Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-16
NAME TWO SENATORS
Thayer and SeerIy Are Nominated for
the Senate-W. A. McIntire, of OF.
tumwa, viii Likely Be Trus.
tee of State Normal School.


r Des Moines, Jan. 16.-The democrats
not the house and senate met in joint
caucus at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and nominated for United States sena-
tors to oppose Senators Allison and
Dolliver, Judge E. H. Thayer of Clin-
ton and John j. Seeley OF Burlington.
A significant feature of the caucus was
that harmony prevailed and the fac
ton strife on the money question was
not in evidence.
The meeting was held in committee
room No. l of the house. Senator
Thomas Lambert of Sabula, chairman
of the democratic joint caucus COM
mittee, was chairman. R. G. Langan,
representative from Clinton county,
was secretary Senator Wilson of Gin
ton nominated Judge Thayer for Unit
ed States senator to succeed Senator
Alison. The nomination was second
ed by Senator Emmert of Atlantic and
Judge Thayer was nominated by accla-
nation.
Representative Cruikshank of Lee
nominated Sabret Casey of Fort Madi-
son to succeed Senator Dolliver Rep
resentative Jaeger of Des Moines nom
mated John ]. Seerley. Senator Porter
nominated T. J. Phillips of Ottumwa,
the recent democratic candidate for
governor Senator Emmert nominated
G. w. Cullison of Shelby county.
On the first ballot Casey received 5
votes, Seerley. Is; Phillips. 3, and Cul-
lison 2. On the second ballot Searley
was nominated, receiving is votes,
while Casey received 8, Phillips 3, and
Cullison g
Senator Tallman, seconded by Sena-
tor Porter, moved the nomination of
ex-senator w. A. McIntire of Ottum-
wa for trustee of the State Normal
school. to succeed George H. Mullin,
of Washington, whose term will expire
June l, 1902. Senator Ball nominated
! Mr.. Mullin to succeed himself Repre-
sentative Hufschmidt seconded the
nomination. Ex-senator McIntire was
endorsed by the caucus by vote of
| IA to 8. There is no question the re-
| publicanS of the senate will support
| Mclntire, who is favorite with them
| The democrats are entitled by custom
| to two trustees on the board They
have at present |. j. McDuffle of lie.
Mars, in addition to Mr. Mullin The
purpose of the Endorsement by the
democrats of McIntire was not de-
signed as a slap at Mullin but it was
! feared that unless McIntire was in.
dorsed the republicans would name a
republican. The law would not re-
quire more than one democrat on the
| board. Capt S. Fl. Harper OF Ottum
wa, who defeated McIntire for the
senatorship on the republican ticket
yesterday obtained the signatures OF
a large majority of the republican
4 senators to the support OF Mc1ntire
for the trusteeship.
Redistricting and other questions
were not disposed of. However, la
! ter on, The democrats will act on re
i districting and other political Ques
tions in caucus. Senator Emmer
4 presented a resolution which was
| adopted providing that in the future
all resolutions and bills having a DO
litical bearing be considered in join
caucus before action is take
! On motion of Senator Emmert i
was decides not to nominate a candi
date for state printer OF, state binder
Tor the reason that the democratic
party is opposed to both those Offices
The more conservative Of the demo
Gratis regarded the action of the join
caucus last night as highly significant
They said it was assured that if an,