Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-14

committee, which was held in the
morning, and in order to secure his
presence a notice was issued to be
served on him by the sheriff. AS soon
as he learned this, Chairman Hunter
went into hiding and the sheriff was
unable to get at him. The county
central committee, however, held
meeting in the absence of the chair
man; 10 of the 20 members were pres.
ent. and, by vote of II to l, one OF
the members not voting, it was de-
cided to select Henry Stilwold as
temporary chairman and E. B. Fritz
as temporary secretary of the con-
vention. Both these gentlemen
are standpatters. J. W. Hunter,
cousin of County Chairman Hunter,
and who is not part of the Cum
minis organizations and does not believe
in the theories of the third-term candi-
date, was suggested for temporary
chairman, but it was finally believed
that he would be the proper man for
leader of the standpat forces on the
floor. This was the situation up to the
time the convention met for permanent
organization.
There was simply no pretense that
the Cummins men had majority OF
the delegates, in fact no such claim
was made at any time. All they did
was to get on their feet and shout,
while somebody stood up and read
an alleged report of some committee
which purported to give the list OF
delegates to the convention and an
other man followed with report pre-.
pared the night before which claimed
to contain the county ticket.
No sembance of Authority.
There is absolutely no semblance OF
any authority for the transactions of
this insurrection. In truth it did not
attain to the dignity Of rump con
Fyention even, and the so-called dele
gates selected in the manner above
can have no more standing than
would be accorded to set Of dele
gates selected by town meeting In
lunatic asylum. In fact, even now five
members Of the so-called county ticket
: named by the leaders of the insur-
rection have withdrawn. They recog-
nize that they have no standing as
nominees of the socalled convention
4 and do not care to make themselves
4 the laughing stock of the people by
4 going on the ticket nominated in that
a manner.
story of the Convention.
There is little story connected with
4 the convention in Jasper county which
is interesting, as showing that there
1 are more than one man by the name
\ of Hunter engaged in the game OF poll
tics In Iowa just now. The chairman
a of the county committee in Jasper Is
George Hunter He formerly, OF
u course. lived in Jasper county. but for
year or more past he has been res
ident of Omaha, Neb. He is connected
Il in a very satisfactory position with a
i terminal railroad at that place, and ap
parently intends to make Omaha his
home. In spite of this fact, Mr. Hun
ter has hung onto the Craftsmanship
a Of the republican county committee Of
q Jasper county with a tenacity of pur
a pose which suggests the idea that he
u mad some sort of political ak to grind
n Scott County Campaign.
4 Des Moines, June 13-The managers
u of Mr.. Perkins campaign have decided
n to carry the war into the heart of the
a Cummins reservation, and have open
81 ed headquarters in Davenport ant
81 are making a very enthusiastic ant
energetic campaign in Scott county
IA This is the only county left in thu
q Second district in which the friends
81 of the governor have any hope of get
B ting anything All the other count
Il les in the district have declared TO
n Perkins with the exception Of Jack
& son, where the delegation is divided
n and Clinton, where the delegation i
n composed of a majority of Perkin
"a men, though they are instructed t
q vote for Cummins.
~ The people of Scott county hav
been among the most earnest support
D. ers of the governor up to the presen
= campaign, but they are now debating
the question of following the re
: mainder of the district and getting i
N line 1or the winning candidate, Georg
n D. Perkins. The questions of TIL
It tariff and increased taxation brough
to about by extravagences in the admir-
n. istration of state affairs are bein
r. studied by the taxpS Frs of Scot
n county and the more y study ther
is the less they feel helping tn
ambitions of the thir candidate
Id The Perkins orgf is con
al piete and good worF done 70