Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-16
Davis and Monroe County Repub.
licans Hold Convention.
NAME DELEGATES TO CONVENTION
Adopt Resolutions in Both Counties
Endorsing Republican Administra-
ton and Declaring For w. w. Epps
and John F. Riggs.

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Vention Saturday afternoon at the cour
house for the purpose Of selecting dele
gates to the state convention to be
held at Des Moines July 1, and to the
| Appanoose-Dayis senatorial convention
to be held at Moulton, the date of the
latter convention not yet having beer
definitely determined. The convention
was called to order by County Chair
man j. A. Dunn, who read the call fol
the convention and then asked Colone
S. A. Moore to preside over the conven
ton. Colonel Moore upon taking the
chair made a short but pertinent
speech, replete with good thoughts, ant
which was well received by the con
vention. Attorney T. P. Bence was
then named as secretary. A motion
was then made and seconded that {
committee of five be appointed by the
chair as committee on resolutions
and the following persons were nam
ed: w. II. McAchran, A. H. Fortune
E. Rominger, w. H. RAISER, and c. w
Carroll. The committee retired anG
after short interval made their report
as follows:
Resolutions.
ty, in mass convention assembled, de.
clare anew our abiding faith, conf.
dence and allegiance in the principles
of the republican party; and we con.
graduate the entire country on its un.
paralleled prosperity, growth and de
velopment, along all lines of business
activity that now prevails as a direct
result of the wise legislation enacted
by republican congress, that has civ,
en- labor employment at good wages, in
creased the value of our farms, and
given us a prosperity that is felt in all
lines of human endeavor, and has made
the United States a worlds power, and
we believe that upon the future sue
cess of the republican party depends
the future prosperity of the nation.
That we believe in system OF protec-
tive tariff that protects home indus
tries, employs labor in American ma
chine shops, and financial system
that pays them in one hundred cent
dollars. That we recognize in Theo.
dore Roosevelt magnificent leader,
and endorse his wise and fearless adj
ministration OF public affairs.
THAT our own state has chief ex
ecutive who has won an enviable repu
4 tataion as an able leader of men, boil
at home and abroad, and has given the
state of Iowa an able administration Of
the public affairs OF the state, and VIZ
endorse the denomination of Hon. A. B
Cummins for another term as governor
OF the state OF Iowa.
THAT Davis county has kindly feel
Ing for her sister counties Of the sixth
congressional district, and last yeal
they each gave Hon. B. F. Carroll &
hearty endorsemnt for the nomination
for auditor Of state, that Hon. John F
Riggs of Keokuh county, is the only
candidate for state superintendent Of
public instruction in this congressional
district and is well qualified for the
position to which he aspires, we pledge
him our undivided support in the state
convention, that w. w. Epps is can
didate for member of the state centra
committee for this congressional dis
trict, from Wapello county, and we in
struct our delegates to vote for hin
for that position.
e. Rominger,
| "W. H. McAchran,
"a. H. Fortune,
DR.. w. H. Roser,
&c. w. Carroll"
J. A. Dunn then made motion tina
| a committee of five be appointed t,
select delegates to the state and sena
torial conventions, and the following
persons We're named: j. A. Dunn, Johl
Barker, John Pirtte, ]. E. Reed and c
E. Fenton. While the convention wa
waiting for the report Of this commit
tee, Mr.. Epps was called for and re
| sponded in a happy manner, stating
| that he had never experienced any diff
Guilty in aligning himself with the re
4 publican party, and dwelt briefly upol
| the prosperous condition of the countr
and attributed the same to the wis
| policies and principles of the republ
can party. G. F. Marmon was also cal
ed for and responded briefly. The CON
mittee then reported the following pei
sons as delegates: State convention
John Graham, T. P. Bence, J. A. Dunn
John Elliott, Bloomfield; Jo. Leppel
Floris; G. E. Fenton, Mark; w. "
White Pulaski; w. H. Rosser, Troy
H. T. Truitt, Drakeville. Senatoria
convention: Captain d. L. Haywood
West Groveff J. E. Reed, Pulaski; c
!. WllSou, fiOllo, w. u. ouuCh, Il "
River township; Chas. Watson, Rosco
| township; Warren Phelps, Fabiu
township; H. c. Traverse, John Pirttt
10 Rominger, Bloomfield. Despite tn
fact that the farmers were all busil
4 engaged with their farm work the col
vention was fairly well attended an
harmony prevailed throughout.
Memorial Day.
The Memorial day exercises, whic
were to have been held on May 80, bl
whuch were postponed on account {
the heavy rains, until June IA. WEI
held here yesterday. The members {
the G. A. R.. and w. r. c., Odd Fe
| lows and Knights of Pythias assemble
at the court house at o'clock p. 4
and marched to the Odd Fellow
cemetery, where the address Of IN
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