The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-02
A VERY BUSY DAY
FOR DEMOCRACY
POLITICAL PRELIMlNARIEs FOR
TWO YEARS FIXED.
COUNTY TICKET NOMINATED.
Delegates Are Chosen to state, con
gressional ana Judicial Con-
ventions--Seevers Is En-
dorsed For Congress.


ticket, selected delegates to lie state,
congressional and judicial conyen-
lions, endorsed the candidacy of BY.
ron v. Sewers for congress, whooped
'em up for Bryan, and viewed win
alarm the growth of the republican
party in MahasKa county, In fact,
there was so much doing that few
could digest it all, and these few act
ed as a steering committee to railroad
the pre-arranged program through.
The Temporary Organization.
The court room was not crowded
when Chairman c. E. Munroe called
the Democratic county convention to
order shortly after IL o'clock this
forenoon. In fact, number of the
delegations were absent, and those
represented were short in the mum
Der of delegates they were entitled
to.
Mr.. Munroe after reading the call
named ex-Mayor Byron V. Sewers as
temporary chairman and John e.
FlewweIling of the Oskaloosa Record
and Henry S. Rosecrans of the Oska-
loosa Times as secretaries.
Mr.. Sewers was received by clap
ping of hands by those present. His
talk on taking the chair was simply
that made ~over and over again by
temporary chairmen OF Mahaska coun-
ty Democratic conventions, telling Of
how the people were ''just suffering
for the. chance to support the ticket
to be nominated today"
Committees Appointed.
"Uncle" Dick Bowers motion to ap-
point committee on permanent or
ganization resulted in naping the
following:
Uncle" Dick Boyer of Scott, Owen
Reilly of Garfield and Sol Brown Of
White Oak
Hon o. N. Downs made a motion
that committee on resolutions be ap-
pointed, which was attempted to be
amended by Byron Parr of Monroe
township, who wanted Mr.. Sewers to
be one of that committee and to have
charge. This Mr.. Sewers objected
to, and the following were named:
Byron Parr of Monroe, MILFORD Hull
Of Garfield; A. J. Augustine Of Forrth
Ward, d. G. Waggoner of Fifth ward,
D. X. Unsicker of Spring Greek.
On motion of Hon. o. n. Downs of
the Fifth ward a committee on cred
entails was appointed consisting OF
o. N. Downs of Fifth ward, Ben ].
Snyder of Lincoln, w. C. Anderson of
Spring Creek, Oliver Cochran of Ce-
car.
Afternoon Session.
Immediately upon reconvening at
the afternoon session the committee
on credentials through its chairman,
Hon. o. n. Downs of the Fifth warn,
reported:
"Your committee on credentials re-
specially reports: That each precinct
of the county is represented by regu-
1arly elected delegates or their prox-
les, and authorize the casting of the
full vote of the convention"
Permanent Organization.
The committee on permanent or
ganization settled upon Mayor John
C williams for permanent chairman,
but his honor put veto on that prop;
osition-he had "other fish to fry
before the report was made, and I'm
Gle" Dick Boyer, as chairman Of the
committee, in his report substituted
the name of Frank T. Nash, ana he
with H. S. Rosecrans and ]. E. Flew
yelling as secretaries were made per-
manent officers of the day.
w. c. Boatman of Pleasant Grove,
and Geo. Boatsma of the Fourth ward,
were made tellers.
The committee on resolutions not
being ready to report, convention pro
eeeded to select delegates to state,
congressional and Judicials convent
tons by roll call with this result:
Committee to Select Delegates.
H. M. Shroyer, VIM. shoemaker,
Berry Aldrich, VIM. McFall, E. w.
Jno. F. Ream, Owen Reilly,
John Fox, o. E. Smith, Jno. Richard
son. ID. D. ouguSIS VI. L. OOuuulu Us JelS.
O'Hearn, Frank Castles, Jno. H: Ma
teer, DIR. w. L. Crowder, T. H. Carlin,
]. B. McKeever, ]. t. IImbrell, Cal
Hess, E. DeLong, /. N. Taylor, c. Kis-
or, Sol Brown.
The Sewers Coup Smashed.
Jas. oHearn moved that Byron v.
Sewers be allowed to name the dele
gates to the congressional convention.
but as this was bitterly opposed by
delegates from various precincts, Mr..
OHearn withdrew his motion and al
lowed the committee selected to do as
It pleased in the matter.
Delegates Swap Yarns.
During the absence Of the commit
tee the convention snapped yarns"
among the members and told each 9TH
er how they thought it should be done.
until T. II. Carlin, chairman of the
committee, announced the following
delegates;
state Convention Delegates
4. NJ. Shroyer II M. Tysseling
Wilford Hull James Buckler
D. z. Smith c. e. Munroe