Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-19
(BY LEON BROwN.)
Des Moines Bureau of Courier.

The delegation from Iowa to the ma
tional convention will stand twenty
standpatters and six a1ltis. The
standpatters carried all the districts
but second and tenth and half Of the
eleventh. These with the one dele
gate at large, TGovernor Cummins,
make six votes only on the delegation
against the standpat principles.
The AIternates at Large.
D. H. Bowen, of Allamakee county;
Frank Simmons, Of Ottumwa; Frank
r. Crocker, of Charlton, and c. w.
Grimm, of Emmett county, were this
morning settled upon for alternates
to the delegates at large to the nation
al convention.
Hull Permanent Chairman.
]. A. T. Hull, congressman from the
seventh district, was chosen per-
manent chairman
Sixth District Stands Pat.
The sixth district caucus this morn
ing elected Hon. H. L. Waterman of
Ottumwa and John A.. .DeMuth of Mel
rose delegates to the National conven-
tion over G. F. Harlan Of Keokuk coun-
ty and G. w. Sewers of Mahaska coun-
ty, by vote of about 80 to 20. Seven
delegates in Mahaska county and thir-
teen in Powieshiek county voted for
Sewers and twelve in these two coun-
ties were for Harlan.
Brooks Is An Alternate.
BY the same vote Senator j. T.
Brooks Of Keokuk and Hamilton Rob.
inson of Colfax were elected alternates
>f oh n
Jas. S. Mcdonald of Monroe county.
Simmons for Alternate.
The sixth district delegates are in
structed to vote and work for f. w.
Simmons of Ottumwa for alternate
delegate at large.
Honor for Manning.
Calvin Manning of Ottumwa, was
made assistant secretary of the con-
yention. State Committeeman Epps of
Gus to order w. H. McAchran of
Bloomfield was chosen chairman and
c. V. Hoffman of Oskaloosa and w. G..
Wood of Abba were made secretaries.
Members Of Committees.
]. A. DeVitte of Mahaska was chosen
for the committee on resolutions with
out opposition. John Dempster OF
Powieshiek county for the credentials
committee, ]. G. Hutchinson of Ottum-
wa for the committee on permanent
organization and John Offill of Jasper
county as vice president Of the con-
vention.
First District Caucus.
The first district caucus was held al
the Grant club and the nomination OF
Marsh w. Bailey and G. A. Carpenter
for national delegates was ratified, the
business of the caucus being transact
ed without a hitch. J. c. Blackford OF
Van Buren county was named as the
chairman and Hon. Williams Garden
of Henry county was elected secretary
Captain w. Beckwith Of Henry county
was named as vice chairman of the
convention, j. L. Waite of Des Moines
county member of the committee or
resolutions, Fred Carr of Van Burer
county on the credentials committee
and J. S. McKenny of Jefferson coun
ty on the committee on permanent or
ganization.
Eighth District Caucus.
The eighth district caucus selected
M. S. Temple of Osceola on the resolu
tion committee without any fight The
national delegates chosen at the con
gressional convention were endorsed
The committee men chosen were as
follows: Credentials, John Miner O.
Union county; permanent organization
Don Clary of Taylor county; vice pres
ident. E. C. Kelly of Decatur county.
Lafe Young Honored.
Lafayette Young of Des Moines,w wa:
chosen chairman Of the committee OF
resolutions.
Iowa's Delegation.
The national delegates and alter
mates selected by the several districts
are as follows:
The Delegates.
First-C. A. Carpenter, of Columbus
Junction; M. w. Bailey, of Washing
ton.
Second-G. NJ. Curtis, of Clinton; G
w. French, of Davenport.
Third-O. M. Gillett, of Independ
ence: Ed Ellsworth, of Iowa Falls.
Fourth-A. H. Gale, Of Mason City;