Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-12
ARRANGE FOR
CLARK MEETING
LOCAL DEMOCRATS PLANNED
LAST NIGHT FOR RECEPTION
OF STATESMAN.
TO SPEAK IN PARK
lf Weather Permits tho Meeting to be
in Open Air--Met by Autos In
Oskaloosa and Escorted to
Ottumwa Overland.

! If through advertising will accom-
pHshed the results, the democrats or
iWapeIlo county expect to have rec
lord crowd Of visitors from outside OF
ltumwa here next Thursday when
ISpeaker Champ Clark Of the house of
REPRESENTATIVES speaks in Ottumwa.
Plans looking toward his reception,
decoration CT the city, further adver-
Using and financing the entertainment
of the distinguished national character
while here were discussed last night
lat meeting of the democrats held in
the Commercial association rooms.
| If the plans as outlined carry without
a hitch and the weather man is kind
to the democrats, the occasion prom
ises to be one of the big events of the
campaign in Ottumwa this fall.
Want Auto Owners.
! The plan as outlined by the recep-
ton committee includes an invitation
to all Ottumwans owning autos. re-
gafdless of political belief to join the
caravan Of cars that will leave here
Thursday forenoon for Oskaloosa
where Speaker Clark will be met and
Escorted to Ottumwa overland. This
of course, depends on the weather and
road conditions, but the committee is
hopeful that the weather man can be
prevailed upon to join in the demon
stration with good brand of blue sky
and moderate temperature. The c1ti-
zens generally owning cars but especi-
ally democrats who have an auto are
asked to communicate not later than
Monday with DR.. w. S. Goldsmith,
chairman Of the reception committee
either at his Office in the Leighton
building or by phone. 1t is planned to
make large overland party that will
leave here late in the forenoon and
meet Speaker Clark as he arrives over
the M. e St. L. from Marshalltown
where he speaks Wednesday, October
lis. The plan is to get him here about
| D. m. and to hold the meeting in the
J CITY mark where the expected crowd
can be better accommodated. II the
weather will not permit Of an open air
meeting, the opera house has been
I arranged for.
| The Committees.
| The advertising committee has al
ready gotten out large amount OF
advertising in towns and cities with
in radius Of forty miles Of Ottumwa.
The finance committee selected con-
sists of A. T. Stoessel, chairman, j. B.
Sax. Sam Hawkes. and these workers
have named the following as addition
al members Of the committees: S. P.
Hartman, J. E. Hull, G. Richardson,
20. D. Tisdale, T. H. Picker, DR.. j. c.
Bonham. Senator J. F. Weber and
Fred Hahn.
The other committees appointed by
Chairman E. G.. Moon who presided at
the meeting were the reception and dec
the meeting were the reception and
decoration bodis. The former consists
of DR.. w. s. Goldsmith, chairman, J. B.
Sax. Sheriff w. E. Knox, DR.. j. A. Hull
and DR.. J. W. Elerick. These were
emnowered to select other democrats
owning autos. 4
T. j. Phillips was PLACID in charge
Of the decorations with power to Sc
| lect his committee members.
| The central committee had already
named the advertising committee com
posed Of Chairman A. P. Canny, j. B.
Saxi and Secretary w. D. Davis
Chairman E. G. Moon announced
during the meeting that he was asked
by Dan W. Hamiltaon of Sigourney to
announce the reception and banquet
that will be rendered to Gov. John
Burke Of North Dakota at his boy
hood home in Sigourney Saturday
night. He asked those who expect to
attend to notify Mr.. Hamilton as soon
as possible.