The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-23
BIG ATTENDANCE
At COUNTY fAlfI.
Largest Crowd That Ever Attended
the Fair Was Recorded in Don
nelson Fair Grounds
Yesterday.
TWO CONVENTIONS HELD
Democrats In the Morning and Pro
sressives in the Afternoon Filled
the Town With
Politicians.
TWO CONVENTIONS HELD
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DONNELLSON, Iowa, Aug. %.
The largest crowd that has ever at
tended the Donnellson fair was record
ed yesterday. ALI day long the grounds
was seething mass of humanity and
it was with difficulty that anyone
could make their way through the
crowd.
Down town streets also presented a
metropolitan appearance during the
morning and the early afternoon,
when the politicians we're busy. The
democratic convention was held in the
morning and named the following men
as an executive committees: T. j.
Hickey, James Fallon, Keokuk; H. j.
Schroeder. F, H. Walker, Fort Madi-
son; w. B. Shuttle, West Point; J. H.
Vermazen. Charleston. D. F. Miller
was selected as permanent chairman
of the meeting, with George Radasch,
secretary, and William F. Keil, treas
iurer, Aside from this the only bust
ness transacted by the meeting was
Ito call another meeting for Keokuk.
on August 30, at i 80 o'clock in the
afternoon. This day was decided up
on because of the Old Settlers pic
mic, which will be held here on the
same day and nearly all the democrats
| of the county will be in attendance
/ The progressive central committee
met at the Donnellson Lumber com
pany's yard about two o'clock. Only
eight members of the committee were
present. F. NJ Ballinoer, Sam c..
Westcott and John Benbow, the latter
of Fort Madison, dominated the meet
ling, which was very brief The com
mittee was not in favo- of coming
out with fiat statement that this
| district should put congressional
candidate in the field, but would, at
the Burlington convention, express the
sentiment of Lee county as in favor
of such move.
Several names were brought UP by
the meeting for congressional honors,
among them being Gaylor, of Mount
! Pleasant, and Carl Lohmann, editor of
i Volksfreund- Tribune. at Burlington.
4 1ldttGi, liODl tnS 4ldCt tudL Dt 10
well known to Lee county, was the
most likely name mentioned While
it was brought out that he was, sor
years leading democrat, and still
!stays by his party, he is the foremost
exponent of progressive democracy in
4 Iowa His choice would be warmly
I welcomed by the Leee county voter,
according to the committeeman pres
4 ent at the meeting.
Ballinger reiterated his remarks of
the meeting in Keeokuk and positive
lly refused to have anything to do with
the naming OF state ticket, although
he declared that it was likely that a
Representative would be chosen from
the progressive party. Westcott and
Benbow, sided with the Keeokuk at
torny in all his statemente.
While as matter of fact the com.
mitteemen took no actual steps, one
way or the other, 1t was decided to
present their views to the Burlington
convention and call another mass
meeting at Donnellson for the Thurs
day following, at which the name OF
the congressional candidate will be
named and committees appointed to
cover the county to find signers for
the petition.
! A great deal of talk was occasioned
by the mention of the name of F. H
Krebiel, former representative from
this district, for the state legislature
1t is not known whether or not he
would make the race but with the sup
Iport OF the progressive party and his
own party. it was said that there was
no doubt of his acceptance.