Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-10
DELEGATES NAMED.
REPUBLICANS IN SEVEN CITY
WARDS HOLD PRIMARIES.
CAUCUSES WERE WELL ATTENDED
Full Delegations Named for County
Convention to beN Held in This City
i Saturday, Sept. 12-committeemen
/ Named for Ensuing Year.
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There were large crowds at the re-
publican primaries held last evening
In the various wards of the city for
the purpose of selecting delegates to
the county convention to be held at
the court house in this city next Sat
urday. There were no resolutions
adopted at any of the primaries, and
the delegations will go to the conven-
ton uninstructed. Ward committee
men were elected to serve during the
year in each precinct, the same men
being returned for another year in all
but the First ward, where the commit
teeman for the past year, A. w. Peck
asked to be released from further SER
vice.
First Ward Primary.
The republicans of the First ward
held their primary in the ward house,
corner of Birch and East Main street,
last evening. w. B. Ramsell was
elected chairman of the meeting and
A L. Reynolds secretary. NJ Gordon
was chosen ward committeeman for
the ensuing year. The following del
egates and alternates were elected:
Delegates-L. d. Denny, w. B. Ram
sell, George Jennings, W. Jennings; e.
MAINS, N. F. Sleight, NJ Moffitt, Geo.
Twedell, H. d. Robinson, R. r. Ram
sch, M. Gordon.
Alternates-E. e. Hill, A. l.. Rey-
nolds, A. w. Peck. James Orr, G. j.
Barnum.
Second Ward Primary.
The second ward primary was held
last evening in the city hall and six
teen delegates and six alternates were
selected. committeeman N. e. Car
penter named G. E. Boude as tempo
rary chairman and F. w. Wilson as
secretary N. E. Carpenter was re-
elected committeeman for the ensuing
year by a unanimous vote. The fol-
lowing delegates and alternates We're
selected:
Delegates-J. K. Dysart, T. P. Spill
man, N. e. Carpenter, F. W. Wilson,
0. L. Campbell. DIR. B. D. LaForce, A..
S. Udell, DR.. A. o. Williams, G. e.
Boude, d. A. Pool, f. w. Eckers, H.
II. Baker. F. w Simmons, D. Harmon,
G. w. Messenger, A. w. Bradford.
Alternates-H. S. Merrick, Edwin
DUNCAN, A. L. Wheeler, H. c. Nosler,
=. Anderson, ]. D. Hopkins.
Third Ward Primary.
The republicans of the third ward
met last evening in the grand jury
room of the court house and thirteen
delegates and five alternates were
named. E. A. Work, committeeman,
named Samuel Mahon as chairman and
w. 81 Hogue was selected to act as
secretary. BY unanimous vote Mr..
Work was reelected committeeman.
The thirteen delegates and five alter
mates who were named are as follows:
Delegates-H. l.. Waterman, Sam
uel Mahon, S. A. Spilman, f. A. MINI
ocks, w. H. H. Asbury, F. B. Clark, M.
G. Gilmore, VIM. Fielder, O. T. Porter,
J. T. Hackworth. w D. Tisdale, A.
Odenwalder, ]. w. Neasham.
Alternates-G. ID. Pierce Charles
Fahrney, George Haw, ST., w. A.Work,
w. II. Boston.
Fourth Ward.
The republicans of the Fourth ward
held their caucus at the Belmont car.
riage shop on South Wapello street
Committeeman HI. P. Keyhoe named
DR.. D. A. LaForce as temporary chair.
man of the meeting and w. T. Harper
as secretary. On motion the tempo
rary officers were made permanent.
H. P. Keyhoe was reelected commit
teeman for the ensuing year. The fol
lowing delegates and alternates were
named:
Delegates-A. G. Harrow, DR.. D. A.
LaForce, A. w. Enoch, G. j. Ekfelt,
D. A. Emery, B. f. Suits, S. H. Har-
per, H. P. Keyhoe, Geo. B. Simmons,
w T. Harper, w. w. Epps, w. d.
Strong, Fred Dimmitt.
Alternates-C. G. Keyhoe, F. Field,
Frank Fielder, G. w. Whitmore, F. T
Lynch, G. Y. Smith, ]. G. Booz, w.
G. Field, j. X Dougherty, Byron
Utecht, w. H. Field, DIR. W. B. La
Force, w. B. Moore.
Fifth Ward.
The Fifth ward primary was held at
the Chisman Bros. & Burton's nipple.
ment store. Samuel johnson was
named as chairman of the meeting
and Emil Fecht as secretary The
following delegates and alternates
were elected:
Decentralization Gephart, Samuel
johnson, Emil Fecht, j. w. Hedrick,
Jacob Chadduck, G. W. Ellis, j. A..
Jacobs, Henry Rhine, John REM, w. H
Mynard.
Alternates-W. L. Peck, Geo. Blount
c. D. Pierce, Frank Lyons, j. F. Pow.
ell, Ed. Sharpe.
Samuel Johnson was reelected as
committeeman for the ensuing year:
Sixth Ward.
There was good attendance at the
sixth ward primary, which was held
at the ward house on North Benton
street. Sanford Withrow was named
as chairman of the meeting and A. l.
Orr as secretary. E. M Campbell was
again named as committeeman for the
ensuing year. The following delegates
and alternates were elected:
Delegates-B. w. Van Der Veer, DR.
e. A. Sheafe, G. A. Hyatt, II. H. Emery