Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-12
ESSMAN.ELECT N. E. KEN.
DALI OVERWHELMED WITH
GOOD WORDS.
THINGS CONSIDERED
Personal Fitness of Appolntee and
Performance While County Chair
man Aided-Grant Key
hoes History.

elect N. e. Kendall that there has per-
haps never been a more deserved ap-
pointment of a postmastership in the
state of Iowa than that of Frank a.
Nimocks, who Saturday was recon-
mended as the choice for the head Of
Ottumwa's federal building. The rec
ommendation was made only after the
qualifications, personal fitness, and thu
expressed choice of professional men,
lawyers, doctors, dentists. bankers,
wholesalers, jobbers, manufacturers,
clergymen, merchants were given care
full and considerable attention by the
congressman, and with only the view
of pleasing the whole people, did he
decide upon Mr.. Nimocks.
So thoroughly was Mr.. Kendall's de-
sire to place in charge of the import
ant office in this city man who had
the endorsement Of those whose COM
mendation voiced not alone their own
individual views, but the sentiments
Of many others, that the appointment
was delayed to such ate date as Sat
urday, but it was a huge task to de-
eide upon which one of the candidates
would serve best the needs OF citizens
I of Ottumwa AMI The many rural route
patrons. That his fitness measures
UP to the high mark placed by Con
gresham Kendall, the numerous en-
| dorsements of Mr.. Nimocks received
! by Congressman Kendall from ALMOST
all sources, amply testified. Relative
to these endorsements Mr.. Kendall
states that of the 440 bankers, whole
saiers, jobbers, manufacturers, mer-
chants and business men and other
patrons of the Office who expressed a
preference, considerable majority, in
fact 256, favored Mr. Nimocks. Seven
clergymen endorsed the appointee and
six favored other candidates. OF the
professional men, lawyers, doctors,
dentists, etc, thirty-siX indicated R
/ choice, and of these twenty-four were
for MI. Nimocks. OF the 1876 Republi-
cans who contributed to the campaign
fund last iall twenty-six did not ex-
press a preference, and eighty-four en-
dorsed the choice of Mr.. Nimocks.
1 Aside from the pressure brought to
bear upon the appointment of Mr.. MIN.
ocks. the expressions of the state com
mittee and especially Charles Lyons
chairman Ct the speakers bureau, I'M
qualifiedly favored +. Nimocks as the
popular choice, due largely to the fact
that in their opinion, there was 10
question but that his organization in
Wapello county for speaking cam
paign and all was the best in the state
Another item to be considered was the
demonstration given by Mr.. Nimocks
as county chairman as to his efficiency
as a political organizer.
/ Mr. Nimocks also received the en-
dorsement of twenty-one out of the
twenty-seven committeeman of the
County Central committee; that OF
the chairman and secretary of the
congressional committee and Of the
president and secretary of the Wap
clio county Republican club.
All during his campaign for the
office of congressman from the sixth
district Mr. Kendall has emphasized
the fact that he would recognize nc
factions in the Republican party, and
with the idea of erasing any factiona
feeling in the ranks Of Republicanis!n
Frank A. Nimocks as county chairman
worked untiringly. The success he
empowered is today represented in the
new congressman, in several county
offics and in practically all TOWNSHIP
Offices in the county.
The New Postmaster.
Frank A. Ninlocks Is now and ha-
been from the first time he actively
participated in political campaign II
1884. staunch Republican. With !;
torch over his right shoulder in this
year, he marched with. the othe
Agency young men and shouted f,
the election Of James G. Blaine a:
president. He was 5orn in the eastern
part Of Wapello county January l
, 1865, and received his early education
in the country school near his home
He later attended the Agency higl
school and in young manhood, he was
a student Of the state normal schoo
at Cedar Falls, having graduated ther:
from with a degree Of B. D, For thra.
years he was superintendent Of school
. in Alden. Hardin county and Sibley
Osceola county, Iowa In 1892 he be
+. came associated with the New Yorl
life Insurance Co., with an ONCE :,
: Sihley, but soon afterwards movet
back to Wapello county and establish
ed Headquarters in this city in jar
: uary, 1898. For twelve years thereaft
er he acted in the capacity of genera
agent for the company. For one yea
he was city clerk of Ottumwa an
two years were spent as general agen
of the Equitable Life of New York Fl
9 is member of the Wapello clup, Elk
! club and the Masonic order. Mr.. Min
: ocks was married to Miss Olive Flu
ton. daughter of Mrs. T. A. Fulto,
. November IS, 1902.
!. Until made the unanimous choic
Of the Republicans of Wapel!o count
;. as their chairman, he never held an
!, Office Of prominence in the party, a
0 though from the casting of his fir:
: presidential vote for Benjamin Harr
: son in 1888, he has )een active /
!. state and county politics. He has
s wide acquaintance over the state an
!. has attended many state convention.
: The organization he effected with tn
Republicans of Wapello county durin
I. the recent campaign was with perhap
. no exception the most perfect ever q,
! complished in this county. His prove
j efficiency as an organizer was not onI
!. recognized in this county. but it ha
ibsea - pattern after which many fl