Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-09
ENDORSE MAJ.LACEY
Davis County Republicans Ad-
vocate His Reflection.
HOLD ENTHUSIASTIC CONVENTION
Candidacy of Hon. B. F. Carroll for
Auditor of State Looked Upon With
Much Favor-Party in Line With
the Administration.

Special Service)-The republicans of
Davis county most enthusiastically en-
dorsed the candidacy of Hon. John F..
Lacey for congress in the Sixth dis
trict, the Candidacy of Hon. B. f. Car
roll of this city, for auditor of state;
the national, state, and county repub-
lican administrations. Candidates for
county offices were also chosen.
The republicans of Davis county met
in delegate convention Saturday for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for county offices. The convention
opened at IL o'clock a. M for organ
ization. The convention proper open
ed at 80 p. M, and while the dele
gates were gathering the Bloomfield
Silver Cornet band played until 2
o'clock, when the convention was call
Floris. The report of the committee
Jon credentials was read and adopted.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported Ellsworth Rominger,
permanent chairman; t. P. Bence,
permanent secretary and U. S. Miller,
reading clerk. Mr.. Rominger then
took charge of the convention and
made a short but forcible address in
which he recommended the reelection
of John F. Lacey to another term in
congress, saying, "This is not the
time for change, but the time to cling
steadfastly to that which is good
The convention proceeded to the
nomination of candidates, and named
the following ticket:
Auditors. G. Duke of Drakeville
township.
Clerk district court-E. G. Dickson,
West Grove township.
Recorder-G. w. Locy, of Fabius
township. Ia.
County attorney-Judge H. c. Trav-
= erse.
Member of board of supervisors
Irwin Swinney of Lick Creek township.
The candidate for the nomination
for the Office of county attorney was
chosen by reclamation. There were
three candidates for the Office of coun-
ty clerk E. G. Dickson of West Grove
township, Prof. F. /. Meier of Bloom
field second ward, and G. F. Fryberg-
er of Bloomfield, second ward. Dick.
son was nominated on the fourth bal
lot, Mr.. Fryberger having withdrawn
in the third. The combat between F.
j. Meier and E. G. Dickson was close,
Meier receiving eighty-seven votes and
Dickson Lightweight.
G. w. Locy of Fabius township was
nominated for the Office of county re-
corder by reclamation.
There were also three candidates for
the office of county attorney, Attorney
T. J. Bryant, Judge H. G. Traverse and
w. R. Gibson. Judge Traverse was
nominated on the first ballot with
ninety-three votes.
There were two candidates for mem
Der Of board of supervisors-Irvin
Swinney of Lick Creek township and
Herbert Gray of Union township,
Swinney received the largest number
of votes and was declared the nomi-
nee.
The resolutions adopted by the con
yention follow: We the chosen rep
resentatives of the republican party OF
Davis county, in convention assem-
bled renew our faith in the principles
of republicanism and pledge our al
legiance thereto.
We accept our state and national
platform as correct enunciation of the
principles of the party and heartily
endorse the same.
We heartily congratulate the coun
try upon the return of unprecedented
prosperity with the return of the re
publican party to power and the en-
actment of the Dingley tariff law and
we aver that the industrial and com
mercial wreck and ruin which existed
from 1893 to 1897 were but the natur
al results which followed democratic
tariff legislation and the triumph OF
democratic principles.
We heartily endorse the courageous
and fearless administration of Presi
dent Roosevelt and commend his eff
fort to dissolve those unjust combina
tions of capital organized for purposes
harmful to the Industrial and CONNER
cial interests of the country.
We congratulate the people of lowe
upon the fact that no state in the
union is represented in congress by {
delegation more influential in nationa
affairs than our own delegation ant
we are honored in the fact that one o
the strongest and most Influential
members of the delegation is the mem
Der from the sixth district who ha