Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-01
.SN,AR7Z WRIT ES TO
CHAIRMAN A.P.CANNY
BOTH PARTIES CLAIM TO HAVE
THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE Fob
NIGHT OF NOVEMBER I; DEBATE
SUGGESTED TO SETTLE MATTEH

mittee today challenged the demos
cratic county central committee to dc.
bates between Hon. Dan. w. Hamilton
and Hon. N. q. Kendall; John b,
Webber and G. w. Whitmore; James
Reed and Frank Shane, and Dan 6teck
and Lloyd L. Duke. The issues Of the
present campaign Is to be the basis
of arguments.
The challenges were the outcome OF
dispute over which party Was to uss
the Grand ol'era house on the night Of
November Z! The republican commit
tee has signed contract for the the
ater, and 1t is understood that the
democratic committee also rented the
theater for that night. Prompted by z
spirit of fairness, the republican
county central committee, represented
by A. r. Swartz, today sent to Chair
man A. p. Canny and the candidates
affected, the following challenge:
Gentlemen:
"The Republican County Central
COMMITTEES has a written contract fox
/ the Grand opera house Of OttumwR for
Thursday evening November 3, and for
Monday evening, November z. W0
have heard from reliable source that
the Democratic County Central COM
! mittee has also rented the Grand
opera house for Monday evening No
| vember Z. We do not care to COM
ment on who is to blame for the ex-
listing conditions: the right to use the
opera house on the evening Of Novem-
ber is claimed by us as we'll 40 BY
| you, and, being your political OPP
ponents, we ask square deal and are
| willing and ready to give you the
same. Hence we challenge the Hon.
Dan W. Hamilton, candidate on tho
democratic ticket for congressman, to
meet Congressman N. e. Kendall. can
dtdate for reelection to congress on
the republican ticket in q joint debate
on the political issues OF the CAM
! paign. Said debate to take place nes
1 the Grand opera house, Ottumwa.
4 either Thursday evening, November
8 or Monday evening, Nov. Z, 1910.
ssNow to prove to you that we are en-
deavoring to be fair and just with you!
!, in settling our dispute as to who shall
use the opera house ON November ~
we wish to say that we have an un-l
| disputed right to use the opera houses.
on Thursday evening, November 81
and challenge John F. Weber, demo-
cratic candidate for state senator, to-
meet Chester w. Whitmore republicans
candidate for the same once; James
Reed, democratic candidate for repre-
sentative to the state legislature to-
meet Frank Shane, republican candi-;
| date for the same ONCE; Dan Steck,l
democratic candidate for county ate
/ torney to meet Lloyd L. Duke, repub-
/ lican candidate for the same Office.
Said Joint debate to be on the political!
4 issues Of the campaign and to take
/ place at the opera house at Ottumwa.l
on one OF the above mentioned dates
! not taken by Hamilton and Kendall
i eve make the above challenges
with due respect to our opponents and
hope they will be received In like
spirit.
"In recent issue OF your of1ciat
paper, the Ottumwa Review, the editor
/ intimated that the republicans were
afraid to meet the democrats in joint
| debate this year, and we take pleas
ure in convincing the editor that he u
mistaken.
"The republicans are standing ON
the records made by President Will
liam H Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, vii
i liam Mckinley and Abraham Lincoln
/ and we hope the democrats will stand
on the records made by Grover Cleve-
land and James Buchanan or some
thing they have done in the life timc
of the present generation.
THE above challenges are made on
the following conditions: First, each
4 organization must pay half of the ex-
penses, such as opera house rent, band,
ietc. Second, this challenge must be
accepted not later than Tuesday noon,
d November /, 1910, owing to the fact
that Mr. Kendall is to speak In OF.
tumwa, Thursday evening, November
and If you wish to accept our chal-
lenge, it may be necessary for us to
make other arrangements in case MI.
Hamilton cannot be here at that time.
Hoping you and your candidates
will find 1t convenient to accept our
challenge, we remain
with personal regards,
Republican County Central Commit.
tee. Wapello County.
; l"By A. r. Swartz, acting for Repub.
| lican County Central COMMITTEES"