Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-05

Her, Jay B. Cruzen, w. D. Titus, w. R.
! Bridges, J. G.. Harold, w. G. Jones,
John A. Shannon, ]. c. Butler. George
Way, Oliver p. Hedge, Barney James,
Z. w. Caldwell. w. l.. Rowland.
Monroe lnstructs For TAFT.
Abba, March AT the republican
county convention held here Saturday
afternoon Taft delegates to the con-
gressional and state convention were
selected. A movement was started to
divide the delegates equally between
Taft, Roosevelt and Cummins, but IT
was overwhelmingly defeated and only
Taft men were selected. No resolu-
|tions were adopted.
The district convention delegates
are: J. P. Early, I. s. Jones, DR.. G. b.
Powell, James Patton, James Nc
Cracker, v. L. Wilkin, John A. For
sythe, John H. O'Bryan, L. B. Coady,
Dr. E. Butler, Harry Clutch, A. x.
Repp, D. J. Martin and l.. E. Lambert.
The state convention delegates are:
~. C. Mabry, s. w. Pennington, George
B. Alexander, H. L. Amber, Thomas
Hickenloper George E. Remey John
T. Fitzpatrick, H. A. Armstrong, A..
L. Anderson, Gus Shelquist, J. A.
Spears, w. H. Trussell, George II.
Wilkin and J. S. Franklin.
| Davis County For Taft.
Bloomfield, March Nv. H. Nc
Achran was chairman and P. T.
Grimes secretary Of the mass conven-
tion of republicans of Davis county
here Saturday, at which strong resolu-
lions favoring the denomination or
Taft were passed, and instructed dele.
gates for Taft were selected to attend
!. the district and state conventions. The
delegations follow:
State convention delegates-Gov. B.
F. Carroll, E. Rominger, James A.
Dunn. Allen Plank. w. w. Power,
George F.. Carson, c. c.. Melchert and
P. T.. Grimes.
4 District convention delegates -
James A. Dunn, P. T. Grimes, James
ROUGH, Frank Black, J. r. Wallace, q.
Rominger, Lem Warthen and l. II.
Bates.
i The resolutions offered by P. IT
!. Grimes and seconded by James A.
Dunn, which were passed, are as FOL
lows:
/ The republicans of Davis county
in convention assembled, reaffirm our
faith in the fundamental principles
of the republican party and pledge
continued support.
! We heartily endorse the admins
tration of President Taft, believing
him the exponent of those principles
upon which the republican party
stands, conscientiously administering
4 the duties of his high office, and Ia
boring with zeal to accomplish the
pledges of the platform on which he
was elected. We believe him now, as
then, Justly entitled to that praise
uttered in a testimonial by his prede-
cessor to the people of the country in
1908:
"The true friend of reform, the true
foe of abuses, is the man who steadily
perseveres in Fighting wrongs, in war
ring against abuses, but whose char
acter and training are such that ne
never promises what he cannot per-
form; that he always little more
than makes good what he does prom.
Use. and that, while steadily advancing,
he never permits himself to be led into
foolish excuses which would damage
|, the very cause he champions. In Mr..
Taft we have a man who combines all
these qualities to degree which no
other man in our civil life since the
civil war has supposed.
"The honest man Of means, the
honest, law abiding business man, can
feel safe in his hands because OF the
livery fact that the dishonest man OF
. great wealth, the man who swindles or
d robs his fellows would not do so much
las dare to defend his evil doing in
4 Mr.. Taft's presence. The honest
, wage worker, the honest labortng
il man, the honest farmer, the honest
mechanic or small trader, or man OF
small trade or man of small means
can feel that in peculiar sense Mr.,
Taft will be his representative be.
i cause of the fact that he has the same
scorn for the demagogue that he has
FIR the corruptionist."
\ We likewise believe that the Gus
4 tom Of according to our presidents a
second term for work well done should
not be set aside without substantial
cause. and in our Judgment the pres.
ent incumbent has to the fullest ex'
!, tent earned this honor.
Therefore, we declare uneauivocally
for the nomination Of President
J; Taft, and the delegates from this
county to the district and state con
ventions are hereby pledged to sup.
port for delegates to the national con
vention only such men as will give
him loyal support.
| In the closing year of Gov Car
rolls administration we again express
our approval of his official acts and
take pride in his honest and efficient