The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-07-14
TALBOT, PRESTON
AND W|LLCOCKsON
Republican CANDIDATES for Judge Are
Nominated.
SIXTH DISTRICT CONVENTION
Each Of the Five Counties Fully Rep
resented and After Spirited Pre-.
liminaries Actions Are Car
ried tremendously.


ton and John f. Talbot, of Brooklyn,
was made the third candidate for
Judge on the Republican ticket in the
Sixth judicial district convention held
in Oskaloosa Tuesday. When it
came to test of strength Poweshiek
Mahaska and Keokuk counties stood
together and outvoted Washington
and Jasper counties. When the re
suit Of the final ballot became known
Washington county moved to make
the result unanimous. Jasper county
objected and on roll call to decide
the matter Jasper county voted
against the motion.
In the afternoon session all the par
liksentary tactics known to law or
usaAa were brought into play, but re.
suits could not be changed, the vote
on every motion being the same, 80
to AS. On one vote Judge Lewis, of
Poweshiek county announced the will
of his delegation enormously and in
the uproar he was not able to make
himself heard. 1t made little differ.
ence in results, except that the mo-
ton to reconsider was lost because of
lack of two-thirds vote. The origin
al motion to elect the third man by
vote of delegates was finally voted
down and the motion to elect the third
nominee by roll call of counties pre-
vailed. The one vote settled the
matter, the vote being:
Jasper county--McElroy Is votes.
Poweshiek county-Talbott Ia votes.
Washington county--Bailey ID votes
Mahaska county-Talbott II votes.
Keokuk county-Talbott Ia votes.
Proceedings of Convention.
The convention was convened In the
court house at eleven o'clock Tuesday
morning. Morning and afternoon ses.
sions were held. The day was pleas.
ant the temperature was down about
the place where living is possible and
the delegates were all in the best of
humor.
The convention was called to order
shortly after eleven o'clock by U. nj.
Reed. of Poweshiek county, chairman
Of the Sixth District Judicial Commit.
tee. who read the call for the conven.
tion and the list of delegates elected
to the convention under the provisions
of the new primary law. S
He named as temporary chairman
of the convention, j. e. Cross, of New,
ton, Jasper county, and Charles X.
Needham, of Washington, Washington
county, for secretary. The temporary
officers were accepted by the conven-
ton. Chairman Cross in assuming the
duties of the chair went after the
kernel in the nut without undue pre-.
liminaries. He thanked the conven
tion for the honor conferred upon him,
promised to do the best he could and
asked for the further will and pleas
ure of the body ~
On the motion of Col. s. w. Brook
hart. of Washington, the usual com
mittee upon delegates and credentials
was dispensed with and the list OF
delegates as read by the committee
man was accepted.
G. ]. Wilson, of Washington, pro
posed that the temporary officers OF
the convention be made the perman
ent officers and the motion being put
by him was adopted without dissent
The convention proceeded forthwith
to business.
Jasper county moved that the rules
be dispensed with and that Byron w
Preston, of Mahaska county, and K. e
Willcockson, of Keokuk, be declared
nominees of the convention by accla
nation. The motion prevailed and the
two presiding judges were therefore
nominated as candidates to succeed
themselves. The whole proceeding
took less time than is required in
its telling. Then upon the heels OF
this motion came another from the
Issper county side of the house to
the effect that the convention ad
i,nrn until one o'clock. at which time
the body would proceed with the
remination Of candidate to succeed
ridge Clements. A strong opposition
was developed to this motion, Mahas
r. ipinine in the vote against it. The
chair held that the motion for ad
iaurnment had carried. Mr.. Dewitt
g 0skaloosa, called for a division
but he was ruled out of order and the
ruling of the chair was sustained in
the adjournment of the delegates un
III after dinner.
List OF Delegates.
The five counties comprising the
Sixth Judicial District were represent
ed bv the following lists of delegates:
Jasper county,, Fl. Morgan, i. B
Ruan, j. w. Burke. o. NJ. Wilson, A
r. Cornell. A. A. Penquite, ]. f.
Cross, ~. C. Korf. o. C. Meredith, G
O. McLain, c. r. Morgan. ]. G. Hair
ligh, c. o. Edge. Albert Johnson, w
r. Cooper, f. j. Salmon. L. A. Wells
and S. NJ, Robinson.
Keokuk county-H. F. Wagner, H.
z. Goeldner, S. w Needham, A. F.
bridges. J. II. Willie, S, G Wilson.
M B. Ramsey Thos. Legoe Chas. G.
Henninger, A. w Hammill, d. II.
Stoclsman, Fl. G.. Brown. Geo. p.
Mixer and w. H. Mccarty.