Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-23
ERIK = Charles Snoddy.
leriff - e. r. Johannson.
Monroe Delegates.

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]. C. Mabry was chairman, w. E. Gilt
ner, secretary. The following dele
gates were named to attend the state
convention June "a at Waterloo:
H. w. Nye, James, Martin, j. G.
Sloan, H. c. Eschbach, G. w. Rogers
]. F. Fitzgerald, H. S. Berry, T. B.
Mcdonald, w. G.. Wood, ]. X. Watson,
Ralph Atkinson, F. B. Everitt, John
G. Wilson
Other Selections.
| Clerk of the District Court Boyd
made on ninth ballot.
Member of the congressional com.
mittee, W. g. Wood
Senatorial committee, E. G. Sloan.
| Judicial committee, Judge ]. c.
Mabry.
Democratic Delegates.
The following will represent Mon
roe county in the state Democratic
convention at Sioux City. June 25:
| A. J. Beckett, w. H. Halfpenny,
Fred Townsend, Ed Larhart, Daniel
Miller, H. G. Swan, James Clutch, L.
P. Richmond, w. B. Darby, James
Falvey, j. R. Clark, N. P. Harrington.
Lee County Meeting.
FIT Madison, June 22.-Capt. T. w
Sweeney of Keokuk was nominated
chairman of the convention. Harry
| Collins of Keokuk placed In
nomination for representative, CT
bert Lee of West Point Hi
ram Pichard of Cedar placed in
nomination, c. W. Green Of Harrison
township. w. H. Van Fleet of Keokuk
i noo ploood IN nomination hy Too
Goody of Pleasant Ridge.
votes, Lee got so and Van Fleet
votes. Gilbert Lee was declared the
nominee, he having received the larg
est number of votes. His nomination
was made unanimous.
The committee on delegates selected
the following delegates to the state
convention:
c. A. Kennedy, Hiram Pichard, H. I.
Sawyer, George S. Tucker, Fred
Koechling, Lewis Stern. C. F. Skirvin,
H. T. Henderson, John Wilson, Rev.
T. H. Phillips, w. D. Masters, A. P.
Brown, w. J. r. Beck, G. L. Okell. B.
F. Warren, Gilbert Lee, ]. G. Scott.
Hazen l. Sawyer arose and said in
reference to Congressman G. A. Ken.
nedy that Kennedy has done more
work for one who has been in con-
gress one session than any other man
ever sent from Iowa's first district.
Congressman Kennedy's name was
given an ovation.
For surveyor the name of James
Kennedy Of Cedar was placed in nom
nation. His nomination was made by
reclamation.
]. P. Scott was selected as congress
sional committeeman by reclamation.
Convention adjourned at 1918.
The democrats of the county met in
county convention at the court house,
Fort Madison. ]. o. Boyd of Keokuk
was chairman OF the convention and
Cortes Maxwell, also of Keokuk was
secretary.
The delegates to the state conven.
ton were selected as follows:
Delegates.
Charleston township, Archie Yer.
mazen; Denmark township, Mark
Riddel; Des Moines township, D. A.
Young, Green Bay township, John
Lackman; Jackson township, first DR.
B. F. Bailey, Cortes Maxwell; second
T. ]. Hickey; third, e. P. McManus;
fourth, Charles OF; fifth, A. Swanson;
sixth, Albert Keifer; seventh, John
Lowry. Jefferson township, Robert
Dugan. Fort Madison: first, J.. G
Lingering; second, O. e. Herming
hauser; third, N. G. Roberts; fourth
q. Burster. Fifth, east Henry Nicer
cans; fifth west, Ted Kennedy; Mar
ion township, H. ]. Martins; Montrose
| R. S. Latta; Van Buren,, Henry Reitz
Washington, Stephen Schroeder; Yves
Point, M. Burger. d.