Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-31

Washington, D. c., Dec. 80, 1908.
In anticipation of the meeting of the
democratic national committee here
next month lively contest has been
precipitated regarding the meeting
place of the national convention next
summer.
Chicago May Lose.
It had been practically taken for
granted that Chicago would be chosen
untilla q strong movement favoring New
York as the convention city was start
ed recently. The result is a contest
between the east and the west and fur
thermore between the Bryan. and anti
Bryan factions of the democratic par
ty. Most of the eastern and "reorgan-
izing" element favor New York be-
cause here the convention would be
near the business interests OF the
country which it is declared the DEM
ocratic party wants to affiliate with
this year since the business interests"
like the democratic party, are out to
beat Roosevelt business interests"
meaning Wall street. The Bryan fac
tion does not want New York.
Wade for Chicago.
Judge Wade, Iowa's democrat in the
house, when asked by the Courier rep
resentative about the convention
struggle the other day stated that he
\ did not think Iowa would favor New
York.
q Walsh Not Talkative.
sdd sssxlada is classad with the 9th.
or western democrats who do not want
!. to see their national convention held
{ In New York because they fear the re,
suit of the influence which will be
there exerted by the money interests
which are centered, in the great east.
ern city. Charles Walsh of Ottumwa,
the secretary of the national commit.
tee. has SO far refused to state his
opinion of where the convention should
be held AS he is an out and out
Hearst man and as Hearst Is a New
York man and is in line for New York
as the convention city, Mr.. Walsh may
disagree with udge Wade as to what
Iowa may wat.
Fasteners Wrathy.
The eastern democrats are combat
ing this sentiment with a strong de
mand that the national convention
shall be held in the east. There is
ia faction of the democratic party in
the east and southeast which is tired
A Of giving up everything to the western
y branch of the party.
1t is about time we were given a
chance to show what we can do" said
one irate easterner the other day eve
have given in to the west and allowed
n it to have its own way in every
thing for eight years now and as a re
suit the party has met one failure after
another each one more unreasonable
and humiliating than the former The
eastern democrats ought to have 9
chance to take hold and see if they
can not gain for the party some of its
former successes. If we are not balk
ed at every turn by, that same unrea
sonable western sentiment we will be
able to put some ginger and common
sense into the. party next year anG
9 win"
May Cause Trouble.
This warmth Of feeling is lying just
under cover in regard to many differ
+ ences between the two factions of the
democratic party and 1t is beginning
to show its head over the convention
matter. Conservative leaders are try
ing their best to keep down this. hos
tile sentiment but there is suf1icien,
evidence that it will be hard to contro
and will be one of the hardest fea
lures the democrats will have to fight
in their party deliberations up to and
throughout the next campaign.
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