Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-16
eTATE CHAIRMAN REED DoEsNoT
mIncE WORDS IN REFERRING
TO DIES MONIES MAN.
DECLARES HE'S SOLID
Otturwan Tells Register and Leader
Writer That He Is Going to Tell
Wilson About Pie Counter
Politicians.

$3.50 N. r.. Ro0Q stopped lOIS SAOu6A -
Des Moines yesterday to dare George
Human to be a candidate for state
chairman Of the democratic party. Mr
Reed was on his way to this city from
4 Sioux City, where he presided at the
state convention sessions Of the Iowa
Pharmaceutical association. In the
story carried this morning by the
Register and Leader Mr.. Reed referred
to Mr.. Huffman as freebooter and
pie counter politician.
The Register and Leader says:
It is only in Des Moines that any
serious talk Of retiring N. F. Reed OF
Ottumwa from the craftsmanship OF
the democratic state central commit.
tee IL being made according to Mr..
Reed, who was in Des Moines yester.
day. But Mr.. Reed cannot help re-
senting the criticisms that have been
made OF his conduct at Baltimore He
says that he is willing to put his case
bsfore the Cedar Rapids convention
On July rs and that he Is certain that
Z vote by counties will indorse him.
I'm Des Moines, where little atten-
tiom IL paid to democracy when the
party is in the minority. there is OBJ
lection to my being chairman Of the
committee again" Mr. Reed said. cover
the state. where the work that have
done In organizing the party In the
state has been appreciated, am in
good standing
And II Mr.. Reed has his figures put
together rightly, Henry Riegelman OF
Des Moines will not get far In the
race for chairman.
"Mr. Riegelman may be elected COM
mitteeman from the Seventh district,
Mr.. Reed said. HE will not be con-
sidered seriously for state chairman.
says He Is Solid.
Mr.. Reed says that he has been
misrepresented by George A. Huffman,
delegate from the seventh district to
the Baltimore convention. Mr.. HUFF
man said that democrats in Iowa were
at outs with Mr.. Reed for supporting
Clark against their wishes.
II do not need a certificate OF
democracy from George Huffman" Mr..
Reed declared. ri defy him to be-
come candidate for chairman Of the
state committee will show him that
the democrats have faith in me. will
show him that the freebooters OF the
democratic party in this state cannot
control the party.
seMr. Thurman criticises me for sup
porting Clark might say that he
first was for Harmon. Later he came
out for Clark and finally he decided
he wanted to support Wilson. I came
ont for Clark at the start and stayed
by him to the finish. The democrats
Of, Iowa instructed me to vote for
Clark. When saw that Mr. Clark
could not be nominated I voted for
Wilson. Wilson was my second choice.
I have not been Hopper.
"Mr. Wilson was fairly nominated.
am going to work day and night for
him. Every democrat in Iowa is CO.
ing to work for the ticket from the
top to the bottem. The democrats
have chance to win and they do not
propose to lose IT.
Proud OF Organization.
Mr.. Reed is proud Of the democratic
Organization in the state. He feels
sure ahat the loyal democrats will see
to 1t that the men who work for the
party when there is little chance Of
winning viii receive recognition when
there Is chance Of winning.
81 have not time for these freeboot-
ers,' Mr.. Reed declared. They lay
quiet until democracy has chance,
then they come to the front and want
to take charge. They are nothing
more nor less than pie-counter poll
ticians.
81 am member of the committee
that will go to Seagirt N. j., Aug. z, to
notify Mr.. Wilson Of his nomination. Il
am going to tell him that the people
OF Iowa have confidence in him and
that he will be supported by all.
"In addition to that, | am going to
tell him who is who in Iowa. ex-
pect to have personal interview with
Mr.. Wilson. l. shall use names in
designating who think are pie-counter
politicians, and who are good demo-
Gratis and always fighting for demo-
cracy. And expect my conference
with Mr. Wilson to have some effect on
results in Iowa