Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
MAY GET HIS SCALP
is LIMITED THAT GOLD DEMO.
Gratis ARE AFTER WALSH.
WANT NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN
Des Moines Correspondent of creston
Gazette Says WaIsh's Days Are Num-
bered-FeeIinss Of Capital City
Democracy.
From Wednesdays Daily.


From Wednesdays Daily.
The recent return into the political
game of Charles A. Walsh of this city,
who is known to fame as the secre-
tary of the democratic national COM
mittee, is just now attracting the atten-
ton of the Iowa press. Mr.. Walsh
has been visiting the Iowa cities lay
ing fences for state organization and
it is beginning to be limited that he
feels that unless he becomes more ac-
tive the gold democrats will get his
scalp. The following from the Des
Moines correspondent of the Creston
Gazette shows the feelings of the capt.
tai city democracy in the matter:
There are democrats who profess
to see more in the activity of Charlie
Walsh in politics at the present time,
than his desire to further the cause
OF the democratic candidates for state
Office. Mr.. Walsh cut very small
figure at the recent state convention.
He was not consulted by the men who
ran the convention, nor was his coun-
sci needed by those whom he attempt
ed to influence. Mr.. Walsh as
worshipper at the Bryan shrine was in
favor of the reaffirmation of the Kan
sas City platform. The Kansas City
platform was not reaffirmed. 1t was
showed under by much more decis-
i've vote than a year ago, when Mr..
Walsh opened headquarters and pub
licly worked for reaffirmation.
A Giver of Interviews.
''Mr Walsh is at present the mem
Der of the democratic national COM
mittee from Iowa. He has managed
to make living out of democratic
politics for several years. At least
so the gossips say. To make living
out of democratic politics in this day
and age, requires extraordinary
shrewdness and acumen, and Mr..
Walsh must possess both. At any rate,
he has represented the state on the
democratic national committee for
eight years, and is now the secretary
of that organization. Occasionally
Mr.. Walsh has dabbled in the insur-
ance business. He has also been in
terested in mines and mining, at least
on paper, but he has never allowed
himself to be decoyed very far from
the temple of democratic politics.
When he went down to Missouri a
year or two ago to work insurance,
he proceeded to get himself inter
viewed by the democratic press of
that state on the political situation,
with considerable frequency. Indeed,
as a giver of interviews he is only sur
passed by the Hon. Cato Sells Of Vim
ton Mr.. Sells has now retired from
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parenthesis.
Movement to Defeat Walsh.
"Now there are democrats in Iowa
who do not respect the genius of Mr..
Walsh and are a little doubtful as to
the simon-pureness of his democracy.
A movement was started at the recent
state convention to defeat him for re-
election on the national committee next
year. 1t was not shouted from the
house tops. but it was whispered about
and pretty loudly too. that the days
of Mr.. Walsh as a member of the ma
tional committee from Iowa were num-
bered and that the number was equal
to the number that would elapse until
the caucus of the Iowa delegation at
the next democratic convention.
Whispered Rumors.
"The. news that Mr.. Walsh has once
more taken an interest in politics and
is being interviewed. and is talking
about organizing the state for Jerry
Sullivan is extremely significant. No
doubt Mr.. Walsh would like to form
state organization Of democrats.
There is no doubt but that he would be
willing to use this organization to help
the democratic candidate for governor
fIt is equally certain that after cleo
ton Mr.. Walsh would see that this or
ganization was kept up. He would see
to it that it was kept in good trim
and that it's neighbors were kept in
formed as to what he was doing, and
that they were lined up for him for re-
election on the democratic national
committee from Iowa.
Call of these rumors are whispered
about concerning Mr.. Walsh. It would
seem that they are based on some fact
and that the national committeeman
for Iowa is not asleep.
Gold Democrats in Control.
"However, it is pretty certain that
Mr. Walsh will not be again elected on
the national committee from this state
unless another revolution takes place.
The gold democrats are in control now
and they propose to retain their con
troll. They have no confidence in
Charles A. Walsh, and they will defeat
him if they can control the delegation
to the next national convention. 1t is
not known who will be elected. w. w
Marsh of Waterloo, has been mention
ed. There will probably be other can