The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-07-21
DEMOCRATS OF
MAHASKA COUNTY
MEET, SWEAT ESoLvE AND PUT
UP A TICKET.
HINES WILL HEAD TICKET.
Porter For Auditor, Reed For Record.
err, Jarrard For Member of the
Board and Yer Ploeg For
County Attorney.


err, Jarrard For Member of the
Board and Yer PIoeg For
County Attorney.
Today was a good hot one for the
democratic county convention the
mercury hugging the 100 mark in the
shade. And while the delegates were
perspiring and Tuning within the con-
fines of the court house, Old Sol was
doing duty in the hay fields, the corn
feds and the grain fields, adding dol
lar after dollar to the value of the
Iowa crops and to the value of Iowa
lands, and as result of his labors
the heat of today in the court house
will be as cold storage compared with
the warming up the republicans will
give the ticket nominated today when
corn gathering and election day roll
around next fall.
And that this feeling prevailed
among even the faithful delegates as
sembled was plainly shown in their
cOuntenance as they woefully looked
out the windows, wiped their brows
and shook their heads as much as to
say, "Stuff's all off for us, boys, ii
this weather don't let up" Even the
| laborious efforts of the oratorical por-
ton of the convention to work up en-
thusiasm could not wipe out that ia.
cial expression, "it's all day with us
this year" The chairman's opening
| oI1 s,N WI o17,c %
was heaped upon the republican party
in general, brought forth frequent ap'
| plause, but it was not loaded with
enthusiasm for the future, but was
simply given as a matter of duty and
from force of habit formed in the
past.
Getting Down to Work.
| The delegates were slow in gather.
ing for the morning session. At the
hour set for convening-i. e. IL O..
| clock-less than a dozen of the 121
were in their places, and it was 11:20
when-and then with less than two
score-enougn appeared to justify the
chairman of the county committee, c.
E. Munroe, in calling the convention
to order and in naming His Honor
J. c. Williams, as chairman Of the
temporary organization, and Homer
Fry, of Beacon, as secretary.
Talk BY Williams.
Chairman Williams on taking the
honor tried to say without suffering
I'VE meet the republicans this year
with a united front and everybody
anxious to support the ticket" But
there was a tremor in his voice when
he said it and a look CT disappoint
ment in his face as he looked aboul
over the few scattered delegates and
received no applause for his effort
He told them the two things the dem
ocrats were destined to do was to con
troll the trusts and enact tariff reform
and that the national platform was
not uncertain on these points, but J
c. was cute enough not to read those
sections of the platform or to ever
say what they said. He abused the
republican party because it had made
possible for man to accumulate il
America in quarter of a century
what it would take ages to do II
repeal the tariff and get on an equa
footing with European countries, anC
cited that same old bugbear-stee
rails-and showed how much cheaper
railroads could be built and how
much more watered stock they coulC
| HnI Jl,>
in. He eulogiZed Parker but failed tt
say a word for the vice presidential
nominee, Davis. He endeavored tt
throw a bomb of enthusiasm into the
camp when he libeled Governor Cum
minis by saying he expected "a. B
Cummins and his followers would this
year come bodily to the democrati,
party" But this bit of prophecy fel
, fiat. Mr. Williams only talked
short while but you can't blame him
The past several democratic conven
tons have entirely ignored him AM
it was hard work for him to kiss ant
make up"
Oliver Downs made molten to ap
point FIVE on committee on creden
tials. The same carried and MI
Downs was placed at the head of tn
same and associated with him wer
l. N. Taylor, Sol Morgan, S. V. Rey
= nolds and ]. H. Without.
On motion of Amos Shangle a CON
I mittee of three on permanent organ
} ization consisting of Amos Shanglt
: Ham Barnes and w. w. White wa
: appointed.
On motion of s. v. Reynolds, tn
resolution committee was appointe
with L. T. Shangle, Lem Briggs an
w. Natter members.
Adjournment was then taken till
!. o'clock p. m.
: Afternoon Session.
= The committee on credentials r,
o ported the townships fairly well
4 represented and recommended tina
those present be empowered to I'd
!. all the work" ~.
The permanent organization name
Is " Rpynolds for chairman an