Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23
JAMESON SLATED
FOR GUARDIANSHIP
coMPLE ETlNG ARRANGEMENTS
FOR STATE CONVENTION HERE
-oTTUMWA IN READINESS FOR
BIG GATHERING.

scored by the democrats Of Iowa i'll
state convention here next Wednes-
day, July e. The state administra-
tion is also slated for a scoring in the
convention resolutions. Resolutions
are slated for adoption asking that
the Cosson removal law be amended
so that an official on trial for NAL
feasance in Office shall have his case
tried by jury of twelve men, instead
Of by one man, and that the official in
Office be subject to recall by petit
tion signed by a certain per cent OF
the voters and not by few men as
allowed by the present statute.
Jameson for Chairman.
Congressman William D. Jameson
Of Shenandoah is slated for the place
of permanent chairman of the conven-
ton, which will be called at the
Grand opera house at II o'clock by
State Chairman Clint L. Price of In
dianola. Chairman Price will turn the
convention over to Hon. Jerry Sulli-
van of Des Moines, the temporary
chairman who will hand the gayel to
the permanent chairman, for which
post Congressman Jameson is slated,
Ottumwa is in readiness for the
democratic gathering and there will
be plenty OF room and entertainment
for the thousands Of delegates and
visitors. The committee Of the mem
bers of the Commercial association in
charge OF the rooms have assurances
from hundreds of residents offering
the delegates and visitors access to
their homes.
The hotels will be able to accommo-
date hundreds of visitors and in case
of an emergency the committee has
ordered 200 cots which will be placed
in the rooms of the Wapello club and
the knights Of Columbus hall The
city will be in gala attire fer the oc-
casion and the committee in charge OF
the decorations declare that the city
will be lavishly decorated during the
democratic gathering as 1t never has
been before in the history of Ottunlwa.
All of the business houses have con.
Bented to decorate One of the
features of the decorations will be the
e-..rical. display.
The reception committee headed by
Mayor Thomas j. Phillips will meet
every train and the delegates will be
democratic headquarters, by the
Fifty fourth band Of Ottumwa. The
first floor of the hotel has been re-
served for the headquarters of each
district. Delegates upon their arrival
at the hotel will report at the different
headquarters and register. Confer
ences at every headquarter will be
held on the night OF July rs. The con-
vention hail. the Grand opera house,
ls less than block distant from the
state headquarters State Chairman
Clint l.. Price will arrive Monday
night and the members of the state
committee will hold conference on
Tuesday morning.
Tho State Committee.
The state committeeman who will
attend the morning conference are:
First district-Alex Miller of Wash
Ington.
Second district. G. Van Lent OF
Muscatine.
Third district Thomas H. Duffy OF
Dubuque. l
Fourth district-Tim Donovan OF
New Hampton.
Fifth district-E. R. Moore of Ana
mosa.
Sixth district-N. F. Reed OF. OF
tumwa.
Seventh district-Clint L. Price OF
Indianola.
Eighth district-Dr. J. w. Reynolds
Of Creston
Ninth district. J. Hughes Of
Council Bluffs.
Tenth district. F. Dalton of Man
son.
Eleventh district-W. H. Beck OF
Sioux City.
Porter Here Tuesday.
Hon. Claude r. Porter of Center
Vile, the democratic candidate for
governor. Martin J. Wade of Iowa
City, the Iowa member Of the national
democratic committee, Hon. Jerry Sui
Ivan OF Des Moines and the congress
sional delegates will be here Tues
day. w. I. Pollard of Fort Madison,
+ S. Pepper of Muscatine. John Deni-
son of Dubuque, P. D. Murphy Of Elka-
der, Dan w. Hamilton of Sigourney,
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