Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-12

FlTSI WdFQ-l. r.. keete.
Second Ward-Fred Hahn.
Third Ward-Ed Ford.
Fourth Ward-E. A. TroWbridge.
Fifth Ward-CharIes Deeds.
Sixth Ward-Stephen Barnes.
Seventh Ward-charles Hartman.
lFrom Tuesdays Daily.l
The above is the democratic city
ticket, as far as it is now decided up
on. Last evening the primaries were
held in the different wards of the city
for the selection of delegates to the
city convention, to be held at the court
house next Monday evening. The fight
between the Picker and Phillips fac
tons was in evidence in all the wards,
but the present mayors friends were
victorious in every case and elected
the delegates according to slate in
nearly every ward. In summing up
the case this morning the leaders find
that there is one man on the entire
delegation who is somewhat doubtful,
but 1t is thought that he is a Picker
man along with all the others.
Si'oiiSCS HIloflS lHC NiuSIIldUs
Several changes We're made among
the candidates for alderman in the
various wards. T. F. Keefe in the
first, Charles Deeds in the fifth and
Stephen Barnes in the seventh We're
the only present aldermen who were
r~enominated, and ever in the good old
democratic first Tom Keefe has a close
run as against Daniel Duree. Mr..
Keefe was not present at the primary,
and as he had said that he did not
want the nomination it was rather
doubtful as to whether he would ac-
cept. 1nis morning he was seen by a
Courier representative about the mat
ter, but stated that he had not decided
whether to run or not.
Endorse Administration.
The democrats of the first ward en-
dorsed the present city administration
for a second term, passing resolutions
to hal effect. Further than that, how.
ever, there We're no endorsements in
any of the other wards. although it is
reported that the resolution was in
the hands of the leaders in all of the
wards, but could not be brought up, as
the time was not suitable, except in
the first.
First Ward.
In the first ward the administration slate
won out in n walk. The Pickler and Keefe
delegation flooded the caucus and not only
was Mayor Picker endorsed and Keefe re-
nominated as alderman. hut the whole city
administration was upheld and resolutions
adopted TO that effect. Alderman Keefe
was renominatcd Ivy 4 vote of SO to his
nearest opponent, Dan Durrce's %. T.. J..
Mclaughlin and Ed. Rabens also secured
eight votes each. There was some doubt
expressed as to whether Mr.. Keefe would
accept the nomination and it was moved
that the candidate receiving the next high
est number of votes should he declared
the nominee in case the present alderman
should decline the nomination. Frank Mo-
riarty WAS named as committeeman for
the ensuing year. w. T.. Wilson was chair
man of the first ward meeting and Mich
ael Shehan was secretary. The tellers
We're j. NJ. Grammer and Harry Schwartz.
The following delegates and alternates
were appointed:
Delegates-E. G. Keefe. VIM. Wilson, IL.
Burlington, e. j. Mclaughlin. Ed. Rabcns,
Dan Gillian, Fred Wilcox. NJ. ]. Garland,
J. Dittman, Jake Bauer, Tom Mullen, f.
Moriarity, Jas. Grammer. n. Baker, Pat
Fox, JAS. Mcdonald. G. Remy. VIM. Null
iNA's - "a NY -. iNNNNhtIl, u. NJ
Gortner, f. Cox, Robert Coward.
Alternates-John Bauer, Peter Rush.
Chas. Johnson, Jake Harsh, Dan Durree,
NJ. Cunningham, w. Leonard, Joe Beeman,
John Iatfie.
The resolutions adopted We're as follows:
"Whereas, During the past two years
and under the present democratic city ad-
ministration, questions of the greatest i'm
portance to the people of Ottumwa have
arisen in greater number than during any
prior administration, ana,
Whereas, The manner in which said
matters have been handled by the present
administration from the standpoint of both
ability and honesty meets with the warm
est approval of n great majority of all citi.
zens, therefore be it
Resolved. That our delegates selected
here tonight are instructed to vote as a
unit and cast IL full vote of this ward dele.
CATION for all the present members and
officers of said administration who are will.
ing to accept the nomination for the re.
| spective offices now held by Them
Second Ward.
In the second ward there was little oppo
sition to the Picker slate and it went
through with little or no trouble. The dem.
ocrats in that ward nominated Fred Hahn
for alderman, his name being the only
one mentioned for the place. T.. IL. Math.
Nio, tiic litSNlt u llth, WIS HOI Il can
didate for the nomination. j. P. Anderson
was chairman of the meeting and c.. Il.
Koett was secretary. Carl Hoglund was
named rs committeeman for the ensuing
year. In this ward alternates were select
ed, which was not the case in the majority
of the wards of the city. 1t seems that the
states arranged called only for delegates
and the places of these will be taken by
tried and true friends with proxies, a sastl
plan, it is considered by old democrats
than the alternate plan. However, in the
second, alternates were named. and one OF
them is a delegate in the third ward, VIII
liam Kohl. Just how this matter will b,
arranged or adjusted has not yet been set
tied. The following is the second ware
delegation:
Delegates-J. p. Anderson. DIR. Cas-.
shelton, E.W. Neistrom, Ira Myers, Adolpl
Albertson. Fred Bartness, John Shuckrow
John Miller, A. w. Mahon, c. ". Clark
George Clifford, Matt Meier, Tony Celania
]. w. Pickler, c. 4. Ryder, John McDer
mott, c. p. Creswell, Carl Hoglund.
Alternates- Charles Peterson, Joh,
Schmidt, Berger Nelson, William Kohl
Sam Miller, Fred Hahn.
Third Ward.
In the third ward the Phillips fnctio,
got the upper hand at the first but was de
posed. Alderman Claude Myers called TIL,
meeting to order and named DR.. s. Il