The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-07-06
the DEMOCRATS MET
Ia County Convention Saturday Sc.
IeCted Delegates to State Con-
yentiOn and Named Coroner.

The democratic county convention
required by law to be held following
the primary election, was held at the
opera house in Leon last Saturday,
convcning at L o'clock The conven-
ton was called to order by county
chairman DR.. F. A. Bowman, who fol-
lowing precedent, announced that
Hon. E. j. oankey had been selected
for temporary chairman. On motion
o. E. Hull, of Leon, and H. E. Cozad,
of Morgan, werc named az secretaries.
Chairman Sankey did not waste
any time with speech making, as it
was a mighty hot day, and the con-
vention Immediately got down to bus
mess.
A motion was made that the chair
appoint committee of three each on
permanent organization, resolutions
and to name delegates to the state
There was objection to the committee
to name delegates consisting of only
three members, as there Was some
what of a controversy on, an effort
being made by the republican post
master of Leon to secure delegation
which would indorse DR.. Reynolds
as committeeman from this district.
A roll call was demanded and the del
egates voted to have the committee
to select delegates consist of men,
ber from each precinct.
The roll call to name members of
this committee resultc in the follow
ing being named:
Bloomington-C. K. Piercy.
Terre Haute-M. j. Powers.
Davis (itv-
Center-C. w. Hoffman.
Eden-Wayne Cannon.
rayette-G. w. Blair.
Franklin-John McLain.
Garden Grove-G. E. Jennings.
Leroy-A. E. Silvers.
Grand River-W. H. Phillips.
Hamilton-E. C. Hollister
High Point-C. P. Beavers.
Leon 1st Ward-F'loyd Cozad.
Leon 2nd Ward-C. E. Hurst.
Leon 3rd Ward-Marion Woodard.
Long Creek-Grover Hamilton.
Morgan-A. E. Phelps.
New Buda-A. T. Weldon.
Richland-George Lloyd.
Woodland-Ed Griffin.
There being no objection the chair
appointed as the comml,tee on reso-
lutions, Heman C. Smith, Oscar Judd
and G. w. Hoffman. On permanent
organization Wayne Cannon, S. E.
Beneficl and j. S. Coontz.
A motion then prevailed that the
convention adjourn until 1880 p. m.
Upon reconvening in the afternoon,
the committee on permanent orcani-
ZatiOn reported recommending that
the temporary organization be made
permanent and the report was adopt
ed.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following, in which the
practice OF appointing nonresident
or republicans to Offices of public
trust (referring to such appointments
as the postmaster at Leon) was de-
nOunced in strong language, and the
delegates to the state convention in
structed to oppose by all honorable
means the selection to any position of
trust any man guilty of such prac-
tice, (evidently referring to Doc Rey-
nolds and his Endorsement of the
Leon postmaster) and the resolutions
were adopted without single dis
senting vote:
The democratic delegates of De-
catur county in convention assem-
bled, unqualifiedly indorse the ad-
ministration of President Woodrow
Wilson and the democratic members
of congress for the patriotism, wis
dom and devotion to the public well
fare shown by them.
We reaf1irm the Jeffersonian the
ory. equal and exact justice to all
men, and special privileges to none.
We believe that the party in power
has the right and it is its duty to fill
the appointive offices with men who
are faithful to their party, and we
condemn the practice Of appointing
non-residents or republicans to offices
of public trust as an outrage, that