The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-05-19
REPUBLICAN DAY
IN old MAHASKA
BIG, BUSY, HARMONIOUS couN
TY CONVENTION.
SPLENDID TICKET is NAMED
Delegates Chosen to Congressional
and TWO State Conventions, Adj
ninistrations Endorsed and
Forces Drilled for Victory.


For Attorney. ..... John N. Mcco,
For Recorder. ...-.......U G. Deck
For Supervisor. .....,.R. w. Moore
The winning ticket as named above
was chosen, delegates selected to two
state and one congressional conven'
tion, the administrations of national
and state officers were endorsed, and
other affairs attended to with dis.
patch by the biggest and busiest
county convention ever held by the
republicans of Mahaska county.
When Chairman Harold called the
convention to order at IL o'clock al
most every delegate was in his seat
ready for the big days work. The
temporary organization was effected
by the election of Col. ]. F. Mcneil,
chairman, and Will Luscomb, of o.
kaloosa, and John Phillips, of Pekay,
as secretaries.
Chairman's Address.
In opening the convention Mr.. Nc
Neill in part said:
Chairman Harold and Gentlemen
OF the Convention:-Per me to
thank you, very sincerely, for the
high honor and compliment you have
just paid me, and to assure you it
will be my honest ambition-invoking
the kind forbearance and cooperation
of each delegate present-to dis
charge the duties of this position in
such a manner as to merit your ap-
probation. My appearance in this
role-I may truly say my first appear
ance-must surely indicate, at least
to those who know me best, that in
political conventions, as elsewhere,
the unexpected is quite likely to hap
pen.
1T is the custom, believe, for the
opportunity here offered to be seized
upon by the chairman to make a.
speech. Indeed although entirely out
of that line of business, can well APP
preciate how almost irresistible would
be the inclination to an orator stand
ing before this inspiring presence.
To arrest the desire any of you may
have to leave the hall, hasten to as
sure you / have no such inclination.
There are those present -amply quail, y
v
fed to address you, and will at the
proper time, / have no doubt, honor
any draft you may make on them to
that end. Let me only express the
confident hope,-nay, the positive,
unqualified conviction,-that the de
alterations of this convention, cover
ing all the anxious and important
points we will be called upon to de-
eide, will result in harmony, unity,
and consequent victory.
Gentlemen, do not forget to re-
member, and let the recollection dig
Nifty your deliberations, that you are
the representatives of the grand old
party, whose principles are still the
highest and purest that ever appealed
to the wisdom and conscience of intel
lgent electors; that you represent
Proud Mahaska,' in the greatest
state of the greatest nation, the round
world over.
Il congratulate the republicans of
this county on being represented by
such body of intelligent and good
looking delegates, and / remind you,
gentlemen, that in making the vari-
Gus appointments you have it in your
power, notwithstanding the spirit and
vigor and possible heat of the prelim.
mary canvass, to have your actions
endorsed and contaminated by an old
time republican victory at the polls.
Gentlemen of the Convention, it'll
only remains for me to PROFOUND the
usual, ancient and somewhat shelf
worn conundrum,-what is the fur
Their will and pleasure of this conveu-
ton? ?"
Business Begins.
In concluding his talk Mr.. MCNEIL
asked for the pleasure of the conven-
ton. The delegates plunged into the
midst Of the business with a will.
Judge Ben Mccoy suggested a call of
the roll for delegate from each
township to act as committee upon
resolutions.
Committee on Resolutions.
The following were named:
J. M. Smith, e. s. Fry, M. F. Trip
lett Jack Logue, e. f. Hall, Walter |
Williams, James Tobin, Eli Arnold,
A. F. Carey, H. J. Moore. Geo. Ship
ley VIM. Walden, R. H. Bacon, P. L. |
Cummings, M. D. Burket, F. B. Davis,
Ben Mccoy, Ira Kent, Freeman Har-
ris. G. e. Wallace, w. s. LindIey, JAS.
IA. Norwood, W. J.. Campbell, VIM.
Reed, Sam Bond.
Committee on Delegates.
John o. Malcolm nnnvad that thal
roll Of precinct be called for the Sc
lection of a7committee, the duty and
Office Of which should be the selection
OF delegates to state and congress
sional conventions as mentioned in
the published call This was the will
Of the convention and the following
committee was thus designated:
Frank Reynolds, e. s. Fry, M. b.
Lee, J. H. Mcdowell, Frank Hall,
John Owen, Hugh Gum. Il. d. Arnold,
n. b. Mcdowell. r. w. wilson, Elmer
Knight w. G. Rhinehart. Willis PET