform will
demand the equitable assessment Of
all corporate interests. 1t will in all
probability mention the railroads in
particular and condemn the action of
the present executive council, COM
posed entirely Of republicans, in, maxi
I ing the last assessment. Municipal
ownership will also be recomm ended.
he abolition of the present railway
commission will be advocated, and tho
establishment of system of rigid in.
spection in its place will be urged.
The liquor question will also be taken
up, and it is understood to be the In.
tention of the convention to ask for A
local option law. At present the law
gives local option to cities of certain
number Of inhabitants, but smaller
cities must secure the consent of the
whole county by petition before the
mulct saloons may be opened.
In short it will be the policy of the
friends of Sells, and they will doubt
less control the convention, to wage
i the whole campaign along state issueg,
and relegate national issues to the
background. Whether Sells will con.
troll or not is question. There wiz
be opposition from those who are more
strongly in favor of silver than is Sells.
Il SdUQlQdlSS IOT SSVCTnOF.
Among the Candidates for governor
and prospective candidates who have
thus far been mentioned are Cato Sella
of Vinton, T. j. Phillips, of Ottumwa,
IT, S. Tam, of Des Moines, and J. B.
Romans, of Denison.
\ Cato Sells is really the leader of the
party in the state, and it is already
certain that he will have large share
in making up the platform He is 4
prosperous attorney with large prac-
tice, and has been in Iowa democratic
ponLlcs for great many years, and
on account of his attitude at the Kan.
sis City convention has become ma.
tional figure. His opposition to silver
is well known He does not desire to
antagonize those who favor silver. II
lis merely his intention to devote this
campaign to state issues.
Tam in the Race.
: Colonel j. 81 Tam, of Des Moines, is
we'll known among the democrats OF
the state For many years he has been
i in the insurance business, and has ac.
quired large acquaintance. His poll.
teal career has been a long one and
began in Missouri. In 1870 he was
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