Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-30

observes the Sioux City Journal, 'is
represented by Chas. f. Murphy and
David Bennett Hill. Judge Parker is
engaged on mechanical continuance
that will flop the wings somewhere
near together. Mr.. Bryan's 16 to l was
a simpler puzzle"
The Keokuk Gate City, speaking of
r. IA Snenee's reelection as chairman
of the republican state committee,
saws: conditions during Mr.. Spence's
incumbency have been unusual, and
all the more credit is due him on that
account. He has not only succeeded in
getting all the elements of the party to
work together in harmony, but has
greatly increased the efficiency of the
Organization. There couldn't be better
evidence of a genius for leadership"
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The Des Moines Mail and Times
saws that the remark was common at
the recent republican state convention
that Senator Allison did not look like
a man who would be making way for
successor for good many years yet.
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"The Telegraph Herald is glad to
enlist with Mr.. Bryan in this contest"
says the Dubuque paper of that name.
1T will follow him, not because he is
the man Bryan, but because he is the
conscience of the democratic party"
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"There being little reason for intense
excitement in the Iowa campaign" the
Cedar Rapids Gazette says that those
who demand that sort of thing should
bet on rn-husking tournaments.
The vote for political candidates will
not come within a few bushels of be-
ing tie"
1.-THE commissioners In a letter adj
dressed to President Francis of the
worlds fair, express their belief that
the enterprise has not been sufficiently
Louis" says the Dubuque Times. "The
real difficulty is with the location.
which is not the center of population
sufficient to sustain it. The fair is too
much Of an enterprise for the locality.
Nothing of it's size should have been
attempted in this country outside of
New York.
Noting that Boies indorses the
democratic ticket and platform, the
Burlington Hawk Eye says: st did
not come hard for him to do so. If the
st. Louis workers had laid their plans
solely to please the old wheel horse of
Iowa democracy they could not have
succeeded better"
Folk found one way of beating the
Missouri democratic machine, but
there are Others" declares the Sioux
City Journel. THE lucky candidate
for railroad commissioner was nomi-
mated by personal work done in the
convention by his sweetheart and a
bevy of pretty girl friends. The slate
had been framed up for another man,
but gallantry won the day, and the
delegates voted the way the pretty
girls asked them to vote"
O.
1.-THE devil has his imps And onyone
of his little devils can outplay the man
who drinks and the young woman who
goes out of her way to meet evil" says
the Des Moines News.
ct is hard to find much logic among
the bolters," observes the Sioux City
Journal. 1.-THE Chicago Chronicle bolt
ed because the st. Louis convention
was too radical and Mr.. Maxwell bolt
ed because it wasn't radical enough.
And the funny part Of 1t is that both
seek asylum in republican ranks"
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anyway the barrel owned by Henry
G. Davis Is a fresh one," says the Ced-
ar Rapids Gazette, "and the contents
had not been diminished or impaired
by reason of a, fight for the nominal
ton. Some other barrels had been SO
much in use that glimpses of the bot
tom were obtained by Investigators"
The Creston American, dem thinks
Mr.. Maxwell made big mistake in
boiling. He was elected chairman, It
says, by the largest and best demo-
cratic state convention that ever as
sembled in Iowa. and the men who
elected him. while expecting to sup
port Parker loyalty, presuming that
Mr.. Maxwell would remain true to
them. His desertion at that stage of
the campaign" the American asserts,
was not honorable or fair dealing
with the men who elected him.
"Mr. Chamberlain's tariff commits
sion in England has made it's report
and it does not add a great deal to the
comforts of the free traders in this
country" says the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican. What England seems to
be in need of is an American dose of
protection"
AS the Dubuque Globe-Journal I'M
derstands the situation, the democrats
hope to carry the presidential election
with Henry G. Davis assets, yet do
not consider Henry G. Davis an asset
in this campaign.
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"The spectacle of Bryan and Cleve-
land shoulder to shoulder in the cam
paign may make the unthinking laugh
but it also calculated to make the ju-
dicious grieve," is the opinion of the
Keokuk Gate City.
WELL MATED.