The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1904-09-01
IS. A. BREWSTER
FOR CONGRESS
.oTTUMWA EDITOR IS NOMINAL.
ED BY DEMOCRATS.
ACCEPTANCE IS CONDITIONAL
Does Not Want the Office But Says
He Will Make the Race If He
Gets Sufficnent Financial
Aid.

and prominent in the councils Of the
Bryan wing of the democratic party
of Iowa, was nominated in this city
this afternoon by the democrats of
| the Sixth district to make the race
for congress against the present in
cumbent and republican nominee,
Major John f. Lacey. Mr.. Brewster,
| like the several other gentlemen
named in the convention, did not want
the nomination, and was forced to
shoulder it under protest. At Mr.,
Brewster's suggestion the district com
mittee was empowered to fill the va
cancy provided at the end of two
weeks he decided to positively decline
| to run.
Convention Called to Order.
At eleven o'clock Fred Townsend,
chairman of the Sixth district commit.
tee, called the convention to order by
naming
o. P. Myers, of Jasper county, as
temporary chairman.
r. A. Mortland, of Poweshiek, as
temporary secretary.
Guy Hardy, of Davis, as temporary
assistant secretary. s...."~g
O. p. Myers was escorted to the
chair by S. A. Brewster, of Wapello,
and w. Fl. Taylor, of Davis.
Chairman Myers Talk
In his speech of acceptance of the
honor conferred Mr.. Myers took occa-
sion to give credit to the G. o. Pfor
all the prosperity now enjoyed by the
county, but still he felt change
should occur if for no other reason
than to see if the republicans could do
as well again after another trial of
democratic conduct of affairs.
He defined the issues between the
two parties as being tariff, trusts, i'm
perialism, labor, Rooseveltism ,Roose.
welt himself,-he should have said
democratic abuse of Roosevelt If his
talk is to be taken as to what he
meant when he said the issue was
Roosevelt himself. ....-
The speaker first cast his talk upon
broad lines by asserting that the
litical education. Two great po1iti-
cal parties are necessary. But after
these statements the gentleman mar.
Stn2wed his arguments to the hue and
Y se bt,-y " ! y
wrong.
| Following the speech of Chairman
Myers, roll of counties was called
and the committees announced as Sc
lected at the various caucuses and
which appear elsewhere in this issue.
After this recess of ten minutes
was taken for the committees to "get
busy" and be ready to report.
Permanent Organization.
After the recess the credential com
mittee reported all counties repre-
sented and no contests.
The permanent organization recon.
mended the temporary organization
be made permanent and the same was
carried.
Convention then adjourned till one
o'clock when the committee on reso-
lutions reported the following:
Resolutions.
We, the democrats of the Sixth Con-
gressional District of Iowa in conven-
ton assembled, do hereby most heart
lily endorse the platform as enunciat-
ed and adopted by the democratic ma
tional convention held at st. Louis,
July 6, 1904, and the candidates
named by said convention for presi-
dent and vice president of the United
States, and hereby pledge to them our
most earnest and hearty support, and
| also to the nominee of this conven-
| tion for congress.
]. B. weaver, Chairman.
J. r. Clark, Secretary.
Brewster is Named.
After adoption of resolutions the
| convention, on motion of General Jas
| B. Weaver, proceeded to nomination
of candidate for congress. The roll
call Of counties on informal ballot re-
| suited as follows:
S. A. Brewster, of Wapello, As.
Willard Carver, of Mahaska, S.
Geo. F.. Rhinehart, of Jasper, Is.
Gen. J. B. Weaver, OF Jasper, 16.
Make II Unanimous.
General Weaver absolutely refused
to accept If he was nominated
Rhinehart did the same and moved
the nomination of Brewster by accla.
nation.
Brewster Hesitates.
Brewster tried to get out of it but
the convention would not listen and
he was forced to accept against his
best inclination and wishes. In &C.
cepting the honor he did so with the
understanding that he might resign
any time between now and day OF
| election that he saw fit to.
| No Definite Answer as Yet.
Mr. Brewster had the entire con.
vention guessing for while as to
whether he had accepted or declined
the nomination and he has not def
nitely made up his mind himself yet
nor will he until he can ascertain