Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-27
Ottumwan Was Elected
State Chairman by Major.
ity Vote Of Democratic
State Committee.
CONVENTION CLOSED
LABORS LAST NIGHT
Plans Arranged to Refer
Platform to Rank and
File Of Party by Referen-
dun; Judges Named.

The selection Of N. F. Reed to TIL.
post OF chairman Of the democratic
state central committee by q vote that
was almost unanimous last night waa
the victory won by the Wapello county
delegates to the state convention at
Cedar Rapids. The delegates returned
home this morning. The retention Of
Mr.. Reed as state chairman over the
adverse action OF his own district liz
indeed a distinct honor at the hands
OF Iowa democracy. Chairman Reed In.
tends to acknowledge this honor by do.
ing everything in his power to swing
victory into the democratic ranks this
fall.
The members Of the Wapello county
delegation We're pleased over the result
OF their fight to keep Mr.. Reed in his
post as chairman Of the state com.
mittee
1 State Chairman Reed has already
taken entire charge of the campaign
for Woodrow Wilson and the balance
|of the democratic ticket in Iowa, not
lwithstanding story coming from
Cedar Rapids to the effect that Mr.
Reed Is chairman in name only. Thia
yarn also says that Henry Relgelman
OF Des Moines is to captain the ship
Mr.. Reed only smiled when shown this
report, and then proceeded to give the
real status OF the state committee.
~ j. Hughes OF the ninth district
was selected by me as chairman Of
the executive committee OF the state
body, while your Cedar Rapids yarn
says Reigleman is chairman began
Mr.. Reed
Says ReiseInan Is Not Chairman.
This executive committee has no
functi onwith reference to running the
campaign, its members being selected
4 by me for the purpose OF discussing
certain matters that l deem it neces.
sary to talk over. The COMMITTEES
takes up the matter of bills, contracts
etc. 1t meets when call meeting
With reference to Mr.. Reigelman. 4
can say that he is a member of the
executive committee and he is also
committeeman from the seventh dis.
/ trict, and as such will expect him to
looks after the seventh district from
now on until after the November cleo
ltion. OF the other committeeman
can say the same. expect every com.
! mitteeman in the state to look after
his district / will assist them all as
much as possibly can. but first OF all
they are responsible. do not belong
to any one district of the state; am
1.-THE servant Of all Iowa, and therefcre
will superintend the campaign In the
entire state" Mr.. Reed added that
Reigelman is not even chairman OF the
Executive committee, that post being
held by j. j. Hughes Of Council Bluffs.
Mr.. Reed said that he would open
Iheadouarters in Des Moines as soon
as he returned from Seagirt, where he
i will be one OF the committee to notify
Woodrow Wilson OF his nomination..
When asked IL he had selected any OF
Ihis assistants, he said that he had not
and would not until after his return
from Seagirt.
The Associated Press article from
Cedar Rapids which Mr.. Reed said
was incorrect Is as follows:
The Dispatch Reed Says 10 Wrong.
Cedar Rapids, July 26.--While N. F.
IReed OF Ottumwa is chairman Of tho
state committee, Henry Reigelman OF
Des Moines Is chairman Of the execu-
tive committee OF that body, accord
ling to an announcement here this
morning. The committees session last
night was secret and all Of the bust.
ness transacted was not announced at
the time.
According to statement. Reed, while
nominally chairman of the committee,
has no vote in the committee. Neither
has National Committeeman Martin
IL. Wade. The latter up to the present
time has enjoyed this privilege, but
the voting power was taken away
iron him at the meeting last night.
Whether Reigelman or Reed is SUI
preme in the management Of the
democratic campaign in Iowa, was the
question this morning. Reigelman's
friends claimed he was The head OF the
state organization, and that in the
event of Woodrow Wilson's success In
/ November, he would hold strong
position in the dictation OF federal
patronage
The other members of the executive