Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-24
coNTEsTING DELEGATIONS FROM
MAPELLo coUNTY-PERKlNs
MEN SEATED
SHAW FOR PRESIDENT

Resolutions Favor Iowa Man as Success
sor to Observation-Disclosures Policy
and Records Of Iowa's Delegation In
Congress Strongly Endorsed-Lacey
Makes Address.
Oskaloosa, May 23.-(Special.)-
Unanimously and by acclamation, the
delegates to the sixth district republi.
can congressional convention, held
here today, nominated Major John F.
Lacey for congress for the tenth con.
secutive time. The Wapello county
contest was decided by the creden.
tials committee of the convention in
favor Of the Perkins delegation by
unanimous vote, and when the com.
mittee's report had been adopted by
the convention without division the
members of the Cummins' delegation
from Wapello county marched out of
the hall in body.
All for Lacey.
Had the Wapello county contest
been decided against the Perkins dele
cation it would have made no differ
ence in the matter of the nomination
OF Mr.. Lacey, as it was announced
this morning that both the Cummins
delegation and the Perkins delega-
tion stood for the denomination of the
present congressman. i
j. c. Mabrv HhaIrno,o
The convention was called to order
at IL o'clock this morning by Hon.
Ellsworth Rominger. of Bloomfield,
chairman Of the sixth district congress
stonal committee. Hon ]. c. Mabry,
of Abba, was named as temporary
chairman, Chas. Z. Needham, Of Sig
ourney, was named as secretary ana
w. G. Ray, of Poweshiek, as. read
ing secretary.
Committees we're appointed as fol.
lows:
Committee on Credentials.
Davis-W. H. McAchron.
Jasper-W. A. McCord.
Keokuk-W. A. Young.
Mahaska-James A. Dewitt,
Monroe. M. M. Roberts.
Poweshtek-W. G. Rayburn.
Wapello-C Contested.
Committee on Permanent Organization
Davis-Frank G. Traverse.
Jasper-W. r. Cooper.
Keokuk-J. R. Speers.
Mahaska-Lewis Lewis.
Monroe. w. Lewis.
Poweshiek-S. A. Darland.
Wapello-C Contested.
Committee on Resolutions.
Davis--J. R. Wallace
Jasper-H. NJ Robinson.
Keokuk-W. H. McCarty.
Mahaska-Ross Coffin.
Monroe-G. H. Wilkins.
3 Poweshiek-H. F. Morton.
Wapello-Conte
Congressional Committeeman.
Davis-E. Rominger.
Jasper-M. d. Riddle.
Keokuk-W. H. Young.
Mahaska-C. v. Hoffman.
Monroe. c. Mccormick.
Poweshiek- G. Ray.
Wapello-C Contested.
The members of the committees
were named in the usual way on
roll call When Wapello county was
reached, Chairman Mabry requested
the contesting delegations to present
their lists of names for committeeman
and the papers in the contest to the
committees already appointed.
Previous to the opening Of the con.
vention, caucuses were held by the
two contesting Wapello county delega.
tions The Perkins delegation select.
ed the following for members of the
committees:
Credentials. T. Hackworth.
observation-disclosures F. Powell.
Permanent organization-F. B.Clark
F. B. Clark, the present member Of
the congressional committee from Wa.
pello county was reelected in that ca.
pacity.
The caucus Of the Cummins' dele.
cation resulted in the selection of the
following men for members of the
committees:
Credentials w. Whitmore.
Resolutions-W H. Fetzer.
Permanent organization-C. o. Tay.
lor.
Congressional committee. ]. Elk
felt.
Address by j. c. Mabry.
After the appointment of the COM
mlttees by the regular convention, the
credentials committee retired to con-
slider the contest in Wapello county.
and Chairman ]. c. Mabry addressed
the convention. making a patriotic re-
publican speech, which was closely
listened to and warmly appIauded by
the delegates.
The Wapello County Contest.
T. Hackworth and G. w Whit
appeared before the credentials
nittee to submit the claims of the
contesting delegations from Wap-
county. Each was given twenty
utes in which to present his case.
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