Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-23
ROW[EY IS ASKED
To Be CANDIDATE
Keosauquan Petitioned By
Men Of All Parties to
Run for Governor
PROTEST AGAINST
CAPITOL GROUNDS
Action of Legislature and
Supreme Court Decision
Opposed By Sentiment

A petition was today presented to
John w. Rowley of Keosauqua bear
ing the signatures of some 200 men
Of all political parties and representa-
tive of various mercantile, profess
sional and other pursuits, calling upon
the Keosauquan to become a candi-
date for governor as protest against
the capitol grounds legislation passed
by the last general assembly.
The signers of the petition take the
ground that the candidacy Of Mr..
Rowley will give the people Of the
state the opportunity to express their
sentiments with regard to the wis
dom of the capitol grounds tax which
was denied them by the legislature
and the recent decision Of the su-
preme court The petition is pro-
test against this legislation and court
decision and the hope of the signers
is that the Keosauquan will consent
to run for governor. The petition
follows:
To John w. Rowley,
Keosauqua, Iowa.
Realizing that much of the admins
tration Of state affairs of late has
been Of unprecedented carelessness
and disregard of the best interests ct
the masses of the people of Iowa, and
of surprising inattention to the rights
of citizens guaranteed to them in our
constitution, and believing that your
election as chief executive of the
state would mean a careful and ef.
fective consideration OF any proposed
legislation, also the repeal Of unmer-
tied statutes, and be of lasting bene
fit to the state, we, citizens OF Wa
pello county, herein petition and urge
you, without regard to any party az
filiation we may have, to become a
candidate for governor Of Iowa, to be
nominated and elected during the
year 1914:
Samuel Mahon, JC. Jordan, c. o.
Dawson. D. F. Morey, J. N. Weiden'
Teller, ]. B. Sax. B. A. Hand, Henry
Phillips, ]. w. Garner, H. c. Cham
bers, C. F. Rauscher. VIII G. Miller,
&c. G. Merrill, H. M. Pagan, A. J.
Majors, Robt J. -Shanahan, Fred A.
Young, N. p Harrington, Emil Good
ford, l.. L. Swenson, Gilbert McGill,
r. E. Wellman, e. l.. Peterson, N.
Friedman, J. J. Patterson, Thos. A.
Pallister, A. B. Williams, Geo. B.
Simmons, C. D. Evans. Roy E.
Finesey, C. Hallberg, J. H. Beach, R.
w. Harper, VIM. McNett, J. J. Cullen,
Pete Newerf, F. D. Rosebrook, r. F.
Moroney, J. w. Hall, e. P. Barton s.
M. Clark, H. w. Merrill, F. w. Racine,
Chas. P. Cresswell, Harry A. frost,
W. T. Wilson, Fritz A. Ehrmann, l..
S. Chidester, John Niman, George 3.
Pollard, T. R. Buckley, w. J. Donelan,
John Ehrland, Frank r. Jordan,
Claude Younkin, F. w. CRUDE, N. w.
Cowles, C. A. Hagberg, Guy N. Reid,
Peter Findlay, Chas. Hallberg, Gust
E, Carlberg, Jerry Shea, Josiah
Rodgers, J. I. Jones, J. A. Bongers, l..
s. Larson, H. S. Polling, H. w. Burn
side, VIM. Cramblit, A. ]. Stump, l..
ID, Young, C. F. Dafferner, B. w.
Shoemaker, Geo. Danden. Frank Nc
1ntire, c. S. Harper, Geo. n.
schleicher, W. H. McElroy, Patrick
Maloney, A. E. Gustaveson, Frank
Sloan. J. F. Spragues, Norval W.
Johnson, A. H. Hamilton, w. c.
Boone, T. F. Norfolk, Fred H. Hall, G.
w. Shepherd, Joe Celania, John NJ.
Schaefer, John Huston, Horace A.
Brown, w. H. Cooper. c. w. Trow-
bridge, G. M. Clark, w. r. Daggett,
o. R. Jepson, Carl Dalin, J. c. Koet-
ting, John K. Mahon, D. D. Smith, ].
G. Cooper, F. E. Harden, Ira A. Myers,
John R. Cotton, F. w. Sharp, A. G.
Harrow, J. T. Hackworth. J. F. Her
rick, J. J. Smith, Frank P. Holman,
e. A. Herrick, F. Won Schrader, H. L.
Pollard, w. r. McElroy, S. A. Spill
man, T. George McElroy, P. W.
Barker, w. D. Turner. l.. c. Morrison,
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