Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-15
ELECTION BY MlNERS|
VOTE ON U. NJ. w. OF A., OFFICERS
WILL BE CAST UPON FEB.
RUARY 2a
ottumwa is Represented by Two Can
didates in the Person Of lobe
Deer and Martin Wood--Ballots Are
y Being Sent to Miners.

Ottumwa has two candidates in the
neld for Offices in the United Mine
Workers Of America. These are Job
Deer, whose nomination has been sent
IN Tor the position on the board Of
auditors, and Martin Wood who as.
pres to be member of the board
from the second district. The office
force ,of the u M. w. Of A. in Iowa
IS sending out the ballots to the diff
ferent camps and locals for the cleo
n OF officials, which will occur upon
February %, on which date all the
mines are closed down The vote
will not be counted until the coming
together Of the delegates to the an
nual state meeting.
For district president of the Mine
Workers, the present incumbent John
F. White. has no opposition. His
people are will satisfied with the able
manner in which he has conducted the
affairs Of the office and the splendid
manner IN which he has guarded the
interests of the state. The fact that
no candidates appear In the field
against Mr.. White Is a compliment of
the highest order.
Five candidates appear for Office Of
vice president: w. W. White Of
Jerome; VIM. Heslop, OF Lehigh; F. T.
Romesburg, of Mystic; Robert Cowan,
OF Des Moines; and w e. Wales, OF
Juckett
For secretary, Edwin Perry OF
Oskaloosa, who has faithfully and sue
cessfully conducted the affairs Of the
office through continued term Of
service. has opposition this year in
two candidates, Harry Baker of
Centerville and e. NJ. Hendricks of
Buxton.
Four candidates appear for the Of
fee of national board members :
John Sharp, of Brazil; p. B. jenkins,
| of Hynes; Henry Larey, of Rathbun !;
and Sol Meek, of Beacon.
| Nineteen nominations have been re-
ceived for the position on the board
of auditors. one to elect. They are:
Frank Shoemaker, Of Beacon; W. G.
Sharpe, OF Evans; Fred White Of Civ
In; H. s. Jaqufss, of Cincinnati; A. B.
McGary Of Flagler, John Bryant OF
Buxton, Harry Rowe Of Hooking, A.
W. Cooper Of Mystic, Harry Eek OF
avery, John Arbtin of Marquisville,
Chas. G. Cook OF Carbondale, D. A.
Shelton Of Mendoza, Job Deer Of OF.
]tumwa, William Burdan Of Foster, Jos.
P. Gill of Des Moines, G. A. Money OF
Hickory, Thomas Hopkins OF Lucas
William Pearson of Seymour.
- For Board Members.
[ "A number Of candidates appear for
the Office of board member in the sew.
eral subdistricts as follows:
District No. J.: Robert Lyons, Gin.
cinnaii; Jacob Ritter, Brazil; w. s.
Davis, Numa; J. D. Rowan, Exline;
Andrew Seath, Numa.
District No: 2t(one to elect: w. Bax.
ter, Beacon; j. G. White, Buxton; John
Gay, Hooking; G. N. Blacksmith, Bus
sey; w. s. Jenkins, Cleveland; Martin
| Wood, Ottum wa; Scott Judd, Foster;
Thos. Ashman, Abba; Robert Cunion,
White City; David Anderson, Foster.
District No. Zone to elect): Robt.
Mckinney, Des Moines; Ben Keeney
Carbondale; w. B. Clark, Sewers !;
Thos. Denholm, Des Moines; Richard
Truman, Carbondale; c. @. Sanderlin
Des Moines; S. e. Parks. Des Moines;
.Jink Davis, Des Moines; Stephen Price
Des Moines.
+ District No 4 Zone to elect: Sam.
uel Ballantyne, Boone; Daniel Gaffey
Fraser; VIM. Duncan, Kalo; j. M
Munson, Angus.
Delegates to I. F. Of l.. (three to
elect: James Baxter, Hitenan; Sam.
uel Ba1lantyne, Boonesboro; David
Yancy, Buxton; J. p. Croggett, Bux.
ton; A. A. Hanson, Centerville; T. N
Wallace. Centerville; Thos. Fleming,
Hooking! F. T. Romesbure, Mystic;
John X. Anderson, Hiteman; Robert
Hurt, Cincinnati; David 8. Bowie
Cincinnati; William Mabie. Sewers:
r. Mendon, Des Moines; J. HI. Hill,
| Carbondale; Gust Seigel, Lehigh; John
Jordeson, Coalville, David Ellis, Foster;
Jas Cain, Foster; John Price, Foster;
| Jas. Dooley, Altoona; Thos. A. Hardie,
Altoona; John Owens. Beacon; G. Alex.
ander, Giyin; John Wilson, Oskaloosa;
John Miller, Lucas; Andrew Richie,
| Sewers; John F. Ream. Beacon; Frank
Cameron, Hiteman; Robert Cowan,
Des Moines; L. p. Joyce, Des Moines;
VIM. Heslop, Lehigh Marion Mitch.
! ell, Lucas; David James, Eveland;
/ Harry McVeigh, Rathbun.
SUES FORMER WIFE OF SPOUSE.
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