The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-03-12
A SPLIT IN DIES
MONIES COUNTY
TWO DELEGATIONS ARE ELECT
ED AT BURLINGTON.
ALLISON SHOWS GOOD GAINS
AIIamakee County Joins His Column,
Making Complete Change Since
19o6---Wapello County is
Harmonious.

lSUO--WdPGliO SOuHky 10
Harmonious.
Burlington, Ia, March 9.-The Des
Moines county republican convention
Saturday to select delegates to the
state and district conventions pre-
scented a scene of extraordinary up
roar for ten minutes after the hour OF
calling 1t to order.
Before the chairman, who had is
sued the call, could call the conven-
ton to order, State Oil Inspector H..
G.. Griggs, Cummins man, jumped up
and nominated Charles O'Malley for
chairman. Disregarding the attempt
of Committeeman oowles to call the
body to order, O'Malley was declared
elected and took the chair.
| Then followed ten minutes of pan.
| demonium, during which the Cum
Minis forces completed the work OF
organizing their convention, selecting
delegates and passing resolutions in.
dorsing Taft for president and Cum!
Minis for senator against Allison and
adjourned. -a
Meanwhile Committeeman Cowles,
with the gavel in his hand, had been
pounding for order, and after the
Cummins forces deserted the hall,
leaving SO delegates out of 154 repre-.
scented in the convention still seated,
he called the convention to order.
Hon. c. L. Poor was made chair
man and solid Allison delegations to
the state and district conventions were
named and resolutions passed Indoors
ing Taft for president and Allison for
senator.
II. S. Rand was Endorsed for district
delegate to the Chicago convention.
The two opposing delegations will
go to the conventions, each claiming
to be regular.
AIamakee Swings over.
Dubuque, Ia. March 9.-The Ali.
son men swept Allamakee county in
convention held at Waukon Saturday
AFTERNOON Twelve delegates pledged
to Allison were elected for the state
convention. Strong resolutions en-
dorsing the reelection of Allison
were unanimously adopted. ALBANIA.
kee two years ago was solid for Cum.
imins,
1 Monroe For Allison.
! Abba, March 9.-Monroe county Is
solid for Allison by a vote of eighty.
six to thirty-four A solid Allison del.
legation was sent to the congressional
convention to be held in Oskaloosa
Thursday
johnson Also For Allison.
Iowa City, Ia, March 9.--Johnson
county republicans unanimously elect
ed Allison delegates and endorsed
Roosevelt, Taft and Allison. David
Brant was endorsed for district dele
gate.
Is Harmony in WapeIlo.
Ottumwa, March 9.-The Allison
forces controlled the county conven-
ton here Saturday afternoon and sent
delegates favorable to the senator to
both the state and district conven-
lions. Two sets of resolutions were
admitted, one endorsing Allison's
work and the other commencing him
for reelection.
jefferson is Divided.
Fairfield, March Jefferson coun.
ty delegates divided Saturday after,
noon between the Allison and Cum.
Minis factions.
Henry County.
Mt Pleasant, March 9.-The Henry
county delegation is said to be divid,
ew, though no test vote was taken.
Louisa County. ..nu...
Wapello, March 9.-Louisa county
was solid for Allison. I,...
Warren County.
lndianola, March 9.-Hull for con-
gress and Allison for senator was the
slogan here Saturday.
Washington County.
Washington, March 9.-There was
no opposition to the Allison program
here on Saturday.
- Guthrie County.
Guthrie Center, March 9.--The ALI
son men controlled the convention, bat
no resolution of endorsement was
Ipassed. E
| " DICKSON County.
Spirit Lake. March 9.-1he conyen.
ton here Saturday was a Cummins
love feast with no opposition.
Story County.
Nevada, March 9.--No vote on sen
atorial endorsement was reached, but
the Cummins men were in control.
! Clay County.
| Spencer, March CLAY county re-
publicans without opposition adopted
resolutions in their convention indoors.
ing Taft's candidacy for president
and Cummins' candidacy for senator.
Wright County.
Clarion, Ia, March 9.--Wright coun.
ty republicans named solid progress
i've delegation for the state and dis.
trict conventions, the progresives con-
trolling the convention by vote of
70 to 80.