Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-28
HE SOUNDS
THE KNELL
A. W. MAxWELL's LATEST Ac-
TIoN MEANS DEFEAT OF
JUDGE WADE NEXT FALL.
DEMOS FIGHT WARM ONE
Maxwell Has Appointed His Commit
tees and Takes Up the Work of State
Chairman Despite the Fact That
jackson Has Not Given up the Office
From Fridays Daily.
Member at large, CA. Walsh, OF

From Fridays Daily.
Member at large, CA. Walsh, OF
tumwa."
The above significant statement
stands prominently upon letter head
| being sent out by A. w. Maxwell of
Des Moines, chief of the Hearst forces
in the state Of Iowa, who has formally
/ assumed the functions of chairman of
the democratic state central commit
tee and who has appointed his sub
committees.
This action on the part of Mr. Max
well will, it is stated, undoubtedly lead
to an application for an injunction re-
straining him from the exercise of the
authority which he has assumed and
will. it is predicted, cause such disor-
ganization in the ranks of the demo-
cratic party as to insure Judge Wade's
defeat for congress next fall.
The letter which is being sent out
by Mr.. Maxwell includes list of the
names Of the state central committee,
the executive committee named by him
self, and the subcommittees. 1t also
4 indicates that he has consulted attor-
neys and that he is prepared to fight
for his alleged rights.
| ing of the one sent to J. G. Likes of
Des Moines. whom he has named as
chairman Of the executive committee,
and is in part as follows:
"By the above letterhead you will see
have appointed you chairman of the
executive committee for the ensuing
year. l have consulted good attorneys
before taking any action, and they tell
me my acts are legal in every way and
from the large number of letters which
am receiving daily have no doubt
\ that a large majority of the democrats
Iof Iowa recognize me as chairman OF
the committee"
Jackson's Letterhead.
The 1etterheads of A. e. Jackson o
Tama who also claims to be chairman
and is recognized as such by six mem
bers of the committee are
i vastly different The difference
consists in having his name ap
pear as chairman. of the absence OF
j G. A. Walsh's name and of a differen
executive committee. A resolution plac
ing the name of G. A. Walsh on the
state central committee list as delegate
at large on the ground that he is tht
Iowa member of the national demo
cratic committee, was passed, it will
be remembered just before the clos'
of the democratic state convention
when a large per cent. of the dele
gates had left the convention hail.
Ask Court for Injunction.
; Resort to the courts in an applica
ton for Injunction will undoubtedly b.
the next move. s. B. Morrissey O
| Il, f,,o
the ninth district is authority for tn
: statement that an Injunction will b
the next move. He says there canno
be two separate committees in tn
/ democratic party if the latter is t
prosper and he fails to see how an.
court even though the Iowa Judge
} are nearly all republicans can sustain
such claim as that of Maxwell whicl
: is based upon the action of the stat
convention. Morrissey claims the stat
convention has no right to elect th,
: chairman Of the state committee ant
5 his opinion is shared by many of Max
: wells friends.
The effect of litigation would prob
. ably be disastrous to the cause of de
j mocracy in Iowa, especially in the sec
ond district, where the only democrat
: ic congressman in the state is in i'm
minent danger of defeat at the hand
!, of A. f. Dawson of Preston, Senate
+ Allison's private secretary. There will
+ therefore, be much endeavor to brin,
: about a compromise, but the feeling i
such that it would appear to be i'm
: possible.
!, Are Actually Two Committees.
There is no longer any doubt tha
there are two committees. Jackson
has issued a call for the convention
and Maxwell will issue one. Jackson
, has appointed subcommittee as tn
chairman and SO has Maxwell ,Eacl
! has six of the twelve followers of th
committee according to Maxwell's fig
: ures and Jackson claims six to five
not recognizing the right of Nationa
; Committeeman Walsh to sit on tn
committee.
But Maxwell's followers do not az
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