Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-16
The DEMOCRATS
IN CONVENTION
PASSING OF RESOLUTION AND
SPEECH BY MAYOR PHILLIPS
CHARAcTERIzEs MEETING.
M'lNTIRE PRESiDES
Votevsr Hear Expression From Their
Leader - Twelve Declarations
Made in Their Platform
The Outcome

From Saturdays Daily.
The choice Of the democratic vot
ers at the recent primary was ratified
this morning at the convention of that
body held in the main court room of
| the court house. A set of resolutions,
setting forth the platform of the par
| ty, together with short speech by
Mayor T. J. Phillips, were the princi-
pal transactions of the meeting. N.
F. Reed, chairman of the city central
committee called the meeting to order
and named the temporary organiza-
ton, Frank McIntire, chairman, E. R.
| Mitchell reading clerk and William T.
Wilson and e. T. Whitney as record
ing secretaries. Upon the motion OFT.
H. Picker, the temporary organization
was made permanent The official call
for the convention was then read 1t
was the sense of the convention to
dispense with the reading of the list
of delegates and also the committee
on credentials, owing to the fact that
| there was no contest on. any of the
tof1ces The committee on resolutions
was then appointed upon motion of
Mr.. Picker. This committee, compos
ed Of T. H. Picker, N. F. Reed, c. NJ.
Myers, w. V. Silvers, Fred Gilbert, H.
| c.. Williams and H. H. Conroy retired,
and shortly after reported a set of res
olutions in which were incorporated
the ratification of the democratic
ticket named at the primaries and ten
other declarations. When called upon
by Fred Wilcox, Mayor T. J. Phillips
made a brief speech in which he
showered his thanks upon the Demo
Gratis for honoring him for the sixth
time as their choice for candidate for
mayor. The balance Of his talk SAVIOR
ed with an enthusiasm for his re-
election and the success of the entire
ticket He emphasized the point that
he had no apologies to make for any
of his administrations
The Resolutions.
The resolutions as unanimously
passed, follow:
"The democratic party of Ottumwa
in convention assembled adopts the
following declarations:
"First-We endorse each and every
candidate selected by the democratic
voters at the recent primary election
and commend them to the electors as
clean, able men in every way qualified
and worthy Of support at the polls
"Second-We endorse the demo
cratic administration just drawing tc
close. 1t has been honest capable
and efficient and has earned the en-
dorsement of the people at the corn
ing spring election.
"Third-We deplore the campaign
of hypocrisy and SANDER now being
., carried on in the name of the Repub
lican party. We are aware that the
persons now in apparent control OF
the Republican party do not fairly rep
resent the voters Of that party, but
only small faction of extremists who
have forced their candidates and
methods upon the Republican party.
Fourth-We are in favor of Create,
: Ottumwa.' but it is idle to expect oul
city to grow and prosper while fac
ton Of our people under pretense Of
| reform are engaged in tearing dowr
: our enterprises driving trade and cap
, ital away and sowing seeds of strife
: bitterness and discord. Let us qui
uuarreling and get busy booming OF
4 tumwa.
''Fifth-We deem it unfortunate
: that any set Of men in order to gair
lldCIlOlcl du' dllIdSS ldlS0l.
= proclaim and advertise to the world
q that Ottumwa is a cesspool of in
= iquity, a hot bed of crime and a place
;, unfit for decent men and women t.
!. live in because. as falsely charged
;, that the officers of the city are il
q league with criminals and refuse tt
enforce the law. Over against sucl
ISLANDERS. we put loyalty to Ottumw'
~ y,
). to all fair minded voters of all partie
= to uphold the truth and the fair nam
: of our own beloved Ottumwa.
4. "Sixth-We do not claim perfection
e for our officials, but we challenge tn
y most rigid investigation and compar
e son and assert that no dishonesty O
IS wrong doing can be found and tina
- the officials of no other like city 1
X Iowa can show cleaner or more e
fcient record than that furnished b