Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-14
|NAME DEL EGATES
Republicans of ottumwa Held Pri-
mary Caucuses Last Evening.
PREPARE FOR COUNTY CONVENTION
Will Be Held at Court House Here
Saturday Afternoon to Name Wapel-
10 county's Delegation to the State
Convention in Des Moines.


Convention in Des Moines.
Primary caucuses were held in all
the voting precincts of the city Tues
day for the purpose of selecting |
delegates to the republican county
convention to be held at the court
house in this city Saturday afternoon,
May 16. The county convention to bel
held Saturday was called by Chairmanl
o. l.. Campbell Of the county central
committee for the purpose of select
ing twenty delegates to represent Wa
pello county in the state republican,
convention to be held in Des Moinesl
July /. Primaries were held in town
ships and voting precincts OF the coun-I
ty last Saturday. The Wapello county
convention next Saturday will be COM
posed of It's delegates from the vari-
GUS voting precincts of the county.
Many of the voters of the city pre-
cincts gathered at the regular meeting
places last evening and the work of
selecting the delegates to the conven-
ton was quickly disposed of.
First Ward.
At the ward house in East Ottumwa
Tuesday evening the republicans of the
first ward met for their primary eau
Gus. The meeting was called to or
der by Committeeman "A w. Peck. L..
s. Denny was chosen chairman and A.
L., Reynolds was elected secretary Of
the meeting.
Delegates and alternates to represent
fhn frcf mi oh +ha
to be held Saturday were named as
follows:
Delegates: A. L. Reynolds, F. J. Bull
lock, A. W. Hill, w. H. O'Malley, L.
S. Denny. James Trenniman, j. Bar
mum. A. w. Peck, A. Anderson, George
Tweedell, Frank Cone
| Alternates: George Withall, Grant
Motif, Charles Hagberg, F. e. Boggs,
George Hadden.
Second Ward.
| At o'clock Tuesday evening at the
lefty hall Committeeman Carpenter
called to order the republicans of the
second ward. S. d. Baker was select
ed as chairman and Henry, Merrick,
N. q. Carpenter. F. w. Simmons, C.
Manning, Columbus Gooch, Joseph
Hopkins. Charles Swanson, Dan Han
non, o. L. Campbell, A. w. Lee, A. L.
Wheeler, D. R. Wilkinson, ]. K. Dys-
art, Nels Pearson. H. H. Baker.
Alternates: T. w. Davis, Charles
Nelson, F. w. Eckers, John Slaughter,
Dr. A. D. Williams. Leander Park.
Third Ward.
The primary caucus of the republi.
cans of the third ward was held Tues.
day at The court house. Judge w.
d. Tisdale was made chairman and F.
B. Clark was named as secretary.
Delegates and alternates to represent
the ward at the county convention to
be held Saturday afternoon at the
court house were named as follows:
Delegates: John K. Mahon, John l..
Moore, F. B. Clark, Charles Fahrney,
Judge w. D. Tisdale, Sheriff j. H. Gre.
mer. F. A. Nimocks, DR.. S. l.. Hauck,
M. G. Gilmore, Church Porter, l. H.
Hammond. H. l.. Waterman.
Alternates-H. L. Waterman, w. E.
Conner, Major Samuel Mahon, R. H.
IOwens True Giltner
Fourth Ward.
At the Offices of j. A.. Belmont on
South Wapello street, the republicans
of the fourth ward held their primary
caucus Tuesday evening. T. R. Buckley
was made chairman and W. T. Harper
was chosen as secretary. The follow
ing delegates and alternates were
named to attend the county conven-
ton to be held at the court house Sat-
urday:
Delegates-A. G. Harrow, A. w.
Buchanan. T. R. Buckley, Sumner Sib-
erell, w. w. Epps, w. T. Harper, H.
P. Keyhoe, John Harris, j. G. Booz,
w. l.. Lynn, Byron Utecht, S. HI. Har-
per, NJ l.. Kirk.
Alternates-W. B. Moore, Fred
Isaacson, Ernest Ashkalof.
i Fifth Ward.
At the primary caucus of the repub.
licans of the fifth ward, held Tuesday
evening at w. H. Mynard's drug store,
/ Samuel Johnson was selected as chair
man and James F. Powell was chosen
secretary. The following delegates
and alternates to the county conven
: ton We're named:
} Delegates: e. G. Sharpe, j. A. Yea
KEEL, Samuel Johnson. w. H. Mynard
), ry King, James f. Powell, G. w. Ellis
: Lew Davis.
Alternates: j. M. Frost, ]. D. Ste
phens, c. e. Toole.
Sixth Ward.
| Eleven delegates and three alter
mates were chosen Tuesday by the
Republicans of the sixth ward at the
primary caucus held in the ward house
on North Benton street The meeting
was called to order at 8 O'Clock by
Committeeman e. M. Campbell. w
E. Cook was selected chairman and A
L. Orr was named as secretary. The
following delegates and alternates
were chosen:
/ Delegates-C. C. Porter, B. w. Var
Der Veer e, M. Campbell, E. H. EN-
cry. J. R. Criley, w. E. Cook. A. l.
Orr, James King, G. Withrow, Alb Kerr
c. e. Van Dyke.
Alternates-Lloyd Simmons, ]. A
Harlan, Dr. e. A. Sheafe.
Seventh Ward.
At o'clock Tuesday the repub
loans of the seventh ward oo+bnror