Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-20
JOHN !, ADAMS
WILL HANDLE
THE CAMP Align
Dubuque Republican Was
Choice of Iowa Delegation
in Caucus; Dewitt and
Perkins on Committees.
[BY j. X. DOUGHERTY.1


campaign, was elected national con
mitteeman from Iowa to serve for tn
next four years at caucus of tn
Iowa delegation last night, The othe
candidates were E. E. Hart of Counc
Bluffs, the present committeeman, an
E. R. Moore of Cedar Rapids. MI
Adams was elected by vote Of foul
teen to twelve, as was forecasted II
previous articles and the other caucu
selections also were made according
to program. The following were tn
caucus selections for the Iowa repre-
sentation on the various convention
committees:
Observation-Disclosures A. Dewitt o
IOskaloosa
Resolutions-George D. Perkins
Sioux City.
| Permanent organization-W. S
Lewis Of Glenwood
To notify presidential nominee
Al. Brewer of Cedar Rapids.
To notify vice presidential nominee
HI. G. Brown of Sigourney.
Honorary vice president-Lot Abra
ham Of Mt. Pleasant.
A Curious MIx-up.
II the vote was accurately fore.
casted, however the lineup through
which this vote was recorded was a
surprise. 1t was generally supposed
that Col. G. w. French of Davenport,
and W. G. Bows of Cedar Rapids, both
progressives, and expected to vote
with the Cummins ten on everything
| except the first ballot for Taft in the
70 fho
| Minis men for progressive candidate
for committeeman. After the votes
were cast it was seen that French had
voted with the Cummins ten, but BOWS
had voted for E. R.. Moore, a compro-
made by receiving French's vote, how
ever, it was seen that o. E. Morton OF
Clarion, one of the Cummins ten, had
bclted the Cummins candidate and
voted forMoore.
After this problem in mental gym
nastics had been worked out, 1t was
also noticed that Iowa's split delega-
ton had been putting up vigorous
fractional struggle over three standpat-
tors. It hasn't been explained yet
how the whole thing came about, but
there is suspicion that the Taft ma
jority outgeneralled the Cummins min
GRITTY after the latter had engineered
a clever political move.
The Cummins men knew they could
not beat Adams with a Cummins can
didate. So they decided to throw
their strength to Hart, not because
they loved him, but because they saw
a chance to swing the two delegates
from Harris district, the ninth. This
would give the Cummins men ten, and
If French and Dows, the Taft in
structed progressives would support
their candidate it would give them
fourteen votes to the Taft mems ten.
They would have credit for victory,
although the opposition would have
the job But somebody's foot slipped
and the plan went awry. The Taft
men stood hitched.
After the caucus Col. BOWS and Col.
French announced that they would
vote with the majority of the Iowa
delegation on Root for temporary
chairman, giving Root sixteen of
Iowa's twenty-six.
The vote Of the delegation on COM
mitteemenl the most important con-
test before the committee, was as fol-
lows:
For Adams.
Delegates.at.large- D. Per-
kins, Sioux City, Gov. B. F. Carroll,
James F. Bryan of Creston, Luther A.
Brewer of Cedar Rapids.
First district-Lot Abraham, Mt.
Pleasant, and E. L. McClurkin, Morn
ing Sun.
Second district-Rudolph Rohlfs of
Fifth district-P. H. Downing of Tip
ton
Sixth district. A. Dewitt of Oska-
loosa, and Harry G. Brown Of Sig |
Eighth district-E. E. Bamford of
Centerville, and A. B. Turner, Jr., OF !
Corning.
Ninth district-E. F. Everest. OF
Council Bluffs, and w. S. Lewis, Glen.
wood.
Second district-G. w. French o;
Third district-C. B. santee Of
Cedar Falls.
Fourth district-T A. Potter, Mason
City, and A. C. Wilson of Oelwein.
Seventh district-Jesse A. Miller Of
Des Moines and E. H. Addison Of
Nevada.
Tenth district. P. Mullen Of
Fonda, and ]. l.. Stevens Of Boone. i
Eleventh district. w. Hospers Of
Orange City, and J. H. McCord Of
Spencer. .-.
For Moore.
Third district-O. E. Morton of yClar-
on.
Fifth district-W. G. Bows of Cedar /
Chicago saw the widest night in it's
history on the eve Of the epoch max
ng convention. Chicago's millions
to have imbued the convention =
spirit and to have descended in hordes :
IN the few blocks of Michigan avenue j
which have been the scene of pre-con- {
vention activities. The crowds were
,acked the closest about the Congress
nd Auditorium hotels. The announce
nent that Roosevelt would leave the
congress and cross to the Auditorium
heater to make fiery denunciatory '
peech, and the promise Of great de- '