Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
REED AND OTHER
BOOSTERS ACTIVE
sExTh DISTRICT MEMBER OF
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
AND OTHER oTTUMWANs PULL
TOGETHER FOR oTTuMWA.
aOtfumwa always gets what she
goes after. Have captured the
Democratic state convention for
Ottun1wa.
IN. r. Reed and Delegation.

Iowa Democracy, hoping to repeat
It's success Of 1883, when the conven-
lion was held in Ottumwa, which nom
mated Horace Boies, picked the win
ner of the election that year, will
come to Ottumwa this summer and
look forward to ratifying the selection
OF ticket that will carry with the
Barne success. This and a similar style
OF logic on the part of State Commit
teeman N. f. Reed, ably reinforced
by the lobbying and eloquent appeals
made by the committee from the
Commercial association, finally
brought the state central committee of
Iowa Democrats to see the Wisdom
or making this city the convAntion
home Of the state Democracy for 1910.
Assisting admirably outside of the
committee room and in the lobby,
while N b. Reed was present at the
committee session, were J. B. Sax,
Oh les Wellman, j. K. Mahon, Frank
Nimocks, S. r. Cheadle and j. ". Our
ran. Mr.. Sax as spokesman for the
commercial associations delegation,
brought the matter of Ottumwa's
claim to the convention before the
committee in q manner that made that
body sit UP and take notice, and large
Iy aided the other Ottumwans to make
The work of Mr.. Reed successful.
The Ottumwans promised every
thing that could be desired Conven-
tion hall free of charge, hotel accom-
nodations entertainment, brass
band and anything else which the
Democrats want will be forthcoming,
30 the Ottumwans asserted.
Three Want It.
Three cities were in the race from
the outset and the fight for the con-
vention waxed warm although no i'll
feeling was engendered by the strife.
Three sets of determined men fought
for as many cities and Ottumwa's
boosters in the fight were for a great
er part of the struggle in the minor
ity Bulldog tenacity and the deter
minatfon to hold on as long as
chance presented itself, finally reward
ed the efforts of Committeeman N. f.
Reed and brought joy into camp OF
tumwa.
Council Bluffs Gives In.
Ottumwa was handicapped to an ex-
tent through the session after the Sc
lection of the convention seat became
an issue. For four ballots Ottumwa
was the loser and was opposed by
Clint Price Of Indfanola with proxies
OF E. r. Moore and Aleck Miller which
made three votes that we're pledged
to Des Mofnes throughout the session.
Then, too. ]. J. Hughes of Council
Bluffs had the proxies of w. H. Beck,
]. t. Duffy and Dr.. j. r. Reynolds, all
for Council Bluffs. This left but five
votes for Ottumwa to get and a dead
lock was the result. 1t was finally de-
cided that to break the deadlock some
one must relent and an adjournment
was taken, during which Council Bluffs
and Ottumwa got busy with the result
that when the committee reconyened
and took the eleventh ballot, Ottumwa
was awarded the convention with
eight votes against Des Moines' three
Wade Makes Address.
Martin J. Wade Of Iowa City, nation
al committeeman, was present and
participated in the deliberations of
the committee He made brief ad-
dress at the opening of the session.
too, in which he declared that the
coming campaign was the most import
ant In quarter of a century and pre-
sented the greatest opportunity to the
Democrats. The people are dissatisfied
with the Republican administration of
the government, he said, and with the
manner in which that party had dis
regarded its platform There is a
great revolt among the people, he
said and 1t was for the Democratic
party to shoulder the peoples burden
and GUST the Republicans. He predict
ed that the next house in congress
will be Democratic; that there will be
a Democratic president and that Iowa
will send down at least four Demo
cratic representatives.
The state committee is anxious that
the Democratic party have full
ticket in the field and to see that this