Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-27
WILL RECOGNIZE
NEITHER FACTION
DEMOCRATS OF OPINION THAT
NATIONAL COMMITTEE WILL
ACCEPT NO MEMBER
Iowa Will he Without Successor to
Charles Walsh Until New Commit
teenen Are Elected in 1eo8-Four
Federal Places to Fill.

/ Des Moines, Dec. 26.-The impress
sion among democrats seems to be that
the national committee of that party
will not recognize either faction of the
organization in the state at its Febru-
airy meeting and will not recognize
either Cato Sells or Judge Wade as
the Iowa member of the committee.
This will be a victory for neither
side. 1t will put the thing up to the
democrats of the state in 1908 At that
time there will be bitter controversy
among the democrats for the control
of the Iowa delegation to the national
convention, unless the Bryan harmony
will be specially bitter fight as to
ganization.
last summer, when the delegates for
Sullivan Of Waterloo, partner of w.
w. Marsh and a close friend of Charles
w. Miller, later elected state chairman,
introduced resolution that the mem
bers of the state committee from the
odd numbered districts be continued in
office until 1910 so that only half the
committeeman would have to be elect
ed at the convention in 1908. This
would perpetuate the control Of the
conservatives who had seized the or
ganization at Waterloo, but the pro-
test against the proposition was so in
slant and so vigorous that it was
dropped by Chairman Miller's friends.
Foreshadows Bitter Fight.
AS q result eleven committeeman
will have to be chosen at the state
convention in 1908. If the presiden-
tial delegate fight doesn't enter into
the contest directly it will Indirectly
for the Marsh-Miller faction which now
runs the democracy will never consent
to sending delegates from Iowa to the
national convention who will vote Bry-
ans way unless it is stamped 20. K"
by Belmont, Hill, Wade or some other
| conservative democrats Of the coun-
/ try. Aside from that, however, there
will he a most bitter quarrel to deter
mine whether the Bryan radical demo-
Gratis shall elect the chairman or shall
not, and this will depend on which fac
ton can control six districts and select
six state committeeman.
AS for the Sells-Wade controversy, It
is believed that it is all over for the
present, because the national commit
tee will allow neither one to sit.
Filling Federal Places.
There really are but four federal
places to be filled by the Iowa delega-
ton at it's caucus in the spring time
They are the attorneys and marshals
for the two districts. The collectors
of internal revenue, the judges and the
4 pension agent retain their places with.
out reappointment
The outcome of the marshalshir
fight depends on Congressman Lacey
and his contest with Congressman
! Dawson Once that it is settled il
will be all over, and the politicians are
quite certain that there will be nc
fight against Colonel Temple.
i One Of the strong points in Colone
Temples armor is the endorsement he
received from practically every mem
Der. Of the last legislature. His col
leagues in that body, almost to a man
signed an endorsement of him for the
appointment. When it is suggested by
a Cunmins adherent that he ought tc
, be opposed by the progressive republi
cans, he is met by that situation.
The fight in the northern district in
wolves the marshalship and the attor
neyship, both. The slate which the
congressman agreed on some time age
contemplates the bestowai of The
places on Ed Knott and M. J. Tobin
respectively.
Leon Brown.