Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-08
REPUBLICANS FEEL CONFIDENT
OF ELEcTING CANDIDATES.
COUNTY CONVENTION SATURDAY
Rev. D. A. Wickizer Nominated For
the State Legislature and Ed Cox
For Sheriff-SeveraI Incumbents
Renominated.

LAWS county WdS uelu III Ile CouiC
house Saturday. In point of interest
and number in attendance the conven-
ton was the best that has been held
for many years. The convention was
called to order at II a. m. by County
Chairman James A. Dunn, who named
Joseph Ford of Cleveland township as
temporary chairman. Mr.. Ford upon
assuming. the duties Of presiding Off
Ger, made an excellent speech. which
was well received. T. P. Bence was
selected as temporary secretary. A roll
of the townships was then called
and the usual committees on creden-
tials, permanent organization and res
olutions, were named which completed
the work Of the forenoon session. Att
$50 o'clock the convention reconvened
and the committee on permanent Or
ganization reported the following;
Chairman Hon. Ellsworth Rom
niger
Reading clerk-w. w. White, Pulas-
XII.
Secretary-B. P. Rosser, Troy.
Assistant secretary-T. p. Bryant,
Bloomfield.
Rominger Makes Address.
Mr.. Rominger, upon assuming the
chair made an enthusiastic address
filled to overfowing with republican,
ism. The committee on credentials re-
ported all townships represented, and
John W. Harvey of Cleveland township
then read the report Of the committee
on resolutions. The resolutions adopt
ed by the convention are to be found
below. Nominations then being in or
der the following candidates were plac-
ed before the convention for repre-
sentative: Rev. d. A. Wickizer, Col.
S. A. Moore and 7. j. Bryant. Rev.
Wickizer was nominated on the second
ballot. The following names were pre-
scented for the office Of sheriff Ed Cox
c. s. Turner, w. w. Power, w. l.. Kin
nick, T. c. Cree, Mr.. Cox being nom
mated on the second ballot. Five can
dates were in the field for member of
the board from the second district viz:
A. Cummings, Fred zigler, D. E. Da-
vies, M. F. Patterson. f. G. Martin.
Mr.. Patterson receiving a majority of
votes on the third ballot he was de-
clared the nominee for that office. u.
S. Miller and Miss Anna Dufield, the
present incumbents of the Offices of
county treasurer and county superin-
tendent of schools respectively were
renominated by reclamation. DR.. j.
Swinney for coroner and Thomas Duff
field for surveyor were likewise unan-
imously chosen by the convention. The
regular work of the convention being
finished, Hon. ]. H. Swanson of Mystic
candidate for state senator from the
Appanoose-Davis district, who was
present, was called for and respond
ed in short but able speech. Hon 3.
f. Carroll auditor of the state was then
called for and responded with one OF
his clear, concise and telling speeches.
The best OF feeling and harmony pre-
vailed throughout the deliberations of
the convention. and the republicans of
Davis county go into the campaign
this fall with strong clean ticket,
and although the democrats are in the
majority the prospects for the republi-
cans to elect part or all of their ticket
are good. After the convention ad,
journed meeting of the township
committeeman was held in the court
room for the purpose of selecting a
county chairman to succeed Hon. ]. A.
Dunn, who declined reelection. Hon.
| A. G. Jones of Cleveland township was
| SiiooSii uo ouSSSSSOI.
| Following are the resolutions adopt
ed: "We the republicans of Davis
county in delegate convention assem-,
bled, view with pleasure the condition
of our national affairs. Since the in
auguration of President Mckinley, and
the enactment of the Dingley tariff
law, all our great national industries
have been busy, manufacturing the
necessaries of domestic use and trade
and an era of prosperity has followed
in the wake of the adoption of the prin.
ciples of sound finance and protec
tive policy. AS an agricultural com
munity, We have seen and shared the
benefits of the wise policies for which
the republican party has stood in the
past and We heartily endorse these
laws given us by republican Legislators
that has brought such a measure Of
prosperity to our homes and firesides
We have been selling our products il
i good markets. and our farm lands have
almost doubled in value, and we have
4 our homes and educate our children
1 and as whole, the farming communi
1 ty is prosering more than for severa
4 years, that labor is employed at goot
wages, and we invite every citizen O
our county to join as republicans IL
keeping in the halls of legislation, mer
who will vote and labor for the poll
cies of republican prosperity. That W,
endorse President Roosevelt's admins
tration, and look to him as a worth.
successor of the able men who pre-
ceded him in the councils of the re
publican party. That we look with dis
favor on tariff tinkering and so-calle,
tariff reform by the party opposed Il
!, protection and condemn the policie
!, of the democratic party as dangerous t,
ourselves and to our prosperity. an
would reinstate the kind of times w
| suffered under Grover Cleveland.
i 1--WE endorse the administration O
Governor Cummins and pledge to hin
our enthusiastic support. Iowa is tt
day occupying position of natona
influence second to no other state i
the union; that we commend the legis
lative work of our senators and cor
gressmen in the national halls of cor
gress. That as Iowa has attained tn
position through the wisdom of he
craftsmanship, we take persona
pride in our educational institutions
our administration of state affairs