Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-02
DENIS NOMINATE
TOWNSHIP TICKET
CONVENTION HELD AT COURT
HOUSE SATURDAY
EVENING
Winter Receives Nomination BY Ac-
cIamation for the Office of Assessor
Kirby Chosen for clerk-other
Doings of the Meeting.

For Assessor-Nicholas Winter.
For township clerk-Thomas Kirby.
For justices of the peace. B. Me.
Itch and G. G. Ayres.
For constables-James Huffman and
Alvin Tomlin.
For township trustees-E M. Will
son and Frank Gephart.
After the nominations Of the above
ticket the democratic township con-
vention for Center township held at
the court house Saturday evening ad.
journed.
The convention was called to order
at 8:05 o'clock by County Chairman I.
H. Picker Mr.. Picker announced
the temporary organization as follows:
s. p. Hartman, chairman; G. M. Myers.
reading clerk and G. g. Cheadle, secre-
tary The temporary officers were call
ed forward to their places.
Chairman Hartman upon taking his
seat addressed the convention briefly
thanking it for the honor bestowed up
on him.
After the reading Of the call by the
clerk, E. R. Mitchell moved that the
temporary organization be made per-
manent The motion was carried A
motion that the delegates present from
the various precincts cast the full
vote Of the delegation was also car
ried. Fred Wilcox moved that the con-
vention proceed to the nomination OF
township ticket and that the first bal
lot be an informal one.
]. R. Jaques moved as substitute
that the first ballot be formal one. A
viva voce vote was taken on the
amendment but the chairman was I'M
able to decide the result. However be-
fore roll call vote could be taken Mr..
Wilcox accepted the amendment and
the motion as amended was adopted.
Winter by Acclamation.
The first nominee to be selected was
for the Office of assessor. The chair
ruled that on the nomination for as
SCISSOR only the eighth and ninth pre-
cincts would be ollowed to vote. Mich
olas Winter was nominated by these
two precincts by reclamation.
Kirby for Clerk.
On the first ballot for township
clerk the vote was as follows; e. R.
Mitchell "a; Thomas Kirby 80. and
Joseph Fist II. Mr.. Mitchell however
stated to the convention that he had
withdrawn his name before the close
Of the ballot and that he would not &C.
cept the nomination. Mr.. Fist also
withdrew and on the second ballot Kir.
by received the full $50 votes Of the
convention.
j. R. jacques then moved that the
nominations for the two Justices and
the two constables be made one nomi-
nee at time, which motion was car
ried. On the first ballot for the first
justice the vote stood: Fred Wilcox
80; G. B. Melick 4s5a; P. B. Murphy
1919; C. @. Ayres 26; William Payne
16, and R. N. Wilcox 16.
MeIck on Second Ballot.
The result of the second ballot was
as follows; Melick LOG; Fred Wilcox
O.; Murphy 13; Ayres II; Payne -
Melick was declared the convention's
, nominee.
The first formal ballot for the sec
ond justice was taken with the folloy
ing result: Fred Wilcox 43; r. N. VIII
cox 10; Payne 81; Murphy IA; Ayres
81; and ]. w. Posten 2. Before the
taking of the second ballot was com
pleted both Payne and Poster with
drew. This ballot resulted In the nomi
nation of G. G. Ayres the vote being as
follows: Ayres 80; Fred Wilcox go
and R. N. Wilcox 8.
Township Committeeman.
The first ballot for constable brough
out large number of candidates, the
vote being so scattered as to latel
necessitate a recall of the ballot
While the conventions clerks were
attempting to bring order out of the
chaos, the roll Of precincts was callet
and each precinct named its township
committeeman. The following is thu
list: Center first, H. D. Gray; Cente
second e. R. Mitchell; Center third
Joe Fist; Center fourth, j A. Lowen
sixth, H. G.. Williams Center seventh
W. A. Whitney; Center eighth, Johl
Forsythe, and Center ninth, Franz
Gephart.
On the recall of the first ballot
number of slight changes were mad
in the voting and several candidate
whose names appeared in the first ba
lot did not receive votes. These wer
men to whom a small complimentary
vote had been given. The following l
} the result of the recall: Pack 1; Ryt
tenburg %; Huffman 81; Cundiff Is
Howell IA; Humble 8; Tomlin "a
Gillian 1. and Phillips 8.
Huffman and Tomlln.
Phillips withdrew before the secon
ballot which resulted in the nomin;
ton of James Huffman This ballo
resulted as follows: Huffman 90; Ry
| tenburg AZ, 'Tomlin 10; Humble Q, an
Cundiff 6.
Alvin Tomlin was nominated as til
second constable on the first ballo
J the vote standing: Tomlin 80; Ry
: tenburg 81; Cundiff s. Deeds 8; Hun
BILE i, and Bante 4.
e. M. Wilson and Frank Gephal
; were nominated as township trustee
!; by reclamation and the conventio
adjourned.