Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-22
TAFT DELEGATES
MA N Ed IN CITY
REPUBLICAN, cAUcUsES LAST
NIGHT RESULTED ALMOST uN-
ANlMoUsLY FOR PRESIDENT
FIRST FOR ROOSEVELT
Town Wards Will Go Into the County
Convention March 2 With Eighty
Votes Against
Twelve. at.

The republicans attending the ward
caucuses last night elected Taft dele
gates to the county convention in every
ward except one. Big majorities were
rolled up by the Taft supporters in ali
precincts but the first, where the
Roosevelt delegation was successful.
The first ward caucus also adopted
resolutions favorable to Roosevelt. The
city caucuses assure Taft eighty dele
gates, which in addition to those
selected in the country precincts last
Saturday and in Washington township
last night, will find the Taft men over
$50 strong at the convention. There
will be a total of 179 votes in the
convention.
First Ward.
Committeeman c.. O. Warren was
chairman and Clarence Lee was secre-
tary of the first ward caucus. The
Roosevelt delegation, which follows,
was unanimously named by total of
twenty-five votes:
r. r. Ramsel, A.. A. Lewis, William
Jennings, Ansel Kitterman, c. O. War
rem, George ,Haddon, Charles Citizens,
George Huyck, James Treneman,
Clarence Lee, Nevil Glew, John Hull.
Second Ward.
The Taft delegation was successful
in the second ward by vote of 48 to
II. Chase Bannister was chairman
and William Reece and j. A. Hallander
acted as tellers. The delegation fol-
lows:
F. w. Simmons, Dan Harmon. Thos.
Stoghill, J. A. Hollander, DR.. A. O. Will
liams, Chas. l.. Simmons, Leander
Park, .Jno. P. Swanson, H. M. Reece.
Thos. Davis, r. J. Lowrie Jas. Orr, w.
B. Bonnifield, w. T. McElroy. Alter
mates Geo. Simmons, Geo, Warden, S.
p Johnson, c. G. Merrill.
Third Ward.
BY vote of 6S to 81 the Taft dele
cation was elected in the Third ward
caucus. H. l.. Waterman and Walter
McNett acted as chairman and secre-
tary respectively. The delegation is
made UP of the following:
H. L. Waterman. w. H. H. Asbury,
W. e. Hunt, C. l.. Graham, S. l.. Hauck,
John H. Spry, E. w. Philippe, John
Huston, H. J. Lythe, Homer Roth, NJ.
B. Hutchinson, w. w. Wright, w. II.
Ferguson, H. G. Nosler, Geo. A. Will
son. Alternates: B. F. Suits, R. H.
Owens, F. l.. Dag. stt, P. c. Ackley,
Carl Rauscher, J. z. Powell, J. w.
Neasham, NJ C. Gilmore, E. K Daugh-
erty, J. c. Cooper, Walter McElroy,
VIM. Fielder, w. r. Wilson, r. l..
Stentz, F. l.. Root.
Fourth Ward.
In the absence Of Committeeman G.
A. Wellman, who is i'll, G. c. Porter
opened the fourth ward caucus A. w.
Enoch and E. G. Dougherty served as
chairman and secretary, and the tell
ers were S. l.. Vest and F. M. Ham
mitt. The Taft delegates were elected
by vote of So to 10. The delegates
follow: A. W. Enoch, Frank Sharp,
J. K. Dougherty, M. A. Roberts, G. p.
Norton, H. A. Graham, L. Goehrlng, M.
p. Duf1eld, Henry Throne, J. B. Bacon,
E. B, Sutton, J. I. Finnerty, w. II.
Brawley. y ...
Alternates-W. T. Archer, c. J. Elk
felt and G. L. Gillies. -
Fifth Ward.
Twelve Taft delegates were selected
without opposition at the fifth ward
caucus, at which fifteen republicans
were present. Emil Fecht and Geo. j.
Pickett were the officers of the meet |
ing. The delegation follows: Henry
King Emil Fecht, Sam Johnson, l.. S.
Chichester. w. A. Hendricks, Geo. j.
Pickett, Henry Kirkpatrick, Palmer
Chisman, George Livingston, S. e.
Baird, Jesse Garfield, Chas. Kennedy.
Sixth Ward. ..
One of the surprises of the evening !
was the sixth ward caucus, which was
won by the Taft republicans by vote !
of rs to 49, w. E. Cook was chairman
and the tellers were T. X. Harlan and
g. 8. Mitchell. The delegates follow:
Chas. S. Mitchell J. B. Smith. VIM.
Firman,- Jas. King, w. c. McMicnael,
Row wilkinson, f. W. Dingeman, S. j.
O'Gar, M. A. Freeman, Moses Jones,
o. G. Kinney, F.. z. Kidd.
Alternstes-Frank Joseph, G. l.. Bis
sell Arthur Hazard, Jas. M. Sherman.
Seventh Ward.
The seventh ward caucus selected |
Taft delegates by vote of 81 to 0.
W. S. Humphrey was chairman and
Wilbur Porter, secretary. w. B. Berry
and Fred Goodall were the tellers. The
delegates follow: J. A. Ballard, j. K.
King, ]. H. Finley. J. w. TAYLOR, w. A.
Leedom, VIM. Veitch, VIM. Thompson,
VIM. Berry. J. G.. Sculley, W. s. Pun
phrey, T.. G. Garfield, s. P. Wolf. G.
w. Ellis, c. T. Porter.
Alternates-Dr. J. Holloway, H. c.
Ballard, J. W. Taylor, Jr., Eber Dixon,
Geo. Lodwick.
First Ward Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted in the first
ward follow:
Whereas, as republican voters Of the
first ward of Ottumwa, Iowa, we be-
ieve that true republicanism consists
Of those principles of government,
which, when applied and executed re-
suit in the square deal" to all per
sons and to all classes, and, believing
hat continuation of such policies is
for the best interests of the people as
4 whole. and
Whereas we believe that Theodore
Roosevelt embcdies and eAempHfes
such principles and that his nomina-
ion as president of the United States
IN 1912 is for the best interests of the
republican party and his election for
he best interests of the people Of the
United States, therefore,
Pc If resolved, that the delegates