Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-05

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Unexpected action of the committee
on credentials this afternoon delayed
the convention.
At the time Of going to press there
had been no report made but the
Hearst committeeman were figuring
on seating their delegates from the
contested counties.
"Antis" May Bolt.
The "Antis" say that if Scott and
Des Moines counties are given to
Hearst by the credential committee
they will bolt and hold 'srump' con-
vention.
These delegates are not needed to
secure instructions but if the Hearst
men are seated can call another dis.
trtct caucus and re-elect delegates to
the national convention from the first
district giving this delegation to the
Hearst men. The fight centers on
who is a strong anti-Hearst man.
Pleads for Harmony.
While waiting for the committee on
credentials to report many prominent
democrats made speeches before the
convention. Congressman Wade made
a strong plea for harmony. This plea
was directed to the anti-Hearst men
and was occasioned by the talk of a
trump" convention that has been
heard il the Hearst men seated the
delegates from the contested counties.
Des Meines, May Especial. )-Ev-
cry prospect for Hearst instructions
was the first rift in the coluds of diyi-
sion and strife that came with the ad-
dress of Temporary Chairman G. w.
Cullison this morning. His address
was an admirable one in that it was
noticeably free from all factionalism.
Hearst Men in Lead.
At noon came the announcement that
the Hearst men with eight of the elev-
en- credentials committeeman, would
be able to compromise some of the
contests over delegates and still seat
enough delegates in the convention
to insure Hearst victory.
No Thoughts of Bolt.
The hopelessness of the "Antis'' po-
sition has rendered all thoughts of a
bolt impracticable.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation of which ]. H. Rogers, of OF
tumwa, was member, stood to in
favor of Hon. w. H. Butler for perma-
nent chairman.
Hearst's Slate.
The slate of the Hearst men for
delegates-at-large to the national con-
vention in ST. Louis is Hon. ]. M.
Parsons, of Lyons; Hon. J. B. Weaver,
of Jasper county; E. M. Carr of Della
ware; L. B. Wadsworth of Pottawat-
tamie county. W. H. Powell
Des Moines, May 4. CBy AS
sociated Press.) William Ran
dolph Hearst scored victory in the
district caucuses preliminary to state
democratic convention today by secur:
ing seven districts. The anti-Hearsts
men were successful in the first, Sec
ond, third, and fourth. The Hearst
enth, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh.
District Delegates.
The following district delegates will
represent Iowa in national convention:
First - W.. w. Baldwin, of Des
Moines, and F. G. McManus, Of Lee.
Second - William Desmond, of Clin-
ton, and J. B. Murphy, of Iowa.
Third - A. ]. O'Brien of Buchanan,
and FIJI. Fowler of Blackhawll.
Fourth = James KERN, of Fayette,
and M. E. Cook, Of Howard
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and c. D. Huston. Of Linn.
Sixth = John Doner. of Monroe, and
George F. Reinhart, of Jasper.
Seventh - H. G. Evans of Polk, and
q. M. Hamilton. of Madison.
Eighth NJ. B. Maring Of Appa-
moose, and A. v. Penn, of Fremont.
Ninth = E. j. Sidey, of Adair, and
H. B. Hoffman, of Guthrie.
Tenth Charles D. Reynolds, of
Carroll, and w. |. Brannigan, of Palo
Alto.
Eleventh - G. A. Cook, of osceola,
and w. C. Whiting of Monona.