Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-12
DEMOCRATS TO MEET.
Will Nominate County and Judicial
Candidates This Week

VIII Nominate County and Judicial
Candidates This Week.
The democrats of Wapello county
will hold their caucuses and county
convention this week. The city eau
cuses will be held in the various wards
on Wednesday evening and delegates
will then be named to attend the coun-
ty convention, which is to be held
Saturday afternoon at the court
house. This evening the larger num-
Der of country precincts will hold their
caucuses, although Washington town
ship got ahead of the others and held
its primary Saturday afternoon. The
democratic judicial convention, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the office of judge in the second judi
cial district will be held on Thursday
afternoon of this week at the court
house.
The Candidates.
Candidates for nominations to the
county officers are not numerous on
the democratic side of the fence this
year, although there is plenty of room
for them as all the offices to be filled
this fall are held by republicans. AS
yet the most diligent search fails to
bring to light a single candidate for
the democratic nomination for clerk of
the district court. w. S. Hawthorne
of Competine township, is in the field
for the nomination for county auditor
Several attorneys are out for the
county attorneyship, with Seneca Cor
nell leading, according to indications.
l.. S. Gosney, of Polk town
ship has announced that he
will accept the nomination for member
of the board of supervisors if rendered
him. and thus far is the only candidate
as far as can be learned. John Terry
of Eldon wants the recordership. AS
for the clerkship, the democrats, it
seems, conceded this nomination to c.
B. Koett, the candidate of two years
ago, but Mr.. Koett has announced that
he is out of politics and doesn't want
to get in again, and the convention will
have to find another man. The clerk
ship nomination may go to T. e. Glib
bons. who is being urged by his friends
to make the race, but he has not said
that he will, and it is doubtful if he
will take the nomination. AS yet there
is, it seems, absolutely no one in the
field for the nomination for the auditor
ship.
County Attorney.
Seneca Cornell has been working
for the county attorneyship and at
present indications point to his nomi-
nation. 1t was stated this morning by
Fred Wilcox of Eldon, editor of the Re-
view at that place, that Washington
township will send solid Cornell del
egation to the convention Saturday
Other candidates are Cass Hender-
shott, c. c. Ayers, and probably Chas.
Hall.
County Recorder.
John Terry of Eldon is trying for
the nomination on the democratic
ticket for the Office of
recorder. Mr.. Terry will, it is
stated positively, have the support of
the Washington township delegation at
the convention, and this, with the aid
he expects to receive from the other
precincts, combined with the fact
that there is evidently no one else out
for the nomination, ought to give him
the honor.
Clerk of District Court.
Evidently no one wants the clerk
ship nomination bad enough to lose
any sleep getting his name before the
democrats of the. county. c. B. Koett
says he has retired from politics and
doesn't want the nomination under any
circumstances. T. E. Gibbons has
something to look after in the form of
his duties HIS alderman at large and
prominent democrats have given up
hope of his making the race. 1t is
thought that this will go to some one
,ote,
Supervisor and Auditor.
L. s. Gosney, who resides few
miles out of the city, wants the nomi-
nation for supervisor, and has an
nounced that fact. 1t appears that he
is the only candidate for this office
and it will probably be given him. AS
to the authorship, since H. l.. Ed
munds has refused to take the nomi-
nation, it is probable that this will go
to w. S. Hawthorne of COMPETING
township.
A Game of Give-Away.
According to indications the conyen-
ton of democrats of Wapello county
Saturday will be something on the or
der of a game of give-away. The
county-attorneyship is the only office
which will furnish much rivalry. evil
IDENTIFY, and as Mr. Cornell is already
promised the support of several pre-
cincts in the county he is said to be
nominated, all but the voting.
Judicial Convention.
The judicial convention which will
be held here Thursday has but little
local significance, according to indica-
lions and the statements of Ottumwa
democrats. 1t may be that Capt. w. H
c. Jaques will be rendered the nomi-
nation for judge, but it is doubtful
whether he will accept and the nomi-
nation of full ticket is also question
ed