Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-22

AAdtly w. AuCOCk.
e. D. Lottridge.
subscribed ana sworn to before me
by the parties above named this 10Th
day of May, 1906. W. H. McElroy.
Notary Public
i further certify that G. A. Yennery
heard the above affidavit read over the
telephone by me and that he took oath
that said affidavit was true and that
he would sign the same if here.
(Seal.) w. H. McElroy,
Notary Public"
The Minority Report.
Immediately after the majority re-.
port had been read Emil Fecht moved
Its adoption, but Mr.. Whitmore was
recognized to read the minority report
and to move as substitute the adop-
ton Of 1t by the convention. The
minority report, as furnished by G. w.
Whitmore, follows:
The undersigned, minority of a so.
called but not elected committee on
credentials of the Wapello county re.
publican convention Of May 10, 1906,
protesting that said committee on
credentials has not been elected by
vote of tie convention, beg leave to re-
port to your convention that as to the
so-called contest as to the Second ward
of Ottumwa the delegates returned on
the Cummins ticket are the duly elect
ed and accredited delegates and alter.
mates from said ward, consisting OF
tT. P. Spilman.
IN. o. Nelson.
''Joe Teichman.
~. w. Rose.
~. X Dysart.
"E w. Simmons
Milton Graves.
IS. P. johnson.
"a. P. Murphy.
I'D. G.. Wilson.
~. G. Mitchell.
IN A. Carpenter.
t'H H. Baker.
~. M. Grammer
"a. x. Swenson.
carl Haw.
"a. r. Gardner.
David Spiwak.
as. L. Graham.
Erred Swenson.
AIternates.
t'W. s. Parks.
81. e. Scott.
"E. w. Keiner.
"E Parsons,
Homer Roth.
"And are SO certified in writing to
be such delegates by Calvin Manning
"a Perkins MANI, chairman Of said pri.
mary, and o. L. Campbell Ga Perkins
MANI, secretary, and H. H. Baker,
clerk of said primary meeting, by the
following credential in writing in
dorsed on the back of the foregoing
Cummins ticket:
"Ottunwa, Ia, May Is, 1906.
"The names on this ticket were
elected delegates and alternates to the
republican county convention of Wap-
clio county, Iowa, May is, 1906.
Calvin Manning,
80. L. Campbell, Chairman.
Secretary.
"H. H. Baker, Clerk"
'"That as to the names Of Fred Sven
son and 8. L. Graham (Cummins men)
on said list, there is no contest, for
the reason that they were named as
delegates on both the Cummins and
Perkins tickets in said ward and are
not challenged by either side, and said
Second ward is entitled to their two
votes at least. in any event, any con-
test of other delegates from said ward
to the contrary notwithstanding.
"And the certificate of the said Off
GERS of said primary election is hereby
made a part of this minority report.
THAT there is absolutely no showing
under oath in any form that N. Bar
mash and John Celander were not citi-
zens of said ward.
THAT there is absolutely no evil
dence under oath or otherwise that
"John Ehrland.
"Thos. Cation,
ct. H. Foster,
CA P. Murphy,
"Ren Oatman,
civilian Foster,
''Vick Halberg,
Daniel Smith,
81. Sax,
IS. P. Johnson,
were in fact democrats or challenged
for such reason at the time they voted,
or that they did not take the oath Of
affiliation to the republican party at
the time they voted.
"That no notice of any such pro-
posed contest was ever served upon or
given to any of said men or to the Off
GERS of the Cummins organization, nor
were any of said men at any time af-
forded the constitutional right Of fac
ing their accusers and being heard in
their own defense, and are thus de-
prived of their rights of suffrage with
out hearing
That a tredential from the officers
of said primary election cannot be i'm
peached by unverified or unproven
claims or general statements.
..That there is absolutely no creden-
tial in any form whatsoever certifying