The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-07-07
THE DEMOCRATS MEET
County Convention Held and Rout-
inc Business Done.

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The democrats met in the Farm
ers' club room promptly at eleven
o'clock and although few of the del
egations had not arrived, those pres
enf proceeded with the hus!ness as
outlined by the county chairman, s..
v. Reynolds. The call and the state.
ments of the county auditor having
been read, Mr.. Reynolds named Sena-
tor John r. Ream, OF Beacon, as tenn.
porary chairman and H. S. Rosecrans
as secretary. The temporary officers
were made permanent and speech
was called for Mr.. Ream addressed
the meeting briefly, commenting upon
| the signs of the times and the posi-
bilities of the fall elections.
Mr. Ream then read the names Of
the committees.
| To select delegates to the judicial
convention, l.. I. Shangle, j. J. Cham
pion, w. r. Campfeld, Chas. b. Whit.
more and John G. Williams.
| To draft resolutions, Horace Crook
ham, C. Yer Ploeg, j. H. without, j.
C. williams and O. N. Downs.
The roll of townships was called
for the selection of committee to
name state convention delegates and
the following names were adopted:
Reuben Cooms, G. B. Martin, ]. N.
Smith, John McFan, John Melcher,
MILFORD Hull, F. M. Powell, A. C.
Mott, l.. A. Trotter, Byron Parr, j. 4.
Flewwelling, Will Vallandingham,
Charles E. Munroe, o. N. Downs, /. T.
Garner, Edward Ashton, d. X. I'm.
sicker, r. M. Boyer, Isaac Evans, John
E. Brown. FRI
]. c. Williams was named by the
convention as the members of the
district judiciary committee.
William c. Anderson was elected
as county representative on the con.
gressional committee.
Virgil Fahrney was nominated by
the convention as a candidate for the
Office of county surveyor.
The convention then ratified the
primary nominations and adjourned
to one o'clock. lid r
No congressional delegates were
named as the primary nominatian OF
Dan Hamilton was unanimous.
Afternoon Session.
| The delegates came together
promptly at one o'clock and proceed
ed with business. ''|
The committee appointed to make
selection of delegates to the demo
cratic judicial convention to be held
in Oskaloosa Thursday, July Fl, re-
ported back to the convention as fol
lows:
THE democrats of MahasRa county
in convention assembled, believing
that the democrats of the Sixth Judi
cial district are entitled to represent
alton of the bench, hereby express
their entire confidence in the ability
and the integrity of Hon. S. V. Rey-
Inolds and hereby endorse his candi-
dacy as Judge of the Sixth Judicial
district and recommend that he be
give the privilege of naming the del.
egation to the judicial conventional
the said delegation is hereby instruct
ed to cast the solid vote of this coun-
ty for him, and that they then be left
free to vote as their judgment may
direct, relative to the other two can.
didates." wiz s ..r. 1895.
j Nj. Reynolds tn reupon took occa,
sion to make few remarks and tho
report of the committee was adopted
unanimously.
The committee upon delegates to
the state convention at Des Moines
reported the following names to rep
resent Mahaska county:
Reuben Cooms, Sam r. Canon, l.
w. Kentfield, John McFall, John F
Ream, MILFORD Hull, Freem Eveland
w. F. Barnes, Saul Morgan, w. R
Campfield, VIM. L. Crowder, o. N
. Downs. Monroe Redpath, ]. Harvey
j. r. Jerard and |. M. Reed.
Resolutions.
THE democratic party in conven
ton assembled hereby express thei
confidence and faith in the last demo
cratic national platform adopted a
Denver in 1908 and call the attention
of the people to the principles there
in announced, and express their conf
dence that the people at the comm,
election will by an overwhelming ma
jority endorse the principles enun
ciated in the said platform.
I'VE point with unstinted pride /,
the record of the democratic officials
in the court house, and call the atten
ton OF the people of Mahaska count,
to the clean, conscientious and up
; right conduct of John f. Ream for hi
record in the SSrd general assembly
and, to the administration of l.. r
Briggs as county auditor, and O
Frank Shoemaker as county recorder
and of John Cleveland as member o
the board of supervisors, and especial
ly do we commend the course of Jofi
Cleveland In the management o
county affairs, and in his efforts 10
good roads. and we pledge the voter
of Mahaska county to the faithful full
fillment of all duties devolved upol