Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-15
oTTUMWA ATTORNEY ENE oRsED
AS WAPELLO'S CANDIDATE FOR
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR
SUPREME BENCH.
CHAIRMAN WEBER
ON BANK GUARANTY
PRESIDING OFFICER OF coNVEN-
TIoN CONFINES REMARKS TO
BRYAN,S NEW ISSUE, REFER
RING TO 1T AT LENGTH.

While waiting for the opening OF
the convention held by thu Wapelo
county Democracy this afternoon 1t
which resolutions were passed endors
ing Captain w. H. G. Jaaues lot .he
nomination for supreme Judge ana
delegation will be chosen instructed 10
vote for him at the state convention
this month, the delegates gatnereo
were given their first introduction to
the new canned speeches. Ialks by
BRYAN on the following subjects were
heard from the phonograph and lber--
ally applauded:
.The Tariff Question.
1.-THE Trust Question.
1.-THE Railroad Rate Question"
imperialism
"The Election of United States Sen
ators by Direct Vote CT the People.
Weber on Bank Deposits.
County Chairman, T. H. PICKER
called the meeting to order ana IN.
troduced J. F. Weber as permanent
chairman. E. ]. Bradley was appoint
ed recording secretary and George
Phillips as reading clerk In as
suming the chair Mr.. Weber in a
lengthy address spoke on "The Guar
anteed Bank, the Oklahoma Plan IN
which he reviewed the law effective
in the new state covering the guar
antee Of bank deposits The speaker
took occasion to refer to national
bank officers in scathing words az
possessing persuasive powers to Sc
cure and hold large deposltors, pu'
to give no guarantee for the return
of the immense sums left III thell
care. .
II w. Lewis moved that W. II. q
Jaques name his own delegation, pu
when Informed by 10 Jaques that the
captain did not desire to do this, Mr.
Lewis moved that committee o
three be appointed by the chair to Sc
lect the delegates. Before motion wa:
nut B F. Mefford OF Farson gained
the floor and offered as substitute
that the committee be composed D
one man from each precinct. MI
Lewis then withdrew his motion ant
the substitute prevailed.
I'm to the hour of press the dele
cation has not been selected, but the.
will all be Jaques men.
& The following resolutions wer
adopted by the convention:
The Resolutions.
The Democratic party of Wap-
clio County in convention assem-
bled hereby presents to the voters
Of Iowa the name Of W. H. G.
Jauues of Ottumwa, as its candi-
date for judge of the supreme
court. Captain Jaques has spent
his life, since boyhood, in Iowa
and has resided in Ottumwa con-
tinuously during the past Al
years, and in Iowa 80 years, ex-
cepting while soldier in the
field during the Civil War, where
for brave and meritorious service
for the Union, he received recogni-
ton and promotion. He has
practiced his profession in the
state and federal courts for more
than 40 years and has always been
conceded place In the highest
rank of our ablest lawyers. He has
what the profession call legal
mind of the highest order. He is
Industrious, painstaking and
thorough. After these long years
of active practice he has become
singularly well equipped for the
position to which he now aspires.
AS citizen, CAPTAIN Jaques en-
joys the affection and high esteem
of all who know him. He is of
affable disposition and pleasing
personality and his warm friends
are limited to no particular class
or station. We are confident that
the nomination of CAPTAIN jacques
will add greatly to the strength
of our ticket at the coming cleo
ton and we assure the people Of
Iowa that If elected he will add to
the supreme bench of Iowa those
qualities which will contribute to
its strength and tend to raise it
in the confidence and esteem of
all.
We, therefor, with great earn
estness, urge upon the party the
nomination of our candidate.
Chairman Webber's Speech.
J. F. Weber, temporary charm;
of the convention, confined his
marks largely to discussion of Il
new Bryan issue, the guarantee
bank deposits. He said in part:
"The name bank to great NAL
is term synonymous with great
nancial security and strength. TIL
condition is one that has been broug
about by long and persistent cour
of education of the people on the pa
of the banks and their claim of bel
in position to return your money
EAST0RIA EorlnfaDts and Cb1dre