Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-05-12
Congressman Smith Renominaied.

Congressman Walter /. Smith re-
ceived unprecedented honors at the
hands of the republicans of the ninth
district yesterday, in that they unani-
mously, and without contest, nomina-
ted him for third time as their can
didate for congress. 1t is said that in
the long line of distinguished and able
men who have represented the ninth
district since it was created, that only
one of them ever received nominal
ton for third term, and he at the
end of hard and determined contest.
In mentioning this yesterday Judge
Smith said he was too modest to at
tribute the districts treatment of him
as a personal matter, or as his due.
but rather that the district had learned
the lesson from other Iowa districts
that long continued service in congress
brings the districts representative
promotion, position and influence.
This convention at Atlantic yester-
day was remarkable. Although there
was no contest or thought of one, yet
every county was represented by prac-
tically complete delegations and be-
sides there were many other leading
republicans of the district in atten-
dance. The party enthusiasm and the
spirit of harmony prevailing was in
dicative of q great republican cam
paign and consequent victory this fall.
Hon. j. S. Dewell, of Missouri Val
ley, was temporary chairman. His
speech was able and was well received
by the convention. Mr.. Lockwood, of
Harlan, was temporary secretary.
The convention met at eleven O'Clock
and the delegates being DESTROYS of
getting home on early afternoon trains,
put the business through, speeches and
all, lin about an hour and half. The
list of delegates as published recently
in the Nonpareil was accepted as the
official list, thus dispensing with
committee on credentials. The tempo
rary organization was made perma-
nent. A committee on resolution was
appointed, which reported through its
chairman, Hon. w. B. Martin, some
excellent resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted. Just before
the resolution committee reported some
delegate who was getting in hurry,
moved the convention nominate a con-
gresham. The proposition went
through with a whoop, Walter |. Smith
was named, and it was all over but
the shouting.
Then came the speeches. Judge
Smiths speech was fully up to the
high expectation of the convention.
1t contained skillful touches of humor
and sustained periods of eloquence.
1t had the solid reasoning of the
trained thinker, and showed the origi-
nal research of the student and scholar.
Itwas republican through and through.
1t was patriotic. 1t kindled the enthu-
Siasm of the convention. 1t was evil
dent that the convention was right
well satisfied with its congressman.
Hon. LATE Young strolled into the
hall just as Smith closed and as soon
as his familiar face and glasses were
seen, the whole crowd called for
Young" Once in a while speech
that is not written and is not caught
by stenOgrapher clings to the nearer
only as a memory long after the spell
OF the orator is gone. That speech of
Late 4Oung's was one of these. 1t
seemed to grow up gradually from an
unpropitious beginning, developing,
short sentence by short sentence, till
he dropped into one of the most artis-
tic and mastery criticisms of democ-
racy that we have listened to for
long time, and ended in pathetic and
beautiful tribute to Mckinley and
Roosevelt. His characterization of
the isms that conservative democracy
has encouraged for twenty or thirty
years for temporary political gain,
and that terrible punishment now on
this conservative element of democ-
racy in the way of Organism, Hearst
ism and the like for their sin, was
about the best piece of sarcastic poll
teal literture we have heard for many
day.
Audubon county's part in the con-
vention was acted by Audubon Shelley,
A. G. Forsbeck, w. G. Elliott, w. D.
Stanley, d. c. Mott, N. P. Hoegh, j.
T. Jenkins and H. B. Herbert. Mr..
Jenkins was chairman of the delega-
ton, Mr.. Elliott member of the COM
mittee on resolutions and Mr.. Her.
bert member of the congressional
committee. Mr.. Higley failed to reach
there in time owing to misunder-
stadning of the hour of the conven-
ton.