The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-03-21
SELECTED DELEGATES
BloCkaded Reads Did Not Prevent
Democrats from Attending the
County Convention Saturday.

cratic convention at Baltimore, but
there was Notwithstanding, good
attendance and greater enthusiasm
among the delegates than has been
manifested for many years.
The convention was called to order
promptly at II o'clock by county
ed the selection of Marion Woodard
as temporary chairman, and O. E..
Hull temporary secretary.
On motion a committee of three
each was appointed by the chair on
permanent organization, credentials
and. resolutions, as follows:
Permanent Organization-F. NJ.
Euritt, Decatur; I. T. Evans, Leon;
Frank CARRIER, Center.
Credentials-Carl Kline, Weldon;
P. e. Shirley, Davis City; E.. Housh,
Davis City.
Resolutions-M. F. Springer, Gen.
ter; J. M. Howell, Franklin; J. E.
Clark, Decatur.
On motion the convention then ad-
journed to meet at 1 o'clock.
When the convention assembled
after dinner there was quite good
crowd of enthusiastic democrats
present, several additional delega-
tions having arrived. >The committee
on permanent organization recon-
mended that the temporary organiza-
tion be made permanent, and the re-
port was adopted.
The committee on credentials re-
ported that fifteen of the twenty-one
precincts were represented, and
recommended that the delegates
present cast the vote of their pre-
cincts. The report was adopted.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented their report, and there was a
good natured discussion over the
question of sending an instructed
delegation to the state convention,
some present urging that the dele
gates be left free to cast their vote
for the candidate most available, but
the sentiment of the Dig majority of
the delegates present was strongly
for an instructed delegation for
Champ Clark, and the resolutions
were adopted by a9unanimous vote.
The resolutions we're as follows:
The democrats of Decatur county,
in convention assembled, greet the
morning of the day of victory. We
recognize the constructive, practical
and efficient service of our demo-
cratic majority in the sixty-second
congress and recognize in it our final
victory over organized greed and the
hopeful prospect of the ultimate
elimination of the republican policy
! of systematic plundering of the peo-
pie of this nation. We are for
Speaker Champ Clark for President.
His record for the past twenty years
is the record of the democratic party.
And we proudly stand upon it. We
are willing to go before the voters
of the country with him as the
standard bearer and accept success
or defeat upon that record. His
leadership means united action; it
means constructive legislation; it
means correction of accumulated
abuses. 1t means war on concentrate
ed power in the executive depart
ment. 1t means restoration of power
to. the people where it properly be-
longs. He has fought for these
things for seventeen years in con-
gress, and now his harvest has come;
he is big, broad and dependable. He
is of the people and for the people
and we therefore instruct our dele
gates to the state convention to work
and vote earnestly for the selection
of delegates to the national conven-
ton who will use all honorable
means to secure the nomination of
Champ Clark as our presidential
nominee.
The question of naming the della
gates came next and ON motion a
committee of one person from each
precinct was named as the committee
to select delegates and alternates,
the committee on roll call of the
townships being named as follows:
Bl0omington-Jas. WOodmansee.
| Davis City-P. E. Shirley.
Burrell-James Butcher.
,, Center-M. F. Springer. 10
Eden-AsJ Fulton.
Franklin-C. A. Luce
Long Creek-M. F. Thompson.
= Norgan-Herbert Cozad.
Richland-James Daughton. !
Woodland-Dr. C. E. Lovett
Leon 1st ward-I T. Evans.
Leon End ward-J. L. Mitchell.
= Leon 3rd ward-U. G. Benefiel.
Z The committee reported the fol-
lowing list of delegates and alter
mates, their selection being approved
by a unanimous vote. H.
Delegates.
Floyd H. Cozad, Morgan.
J. N. Halstead, Long Creek.
G. r. Carton, Franklin. &s
Patrick Griffin, Richland. 80
r. s. Shultz, Center. r
Carter Scott, Davis City. ~.
J. L. Mendenhall, High Point.
Frank Cox, Eden.
:, ]. B. Horner, Fayette.
Alternates. :
p. G. Harris, Long Creek.
Jas. G. Cozad, Decatur.
W. c. Still, Garden Grove.
John Grogan, Woodland.
Marion p. Wasson, Leon.