Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-07
Convention Of Delegates in
Session at Oskaloosa Sc
lected Two Delegates to
National Convention.
CLARK RECOMMENDED
FOR u. S. MARSHAL
Delegates are James Dewitt
Of Oskaloosa and Harry
G. Brown Of Sigourney;
Rominger for Elector.

Oskaloosa, March 6.-lnstructiona
favorable to the denomination OF VIII
liam Howard Taft for president were
passed and two Taft men were select
ed this afternoon at the sixth congress
sional district republican convention
in the Mahaska county court house.
The delegates are James A. Dewitt OF
Oskaloosa and Harry G. Brown OF
Sigourney. Tho alternates named are
j. II. G. Robinson of Jasper county and
Lester H. Bates of Davis county. Els
worth Romniger OF Bloomfield. was
recommended as a candidate for cleo
tor of the sixth congressional district,
and resolution presented by j. g.
Harold Of Mahaska county, recon-
mending the reappointment of Frank
B. Clark Of Ottumwa, for United
States marshal for the southern dis
trict Of Iowa, was unanimously passed.
The resolutions which passed the con-
vention by vote OF SO to Is reads as
follows:
The republicans of the sixth CON
gressional district OF Iowa, In conven.
tion assembled express their hearty
approval Of th4 faIthfuH and xaalolle:
work Of the present administration III
cerrying out the pledges and princi-
pies of our party. Such achievements
are worthy Of the recognition Of
second term. We therefore instruct
our delegates to the national ,conYen.
ton to vote first, last and all the time
for the denomination Of William How
ard Taft.
The convention organized at &c 4
O'Clock with the following temporary
officers being made permanent:
Chairman. G. Mabry Abba.
Secretary-W. r. Harper, Ottumwa.
Assistant secretary-Phil Hoffman,
Reading clerk-James A. Dunn,
Bloomfield
The remarks Of Chairman Mabry
filed with references to the achieve
ments Of President Taft were cheered
to the echo.
The appointment OF Delegates James
Dewitt was made by acclamation.
There was contest on for second
delegate in which Garry G.. Brown won
over w. r. Harper of Ottumwa by 4
vote Of So to 80. The two alterna.es
were selected yacclamation. as was
Rominger for elector Tie
of Mr.. Clark for mar
shall was also done by acclamation.
Over 100 of the delegates from the
various counties in the district had ar
rived in Oskaloosa last night. and
love feast was held in the Lacey hotel.
Short talks, in which the record OF
President Taft was enthusiastically
to, were made by several
men.
Other Political Meetings.
Des Moines, March 6.--Two OF the
three republican county conventions
held in Iowa yesterday selected Taft
delegations to the state and district
the third being about
evenly divided. Pottawattamie coun-
ty republicans at Council Bluffs, after
! heated contest named twenty-five
of the thirty-two delegates, said to
favor the denomination of President
Taft. The resolutions committee re-
ported unanimously set Of resolu-
ticns praising Col. Roosevelt, Con.
yressman Green and indorsing E. r.
Hart for reelection as Iowa's member
If the national committee "A lively
debate followed and motion not to
instruct delegates or indorse any can
iidates for president carried, 991a to
54R. The balance. Of the resolutions
we're adopted. The failure Of the
Roosevelt and Cummins delegates to
agree is said to have caused their
failure to control every action OF the,
Montgomery county convention at
Red Oak, selected Taft delegates but
hey were not instructed. Peace pre-
vailed.
President Taft and Senator Cum.
nins divided honors at the Dallas
county convention at Adel, the delega-
ion being about evenly divided. The
delegates We're not instructed,