Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-25

Higgins declined to be candidate for
denomination before the republican
state convention.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 24.-The day
preceding the democratic state con-
ton finds the party leaders still appar-
emily as widely apart as ever as to the
head of the ticket. A series Of i'm
portant conferences, which extended
far into last night, adjourned without
any definite conclusion being reached.
Tammy and Kings county delegations
from Greater New York will arrive to-
day. Contrary to the general expecta-
tions the Tammany caucus will not be
held tonight but may be called tomor-
row night after the first session of
the convention has adjourned. The
candidates most generally spoken of
today for governor are: w. r. Hearst.
District Attorney Jerome, Mayor John
N. Adams of Buffalo, Congressman Will
liam Sulger and Judge w. J. Gaynor.
Two Great Conventions.
New York, Sept, 24.-The determine
ton of both the old political parties in
this state to hold their state conve1i-
t1ons on the same date this year is in
It's way Indicative of the unprecedent-
ed situation in the political affairs of
this commonwealth. 1t is situation
which has attracted the interest of the
entire country and is rocked to to have
an effect upon the presidential cam
paign of two years hence. The situa-
tion involves men of national political
repute and President aoosevs9t himself
has let his influence automatically be
felt, though ostensibly keeping Glands
off,"
Both republican and democratic par
ties are torn with factional disputes.
With these internal dissensions aff1ict-
ing the old parties, third political
party has been launched under the
title Of the Independent league This
league, which now has completed its
organization in every county of the
state, is the outgrowth of the Munich
pal ownership league, whihc made the
mayorality fight in New York last Nov
ember with William Randolph Hearst,
the congressman and newspaper pro-
prietor, at the head of the ticket. Mr..
Hearst fell short of election on the face
of the returns by some 5000 votes. He
contested, but the ballot boxes
have never been opened. A petition to
the supreme court to burn the ballots
was recently made by the corporation
counsel. Mr.. Hearst resisted this
move and was sustained by the courts
with the understanding that Mr..
Hearst would furnish at his own ex-
pense the new ballot boxes needed for
the local primaries and the regular
election in November.
The Two Conventions.
The republican state convention is
to be held at Saratoga, beginning
Tuesday, Sept %, and will continue
probably through Wednesday.
The democratic state convention is
to be held at Buffalo, beginning the
same day and continuing through We'd
nesday, or until a nomination has been
agreed upon.
Former Governor B. B. Odell, Jr., as
state chairman, will call the republican
assemblage to order. Cord Meyer Of
New York is the chairman of the de-
mocratic state committee, having been
elected to that position for the Parker
and Herrick campaign two years ago.,
The democrats were first to choose
convention date. The republicans
had apparently been undecided as to
whether they should meet before or
after the democrats. Chairman Odell
called state committee together soon
after the democrats had announced
their decision and the Gordian knot
was cut by decision to meet simultan-
eously with the democrats. 1t was
argued that if the democrats met first
they would place the republican ad-
ministration on the defensive, whereas
if the republicans met first the demo
Gratis would be in a position to attack
the platform in convention and get a
good supply of political ammunition
before the public through the medium
of convention addresses.
Hearst Before Democrats.
The democratic convention promises
to be one of the liveliest ever held in
this state. Mr.. Hearst's name will be
placed before it by the delegates who
have been instructed to vote for his
nomination. Mr.. Hearst is likely to be
attacked by his opponents on the
ground that he is the head of an "out-
law" ticket and that he cannot be
named or indorsed without turning the
democratic party over to the newly or
lao 1ubiob in.