Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-07

The Wapello county democrats in
convention at the court house Satur-
day endorsed w. j. Bryan for the
presidency, instructed for N. F. Reed
OF Ottumwa as member of the state
central committee from the sixth dis
trict, selected John W. Lewis to head
the congressional delegation, and Sc
lected delegates to the state, congress
ional and judicial conventions. 1t was
expected that Hon. Charles A. Towne,
who is in Ottumwa to speak at the
chautauqua would address the conven-
ton, but owing to Burlington No. 6 be-
ing late he did not arrive from Louis
vile, Ky, until nearly o'clock and
then went directly to the hotel to pre-
pare for his lecture at $3.50 o'clock.
The convention was largely attended
and an enthusiastic one.
The convention was called to order
at 1880 o'clock by County Chairman
Brown of Center township as temper
airy chairman. Frank Kussart of Ed
dyville was named as reading clerk
and James Gee of Ottumwa, recording
secretary.
Mr. Brown briefly thanked the con-
vention for the honor of being chosen
to preside and the reading clerk then
read the call.
On motion Of j. w. Lewis the dele.
gates present were authorized to cast
the full vote of the precincts they rep.
resented.
On motion of S. P. Hartman the tenn
| porary organization was made perma-
nent
Committees Appointed.
On motion the following committee
on resolutions, committees to select
delegates to the state, congressional
and judicial conventions were appoint
ed:
MISUNDERSTANDING, J. w. Cohagen;
Agency, Milo Reno; Cass, G. 8. Moss !;
Center. LIST, VIM. Wilson; Center, I'd,
e. R. Mitchell; Center, 80, H. ]. Ost-
dick; Center, 4th, John F. Rugg; Cen
ter, 9Th, J. c, Box; Center, 9Th, H. G.
Williams; Center, 7th, John W. Lewis,
Center, 9Th, John Forsythe; Center
9th, s. Alderdtce; Columbia, LIST, j.
Crowley; Competine. L. Dudgeon;
Dahlonega, Joseph Schmitz; Highland
Robert Cottingham; Pleasant, ]. E
Warder; Polk, L. E. Rose; Richland
LIST, P. E. Free; Richland, I'd Fl
Schmidt; Washington, ]. T. Knight;
Eldon, LIST, e. ]. Bradley; Eldon, 3D.
w. G. Davis; Eldon, Sd, w. F. Brown
State-Adams, Marion Hunter; Ag
ency, Jos. Leinhauser; Cass, B. E. Gug
gerty; Center, list, Thomas Keefe;
Center, I'd, N. F. Reed; Center, Sd, L
T. Crisman; Center, 4th, e. s. Par
ker; Center, 5th, James Hendricks;
Center, 9Th, W. H. Stevens; Center
7th, T. E. Gibbons; Center, sth, S. l.
Bates; Center, 9th, e. L. Wilson; Co
lumbia, list, G. Datts; Competine, J. G
Hawthorne; Dahlonega, T. ]. Reinier;
Highland, ]. w. Mccormick; Pleasant
James Kreigh; Polk, Martin Shrader;
Richland LIST, Wittenmeyer; Rich
land, I'd, s. Marshall; Washington
Warren Mcclure; Eldon, LIST, John Ter
ry: Eldon, I'd, W. W. Enyart; Eldon
Sd, G. G. Sparks.
Whiteman: Agency. Geo. Kinney;
Cass, J. NJ. swope; Center, LIST, Jas. D
Gray; Center, I'd, ]. E, Mccormick;
Center, Sd, Claude Myers; Center, 4th
Stephen Barnes; Center, 9Th, P. T
Springer; Center, 9Th, e. G. French;
Center, 7th, John Graham; Center, 9th
2. Overman; Center, 9th, Geo. y
Brown; Columbia, list, A. G. Beamer;
Competine, L. Filler; Dahlonega, Chas
Blitze; Highland, J. g. Davis; Pleas
ant, G. R. Fossett; Polk, F. M. Upp;
Richland, list, Jno. Carson: Richland
I'd, Samuel Brown; Washington, H.
Israel; Eldon, 1st, A. l.. Kyle; Eldon
I'd, DR.. H. G. Brownfield; Eldon, Sd
E. G. Weygandt.
Judicial-Adams, Joseph schoech;
agency, ]. M. Dodd; Cass. D. M. Biggs
Center. LIST, Fred Wilcox; Center, I'd
Fred Hahn; Center Sd, Seneca Cor
nell; Center, 4th. S. R. Cheadle: Cen
ter, 5th, John Strader; Center, 9Th, B
F. Biggs; Center, 18th, G. T. Hartman
Center, 9Th. l.. Bedwell; Center, 9th, F
Rheinhart; Columbia, LIST, w. A
Brown: Competine, VIM. Hatziser
Dahlonega, VIM Marching; Highland
G.. Premer; Pleasant, R. N Williams
Polk, Sven Pearson; Richland, list
VIM. McMullen; Richland, I'd, Franz
Baker; Washington, ]. T. Knight; FL
don, LIST, Frank Hellyer; Eldon, I'd, H
) NJ Sapp; Eldon, Sd, N. Lutz.
The report of the various commit
tees which were adopted by unani
nous vote were as follows:
Reports Of Committees.
1t was moved and carried that tn
committees select double delegation
of the various conventions, the dele
gates to have one-half vote each.
The Resolutions.
1--WE, your committee on resolutions
report as follows
1--WE, the democratic party of Wapel
10 county in convention assembled, d.
affirm Our allegiance to the grea
eternal principles of Justice and lit
erty, upon which our institutions ar
founded and which the democratic
party has advocated from Jefferson
time to our own-freedom of speech
freedom of the press, freedom, of con
science, and the preservation of pei
sonal rights We hereby endorse Wnl
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