Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-19
ARE CANDIDATES.
Two ottumwans Want Office in Dis
trict Miners, Union.


William Rodgers of this city is a
candidate for member of the executive
board of the United Mine Workers of
America of district 10, and if elected
he will represent the second sub-dis-
trict or Ottumwa district. John H.
Nicholson of Laddsdale, formerly a
resident of this city, is also condi-
date for the same Office, and in addi-
ton to these two men there are seven
ether aspirants to the position, includ-
ing Frank Cameron of Hiteman, the
young man who now holds the office.
All of the candidates are able men,
and it is difficult to prophesy who will
Elaye the greatest number of votes
when the ballots are counted in Des
Moines next month at the annual dis
trict convention of the miners.
The ballots have been issued by
Secretary-Treasurer John White of
Oskaloosa, and the election on an ideal
referendum plan will be carried out
at the meetings of the different local
unions throughout the district be-
tween now and the date of the state
convention in Des Moines. The bal
lots will not be counted. however, I'M
III tllG oPSll llic lCtul I'D any
canvass them at the capital city in
March. A list Of the men who are can
didates for the offices which affect the
district as a wholeSwas printed In the
Courier few weeks ago, but at that
time the names of the candidates for
membership in the executive board
were not mentioned.
The Executive Board.
District IS, which includes the state
CT Iowa and the northern tier of coun-
ties in Missouri. is divided into four
sub-districts as follows: First or south
ern or sub-district, second or Ottumwa
sub-district, third ior Des Moines sub
district, and fourth or Boone sub-dis-
trict. The executive board consists of
the district officers. president. vice
president and secretary-treasurer, and
one member from each of the sub-dis-
tricts. AT the annual election these
members are elected by vote of the
miners in the respective districts.
They aid the district officers in the
routine work of the district, and es-
peeially in their own districts. where
their work consists almost entirely
of settling troubles which arise over
the agreement which is made annually
between miners and operators.
The Candidates.
The candidates for the office of board
member in each of the sub-districts are as
follows the names of the present incum
| bents being given first In each case:
First sub-District.
| +. II. Romcsburg Mystic.
J. b. Heron. Cincinnati
| James Is. White. ForbuSh.
| w. A. Ford. Mystic
| Thomas Hunt. Blackbird, Mo.
IL. G. Street, Ms.stic.
\. ID. Wood. Seymour.
| II. X. Shoemaker. New Market.
| Patrick McMan. Centcrville.
Second Sub-District.
Frank Cameron. Iliteman
Henry Whlnpey, Hilton.
Thomas Love. Hooking,
| T. J. Lewis. Abba.
4 George n. Evans. Evans.
David Anderson. Foster
John III. Nicholson. Laddstlalc.
Thomas Preston. Hamilton.
i William Rodgers, Ottumwa.
Third Sub-District.
| Robert Cowan. Des Moines.
Philip Jones. Colfax.
| Thomas W. Davis Des Moincs.
Thomas McGrcgor, Berwick,
Dan OGrady. Des AIones
Fourth Sub-District
/ Samuel Ballantync, Boone.
/ William Ileslop, Lehigh.