The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-04
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
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explicit faith in our beloved p preda
Of the civilized world--a CONFIDENCE
which at once places Woodrow vii,
son the foremost figure in the World
and the country which 1t is ms non,
or to represent the most trusted ana
respected.
I'VE congratulate the democracy
of the nation in being in, position
to meet the responsibilities, and
emergencies in this the hour of dem
ocray's greatest trial. oan5 IN h ef
filling places OF responts,lo o ro a anu
indebted principles of democracy in
ali its simplicity, frankness and hon
or. ;+
In democracy's struggle for exist
ence party lines have nearly VANISH
ed and We wish to acknowledge the
patriotic and unselfish support given
to the administration by all regard
less of political creed.
We unhesitatingly condemn all
individuals or organiza tlons VINO VINO
attempted to hinder the admlnlstra-
ton in its efforts to 2,, sustain tam me me
candidacy of Claude Porter for gov
ernOr and the remainder OF the state
ticket. o+;o,
any person chosen to execute the
law who wilfully becomes, trans
gressor Of the law himself or If VINO tho
law on the part of others as being
not in accord with democratic prin-
ciples and ask that they do not con-
tinue in office or in any way be con
nected with the management or the
democratic party, in Iowa. ~ .,o
We unreservedly endorse all the
party candidates for county office.
Il S 5. c co2ad,
Heman G.. Smith.
The following additional resolu-
4ion was offered and adopted by a
unanimous vote, expressing as IT
does the opinion OF the democrats OF
Decatur county:
Resolved, that, believing it is for
the best interests of the Democratic
party of the state OF Iowa, we the
Democrats of Decatur county, Iowa,
ask for and demand the resignation
of Nick Reed, United States Marshal
for the reason that while he is in
duty bound under his oath to en-
force laws, contrary to law, he has
been found guilty of selling intoxl-
eating liquors, in three drug stores
which he owns in the city, of OF
has been issued restraining him
from further sales, as such conduct
is prejudicial to the good of the
Democratic party, and man OF this
character should not hold an office
when he has been guilty OF acts not
compatible with good citizenship. :
Resolved, that the Democrats OF
Decatur county are opposed to being
represented on the state committee
by Dr.. j. w. Reynolds, Of Creston,
Iowa, for the reason that his acts
as comitteeman airs controlled by
Nick Reed, and it is for, the good OF
the party that a change be made and
truly represent the voters Of his dis
trict, and that the delegates to the
state convention be instructed to
vote for some other man than
J. w. Reynolds for the office of COM
mitteeman who will be free to act
in the best interests of the Demo-
cratic party of Iowa.
to the state convention reported the
following, with the recommendation
that each delegate be allowed to APP
point their own alternate in case
they were unable to attend:
Frank Cox, Eden.
o. E. Hull, Leon.
j. c.. Cozad, Decatur.
Pete Huddleston, Franklin
j. NJ. Howell, New Buda.
G. w. Blair, Fayette.
Nose Powers, Burrell.
c.. w. Hoffman, Center.
j. P. Daughton, Richland.
c. r. Percy, Bloomington.
M. F. Thompson, Long Creek.
The convention then proceeded to
fill the vacancies on the county tick
ct, the first being the office OF clerk
of the district court, the nominee. at
the primary, Charles Kelley having
removed from the county Sn1y;a and and filed LED
the informal ballot V. E.. Kier. of
Richland township, received "a votes
and Heman c. Smith, of Fayette, 80
votes. Mr.. Smith announced that he
was not and had not been a candi,
date for this office, and had refused
He moved that Mr.. Kier be nominal
ed by reclamation, which was
pffR afph a. a0H McGinnis, of Leon, was
nominated by reclamation for
county attorney, some votes being
cast for Marion Woodland on the in
formal ballot, but he declined !3l ed to oa be
ination of Ralph A. McGinnis be
the CONVENTION. Mr.. McGinnis is
now in an officers training camp at
Battle Creek, Michigan, ana OF
course cannot make an active cam
paign for the Office, but will be in
the hands of his friends, and the
war may be over before he would be
called upon to take the office if
elected in November.
DR.. F. A. Bowman, of Leon, was
nominated for coroner by acclama-
ton, and the convention then ad-
jOurned.
Immediately after the democratic
convention adjourned the members
of the county central committee met
and organized, NJ. F. Sprin ger, OF
Center township being reelected as
chairman and w. H. Blair, of La
moni, was elected secretary and
treasurer.
>. Republican Convention.
The republican county convention
met at the Idle Hour Theatre Satur-
dav morning, being called to order