The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-22
PRESTON FOR JUDGE.
Mahaska County Republicans
Endorse His Candidacy.

hAOb ~ thC COuA hOdoO Ld6y ~ q
O'Clock. The only business before 1t
being the selection of delegates to
the District Judicial convention and
there being no contest for place, the
attendance was not as large rs is
usual with Republican conventions
but what was lacking in numbers vas
made up in enthusiasm. Byron w.
Preston, Mahaska's candidate for
Judge was most heartily and unan-
imously endorsed and he was granted
the privilege Of naming his own del
egation to the Grinnell convention.
The convention was called to order
promptly at two O'Clock by Chairman
of the Central committee JEFF G.
Harold who named George ii. Wood
son for temporary chairman. Mr..
Woodson on taking the chair kindly
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred and then for ten or fifteen
minutes branched out into q brief
outline of the achievements of the
Mckinley and Roosevelt administra-
tons and in a touching manner re-
ferred to the services of our senators
and representatives in congress and
proph esied the nomination and cleo
ton of Major Lacey by a more n
thusiastic voice of the people than
ever before. Governor Cummins,
Secretary Shaw, Secretary Wilson,
as well as Senator Blanchard and
Representative Jones came in for
their share of the credit due.
F E. Smith and r. F. Montgomery
were uamed as secretaries.
Following the talk by Mr.. Woodson
a ommittee of three on permanent
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES o. @. G. Phil
lips, 1. o. johnson aud j. B. Cruzen
were appointed.
A committee of FIVE on resolutions
was appointed as follows: Messrs.
Jno. o Malcolm, G. III. Barbour, w.
A. Stephenson, Will Campbell and
Q. Q. Orvis.
A committee of one from each pre-
cinct was named as a committee IN
credentials.
Convention then took a 15.minutes
recess to allow committees to attend
to their duties. Immediately upon
re- convening the committee on Gre
dentials reported all townships rep
resented excepting West Des Moines
and Richland.
The committee on permanent or
ganization recommended the tempo
rary officers be made permanent, and
the same was carried with a whoop,
Resolutions
The resolutions were read by
Chairman of Committee Malcolm
and the same were endorsed with a
hurrab,
AS Republicans of Mahaska county
in convention assembled we rejoice
in continued prosperity of the coun-
try. We have vivid ~recollections of
the depIorable condition of the ma
ton at IN close of the last Demo-
cratic administration, and we re-
member with pride how quickly
business revived and prosperity re-
turned after the Inauguration of
VIM. Mckinley as President under
the speedy enactment of Republican
laws and the continued prosperity of
the country and its wonderful de-
velopment under a Republican Ad-
ministration is largely due to Repub-
lican measures.
Nn Annlnr0 tho froniO death ~
President VIM. Mckinley, soldier
patriot, statesman; his eminent SER
vices to the nation secures to him a
great leaders and he is enshrined
forever in the hearts OF the people of
the Republic he served so well.
We commend the Administration
of the National Government by Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt, and we
express our confidence in his ability,
sincerity and patriotism.
We point with pleasure to the posi-
ton and influence that Iowa holds,
not only in the Congress of the
United States but in the Cabinet of
President Roosevelt. With our sem
ior Senator confessedly a great lead
or in the Senate, our Junior Senator
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members in the Cabinet, and the
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives able to meet and cope with the
ablest debators on all national ques-
tions-the position of Iowa is indeed
a proud one, and its influence in the
nation is second to no other state in
the union.
We especially commend and en-
dorse our member OF Congress, the
Hon. John F. Lacey, his untiring and
c~easeless labors in behalf of his con-
stituents, his readiness in debate, his
great ability, his loyalty to the in
terests Of the old soldiers of the Civil
war and note with pride his growing
influence in the Congress of the
United States. Believing that his in
fluence in Congress will be much
greater than that Of any new man,
we favor his reelection.
We endorse and commend the
able and economical administration
of Governor A. B. Cummins. We
point with pleasure to the fact that
Iowa Is not only out of debt but is
among the most prosperous Of states.
The value of the agricultural pro-
ducts of Iowa is greater than that of
any other state. Its live stock alone
for the past year is valued by the
Agricultural department at Wash
ington at more than S270, GOO, 900, and
the aggregate value of the farm lands
Of Iowa, we believe, is greater than
that of any other state In the union.
We endorse the records of our
Senator and Representative in the
Legislature of the state.
We approve of the action of the
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