The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-09-08
THE RINGS CONVENTION
The RING was in Full Control and all
Nominations went Through in
Accordance with Rings Slate
THE NOMINATIONS.

| THE NOMINATIONS.
....-.H. VI. Scott
| Clerk rk....... A. S. Tharp
Recorder. A. Poush
County Attorney. Is. Kelley
Member Board ..............J ohm +. Hacker
The republican county convention
held in tins city last Thursday was a
cut and dried affair SO far as the nomi-
nations were concerned, the slate pre-
pared weeks ago by the Leon ring being
successful in every instance. The ring
had been doing some pretty smoothe
work, and while some of the old ring
were conspicuous by their absence
from the convention hall, they had all
their work done before the convention
met, and knew just what the delegates
were going to do.
The cdict had gone forth from the
ring, that no candidate who had been
affiliated in any manner with what is
| known as the Cummins faction should
be recognized, and the order was faith
fully carried out. The fight along this
| line was directed against Ed Monroe for
auditor, Wesley Chew for clerk, Frank
Manning for recorder and B. M. Russell
for county attorney, and it was waged
successfully, every one Of them being
turned down, thus carrying out the
avowed policy of the ring that no Cum
minis men need apply. The Cllmmins
men had shown disposition to drop
the old factional fight if their claims for
| representation on the ticket were re-
cognized, but the ring decided to take
the bit i'll their mouth and give the
Cummins faction black eye, and did
it with a vengeance. At one time it is
said the ring made a proposition to Ed
Monroe that if he would sign an agree
ment that in case he was nominated and
elected he would give all the patronage
to the Leon Journal, the ring organ,
they would allow him to have the nomi-
nation, but Mr.. Monroe refused to make
any such compact, and then the word
was passed out by the ring that Monroe
must be turned down, and he was along
with the rest of the candidates who
were not selected by the ring.
! The result of the convention was far
from satisfactory to large part Of the
republican party of Decatur county,
and many open threats were heard that
the ticket nominated would be defeated
even worse than the ring ticket was
turned down last year.
The convention was called to order at
the opera house at 1880 a. m. by county
chairman James r. Harvey, who read
the official call, and when he had finish
ed, placed the name of DR.. B. L. Eiker,
of Decatur City, in nomination as tenn
porary chairman.
There was no opposition to DR.. Eiker
for chairman and upon assuming the
chair he stated that another man had
been selected for temporary chairman,
but through a misunderstanding with
the county chairman he was not present
so they had to look around for some one
else, and as one delegate remarked that
''any old thing would do for chairman"
it fell to his lot. He made short ad-
dress to the delegates, telling them that
| the principal business for which they
had assembled was to nominate candi-
dates for county officers. He paid his
respects to the national democratic
candidates, whom he said were person
ally clean men, but not fitted to fill the
| Office of president and vice-president,
for the reason that Judge Parker had
had no experience in such matters and
Senator Davis, being so years old, was
entirely too old. He eulogized the re-
publican candidates and party and said
the prosperity Of the country depended
on their continuing in power.
At the conclusion of Chairman Eiker's
remarks the regular business of the con-
vention was taken up, the first being
the name OF temporary secretary, and
G. A. Carver of Lamont, was named for
the position. For assistant secretaries
the names of S. II. Amos and Millard F.
Stookey were presented, but Mr.. Amos
declined and substituted the name of r.
w. Bruce, and Stookey and Bruce were
selected without opposition.
On motion the roll of townships was
called for the naming of member from
each precinct to serve as committees on
credentials, permanent organization and
resolutions, the following being the
committees:
CREDENTIALS.
| Bloomington-R. A. Morford. oh
Terre Haute-Dan Myers.
Davis City-H. L. McLaran.
Center-Wm. Fields.
Decatur-Chas. Fisher.
Eden. K. Campbell.
| Fayette- Turner.
Franklin-George Mitchell.
Garden Grove-H. j. Culver.
Leroy-O. M. Jordan.
| Grand River-W. II. Shields,
| Hamilton "A. B. McLaran.
High Point j. e. Macy.
Leon. r. Harvey.
Long Creek--F. P. Reed.
New Buda-W. NJ. Hardwick.
Morgan George w. smallwood.
Richland- DIR. Fl. C. Bone.
Westerville--Bert Chew.
| Woodland Lane.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Bloomington. Nj. Smith.
Terre Haute-H. M. Quigley.
Davis City,. w. Wales.
Center-L. M. Grosscup.
Decatur-W. j. Bassett.
Eden--W. G. Campbell.
Fayette-A. 0. White.
Franklin-G:. w. johnson.
Garden Grove-J. S. Brown.
Leroy--D. w. Keller.
Grand River-Peter Brenneman.
i Hamilton -Silas Rogers.
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