The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-02-20
MAHASKA DEMOCRATS
S. v. Reynolds Chosen Chairman
and Bryan Endorsed.

lternoon for the purpose of electing
chairman which position was made
vacant by the death of Mayor William
Cricket
| The meeting was held in the Office
of the secretary and considerable
business claimed attention. Fourteen
of twenty-six members were present
and three proxies, making an attend
ance of seventeen.
Secretary Waggoner called the
Injecting to order and appointed Berry
Aldridge of Fremont to preside. The
| first act of the meeting was the
Unanimous adoption of the following
resolutions, presented by Mr.. Wag-
goner: lad. 81
Tribute to Cricket.
| Whereas, it has pleased the Ruler
lof the Universe to remove from our
midst the late chairman of our COM
lmittee, the competent and efficient
Mayor Of Oskaloosa, and the true and
upright citizen, william Cricket,
| therefore, .a
BE 1t Resolved by the County
democratic Central Committee,
4 ''That in his death the Committee
has sustained an irreparable loss;
that his experience and his Judgment,
his quiet temperament and his al
ways honest enthusiasm rendered him
lmost peculiarly fitted for the position;
that the same qualities made him a
4 off IN
servant and also made him an honest,
upright and always respected citizen.
That we deplore the loss of his
Iadvice in all our activities and that
we present our coincidence to his
family, which was always first in his
Thoughts, to the city, which was as
lpride, and to all his acquaintances,to
whom he was always true and faith
full friend
THAT a copy of these resolutions
be sent to the family of the deceased,
and copy be furnished the press of
the city.
Berry Aldridge.
ID. c. Waggoner, Secretary"
The selection of chairman of the
committeeman was by ballot, follow.
ing the nomination of S. V. Reynolds
Iby Isaac Evans of Union, and Harry
| e. Harrington by w. r. Campfield of
TUSCALOOSA. S. V. Reynolds was the
Ichoice for chairman A messenger
was sent in search of the gentleman
land he was brought into the meeting
land accepted the place to which he
Ihad been elected. ,e.t.~
1 Waggoner Retires.
A surprise was then experienced by
the committee in the resignation Of
d. c. Waggoner as secretary of the
committee. Mr.. Waggoner stated
THAT business affairs with which he
was connected would not permit Of
Ibis continuing in the position. The
committee at first refused to consider
1.-THE resignation but Mr.. Waggoner in
lsisted and asked to be relieved of the
lgive it the attention it required. G
wv. Burks, OF Madison township, there
upon placed in nomination Henry
Rosecrans of the Oskaloosa Times
company and he was unanimously
chosen for the place.
On the motion of J. c. Heitsman
iof New Sharon, the president and sec
Iretary were instructed to call the
democratic county convention and tC
fix the date of the same for the pur
lpose of selecting delegates to the dem
ocratic state convention. Instruct
ions were embodied in the motion &c
make the call for one delegate from
leach precinct of the county and one
for each twenty votes and fraction OF
ten cast for Porter for governor al
THE last state election.
The secretary was instructed to
lsecure copies OF the new primary law
from the state department and to fur
lnish copy of the same to each com
lmitteeman.
Bryan Resolutions.
The following resolutions endorsing
the candidacy OF William J. Bryan fol
the presidential nomination was pre-
lsented by Mr. J. c. Heitsman of New
ISharon and it was adopted with q
whoop:
| BE it resolved by the Mahaska
County Democratic Central Com
mittee, That we are emphatically
in favor of the nomination of
! William Jennings Bryan as DEM
ocratic candidate for the presi-
dency and that we will use our
best efforts to secure such nomi-
nation for him."
No further formal business being
before the committee, adjournment
was taken on motion and the meeting
became informal A number of those
present talked of ways and means
loutlining policies and reviewing exist
ling state and county conditions.
Mr.. Waggoner, the retiring secre'
Itary, received the personal thanks OF
ALMOST every member of the commit
tee for the work he has done. Those
in touch with the working of the COM
mittee have appreciated his prompt.
mess with the business duties of the
lofiice and his special fitness for the
work was recognized in all parts OF
the county
AN IoWAN DIES IN JAPAN.