Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-26
NO MAJOR CHOSEN
MUST BE ANOTHER ELECTION in
FIFTY-FouRTH.
Second Contest Results in No candi.
date Receiving the Necessary Ma
jority of Votes cast-capt. F. E.
Wetherelf Makes Gain.
lFrom Tuesdays Daily.l

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It will require a third election to|
name major in the Fifty-fourth regi-
ment, Iowa National guard. Last eve
ming the Ottumwa company and thel
band met in their respective armories
to cast ballots for the second time and
the count gave Captain F. Z. Wether-
ell OF Oskaloosa, thirty-six votes; Cap
tain H. T. Kennedy of Newton,
eighteen votes and Captain G. CHayes
of Centerville. six votes. Captain
Wetherell made the only gain over the
last election having received several
votes which last time went to Kenne-
dy and Haynes. His gain however. is
not great enough to give him a MAORI
ty OF the votes cast. which is necessary
to a choice. Ottumwa guardsmen are
OF the opinion that the next election
will result in a victory for Wetharell
as it is thought one OF the other can
didates will withdraw.
Solid Vote for WethereII.
Davenport, Feb 24.-(SpeciaD-
Company B, of the Fifty-fourth Iowa
National guard gave thirty-two votes
for Wetherell
1StS SOiIu vote.
Muscatine, Feb "a. - Especially -
Company G of the Forty-fourth regi--
ment OF the Iowa National Guard at
Muscatine gave solid ballot of 40
votes for j. L. Smeenk for major of
the regiment.
Solid for Kennedy.
Iowa City, Feb. Especial y
| (Nnn I oot n l, ~
ty-five votes for H. 7. Kennedy of
Newton for the office of major of the
fifty-fourth regiment of the Iowa ma
| tional guard
| WethereII Leads.
| Fairfield, Feb. 24-(Special.)- 1.-THE
election held by the members of com.
pany M of this city last evening re-
suited in majority for Captain F. E.
Wetherell of Oskaloosa for the office
of major in the fifty,fotrtth guard reg
]iment. The vote was: Wetherell, 49,;
] Smaenk, II.
Kennedy Gets Big Vote.
Grinnell, Feb. Especial III. T.
Kennedy of Newton received all but
one of the votes cast by company X
of this city at the election last even
/ ing for major of the fifty-fourth regi-
ment of the guard. The vote was
Kennedy, 40; Wetherell, /.
Solid Vote for Wethersll.
! Oskaloosa, Feb. 24-(SpeciaD- AT
the election held last evening for ma
! jor. Company F, of this city gave sol
/ i'd ballot of As votes for Captain F. b.
! Wetherell.
WethereII Leads at Washington.
i Washington, Feb. 24.-(SpeciaD-
Captain Wetehrell of Oskaloosa, LEAD
in the election of the Company D. OF
this city, for major of the Fifty-fourth
/ regiment. Following is the result OF
4 the ballot: F. E. Wetherell IA; G. c.
4 Haynes IL; j. l.. Smeenk 5; H. T. Ken
nedy /.
Big Vote for Haynes.
1 Burlington. Feb. 24-(SpeciaD-At
the election held last evenine or ma
jor of the Fifty-fourth regiment of the
Iowa National guard. Company H, o.
this city cast the following number oil
votes: Haynes 40: Wetherell 10.
Haynes Gets Thirty.
Abba, Feb. "a Special) -Compa
A. of Abba gave thirty votes to HAYNES
! of Ceaterville for the office of major
of the Fifty-fourth Regiment.
\ The Vote in Detail.
:. The following table shows the vote
by companies and the totals received
by each candidate: