The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-30
Democrats at the Fort Madison Con-
vention "Put' over Dublou.
Deal in. the
judiciary.
A QUESTIONABLE PUT
Lowrey Motion to Name Man to op.
pose Judge Hamilton, RepubIi-
can Nominee Was
Adopted.

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democrats OF Lee county in conyen-
ton assembled at Fort Madison yes
terday, practically double crossed the
republicans and violated a tentative
understanding that amounted to a
practical agreement. The double
crossing grew out Of the fact that the
democrats contrary to expectations,
nominated Otto c. Herminghausen, on
motion Of John Lowery, to oppose
Judge Hamilton in the campaign for
Judge of the district court. The
judiciary of Lee county at the pres
ent time consists of a republican and
a democrat, and the tacit understands
Ing was that conditions would be left
as they are, the same understanding
being taken to mean that no republic
can would be named to oppose the
democratic nomination and no demo.
Graf named to oppose the republican
nominee. The result was that the
republicans misplaced their conf
dence. for despite the fact that Attor-
ney j. O. Boyd presented substitute
motion for the Lowrey motion, it was
voted down and the original motion
nominating Herminghausen to oppose
Hamilton, the republican nominee,
went through.
The following account of the demo
cratic convention is taken from the
Fort Madison Democrat:
.ts-I
The Convention.
The democratic county convention
was held at the Grand opera house at
Fort Madison today, the following e.
ing the minutes OF the secretary:
Dan Miller, county central commit.
tee chairman, called the meeting to
order. naming ]. M. Matthews as TEN
porary chairman. Matthews was
made permanent chairman and j. P.
Hornish secretary.
The meeting was opened by Sena.
tor McManus offering a resolution
that the convention forward a .tele-
gram to Mr.. Bryan at Baltimore en-
dorsing the heading of the national
ticket with Clark and Wilson, in the
order named
The roll Of the, precincts was call.
ed to ascertain the representation of
the delegates.
On motion the convention took a
recess to select delegates to the state
convention, the following being Sc
lected and the selection properly
ratified by the. convention:
"Keokuk: j. F. Elder, E. P. Nc
Manus, T. H. Hickey, Fred A. Meis-
Ter, ]. w. Rovane, Sr, D. F. Miller,
John e. Craig.
Fort Madison: J. P. Cruikshank,
A. E. Johns, l.. F. Albers, F. H. Will
ken, Henry Schier, John Korschgen.
County: Chris Haffner, Will Pick
ard, W. F. Eppers, John Lowery, Jno
Wallpaper G. H. HelIman, Stephen
Schroeder, John Mittendorf, w. L.
Henkle, John Lachman.
ION motion the following commit
tee on resolutions was appointed:
John E. Craig, J. o. Boyd, Frank VIII
ken. Omar Herminghausen, John
Lowery, Ed Menke. TIL committee
reported the following resolutions
which were duly accepted:
Uphold Democracy.
I'VE, the democrats of Lee county,
in convention assembled, reposing full
confidence In our representatives at
the democratic convention now III
session at Baltimore, do hereby re-
solve that we will maintain and up
hold in this campaign the principles
that they in their wisdom may adopt;
and we pledge our hearty support to
the nominee of that convention, who
ever it may be.
BE it therefore resolved. that we
pledge our cordial and earnest sup
port to the ticket that is nominated
by democratic primary election and
this convention"
Resolved, that this convention