Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23
FIGHT OVER silver.
Resolution to Endorse Kansas City
Platform Brought UP and Motion to
Table is lost-Exciting Times of
the Good Old Democratic Nature.

the Good Old Democratic Nature.
From Saturdays Daily.
Reaffirmation of the Kansas City
platform and w. f. Hearst for presi-
dent was the combination advocated
by few Ottumwa free silyerites at
the democratic county convention held
at the court house in this city this aft
ernoon, resulting in one of the most
heated discussions ever known to
have occurred in county convention
in Ottumwa. This was the doctrine
urged upon the delegates to the CON
vention by Albert g. Greenwood, of
Texas, who stated that Texan demo-
Gratis would vote for President Roose-
welt rather than to accept any sort of a
compromise
After more than an hours fierce
fighting the democratic convention of
Wapello county this afternoon voted
to reafiirm the Kansas City platform
by vote of sc II to 3S 81, but
refused to instruct their delegates to
support that doctrine at the conven-
ton next week.
The convention was called to order by c.
d. Fulien, who was acting county chair
man in the absence of C. C. Ayres Mr..
Fullen reported that the committee had
recommended the appointment of \. H.
Arrison as temporary chairman: W. p. Van
Fossen as secretary; Il. r. Mitchell, assist
ant secretary.
On motion of n. c. French the Temporal
~ officers We're made permanent. The
convention then got down to business.
:. A. Brewster moved that the roll be
called and one delegate from each precinct
be selected to constitute 4 committee on
| dom IL, lie Nall
to remind Mr. Brewster that as the or
sanszation had been made permanent no
committee on credentials could be selected.
Mr.. brewster then with the consent of his
second withdrew his notion
Mr. Brewster then moved that one delo-
gate be appointed from each ward to con
| stitute a committee to select seventeen
motion carried and the following were
| named as on the committee:
| First ward-T. Il. Keefe
| Second ward-r. j. Phillips.
| Third wald-eW. A. Mc1ntire.
| Fourth ward--E. A. Trowbridge.
Fifth ward-J. u. Hull.
Sixth ward-Geo. Phillips
| Seventh wards. p. Hartman
| Eight precinct-M. M. Thompson.
1 Ninth precinct--Frank Whitcomb
| Dahlonega-Capt. w. Ii. Kitterman.
| Pleasant-John Kfeigh.
Polk-L S. Gosney.
| Richland, tirst-B f. Thomas.
/ Richland, seconds II. Brown.
Washington-W. A. Sapp
Green-Joseph Workman.
1 Adams Marion Smith
Texan Addresses Convention.
/ While waiting for the committee to re
port s. A. Brewster announced that there
was a man present who came from a state
/ where republicanism was unknown. He i'll
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| attorney general of the state of Texas
Mr.. Greenwood stated that the democrats
OF Texas would not only endorse the Kansa:
/ City platform but would endorse w. II
i Hearst for president He said the Texan.
would vote for MIR. Roosevelt before the,
would accept Il compromise. He begget
the delegates Sin Gods name to adopt The
Kansas City platform win or lose"
Committee Reports.
The committee returned at the close o!
Mr.. Greenwood's speech and w. A. Nc
1ntire stated that the following delegate.
to the stale convention had been chosen
A. s. Shields, T. II. Picker II. J. Phil
lips John G. Jordan. G, ID. Fullen. r. S
Polling, $. A, Brewster, John w. Lewis
4 w. Il. Van Fossen, VIM, Wilson, c. A
Walsh. I.eander Powelson $. H. Brown
II +. 7, Flint, Geo. Klinkenniier, W. A. Nc
lntire, Geo. i. Heindel.
Fight Starts.
The fight always looked for in demo
cratic convention was then fortheomin,
and II Is probable that no more bitter fgh
l WAS ever carried on in an Dttumwa poiti
cal convention than that which broke forth
L The warning began when s. A. Brewste
read 4 resolution rcatfirming The KanSi
City platform. immediately Mt the finisl
G. u. Fullen rose TO object against wha
he termed 4 move to tic the hands of In
| Wapello county convention and take