Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-12
Senate Takes Final Action
in Nomination of Well y
Known Ottumwan.
e'els ,HALSHIP IS NO
LONGER A QUESTION
State Chairman's Appoint
ment Ratified in Execu-
tive Session.

The nomination Of N. r. (Nick) Reed
OF Ottumwa, for the office OF United
States marshal in tho southern Iowa
district was confirmed by the senate
In executive session Tuesday after
noon at 5:25 o'clock.
The confirmation of Mr.. Reeds ap-
pointment which was made months
ago and has been in the hands Of the
senate judiciary committee for many
days brings to an end long drawnout
fight in which the we'll known Ottum-
wa druggist and nationally known
Iowa democrat has been assailed In
a wanton manner. Political enemies
of Mr.. Reed have waged bitter fight
in which he Is the final victor, but the
contest was long drawnout affair and
many unkind accusations were lodged
against the state chairman of IOwa's
democracy. Happily his friends were
able and quick to counteract and re-
fute the numerous charges alleged
against him for the purpose of setting
his nomination aside. Mr.. Reed has
been the choice of the department OF
justice from the start and has had the
support of this branch of the govern.
ment at Washington which has the
nominating of the Office to which the
Ottumwan was appointed.
Several we'll known democrats
sought the post of marshal and these
are spoken of by Mr.. Reed who stated
that all of them were men whom he
felt would have made capable officers
II chosen and toward whom he has
the warmest personal-ragard. !
Ever ready to fight the battles OF
others, the battling stats chairman OF
Iowa democrats was not inclined to
fight much for himself. but his friends
could and did fight for him. For the
past week the question OF confirmation
was held up in committee while the
last batch OF charges opponents of his
nomination preferred were being pre-
sented by Senator Kenyon. These
proved of no avail and after their pres
entation the judiciary COMMITTEES re-
ported the appointment favorably and
the confirmation was made assured
since Saturday.
To Make Changes.
When seen last evening shortly af-
ter the news of his confirmation was
received Mr. Reed expressed his graft
tude to the numerous good friends who
have stood by him and aided him
throughout the race. He 81 ed that he
has been the choice and had the re-
commentator Of the department of
justice for the place from the first and
that the protests against his appoint
ment were principally from other as.
pirants for the Office.
81 will make no changes in the Of
fee until ] have become thoroughly
acquainted with the duties Of the post
and then will be guided solely by the
department of justice. My headquar-
ters will continue to be in Ottumwa,'
said he.
Grateful to Friends.
Il am very grateful to the good peo-
pie of Ottumwa," he continued, who
would not permit of the Vicious attacks
made upon me and who rallied to my
assistance at all times. feel deep
debt Of gratitude to those friends and
will try to repay this obligation by
efficiency In the Office to which l have
been appointed. The several appli-
cants in southern Iowa were good men
and would have made good officers ii
appointed. presume that am en-
titled to the place have won through
long and faithful service rendered, hav-
ing been actively engaged in the party
work for the past twenty-four years
The new marshalelect left this
morning for Iowa City to confer with
Judge M. J. Wade, national committee
man from Iowa and will probably re-
turn tonight or Thursday. During
Tuesday night and until train time this
morning he received congratulations
from his numerous friends both locally
and from out of the city, many wtrina
their felicitations upon hearing Of the
confirmation.
Sketch Of N. F. Reeds Lie.
N. F. Reed was born at Joliet, Ill,
Oct. 1, 1868, and in 1870 came with his
parents to Eldon, Iowa. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools at Eldon
and graduated with the first class of
the Eldon high school in 1884. He
then became clerk in a grocery store
for two years At the age of 18 years
he entered the restaurant business and
continued there for eight years. While
in this business he studied pharmacy
and was registered pharmacist at the
age of &c, although not attending
pharmacy school during the time he
operated the restaurant. He then en-
tered the drug business in Eldon and
continued there for six years, coming
to Ottumwa in 1901, where he entered
the same business and is now inter
ested in three drug stores in the city
of Ottumwa. Mr.. Reed is also inter
ested In several business enterprises