The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-07-02
A MONKEY SHOW
The Republican Convention to Name
Delegates to State Convention
Has a Hot Old Time.


the republican county convention held
in this city last Saturday to select
delegates to the state convention, it
being claimed there was nothing to
scrap over, but the harmony which the
Leon Journal has been assuring it's
readers had been secured failed to ma
terialize, and a pretty little scrap was
the result in which there was consider
able hard feeling. The very unusual
feature of convention appointing a
committee to select delegates and then
refusing to accept either the majority
or minority report was also witnessed,
an entire new committee being named
later.
The convention was called to order
few minutes after O'clock, County
Attorney A. p. Olsen being named as
temporary chairman and II. w. Bruce as
temporary secretary On taking the
chair Mr.. Olsen delivered short ad-
dress in which he urged the delegates
and all the republicans of the county to
lay aside the differences which had
split the party and to get together and
work as a unit for the success of the
party and it's candidates.
The roll of townships was called for
the purpose Of naming a member
from each to act as a committee on
credentials, which developed that in
six townships no caucus had been held,
the absent ones being Bloomington,
Burrell, Hamilton, Morgan, New Buda
and Richland. The committee reported
no contests and recommended that if
there was anyone present from the
absent townships that they be permit
ted to represent their township, the re-
port being adopted.
On motion the chair appointed com
mittee consisting Of W. Harvey, b. l..
Eiker and L. ID. CARRIER, on permanent
organization, the committee reporting
that the temporary officers be made
permanent, and the report was adopted.
Hon. B. l.. Eiker then moved that the
chair appoint a committee of three to
select'delegates to the state convention,
and when chairman Olson named the
committee it was a bomb in the ranks
of the anti-CumniAs faction, for they
have all along insisted that Mr.. Olsen
was allied with them. He showed his
colors however in the appointment Of
the committee, naming B. L. Eiker j. K.
Campbell and Dan Anderson as the
committee, the first two being ardent
Cummins men which gave them a ma
jority on the committee.
The committee retired and it was ex-
pected their report would be ready in o
few minutes, but they wrangled in the
committee room for over half an hour.
The convention began to get nervous
and sent Judge Harvey out to inquire
when they would be ready to report.
They sent back word they would report
in few minutes. This did not satisfy
the convention, and motion was sec
onded that the committee be discharged
and the convention proceed to select a
new committee. Then there was trouble;
the Cummins mem insisting that the
committee could not be discharged be-
fore they had returned their report, and
there was some pretty sharp talk, es-
pecially between Postmaster Ledger
wood and Auditor Gill In the midst Of
the confusion the committee came in
with it's report, having a majority re-
port signed by B. L. Eiker and j. K.
Campbell, while Dan Anderson read a
minority report saying he could not
stand for the list of names reported by
the other members Of the committee.
The majority report WAS as follows:
Delegates-A. Biddison, j. w. Harvey,
A. P. Olsen, J. d. Gardner, Tillman
Smith, Marion +. Stookey, L. d. CARRIER,
James f. Gill, Royal Richardson, John
Ledgerwood, Capt. J. Smith, D. r. Mich
olson.
Alternates James Overholtzer, ". S.
Bear, C. C. Dye, J. X. Campbell, S. H.
Amos, John Mckee, DR.. J. w Wales, III.
Scott, d. Keller ]. Bruner, Henry Jen-
nings, G. G. Cash.
The minority report contained the
following names:
Delegates W. Harvey, Capt. J..
Smith, l.. G.. Jamison, j. N. Gates d. f.
Nicholson, Charles Rhodes, Royal
Richardson. G. G.. Beck, Capt. J. ID.
Brown, +. r. Porter, Tillman Smith, L. d.
CARRIER.
Alternates- Thomas Teale, J. Bruner,
Charles Hodges, III. i. McClaren, w. A.
Hopkins, III. G.. Scott, X. Harp, Millard
F. Stoo1ey, Ed Smith, c. G. Dye, Dave
Keller, John Ledgerwood.
After motions to adopt, to table, 10
substitute, amend, ETC., the convention
finally voted to table both reports, and
the roll Of townships be called for a
member from each to act as a committee
to select delegates was ordered, the
following being the committee:
Bloomington. G.. Springer.
Burrell-J. r. Cash.
Center-L. ID. CARRIER.
Davis City-H. L. McClaren.
Decatur w. S. Bear.
Eden. W. Keeler.
Fayette Anderson.
Franklin. G. Jamison.
Garden Grove-T. B. Daniels.
Leroy S. Culver.
Grand River-James Overholtzer.
Hamilton Royal Richardson.
High Pbint-Dan Sullivan.
Leon Thomas Teale.
Long Creek-H. G. Wilson.
Richland G. Overholtzer.
Woodland &C. G. Dye.
Tho committee retired and soon re.
/ turned the following delegates and
alternates, their report being adopted
Delegates DIR. J. w. Wales, J. G
Smith, j. d. Brown, F. /. Hall, J. w
Harvey, d. f. Nicholson, DR.. III. G. Bone
Thomas Teale, ]. N. Gates, j. Il. Snyder
J. R. Cash, J. w. Keeler.
Alternates Fl. l.. McClaren, Dave