Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-09

demolished. He was an old fashion
ed political speaker who heralded
his ideas with loud voice and Wig
orous gesticulation. Unable to cope
with the arguments of his opponent,
he ignored them, devoted his time
to a violent denunciation of the
democratic party and it's adherents,
finally lost his temper, and proceed
ed to administer a personal roasting
to the meek little preacher whose
only offence was that he had pre-
scented his cause we'll. The preacher
was an Irishman and was true to his
country both in native wit and
sharpness of tongue. The fifteen
minutes that followed afforded about
the liveliest exhibition of sarcasm
and eloquence ever listened to in
Webster City, at which the audi
ence, without regard to political
opinion, widely applauded.
The national campaign was SO full
of excitement this year that county
politics was almost lost sight of. The
republicans however nominated J. H.
Sweeney for auditor; W. H. Weir,
for clerk; Sol D. Derr, for recorder;
George c. Olmstead, for county at
torney, and Fighting Bob Russell"
of Fremont township, for surveyor.
The democrats nominated w. H.
Wharton for auditor, Jesse Gouge
FOR clerk; J. L. Groves for recorder,
j. D. Thompson for county attorney
and +. e. Quackenbush for surveyor.
The entire republican ticket was
elected by nearly 1900 majority.
POLITICS IN 1897.
In 1897 the republican county
convention convened June Goth.
Prior to the convention there had
been spirited contest between r.
G. Clark and J. o. Lenning, candi-
dates for representative, but on
Clark's securing majority of the
delegates, Lenning withdrew from
the contest and Clark was nominat-
ed by reclamation.
At this convention there were
eight candidates for treasurer. They
were E. I. Johnson, o. Ostrem, o. U.
Miracle, G. s. Neel. J. A. Slower,
George Streever. o. A. Cragwick, j..
e. Sogard.
From the first ballot, Miracle led
all his competitors but could not Sc
cure a majority, so finally withdrew,
throwing his entire strength to ]. A.
Slower, who received the nomination..
This nomination was received with
great dissatisfaction, not so much on
account of the personality of Slower
as on account of the manner of his
securing the nomination. Charges
were openly made that Miracle had
''sold out" and that Stover's nomi-
nation was the result of deal, and
the belief that these charges were
true, contributed largely to Stover's
defeat at the following election.
w. H. Sinclair was renominated
for sheriff. w. F. Cole was renom-
mated for superintendent and Fight
ing Bob Russell was again nomi-
mated for surveyor. o. ]. Larson re-
ceived the nomination for supervis-
or from the I'd district.
There was also a spirited contest
for delegates to the senatorial con-
ventlon. J. H. Richard and M. H.
Brinton were candidates and Rich
ard won out and secured the delega-
ton.
The senatorial convention conven-
ed at Webster City, July %, and
each county presented candidate.
On the first ballot, J. H. Richard of
Hamilton received sixteen votes. Jo-
seph Wallace of Hardin received
nineteen votes, J.. e. Rowen of
Wright received sixteen votes
The :balloting continued without
change until 3,46S ballots had been
cast, when Richard withdrew and
Wallace received the vote of Ham,
ilton county and was nominated.
This year the democrats nominat
ed: for representative, j. N. Max
well; for treasurer, Peter Mature;
for sheriff. Lee Greiner; for superin-
tendent of schools, Fl. M. Lucas; for
coroner, DR.. Byron Lewis; for SUI
pervisor of I'd district. John Carey.
The election furnished a general
to the people. Peter Mature,
the democratic candidate for treas
urer, was elected by 800 majority.
The rest of the republican ticket was
elected
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