The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-06
our FRIENDS
IN GREENE
ALL FAVOR JUDGE CON-
NER'S DENOMINATION
Judge Church Allowed to Select
His Own Delegation to Judicial
Convention.


Our friends in Greene have held
their county convention, doing the
whole convention business up in one
full swoop. County officers were nomi-
dated and delegates to the state, COZ :
gressional and judicial conventions
were selected.
The congressional delegation is COM
posed of warm, personal friends o.
Hon. j. P. Conner, men who supported
him loyalty two years ago and who are
just as ardent in his support today. 1t
is pleasure to extend the right hand
Of friendship and fellowship to Greene
county republicans. They are the salt
of the earth and deserve all they can
ask at the hands of their Crawford
county friends.
The candidacy of Hon. 2. A. Church
for Judge was handsomely endorsed
and he was given the privilege Of
selecting his own delegation. The
following is from the Souvenirs ac-
count of the convention:
W. S. Pound introdue ed resolution
that Judge z. A. Church be granted
the privilege OF naming the delegates
to the judicial convention to be called
in the future ard Mahon Head moved
that Mr.. Church be granted the priv
ilege of appointing thirteen delegates
to the judiciary so that if that mum Der
were needed instead of ten, they could
serve, if only ten then the last three
named should be dropped. The dele
gates thus appointed by Mr.. Church
and approved by the convention we're
as follows:
JUDICIAL DELEGATES.
John Stevenson P. A. Smith
G S. Turrill Paul E. Stillman
3. F. Osborn j. F. Thompson
r. G. Howard e. G. Albert
E B. Wilson A. s. Gilliland
Lee Davis H. r. Downie
Geo. Nicholson.
The congressional committee select
ed the following:
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES.
Henry Haag Paul E. stillman
F. NJ. Dean G. W. Nicholson
81. p. Lovejoy E W. McCracken
K. @. Latta j. G. Hill
w. G. Anderson G. S. Turrill
Hon. Mahon Head introduced a reso
luton instructing the state delegation
to vote for Hon. N. S. Ketchum of
Marshalltown for railroad commits
sioner. which resolution was unan
imously carried.
1t will be observed that Judge Church
named 10 delegates, three to be
dropped should the call be based as is
customary upon last years vote, but
all to be retained in case the judicial
convention is based upon the judicial
vote of four years ago.
We know not WHO'S responsible for
this scheme OF changing the basis of
representation but we believed to be
dangerous political precedent and
one which cannot be defended from the
standpoint of political morality We
should be glad to see Greene county
have thirty delegates instead of ten,
but if any county "ants added con
vention strength it must not forget to
go to the polls at each election 1t is
part of the penalty for neglect of duty
that a county's representation is cut
down and it is in fact Statutory politi-
cal punishment. We do not believe
Greene county is anxious to change the
method of representation and we would
advise them to quietly drop three Of
it delegates and then register mighty
VOW that next fall every republican
vote shall be out andethat next year and
Greene county shall have fairly earned
the largest representation in lts politi
cal history.
Here's to our friends in Greene, may
their candidate prosper, their vote in
crease and may the friendship now ex-
listing between Greene and Crawford
continue and grow stronger as the
wears pass