Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-20
'OTTCMWA MAY
Be HEADQUARTERS |
bN.F.REED OF DEMOCRATIC STATE
COMMITTEE FAvoRs EsTA5-
X LISTING OFFICE HERE.
COULD HANDLE AFFAIRS
Head Man Of Organization in the state
is in a DiIsmna-Des Meines
f. Democrats are Pro-
testing.
COULD HANDLE AFFAIRS

N. F. Reed of this city, chairman OF
tSthe democratic state committee IN an
(Sinterview this afternoon limited that
! hhe permanent headquarters or iowa
IydemocracY would be established IN "
Etumwa During the fall campaign
lsChairman Reed had his headquarters
1 in Des Moines but he favors Ottumwa
as the permanent location Of the heao-
tSuuarters, as he can look after business
\ Interests here and at the same time
Sscare for things politically.
II have taken the matter unoeI a.
kisement and the permanent mead
quarters will be established In either
4 sOttumwa or .Dess.,, Moines," stated
x Chairman Reed. II will give my de-
cision soon although I prefer Ottumwa
as it Is my home and with the head
'ouarters here I could attend to demo-
care for my business interests. During
the fall campaign / had to leave my
business interests and go to Des
Moines and conduct the campaign
4 from that place. There are severai
n points in favor of Des Moines, now
4 ever, it being the capital OF the state
h and. the general assembly meets there
4 in January. believe, however, that
II the permanent headquarters can be es-
b tablished here and a branch maintain
\ ed at Des Moines In charge OF an Ell
hficient man. I could then look after m!
Etbusiness When took the chairman,
4ship Of the democratic state central
pIommittee, had the privilege of es-
Establishing the permanent headauar-
ssIers wherever 1t was the most conven-
2ient for me- If the headquarters are es-
& tablished here it will be no little thing
"A for Ottumwa as I will have the assist
ance Of five or six people to aid me IN
II the work.
"The story in the Des Moines paper
] that we had leased a suite of rooms on
kthe fifth floor Of the Clapp block for
3lpermanent headquarters is without
g5foundation."
Des Moines Democrats Protest.
The Des Moines democrats are pro-
testing against the movement Of the
nermanent headquarters from Des
B Moines. The following article from the
Daily Capital Is supposed to show the
opinion OF the Polk county democrats.
IA wall of protest long and loud Is
being raised by democrats all over the
state, and particularly from the CEN
trail section Of the state because Chalr-
man Reed of the democratic state cen
trail committee has announced that he
Is going to take the permanent demo-
cratic headquarters from Des MONIES
to Ottumwa.
| "Chairman Reed departed for OF
tumwa this morning. He invited Col l.
at Jones to go with him as the pub
! .At the conference held Sunday pro-
(, vision was made for a fund Of $4,000
\ to be used in organizing the state for
the 1912 campaign. This is satisfactory
to the democrats, but they want the
headquarters maintained in Des
Moines and not in Ottumwa. There are
several reasons why the rank and file
Of the democratic party is opposed to
the removal Of the headquarters from
this city to Ottumwa. Chief among
these is the fact that the legislature
convenes this winter and leading dem
ocrats believe. that the permanent
headquarters should be maintained In
he city where the legislature sits. tt
will give the boys an opportunity to
some in close contact with the head
quarters. whereas If the headquarters
are removed to Ottumwa, the boys
will be always out OF touch with the
handspring of the democratic cam
paign.
"Already democrats are preparing a
protest to Chairman Reed asking him,
Tor the good OF the party. to keep the
headquarters in Des Moines. which is
most easily accessible to democrats
from all sections Of the state"