Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-02

The last ten days have seen numer
GUS railroad wrecks, some Of them
very serious. With double tracks,
block systems, interlochng switches
and various other improvements the
problem has not yet been solved.
PRESS COMMENT.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil hopes
that in the press of other matters the
platform at the republican state con-
vention will not be overlooked.
o.
There is no use for the chairman
of the convention this week to attempt
to rule the convention with a gavel"
says the Britt TRIBUNE Give him a
gatling gun and basket full of dyn-
amite bombs, he will need them TO
preserve order"
"This has been a campaign to be re-
gretted g sort Of civil war; battle
between brothers-and we hope it's like
may not soon be seen again" says the
Harlan Republican.
The Keosauqua Republican says that
a harmonious convention seems re-
mote possibility.
ut is not a question of the man so
much as it is the right" says the Pom
eroy Herald. Let that prevail"
Good crops in Iowa this year will
give the calamity bowler a black eye,"
says the Parkersburg Eclipse.
Calamity and prosperity make mighty
poor bedfellowS."
1--WE have confidence enough in the
1,640 republicans that will meet in Des
tomorrow to believe they will be hon
est and give every man fair deal.
says the Britt News. This is all the
republicans of Iowa want, and, if this
is done, whoever the nominee is will
be elected by the old time figures"
LAS might have been expected, the
lawyers will be first in finding oppor-
tunity to put some slices of Russell
serves the Sioux City Journal.
There will be little USE" says the
Britt Tribune, "in opening the
republican convention with prayer this
year unless some understanding is ar
rived at before the convention opens
as they will be raising hell in ten
minutes anyhow.
1.-THE governorship campaign has not
| demonstrated the necessity of a state
wide primary law as is often stated
says the Rockwell City Advocate, "but
it has shown that primary law is
needed to govern the election of dele.
gates to the conventions"
90
| Judge Lands decision reducing
| Zion to the basis of business propo-
| sition means a good deal better luck
| for a lot of E. z. Marks than they
really had coming to them, says the
| Sioux City Journal.
New York Tribune: Col. Bryan's
talk it over before you fight" PROPOSE
ton might reasonably be commended
to the republican factions in Iowa.
Evidently there was mistake il
the first dispatch to the effect thai
the democrats were to give Bryan 3
reception in New York" observes the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil. st is Bryan
who is to give the reception to the
| democrats"
eff any man should undertake tt
dissolve the state convention and be.
come political dictator, he will soor
dissolve" says the Clinton Herald.
The Iowa City Republican an
nounces that Governor Cummins is re
standpat camp is showing any sign o
cold feet.
Take the conceit out of Jerome ant
he wouldn't be a much greater maj
than some others who have lived dur.
ing this century,, says the PER-.
Chief.
The burlington Gazette, dem, say!
that the election of democratic gov,
ernor and legislature is pretty we'll as
large number of republicans will hal
the change with satisfaction"
ct would be too bad says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, "if the maj
who became a candidate for governo
in response to an overwhelming publ,
sentiment should be compelled to e.
outside of the state convention FOL
support
Does the Des Moines Register ane
Leader mean to be understood that j
a certain nomination is not made it,
faction will bolt?" asks the Clinic,
Herald.
Perhaps Captain Rathbun didn'
mean that he must be considered to,
big man for the lieutenant COVER
/ norship," says the Waterloo Courier.
Someone has said that Pittsburg i
hell with the lid off, The Macoml
! Bystander says that Bushnell is diff
ferent in that the lid is off but a par
of the time.
Secretary Shaw refers to five dol
lar and ten dollar bills as "of small
4 denomination" The Clinton Herald
declares that to some people they lool
as big as horse blankets
o.