Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-23
DEMOCRATS
To CONDEMN
C0SSON Law
Continued from page one)

Frank O.. Stuart Of Creston and Sen
ator w. A. Cleveland of Harlan are 2
few of the democratic congressional
candidates who will be here.
Des Moines Delegation Large
A large delegation will come to the
convention from Des Moines, headed
by Hon Jerry Sullivan. Among the
prominent Des Moines democrats who
will attend are l. T. Jones, John Null
vaney, Mike Kennedy, w. s. Hall, H.
| C. Evans, Henry Riggleman and Col
onel Eiobeck About forty democrats
will make up the Des Moines delega.
ton and they will come in a private
car. Among other prominent Iowa
democrats who will be here are e. }.
Sankey of Leon, j. j. Ready of Fair
field. Henry Vollmer Of Davenport,
William Murtagh of Waterloo, w. D..
Sullivan of Waterloo, w. w. March OF
Waterloo and G.. w. Miller Of Wav-
erly.
Francke Will BE Here.
n. F Reed of Ottumwa, sixth dis
trict chairman of the democratic state
committee and who is general chair
man of the Ottumwa convention COM
mittee has assurances that State
Chairman Francke of the Republican
state committee and members OF the
state republican committee will be
here TO see what the democrats are
doing. The Western Union and Pos
tai Telegraph companies will have
wires into the convention hail.
Seating in Convention Hall.
The seating of the delegations in
the convention hall has been arranged.
The second and sixth district delega-
lions will have the stage. The Fifty
fourth band will be on the east side OF
the stage and will render a number OF
selections during the convention. Inc
press of the state will be on the west
side of the stage.
James F. Powell, chairman OF the
press committee, has made arrange
ments for the care Of visiting news
paper men, who will be here from an
parts of the state. The third, tenth
and eleventh district delegations will
have the balcony, and the first, fourtn,
fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth district
delegations will have the lower floor.
Visitors to the convention will be
seated in the gallery. The boxes have
been reserved for the visiting ladies.
Owing to the small seating capacity
of the gallery it will be impossible to
grant every request for visiting tickets
to the convention and Ottumwans will
bear in mind that this is state con-
vention and that the visitors will be
cared for first. Those who have sub
scribed to the convention fund Will be
taken into consideration.
Convention Officers.
The list of convention officers to
date are as follows:
Temporary chairman-Hon. jerry u.
Sullivan of Des Moines.
Permanent chairman-Congress
w. D. Jameson of Shenandoah; PROB
ably.
Temporary secretary-W. E. Cakes
of Clinton.
Reading clerk-John Gillispie OF
Burlington.
The chief doorkeeper, assistant door
keeper, chief usher, assistant usher,
and sergeant at arms will be selected
at the meeting of the state COMMITTEES
Tuesday night.
Reed Candidate.
The reorganization of the state COM
mittee will take place perhaps on Wed
nesday evening Clint l.. Price, the
present state chairman, will not be
candidate for reelection, as he will
make the race for congress against
Judge S. F. Prouty of Des Moines in
the seventh district. N. F. Reed OF
Ottumwa, sixth district committeeman,
is a candidate for next state chair
man.
Local Committees Meet.
The various committees of the OF
tumwa Commercial association to
make arrangements for the state demo-
cratic gathering met in the rooms OF
the Commercial association last night.
A report from the finance committee
showed $4,000 subscribed and $4,000
of this amount collected. It had been
hoped to raise $4,000 for the conven-
ton and what fund remained would
be used to secure future conventions.
Committees started out this morning
to collect the uncollected subscriptions
and raise the remaining 5000. Com
munications we're read from. f. M.
Hunter of the Wapello club and A. P.
Canny Of the knights Of Columbus,
offering the, use of their club rooms
TOT Ln0 VlSlLOIS, duQ q NotO VI IuoAAhS
was rendered to the gentlemen. The
room committee reported that there
would be plenty or room for the dele
gates and visitors.
Meet With Woodmen.
Thomas H. Picker. Frank A. Nirn>
ocks and Secretary John N. Weldon
Teller Of the convention committee,
waited upon delegation of Woodmen
and Morrell employees. The Woodmen
and Morrell people hold Joint picnic
on the day following the Democratic.
convention and the decorations will be
left up for that occasion. The conven-
ton committee made arrangements
with the delegation to pay for the
Fifty-fourth band for the day. pay for
the electrical display and give 500
for advertisement purposes, making a
total Of nearly $3.50, which was &C.
cepted.
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