Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-21
DEMOCRATS OF SECOND DISTRICT
PICK CANDIDATE FOR
CONGRESS.
HAD SAFE MARGIN ON
FIRST INFORMAL BALLOT
Davenport Man Backed by Delegates
From Three Counties - vollmsr
Makes Stirring Speech Asking Elee.
ton as Endorsement Of Wilson Ad-
mini.tration-Has Held Many Offices.

Iowa City, Jan. 21.-The Second dis
trct democrats late yesterday united
on Henry Vollmer, of Davenport a.
congressional nominee. The result was
a foregone conclusion, due to the SOLID
support Of Scott, Clinton and Jackson
counties. The chief interest centersd
in the attitude of the other counties
toward the nomination. Johnson and
/ Muscatine withdrew their candidates
after an informal ballot showed sew
enty votes for Voiimer aud fortv-fouI
.or Mcdonald, Thompson and Staple
ton, but Iowa county, bound by rigid
instructions, held to Stapleton on the
fourth ballot This resulted: Vollmer
103, Stapleton IL. Wi h motion for
& unanimous vlve voce vote pending
.Stap letcn personally Withdrew and
made a speech indorsins Nollmer
Eo!lner made a stirring address be-
fore the convention. indorsilg Presi-
dent Wilson a. one who denounced as
a visionary AMI impractical book!sh
student, the Jersey school master. had
made a greater progress peacefully to-
wards an intelligent solution Of tre-
mendous economic problems than was
ever before made in a similar period
Of time in the history OF the world
Results Of Great Importance.
Vollmer said the only question be-
fore the Second district was whether
its votes would uphold the Wilson adj
ministrat:on. He said: a democratic
defeat in the Second congressional dis
trict Of Iowa at this time would be a
blow struck at the heart Of President
Wilson's administration. 1t would bow
down that honored head in sorrow and
would cause cSannahS and jubiiation
among the routed, disorganiZed and
0iscredited forces of reaction. the pre-
dato-y plutocratS and their parasites,
the lobbyists and machine politicians
Of the cid grating spells hunting type"
Judge Wade followed with an ad-
dress in which he said Vollmer was an
original Wilson man. aliho bound as
Second district delegate a. Baltimore
to vote for Clark
Resolutions adopted by the conven-
ton Endorsed the constructive acts Of
President Wilson's administration,
called upon all democrats who approve
of the acts and plans of the admins
tration to support the nominee OF the
convention and closed with an appre-
citation Of CongressmanPe Pepper
Speculation was caused by the abb
sence Of Congre ssional Committee
Chairman Nicholas Berry, of Musca-
tine, together with the announcement
OF his resignation.
Chairman Not Named.
The congressional committee ad-
Journed without electing chairman. II
VIII meet in Davenport Friday with the
chalrmen Of the county committees
Prospects are that ". ]. Melos, of Day.
enpcrt, will be named campaign man
aser and NJ. j. Cfonin VIII be called
from Washington to act as committee
secretary
VollIner is A years old and is a ma
tive OF Davenport. He was educated in
the Davenport schools and in the state
university and was graduated frem the
college OF law in 1887, WHEN he was 20
Years old. He acted as distributing
clerk in the Fiftieth congress until he
Was Of age. He was elected to the
Davenport city council and served four
terms as mayor, from 1892 TO 1897. He
has served on the Davenport school
beard and was a candidate for con-
sress against Rumple in 1900, running
1000 votes ahead of the party ticket
Later he was appointed city solicitor
OF Davenport. He was a delegate TO the
democrats national convention in
Baltimore,