Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-27
work to select three men to serve ON
the convention committees.


> 1.-THE convention committees.
The fame of the Fifty-fourth as a
, concert band was Increased here
, when a large audience of ladies'
, occupied the parlors of the Montrose
: hotel and listened to choice program
by Prof. Worrell's musicians. the
band occupied the center of the hotel
lobby and even the kettle
drums (used only in concert work
were brought into play From to g.: ~
O'Clock the band members gave clas-
steal and popular number and Ottum-
wa and her band were on the lips OF
all.
W. H. H. Asbury, who was an alter
nate to the convention, was a member
of the Wapello county delegation to
the state convention in Des Moines IN
1905, and he recalled the hot contest
that featured the Wapello county
crowd in that meeting. Mr.. Asbury
said that. he was given his seat, and
he was glad to fill the place of one OF
the delegates at yesterdays conven'
ton.
! Emil Feci1t. OF the Ottumwa delega'
ton, visited the banks of the Cedar
river shortly after alighting in Cedar
Rapids. He labeled the river fine
body of water. but nothing to compare
with the boating course Of the Des
Moines at Ottumwa. Mr.. Fecht is sec
rotary Of the Ottumwa Oarsmen and
when not interested in supporting
President Taft, he is one Of the most
tonthu sio etic hootjno dovOteeH
A. S. Kennedy. known in Ottumwa
as Snapper Kennedy, has charge OF
the Cedar Rapids auditorium, where
the convention was held. Snapper
renewed acquaintances with numerous
Ottumwans, and his first question was
'Ts Ned going to grab another PEN
nant for you this year" Mr.. Kennedy
won two pennants for Ottumwa In
the old Iowa league He Is out of the
game entirely now, and Is confirming
his endeavors to a prosperous roller
skating rink in the auditorium.
OF the Ottumwa Taft boosters and
the accompanying musicians the sioux
City Journal correspondent sent the
| IOllOWIAS W LID poPSi. ho A0NoN-
of Tuesday afternoon was the arrival
OF the Ottumwa delegation of $50 Taft
boosters, headed by the Fffty-fourth
regiment band of forty pieces. This
is the famous band which accompan-
led the ], u. Sammis special train
from Iowa to Los Angeles the time the
LeMars man was elected grand exalted
ruler Of the Elks. The procession
marched up from the railway station
and through the broad entrance Of the
Montrose hotel The swarm of men IN
the lobby moved back and made room
for the newcomers The musicians
formed circle and in the center was
pla ced a standard. bearing the fnscrip-
ton, Sixth District, SO votes for
Taft"
| The parlors on the second floor, over
Hooking the pit, contained many wom-
en-, who joined in the storm Of hand
clapping.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Tuesday
had the following notice of the arrival
of the Ottumwa special:
The sixth district delegates to the
republican convention made their ar
rival in Cedar Rapids one OF the i'm
portant events Of the day. They arrived
from Ottumwa shortly after 2 o'clock
this afternoon, and headed by the
Fifty-fourth regimental band OF o.
tumwa marched from the Milwaukee
DEPOT west along Second avenue to
Second street, then south along Second
street to Third avenue and along
Third avenue to headquarters at the
Montrose hotel.
The parade was over a block long.
The delegates were received with en-
thusiasm by crowds which lined the
streets. Words of greeting were shout
ed from office windows and from the
sidewalk, and the delegates waved
their hands in response.
Cheers from Taft supporters came
from the onlookers as the sixth dis
trict banner passed. This banner con-
ltained the words, sixth district. first
in war first in peace and always for
Taft"
The Des Moines Register and
Leader Wednesday said:
"The sixth district. first in war, first
in peace and first for Taft" This was
the banner which announced the ar
rival OF "Ninety-e1ght votes Tor Ia1t
from the sixth this afternoon. The
delegation from the reservation came
lin a special train. led by the famous
Fifty-fourth regiment band. The whole
train marched to the Montrose, Frank
Nimocks, postmaster of Ottumwa,
leading the way, and smiling also. Maj
John F. Lacey was behind the band
The band made things lively round
Headquarters during the afternoon and
evening An enthusiastic Cummins
man tried to pin "Cummins for presi'
dent" streamer to the lapel Of belli'
cose Major Lacey's grey frock coat.
= Better pin this to you, brother he
said. "You won't regret It,"
THANK you, no." said Major Lacey
politely, realizing the man with the
streamers didn't recognize the gentle
man from Oskaloosa.
"I wouldn't wear that: not unless all
the other buttons and badges in the
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