The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-07
A FIXED CONVENTION
The Stand-Pdtters Had Everything
Cut and Dried and Carried it
Out to Perfection.

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The republican county convention
called to select delegates to the two
state conventions, the congressional
and judicial conventions, met in the
court house last Saturday at o'clock.
The Stand patters had carefully laid
their plans, and the result was that the
Cummins faction was refused any recog-
milton whatever. Everything was,car-
ried out strictly according to program,
the gang having the list Of delegates
selected prior to the convention. Evi-
IDENTIFY seeing they had no chance te be
recognized, the Cummins men remained
away from the convention, SO it was
very tame affair.
The convention was called to order by
county chairman James f. Harvey, who
announced the selection of j. N. Gates,
OF Davis City, as temporary chairman,
and on motion Millard f. Stookey, OF
Leon, and r. G. Hoadley, Of Garden
Grove, were named as temporary secre-
taries.
On motion Of Capt. ]. D. Brown the
temporary organization was made per-
manent. DR.. A. Brown moved that the
chair appoint a acommittee Of three on
credentials and chairman Gates named
as such committee DIR. A. Brown, of
Leon, T. B. Daniels, of Garden Grove,
and f. r. Porter, of Van Vert. By some
misunderstanding this was not accord
ing to program, SO Postmaster Ledger
wood was quietly submitted in the place
Of DR.. Brown who had been slated for
appointment on the committee on reso-
lutions. The committee retired to the
sheriff's office and in a few minutes re-
ported that all townships were repre-
sented except Westerville and Wood
land. In the case Of the two contest
ing delegations from Leon township the
committee recommended the seating Of
the stand-patter delegation, and on mo-
tion the report was adopted.
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chair appointed as the committee on
resolutions, DR.. A. Brown Of Leon, r. l..
Hall of Van Vert, and s. Radnish of
Davis City. 49,
On motion of DIR. H. G. Bone, Of Grand
River, the chair appointed a committee
Of five to select delegates to the vari-
Gus conventions, the following being
named by the chair: DIR. H. G. Bone, of
Grand River, Dan Anderson, Of Lamont,
L. 6. Jamison, of Weldon, G. T. Rhoades,
of Bloomington, and Thos. Teale, of Leon.
BY this time the committee on resolu-
tions were ready to report and the fol-
lowing were read by DIR. A. Brown, and
on motion adopted.
BEIT RESOLVED That we as republicans of De-
catur county In convention assembled, desire to re-
cord entire and unqualified approval of the
policies and administration of President Roosevelt
and to express hope that he may be nominated for
president at the Chicago convention
That in Governor A. b. Cummns we recognizes an
honest and able executive who has worthiy perform.
cd the duties OF the high office which the people Of
Iowa have elected him.
That we renew our allegiance to Congressman W..
P. Hepburn, cordially approving the high character
of service he has rendered the district and nation
endorsing his candidacy for denomination.
We believe the Republican National Convention
viii have sufficient wisdom to outline the policies of
the party for the ensuing presidential campaign and
we have sufficient confidence in their republicanism
to formulate a tariff plank in keeping with the time
honored principles Of protection without consulting
twice warmed-over formula, whose revised interpre-
taton is made to read free trade with Canada.
And we pledge our support to the candidacy of
delegates to the National Convention, who In
sympa thy with these resolutions.
The committee on selecting delegates
then reported the following as dele
gates to the different conventions, and
after motion was carried that they
be approved, that no proxies be allowed
and that the delegates present at the
conventions be authorized to cast tho
entire vote Of the county the conven-
tiOn adjourned