The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-02

the court house and named Harry Da
Wis to act as temporary chairman OF
the meeting and L. T. Shangle as TEN.
porary secretary. Mr.. Davis made a
brief talk after taking the chair and
then proceeded to the work of organ.
ization as provided by the primary
election law. The following commit.
tees were named and the meeting ad.
journed until 1:15:
Credentials Committee-H. E. Sny-
der, Charles Munroe, John McFall,
William Natter, Oliver c. Cochran.
Resolutions Committee. c. Heit.
sman, F. M Powell, J. r. Jerard, Fred
De Cook, Perry Aldrich.
Committee on Permanent OrganiZa-
tlon--Dr. Crowder, Sol Morgan, c.
McCutchen.
Committee of one from each town.
slip to select l6 delegates to the
state convention.
Brown Chosen. - John Brown. of
Rose Hill, present representative in
the state legislature from Mahaska
county, was renominated for the Office
today by the democratic county con-
vention after a hot fight on the con.
rive were
taken and Brown had two votes over
the required number on the final bal
lot. First ballot gave Brown SO,
Fleming SO, Taylor IS and Heating 3.
On second ballot Taylor and Brown
were tied at AZ, on third ballot Brown
led by one vote, 43 to AZ, on fourth
ballot Brown had SO and Taylor 43,
and on fifth ballot Brown was nomin.
ated by the following vote:
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Total votes cast lis
Necessary to nominate, So.
To State Convention. to
the Democratic State Convention ut
Des Moines were chosen at the coun-
ty convention this afternoon, as fol-
lows: Ed England, Owen Reilly, Har.
ry Davis, f. J. Reid, J. r. Ream, Will
lam Gochee, Henry Rosecrans, Char
res Munroe, o. N. Downs, s. S. Wal
ton. T. II. Osborne, John Straughn,
Harry Anderson, Byron Parr, Saul
]. l.. Foster.
Remington Endorsed. - Resolved,
That ii Is the sense of this convention
that L. s. Remington be given
second term as member of the State
Central Committee of the Sixth dis
trict, and the delegates to the state !
are hereby instructed to |
East the solid vote of the delegation |
or him.
Resolutions. The democrats of |
Mahaska county in convention as /
sembled renew their allegiance to the |
doctrine Of government for the PEG.
Die, as exemplified in the present ad- |
whose achievements |
Turing the first year have been a
source of qualification to all believers
n Jeffersonian democracy, therefore
De it
Resolved, That we pledge our allie
glance to our great president, Wood
'ow Wilson, and commend him for his !
efforts to carry out the will |
Of the people as expressed in the plat |
,orm of the Baltimore convention.
The satisfactory adjustment of the
.aTtff law; the currency reform meag- |
ire; the settlement of the Panama |
ANAL tolls question, by which this
government binds itself to fulfill its
reaty obligations, and refuses Il
rant a subsidy to any shipping in
erests; the progress So far made i'll
nediating the Mexican trouble,
,robfem which was wished onto the
resent administration; all point to
PRESIDENT Wilson as the greatest con-
tTuctive statesman who has occupied
he presidents chair since the days
f Jefferson.
We note with pleasure the person
ell of the democratic state ticket,
eaded by that stalwart democrat, |,
ohm T. Hamilton, and pledge our
nited support in the effort to place
0wa in the democratic column at
he November election. u
We renew our pledge to secure
,r the People of Iowa the Initiation
nd Referendum and urge our dele
ates to our state convention to have
laced in the Democratic State Plat I
,rm, plank endorsing and pledging
lie Democrats to this necessary and
eeded reform.
Resolution Committee L
J. c. Heitsman, Chairman. Is
J. II. Jarard. Is
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