Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-02
PRESIDENT
TAFT IS GIVEN
ENDORSEMENT
Republican Candidate for
Reelection Heartily APP
proved by Delegates in
Convention Today.
]. c.. POULTON AND
A. A. LEWIS ON TICKET

well A1lOW4l 4SCpuO1ACd1Ao W
Seek Election for County
Recorder and County
Treasurer This Fall.
Unqualified endorsement Of the ad.
ministratton of William Howard Taft
and his candidacy for reelection to
the presidency of the United States
was given by the Wapello county re-
!>utlicans in their convention this af-
ternoon at the Garrick theater. The
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted, referred to the progressive
leg islation passed during the past four
years and looked to the election of the
rcr:lt lican convention choice this fall.
The convention seler,ed nineteen
delegates to attend the state conven-
ton in 'Des Moines July 10, and com
pleted the Wapello county republican
ticket by nominating ]. G. Poulton for
recorder and Alonzo A. Lewis for
treasurer
Adelbert Christy Of Eldon was the
unanimous choice of the county con-
trail committee for the post Of county
chairman. The selection Of a secretary
was not made. ..s
Harmony a Feature.
Harmony in a marked degree char
acterized the convention. The first dis
play OF this was in the satisfaction OF
the delegates with the choice Of the
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man. NJ. c. Gilmore, who so capably
filled this post. commented on the
unanimity OF the delegates, and re-
marked that the same spirit OF
united party would support the repub-
lican ticket from top to bottom this
fall.
The convention was opened at Ills
by County Chairman Chase Bannister.
The temporary Officers Of the con-
vention, NJ. c. Gilmore, chairman.
Walter McNett. secretary, and Homer
Roth, reading clerk, was made perma-
nent The address Of Mr.. Gilmore was
brief, but It was interrupted frequent
ly with applause The convention ad-
journed after the appointment OF the
committee on resolutions and on state
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The Delegation. a. 49,. 49,. :,
Dan Johnson, Agency.
All Peterson, Chillicothe.
r. R. Ramsell, Ottumwa.
Chase Bannister, F. w. Simmons,
Ottumwa .s. ..:..' ~. 49,
James F. Powell, M. c. Gilmore, W.
R. Daum, Ottumwa.
Harry Throne, Ottumwa.
Milton White ,Ottumwa.
w. c. McMichael. James N. Sher-
man, ]. W. Taylor. ST., Ottumwa.
Homer Roth. Ottumwa.
j. r. Stodghill. Dudley.
Robert Crow, Eldon.
Adelbert Christy. Eldon. A..
p B. Ramser, Eldon. ...
E. J. Moore, Eldon.
The Morning Session.
The only business Of the morning
session was the appointment Of
from each OF the precincts on
the committees to draft resolutions
and name the state convention dele
gates. The committees are as follows,
the first named being on resolutions
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Adams-Ben Abegg. l. N. Clover.
Agency-Charles Johnson, J. d.
Newell
CASA. Cotton, Al. Peterson.
Center l. s. Kitterman, R. R. Ram
sell.
Center &c. E. Boude, R. ]. Lowrie.
Center 3-H. L. Waterman, W. H.
Ferguson.
Center Al. Goehring, J. B. Bacon.
Center 5.-P. Chisman, 8. Johnson.
Center g. w. E. Jones, c. 8.
Center ~. T. Smith, William
veitch.
Center s-H. w. Adcock, J. F. Knox
Center "a. johnson, G.. Bissell.
Columbia il. NJ Akers, ]. e.
Columbia FL. J. Newquist, ]. r.
Competine-L. H. White, G. w.
Dickens.
Dahlonega-L. Dimmitt. E. Hook
rider.
Green-w. z. Dexter, E. S. Berry
Pleasant-A. Yeager, J. B. Shaw.
Pclk-Seth Carlson. A. Warren.
Highland. N. Elder, A. j. Davis.
Keokuk-W. A. Buchanan, Hervey
Hight.
Richland Frank Waddell, w. H.
Bennett.
Richland "a. r. Bluhm, H. NJ. Nc
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Washington 1--E. T. Rowland, F.
Harmon
Washington 2-W. G. Taylor, E. L.
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Washington Be. ]. Moore, H. Ger
man.
Washington If. Manro, J. H. r.
Spilman
The Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted follows:
We, the republicans Of Wapello
county in convention assembled, here
by reafflrm our allegiance to the time
honored principles of the republican
party.
Whatever differences existed among
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