Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
WALSH CALLS FOR HELP.
Makes Campaign for Reaffirmation in
Woodbury. County.

'fFSsSII III hCdiiTIndGIOn IN
Woodbury. County. g
Charles A. Walsh, of this city. sec.
rotary Of the democratic national
committee. is taking a hand in politics
IN Woodbury. county, according to the
Sioux City Journal, when says:
Judge A. Van Wagenen, than whom
rev have been more prominently iden-
Titled with the silver movement in
Iowa, will head the Woodbury. county
delegation to the democratic state
convention and comes out squarely
with the statement that he will resist
reat1irmation of the Kansas City plat
form. Judge Van Wagenen will prob
ably be member of the committee on
resolutions. His prominence as for
mer free silver man and his present
outspoken opposition to reafirmation
will make him a logical candidate for
the place. In fact, local democrats ex-
press little doubt that the Judge will
assist in framing the platform which
they believe will sound the death
knell of the Kansas City platform in
Iowa.
Walsh is Exercised.
The Woodbury. delegation will stand
by Judge Van Wagenen, and this fact
having become known to Charley
Walsh, of the national committee, has
raised storm in those quarters where
the Kansas City platform is worship
ped as fetish. So concerned has
Mr.. Walsh become over the attitude of
the Woodbury. democrats that he has
undertaken to conduct a personal
campaign here in favor of reaffirma-
ton. Several prominent democrats
him, urging that they stand by the
Kansas City platform. Judge Van
Wagenen is among those who have re-
ceived such letter from Mr.. Walsh.
However, it is unlikely that Mr..
Walshs opportunities will have any
results. The Woodbury. delegation
will go to Des Moines with the deter
mination to stand out to the last
against reaffirmation.
What the Woodbury. county demo
Gratis want is silence. They would let
the Kansas City platform alone. They
do not favor an absolute rejection of
the platform or the adoption of the
platform with the significant rejection
of the silver plank They regard it as
the part of policy to forget there was
ever Kansas City platform. AS to
what they will put in it's place they
are not fully prepared to say.
Quick is Silent.
J. II. Quick refuses to be interview
ed. Since Mr.. Quick announced that
he believed democrat could be elect
ed to congress in the eleventh district
he has not indicated fondness for
making public statements.
Judge Van Wagenen, however,
frankly defines his position.
81 shall heartily oppose reaffirma-
ton of the Kansas City platform, .
he said 81 shall not only oppose re-
affirmation, but l shall urge that all
reference TO the Kansas City platform
be omitted. To specifically reject the
silver plank would be embarrassing.
would simply eliminate all reference
to the subject am forced to the con-
clusion that interest is no longer TAX
en- in the subject
Judge Van Wagenen believes "high-
er taxation for corporations" will be
made the issue in the next state cam
paign and would favor such a state
ment of position at the coming state
convention.
81 look to see declaration favoring
an increase in the taxation of corpor.
lions made the slogan cry in the
state platform" he explained. Il be.
lieve there is a feeling rnat the prom
Uses made for the Cummins admins
tration in this respect have not been
fulfilled. National issues will be made
prominent. Trusts will be held as the
logical result of the policy of protec.
ton and the republicans will be con
graduated upon having conceded as
much in their platform"