Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
REEDS FIGHTING
FOR GUARDIANSHIP
CLINT PRICE OF INDlANoLA is
OPPONENT OF oTTuMWA MAN
FOR HEAD OF STATE BODY -
cAucusED THIS MORNING

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the chairman of the state central
committee of the Democratic cam
paign this year. N. G. Reed of
Ottumwa announced his withdraw
al from the race. He is holly
contesting with Jack Dalton for
the secretaryship of the commit
mittee. The polling of the COM
mittee on resolutions which met
at 2 p. M, showed that the pro-
posal to Insert the liquor plank
would meet with disfavor. The
fight in the committee is delaying
the afternoon session which will
not convene until late in the after
noon.
Sioux City, June 25.-(SpeciaD -
The center of interest about the Dem
ocratfc state convention here today
rests with the Second district and the
Eighth. The fight between Clint
Price of Indianola and N. r. Reed #
Ottumwa for the craftsmanship of the
state central committee for the en-
suing two years is heated and will not
be settled until late this afternoon.
Brewers Want Platform Plank.
The issue before the convention is
the attitude taken upon the proposed
liquor plank in the Democrat state
platform. The local option forces Of
the Second district are represented by
Henry Vollmer Of Davenport, who is
on the resolutions committee. The
brewers interests are represented by
R Dell Huntoon of Des Moines, who is
fighting for a complete silence upon
the subject. At noon today pretty
fight was in session in the resolutions
committee with possibility that it
would not be ended until late tonight.
Tim Clary Of Hampton, the temporary
chairman, opened the convention at
II o'clock in the opera house and the
second session was called for 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
The Sixth District Caucus.
The Sixth district caucus resulted
rs follows:
Central committee-N. F. Reed, Wa
pello county.
Resolutions P. Myers, Jasper
county.
Credentials James stokenberry,
Davis county.
Permanent organization-A. ]. Beck
EFT, Monroe
In the Sixth district it was decided
that resolutions Of coincidence on the
death of ex-President Cleveland be
made and submitted to the conven.
ton. The resolutions committee will
be In charge of General Weaver, who
was the chairman Of the meeting.
The secretary was A. ]. Stump of
Wapello county. For vice president
Of the convention General Weaver was
named
The following state committee was
chosen:
Frst-Alex Miller, Washington.
Second. G. Van Lent, Muscatine
Third-Theo A. Duffy, Dubuque.
Fourth-T. M. Donovan, New Hamp.
ton.
Fifth-E. R. Moore, Anamosa.
Sixth-N. F. Reed. Ottumwa.
Seventh-Clint Price, Indianola.
Hghth-Dr. ]. R. Reynolds, Creston
NINTH. ]. Hughes, Council
Bluffs.
Tenth-Jack Dalton, Manson
Eleyenth-W. H. Beck, Sioux City
]. B. Sullivan of Des Moines was
chosen permanent chairman.
The Proposed Platform.
Briefly outlined the platform planks
are as follows:
Opposing strongly the resubmissior
OF the constitutional amendment and
asks legislation comforting upon the
several communities Of the state the
power to make their own purely
police regulations.
The election of United States sena
tors by the people.
Opposition to government by in
junction.
Urging revision Of the tariff in the
interests Of the consumer.
Deploring the factional fight in the
Republican party which lost to lowe
a candidate for the vice presidency
Calling attention to the alleged faci
that the Republican party in the
state and nation is swinging back into
the hands of the reactionists.
q Pledging to progressive Republicans
NJ OF the state a continuance of the pro
u gressive reforms for which Gov. A. B
Cummins has labored.