Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-04


the outlook. Compromise planks were
offered and rejected. Anything that
had the appearance of endorsing
the silver plank in the Kansas City
platform stood no show, according to
the words of member upon the floor
of the convention, and this determined
the friends of reaffirmation to fight
for that principle and if need be carry
it to the floor of the convention, which
they subsequently did-and lost.
Afternoon Session.
Everybody knew that the question
of supreme importance lay with the
committee on resolutions. But little
else was thought of. Little else was
talked of. The wise ones knew or at
least said they knew, it was contest
to determine whether or not Mr..
Walsh should have his grip on state
politics more firmly fastened or wheth-
er he was to be ousted This idea did
not seem to take well with the dele
gates. They still stood on the high
plane that it was moral issue and
should be fought out on that line.
Candidates Named.
When the convention reassembled
speeches We're made by number of
persons after which and before the
committee on resolutions had reported
the following ticket was named by ac-
clamation:
Secretary of state-Richard Burke,
Mahaska county.
Auditor of state-J. S. McLuen,
Guthrie county.
Attorney general-John d. Denison,
Wright county.
Treasurer of state-Dr. R. U. Chap
man, of Polk county.
Judge supreme court, long term
Thomas Stapleton. Iowa county.
Judge supreme court, short term
j. H. Quick, Sioux City.
Railroad commissioner-Tho s.
Benson, Fayette county.
Clerk supreme court-Jesse Tripp
Jasper county.
Supreme court reporter-John Dal-
ton, of Calhoun county.
Gets Dose of Own Medicine.
During the last nomination funny
thing happened. Candidates named
for other offices declined the honor.
This incensed Mr.. Dalton and he said
that anybody nominated for any state
Office on the democratic ticket should
not shirk the responsibility. Hon. J.
M. Crockett, of Adair county, has de-
clined the honor of being a candidate
Tor clerk of the supreme court and
when he made his announcements some
or MI. DaltQns friends put him to the
test and nominated him for the office.
lie accepted gracefully amid the
| cheers of the convention
Committee Reports.
| At 430 O'Clock the convention was
notified that the committee on resolu.
tions was ready to report. In a few
minutes more the delegates were noti-
| fled that minority report accom-
panied the resolutions agreed upon bv
majority of the committee. Then
the silver men on the floor knew that
their friends had been fighting for
their principles.
Ex-Governor Boies Reads Platform.
| Ex-Governor Horace Boies of Water,
loo, was chairman of the committee
and read the resolutions containing
| three closely typewriter pages. The
very first plank was what Mr. Walsh
calls Reputation of the silver ques.
ton. 1t was received with howls of
delight by the reorganizers. The free
silver men kept their peace and after
the resolutions had been read and S.
A. Brewster of Ottumwa, had brought
in substitute as follows, they voiced
their approval:
we renew our allegiance to the
| fundamental principles of the demo.
cratic party as taught by Thomas Jef.
ferson and potently set forth by the
Declaration of Independence and reaf.
firmed in our last national platform. "
The majority report was signed by
j. J. Seerley, of the first district; E. H
Thayer of the second district; Horace
Boies of the third district; H. c. Bish.
op, of the fourth district; John R
Caldwell of the fifth district; John p
Organ of the ninth district, and Judge
A. Van Wagenen, of the eleventh dis
trict
Four Sign Minority Report.
The minority report was signed by
| Edward Mcdonald of the tenth dis
district, and Frank @. Stuart of the
eighth district.
Mr.. Brewster Talks.
In presenting the minority report
Mr.. Brewster and his colleagues en-
dorsed all the report of the majority
with the exception of the first para
graph and offered the plank just given
as substitute. In presenting
it Mr.. Brewster made an explanatory
statement. He knew there was some
dispute in the party over the reaffir
nation of the silver plank in the Kan
sas City platform. He had offered
compromise planks made as mild as
possible, yet were up to date and they
had been voted down. In his judg
ment nothing could have induced the
majority to agree to anything in the