Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-16
From Wednesdays Daily.

B. F. Suits was named as candidate
Tor mayor of the city Of Ottumwa at
the republican city convention held in
the Wapello county district court room
last evening. Following the naming
of the candidate for mayor the conven-
tion placed in nomination for the other
city offices a strong ticket of capable
and efficient men,
Not in years have the republicans
held more harmonious convention.
There were no contests of any kind to
mar the good feeling which prevailed
from the opening to the closing There
was practically, no ,speechmaking and
the convention settled down to busi-
ness at once with the apparent deter
mination on the part of all to secure
as nominees for city offices for the
coming spring election the most avail
able men.
The quiet and harmol eie hat pre-
vailed throughout the c. 1lntion was
not due to any lack Of interest in the
coming city contest. On the contrary
the interest in the result of the con-
vention on the part of both delegates
and onlookers was intense. Every one
Of the LOT delegates was in his seat
and the halls. and aisles and door
ways were filled with spectators who
stood until the convention adjourned.
To the spectator looking for amuse-
ment there was not much to commend
the convention. The serious and deter
mined attitude of the delegates and
the steady grind of business left little
time to be spent in playing politics.
There was a disposition to get. to-
gether just as quickly as possible and
make every nomination unanimous.
Suits Makes Short Talk.
B. F. SHUTS, candidate for mayor,
struck the keynote of the situation
when he declared that if elected he
would give the city a good, clean
business administration.
II thank you for the confidence you
have expressed in giving me the nom.
lpation for the highest office in the
gift of the people of the city" said
Mr.. Suits in his brief address at the
realize the responsibility of this office
and if elected promise to use my best
4 endeavor to give the city good clean
business administration with square
deal for everybody
At the close of Mr. Suits short talk
D. ]. Lloyd who was also candidate
for the mayoralty nomination, stepped
forward and declared that he was "fo1
the nominee which the convention had
declared by its action to be the best
and most available man" He prom
ised earnest and energetic support fol
the ticket and thanked the convention
for the votes recorded for himself ir
the contest for nomination for mayor
The Convention.
I. H. Hammond, chairman of the city
central committee, called the conyen
tion to order at o'clock. Every seal
in the district court room was occu
pied and the aisles and doorways were
packed and jammed with great crow6
of onlookers.
Chairman Hammond announced the
following temporary officers:
Chairman, H. L. Waterman.
Reading clerk, G. j. Ekfelt.
Secretary, E. H. Emery
Not for Speechmakinq.
'This is not convention for speech
making" declared Mr.. Waterman. or
taking the chair. ''We are here to
night to nominate ticket, the person
ality of which will be a guarantee tt
the public that we shall have through
its nominees a good plain business ad
ministration, an administration tha
will be as good for the democrats a.
for the republicans and one in which
every man shall have square DEAL
N. E. Carpenter, at the close of Mr.
Waterman's remarks, moved that the
temporary organization be made per
manent. The motion carried.
A motion that the credentials com