Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-12
SELECT DELEGATES
REPUBLICAN, TOWNSHIP PRlMA-
RIES HELD SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

Republican primaries were held in
all the townships of the county Satur-
day afternoon for the purpose of Sc
lecting delegates to the republican
county convention which is to be held
in Ottumwa Saturday afternoon April
16. The primaries were held in the
customary places and the attendance
and interest throughout the county
was unusually good.
Aside from a set of strong reso-
buttons adopted by the republicans Of
Agency and instructions given the del
egates of Ileb to vote for H. L. Wa
terman and ]. G. Brooks for national
delegates. no instructions were issued
to any of the delegates. The dele
gates so far as heard from are as fol-
lows:
Favor Sound RepubIicansm.
Agency, April 11.-(Special.) RE
publicanism of the sort advocated by
scores of our national leaders since
the organization of the party is the
kind favored by the republicans of
Agency township as expressed at the
primary held Saturday afternoon The
meeting was called to order in the
town hall by Committeeman John
Springer. S. V. Sampson was chosen
chairman and DR.. j. F. Newell was
made secretary That the delegates
to the county convention might know
the sentiment of the republicans Of
the township the following resolution
was adopted:
BE it resolved by the republicans
OF Agency township in convention as
sembled that we believe our present
prosperity is due to our present tariff.
That we favor a tariff as advocated by
Blaine. Mckinley, Roosevelt, Allison
Lacey and Cousins. and are in favor of
sending delegates to the congressional,
state and national conventions, who
will advocate such IDEAS"
With these instructions the follow
ing delegates to the county convention
to be held in Ottumwa Saturday after
noon, April 16, were selected: R. c..
Hixson, DR.. j. F. Newell, John Spring
err, S. V Sampson, w. F. Foster and
Il. N. Spry.
Adams Township.
The republicans of Adams township
held their primary at Blakesburg Sat
urday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock and Sc
lected the following delegates to the
county republican convention in OF
tumwa, Saturday, April 16: Frank
Hardy, Benjamin Abegg, David Jay,
Harry Derby, L. R. Garrison. The al
ternates are M. H. Alworthy and Grant
Bells.
Columbia First Precinct.
l sc ~
of Columbia township met at 4 o'clock
Saturday afternoon in the city hall at
Eddyville and selectecr the following
delegates to the county convention: w.
w. belong, Grant Cowley, RI. Old
ham. Will Albaugh, Joseph Sparks, W.
w. Barnes and F. M. Peterson.
Eighth Precinct.
The republican primary for the
eighth precinct was held Saturday aft.
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock in the
grand jury room at the court house
The following delegates to the county
convention were chosen: George w.
Hatch, c. H. Prosser, George Lottridge
and George w. Newman.
Ninth Precinct.
The republicans of the ninth pre-
cinct held their primary at the court
house Saturday afternoon. G. A.
Roemer was chosen chairman and Ben
Bissell acted as secretary. G.. M. Bis.
sell was named as committeeman. The
delegates to the county convention
were chosen as follows: ]. Harry, j
Morris, ]. Loring, F.. Twedell, M
Young The alternates were nam
ed as follows: F. F. Barton, H. K. Kirk
patrick and j. H. Collett.
RichIand Township Second Precinct.
At the primary held by the republi
cans of Richland township second pre-
cinct the following delegates We're Sc
| lected to attend the republican county
convention to be held in this city Sat
urday, April 16: H. N McElroy Johr
Rowland, Alfred Stanier, R. Williams
| The alternates named were Thomas
Thomas and D. F. Witmeyer. R. Viii
liams was chairman OF the meeting
| The delegates were instructed to vote
| for H. L. Waterman and ]. G. Brooks
as sixth district delegates to the ma
tional republican convention.
Highland Township.
| At the primary held by the republi
CdllS VI Io"iolilp az l1lSoiidAN
Center Saturday afternoon the follow
| ing delegates were elected to the coun
| ty convention to be held in Ottumws
Saturday, April 49, ]. M. Elder, EN-
Bowles, A. F. Hoffman l.. w. Shoe
maker, w. H. Robertson.
Polk Township.
At the primary held by the republi
cans OF Polk township Saturday aft
ernoon, the following delegates wer
selected to attend the republican
county convention to be held in OF
/ tumwa Saturday afternoon April 16
Charles Anderson. Henry Garfield
Jacob Swenson, Franz Peterson, Adam
| Warren.
Washington Township.
The republican primary of Washing
ton township was held at Eldon Satur
| day afternoon and the following dele
gates to the republican county conven
ton were selected: w. H. Vass, FREQ
Monroe, ]. H. R. Spilman, Scott Foster
H. c. Hillary, S. A. Moore, J. j. Acton
w. G. Taylor, w. H. Stauffer e. G
Moore, w. G. Grow, E. K. Daugherty