Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-01-11
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN HAIL
ED AS NEXT STANDARD BEARER
AND OCCUPANT OF THE PRESl-
DENTAL CHAIR
WEAVER WAS THERE
WlRY AND VIGOROUS
DEMOCRATIC WAR HORSE DE-
cLAREs HE is ABLE TO WITH
STAND A DOZEN CAMPAIGNS
VET - OTHER SPEAKERS

Democracy of the Sixth congress.
donal district last night took on new
IRE and henceforth until the Novem-
Der elections the three hundred ban
queters at the Jacksonian spread re-
solved to do battle to the enemy with
out lull.
William Jennings Bryan of Ne
braska, was all but nominated for
president, and General James b.
Weaver. the venerable sage of Jasper
county, made known to the three
hundred of the faithful, amid thunder
GUS applause, that he was yet good
for dozen campaigns. He said he
had neither rusted nor had he worn
out SO far as he knew. In appearance,
well did he back up his declaration
with broad chest and an athletic
form. with grizzled hair, snow white
mustache and piercing eye.
Representative Gathering.
It was representative gathering
of the faithful 1t betokened good tei.
lowshfp. Delegations from every G,oun-
ty in the old Sixth and outside, graced
the banquet board
William La Toilette was there from
Blakesburg, and filled the place Of j !.
T. Clarkson at the eleventh hour, Mr..
Clarkson being i'll and unable to at
tend
W. H. Hamilton, fellow townsman
and namesake Of Dan, the congress
man. was there, and responded to the
toast, "The Democracy of Iowa"
S. E.. Mcconnell of Davis county,
always and eternally democratic"
was there. His toast was I'm View of
the Promised Land"
John d. Dennison Of Dubuque late
democratic candidate for lieutenant
governor was speaker. He simply
told of Jackson"
General Weaver spoke on "a Public
Menace; Corporations in Politics"
The venerable figure of j. G. viii.
liams of Oskaloosa, the POSTMASTER
for the evening, sat at Weavers left
A. r. Miller, representing the Wash
ington Democrat and J. M. Gass OF
Abba, we're in attendance.
Other NotabIes.
Other notables from outside the
city were e. H. BOSWELL of Farming
ton; F. c. Mcconnell, Bloomfield
w. H. Dewey, Charlton; M. c. Falvey
7. B. Perry, and T. B. Perry. Jr, Of
Abba; James Kaler, Creston; J
Sharp, Davis county; James Stooker
berry, Bloomfield; ]. w. Stookenberry
Stiles, G. H. Bolivar. Floris; John H
johnson, West Grove; Lee Caldwell
w. f. Hale, Eldon: William Caldwell
Abba; H. G. Leech, Bloomfield; w
L. Etter, Sigourney; John Baty, ST
Courtney; j. M. Gass, Abba. Marion
Carson, Belknap; Osa Dunlavey, S. A
Durblinger, Max Duckworth, Bloom
field; H. H. Hawkins, Belknap; o. P
Myers and Robert Larimer, Newton
w. A. Dawson Selma; ]. P McCor
mick and U. S. Shoemaker Batavia
DR.. B. F. Shrave, Troy; j. G. Bronson
Dubuque: M. s. Jones, Kansas City
D. N. Biggs, Chillicothe; A. G. Pabst
Abba; c. E. Monroe and B. J. Snyder
Oskaloosa; Bruce Kratzerand, Joh1
A. Williams, Bloomfield; William
Ewald, Waterloo: w. C. McWilliams
Hedrick; T. F. McCarty, Richland; ]
H. Plat, Montezuma; A. ]. Hanley
Montezuma; c. Israel, Drakeville; R
A. Mortand, MonteZuma, and man.
otehrs.
Nick Reed There.
The democracy of Ottumwa turned
out en- masse. Nick Reed, candidate
for the craftsmanship of the Iowa stat,
central committee, mingled freel
with the banqueters and made an ex
ceedingly good impression with thos
who have not already met the jovia
Ottumwan.
The banquet was billed for Z o'clocl
but seats were not taken until Ion
after 8 o'clock The spread wa
served by the management of tn
Elite restaurant, while the Schubert
played during the evening.
The first two tables extending tn
full length of the New Armory dinin
hall, were filled by the speakers an
the out of town visitors. The othe
two tables were occupied by member
of the local democracy.
Hickory Badge.
At each plate was placed a badge {
the faithful, being block Of hickor
wood with the likeness of "Old Hicl
ory'' theron, and one was soon danl