Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-04
SPENCE TO CALL
NEW COMMITTEE
UNUSUAL SITUATION ON Ac-
COUNT OF THE NEW EN-
AcTMENT
c. F. FRANKIE Of Parkersburg and D. B.
Mccall of Perry Are the Members
Most Prominently Mentioned For
Chairman.

Des Moines, Aug. 3.--Chairman R.
H. Spence of the old state central COM
mittee, will call meeting of the new
committee within the next week or ten
days. for the purpose of allowing it to
meet and perfect an organization. The
situation this year is somewhat un-
usual, owing to the fact that the entire
eleven members were chosen by the
convention yesterday. This was made
necessary by the biennial election
law, inasmuch as there was no election
and 10 convention last year. OF the
eleven members selected only three
are hold-overs. The Cummins men
control the committee six to five, and
will therefore name the officers.
Those Mentioned.
OF the members suggested for chair
man of the committee G. F. FRANKIE of
Parkersburg and D. B. Mccall of Perry
are the most important. S. D. Riniker
and w. L.. Converse have also been
mentioned but as both are practicing
attorneys it is doubtful whether either
would be willing to spare the time ne
cessary to the campaign. Mccall and
FRANKIE are both business men, Mccall
being in the lumber business and
FRANKIE in the harness and implement
line. Both have had considerable ex-
perience in practical politics The i'm
preston seems to prevail that one or
the other of these men will be chosen.
Governor Cummins and Senator Garst
will undoubtedly be called into CONSUL
tation about the matter and the COM
mittee will select the man who is best
situated to make an active, aggressive
campaign If one should be necessary
in Iowa this year.
1t has been customary for the com
mittee to meet on the day following
the state convention and organize
This year, with so many new members
the committeeman were not acquaint
ed with each other and no one wished
to assume the authority of calling q
meeting. However, during the fore
noon Thursday most of the Cummins
men were introduced to each other and
discussed the matter of meeting in
an informal way.
Asks Spence to Act.
1t was at one of these little groups
that Chairman Spence happened tc
stop, and it was suggested to him thai
it would be the proper thing for him
under the circumstances, to call the
committee together for organization
He agreed to do this and will issue E
call for some day which will admit o.
the attendance of Governor Cummins
and the other nominees of the party
!. At this meeting Chairman Spence
:. and the other officers of the old com
mittee will turn over the books anC
papers in their possession and give the
new committee such advice and hell
as they may be able to.
Headquarters Open in September.
Headquarters will be opened in De-
Moines about September or Is, ant
the campaign will be conducted alons
the lines which the interests of th'
party may demand. The committee
will select a secretary at the coming
meeting and then, or later, will choos
chairman of the literary bureau, J;
manager of the speaking campaign,
supply clerk, etc. Ora Williams, th
well known Des Moines newspaper col
respondent, will likely be chosen fo
, manager of the literary bureau.