The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25
REPUBLICANS IN
STATE CONVENTION
FORCES GATHERED AT WATER
LOO THIS AFTERNOON.
Dewitt is COMMITTEEMAN.
Chosen To Represent the Sixth Dis
trict in the State Organization
Caucus This Morning
Was Harmonious.
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Waterloo, Ia, June 24.-As there
was little TO be done by the republican
state convention, other than endorse
the results of the primary election, the
usual forenoon session was disposed
| of, and the proceedings did not open
until LAS O'Clock this afternoon. The
committees as selected by the district
caucuses this morning met at eleven
O'Clock and proceeded at once with
the business before them.
Convention Gets To Work.
AS the delegates and visitors as
sembled in the Coliseum this after
noon, music was rendered by the Ce-
dar Falls band. The crowd was slow
in gathering and it was nearly two
O'Clock when S. d. Rankin, in the abb
sence of Hon. Frank p. Woods,
chairman of the state sommittee, call
ed the assembly to order.
The invocation was given by Rev.
Walter II. Rollins, followed by music
by the Mason City male quartette.
The official call for the convention
was then read by c. F. Franks, secre-
tary of the state committee.
After more music by the Cedar Falls
band, Hon. W. S. Hart, of Waukon,was
introduced as the temporary chairman
and he addressed the convention.
The mention of President Roose-
lvelt's name was cheered to the echo,
but Taft was given even greater APP
plause.
Then followed reports of commit
tees, and the nomination of two candi-
dates for supreme judge.
Sixth District Caucus.
The Sixth District caucus was held
in the Blackhawk county court house
this morning and was presided over
by Hon. F. M. Epperson, of Eddyville.
r. G. Sloan of Abba and Harry Boyd
lof Poweshiek county were chosen sec
lretaries. -,
elected the Sixth district member Z
the state central committee to sue
coed w. W. Epps of Ottumwa. The
vote in the election was SO for Dewitt
to 80 for Epps.
James Powell, of Ottumwa, was
chosen as the Sixth district member
Of the convention committee on per-
manent organization, and Henry Sill
void, of Jasper county. member of the
committee on resolutions.
S. Wright, of Keokuk county, was
chosen as the Sixth district vice pres
ident of the convention.
The meeting was harmonious and
good feeling prevailed throughout.
The Convention Hall.
The convention is being held in the
coliseum in Chautauqua park. and the
interior was appropriately and elabo-
rately decorated for the occasion. This
immense building, constructed on sci
|entific lines to gain the highest acous-
tic properties.was revelation to those
who have not seen it, and by the way.
-Oskaroosa ought to have one like it.
1t seats about 1000 people comfort
ably.
A large reception tent, or awning,
was erected in the street near the Ell
lis hotel. This immense canopy
shielded the delegates and visitors
from the rays of the SUM- There were
no side walls, and the breezes circu-
lated freely to fan the brows of per-
spring humanity.
The city has taken good care of the
crowd, and every delegate is glad he
is here.
Little Work For Convention.
Owing to the primary election, which
has taken away from all state con-
ventions the nominations of candi-
dates for all Offices except judges of
the supreme, superior and district
courts, save where no one candidate
received 80 per cent of the vote cast
or where there is vacancy, the con-
vention had little to do except to adopt
a platform of principles for the state
officers to stand upon. to name two
candidates for the supreme court
bench and select state committeeman.
The terms of Judges Scott NJ. Ladd
and s. M. Weaver expire next Janu-
airy Ordinarily one supreme Judge
| is elected each year for term of six
years, but the biennial election law
disturbed this arrangement. and there
being no election last year the terms
of two judges expire with the coming
January.
District caucuses.
The total number of delegates to
make up the convention is 1884, The
first thing ON the program this morn
ing was the district caucuses which
convened at 10 o'clock. The places
of meeting were as follows:
First-Elks hall ON Sycamore street.
between East Fourth and Fifth streets.
Second-A. o. Y. w. hall, 800 East
Fourth street.
Third-Masonic Temple, Sycamore
and East Park avenue.
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