The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-04-21
BIG MASS CONVENTION

The Democrats of Decatur County
Meet in this City and Select
Delegates to Conventions.
The democratic county convention to
select delegates to the state, congress
sional and judicial conventions met in
the court house in, this city Saturday
afternoon, and it was indeed pleasing to
every good democrat to see the perfect
harmony which prevailed, as at no time
during the the convention was
there the slightest Indication of any
discord or dissention. Everybody
present, and there was a representative
gathering of the leading democrats of
the county present, every township
except three being represented, seemed
imbued with the idea that this was the
year for all democrats to get together
and leave the factional fights to the
enemy.
There was no disposition manifested
by any one toward instructing the dele
gates to the state convention for any
presidential candidate, it being the
unanimous opinion of all present that the
proper thing to do was to send the dele
cation to the state convention unin-
structed, thus giving the delegates full
power to vote as in their opinion was
for the best interests of the party.
Some of the good republican brethren
who attended the convention with the
expectation of seeing scrap over the
question of sending an instructed dele
CATION were sorely disappointed, for the
convention was one of the most harmon
ious ever held in Decatur county and
the utmost good feeling prevailed.
The convention was called to order
by county chairman V. r. McGinnis,
who took occasion to thank the voters
of the county and especially the demo-
Gratis for the good work done at the
polls last year, which resulted in the
election OF the entire democratic county
ticket. He read the official call for the
convention and asked for the pleasure
of the convention. On motion Hon. E.
j. Sankey, who so ably represented
Decatur county in the legislature this
winter, was selected as chairman and
o. E. Hull secretary.
Mr.. Sankey on taking the chair said
he was surprised that he had been
chosen for this honor as he had not
sought it, but was pleased to see the
faces Of so many good and influential
democrats, indicating that the party in
this county was very much alive.
On motion the roll of townships was
called for the purpose of naming one
member from each township as COM
mittee to select ten delegates to the
state convention which meets at Des
Moines on Wednesday, May 4th, the
following being the committee as
Burrell q. P, shaffner.
Center C. W. Holman.
Davis City-P. E. Shirley.
Decatur. W. Mclaughlin.
Eden--W. FL. Fulton.
Franklin-C. NJ. Kline.
Garden Grove -G. P. Arnold.
Hamilton---M G. Belts.
High Point. K. Beavers.
Long Creek-Allan Ramsey.
Icons. w. Hurst.
Morgan-John Osborne.
New Buda-J NJ. Howell.
Richland-S. H. Covington.
The committee retired to select list
OF delegates and on motion the chair
appointed committee of three to name
the delegates to the congressional con-
yention when called, the committee
being composed Of the following:
Joseph Hamilton, Leon.
w. e. Cannon, Eden.
+. NJ. Euritt, Decatur.
On motion the chair also appointed
committee of three to select delegates
to the judicial convention when called,
as follows:
v. r. McGinnis, Leon.
Patrick Griffin, Richland.
J. f. Penniwell, Leon.
The committees were soon ready to
report the delegates selected being as
follows:
STATE CONVENTION.
DELEGATES.
E.J. Sankey, Leon.
v. r. McGinnis, Leon.
P. E. Shirley, Davis City.
G.P. Arnold, Garden Grove.
J. M. Howell, New Buda.
/. N. Skidmore, Van Vert.
Patrick Griffin, Richland.
S. w. Hurst, Leon.
G. w. Hoffman, Center.
Us. Beavers, Woodland.
ALTERNATEs.
T. P. Boyce, Franklin.
d. F. Lambert, Fayette.
J.W. Mclaughlin, Decatur.
w. L. Edmondson, Bloomington.
M. G. Belts, Hamilton.
O. 3. Hull, Leon.
w. H. Bronson, Grand River.
j. G.. Flora, New Buda.
J. w. Osborn, Morgan.
w. Fl. Wilson, Woodland.
The committee also reported the fol-
lowing endorsement of S. w. Hurst, of
Leon, as one of the delegates from this
district to the national convention at
st. Louis.
We, the committee recommend that the
delegates of Decatur county in attend
ance at tho state convention at Dcs
Moines, work to the best of their abil-
ity to secure the selection Of S. w.
Hurst as one of the delegates from the
Eighth district to the national demo-