Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-06-28
COUNTY CONvEN-
TON.

may be more amusing, but not more
exciting. A republican convention
is always meeting of interest. The
one last Saturday was of double in
terest. A republican convention
always makes, a record. The one las
Saturday made a double record. A
republican convention usually selects
one set of officers and one set of dele.
gates. The one last Saturday select
ed two sets of officers and two sets OF
delegates. The chairman of a repub
lican convention commonly thanks
the delegates for the distinguished
honor conferred. Last Saturday we
had two chairmen but no thanks
Whatever. The motto seems to have
been Business before pleasure" and
What we do must be done quickly"
According to the records, there were
two regular conventions. In point OF
time there was a first convention and
second convention. Which will be
first down at Des Moines remains to
be seen. In point of fact there was a
Cummins convention and a Perkins
convention. The former "resoluted'
to that effect, and the latter was made
up wholly of Perkins delegates.
The call for the county convention
was for Saturday, June %, at the
hour of one o'clock in the afternoon. -
Just about that time we went from
the hotel to the courthouse where we
found some of the delegates already
seated and others filing in and look
ing up their seats. Some little time
afterward we noticed Chairman Brent
man and another gentleman leave the
room. AT lib, according to the
published record in another place,
which we believe to be correct, Chas.
VanGorder went to the platform and
called the convention to order stating
that as the time had arrived and as
the county chairman was not in the
room, he would nominate Joe II.
Ross as temporary chairman, which
was ratified by vote of the conven-
ton. Mr.. Ross took the platform
and without any preliminaries asked
the pleasure of the convention, and
the business was dispatched without
any delay. The work of the conven-
ton was done quietly, and evidently
according to a plan of procedure
previously arranged. When Judge
Green was authorized to appoint a
list of delegates to the Judicial con-
vention, he responded to call by
giving a brief but entertaining ad-
dress.
When the first convention adjourn
ed, Chairman BRENNAN took the
platform and called the Regular
county convention to order" naming
Mr.. John Lovelace as temporary
chairman. They then proceeded to
complete the organization and to
select delegates in regular form to at
tend the state and the congressional
conventions, and passed a resolution
authorizing Judge Green to select
delegates to the Judicial convention.
This being done the second conven-
ton adjourned.
Now what caused all this trouble?
Why did the republicans of Audubon
county hold two conventions last Sat-
urday? Who precipitated the trouble?
Why did the Perkins delegates hold
second convention? Let US answer as
follows:
1t has been the custom for the chair.
man of the county central committee
to call the convention to order and
name temporary chairman. This is
just what chairman BRENNAN intend
ed to do last Saturday-no more no
less. When John Lovelacs entered
the court room, Mr.. BRENNAN notified
him that he was to be temporary
chairman. They then left the room
together, and intended to return in a
very few minutes and open the con-
vention. While they were in another
room talking of the matter, the Cum
minis people named a chairman and
proceeded to business, at l3 minutes
after one O'Clock according to the
minutes of their convention. Had
they waited just few minutes, Mr..
Lovelace would have been called to
the chair and every thing would have
passed off without any friction what
ever. They claim that as the time
had passed they had the legal author
ity to call the convention to order.
Suppose this to be conceded, the
action was hasty, undiplomatic, and
wholly Unnecessary because they clear
ly had the votes to control the con-
vention. 1t was this action that pre-
cipitated the trouble.
The first and most prolific cause OF
any trouble was the coming in of out
side parties the last two weeks to die
tate or to help manage the campaign
| in this county. And we are assured