Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-07-05
REPUBLICANS
HOLD MEETING
County Convention Held at
Court House in This
City.-Name Dele
gates.
ARE UNRESTRICTED
Delegates to State and Judi.
cial Conventions Sc
: lected.
ARE UNRESTRICTED
Claude V. Campbell of Jewell
was elected chairman Ct the
county central committee and Ray
T. johnson of Williams secretary.

The Republican county. convention
convened Mt the court house ut IL
Saturday forenoon and was called
to order by the chairman of the county
central committee, J. NJ. Blake. Mr..
Blake stated the purpose OF the con-
vention to be to select nine delegates
to the state convention and nine dele
gates to the judicial convention and
to transact such other business that
may properly come before it.
The roll call OF wards and townships
showed all were represented except
Rose Grove
Chairman Blake made few re-
marks expressing hope. for united
Republican party in Hamilton county,
insuring an old-time Republican ma jor-
ity.
John ID. Porter presented the name
OF J. i. Kamrar as chairman Of the
convention and on motion Mr.. Kamrar
was chosen by reclamation.
In assuming the chair. Mr.. Kamrar
expressed his appreciation of the
honor.
Ray 7. johnson was named as secre-
tary.
~ On motion, a committee of one from
/. each township was selected to present
to the convention the names Of nine
candidates for delegates to the state
,f eS.q4qElep IT n, and nine delegates to the
.1usautsshla L!. convention. ANY, ..
!. Il ls !, y Ii retired and during
their deliberations Chairman Kamrar
made a brief speech, while the commit
!, 'tse vas prspariinqg itA report. He in
dalged in fine commendatipn Of the
grand old party, declaring he was
never prouder Of the party than be- Ia
Z county would take Oh their, coats this
yea year and and roll Up up the biggest majority
in the history Of tie tie comfy. He paid
q tribune 10 Senator Harding, saying
he was personally acquainted with the
Republican nominee and that he is one
Of the big, clean, strong, able men Of
the nation. Mr.. Kamrar predicted his
election by tremendous majority.
Major I.,md was called for and
responded with a short address. He
commended the Republican party upon
the fact that the Democratic national
platform regarding the League Of
Nations is little different from the
Republican platform and he warmly
commended the senate for the course
1t pursued in insisting upon reserva-
lions. President Wilson was condemned
for his arbitrary conduct since the
war.
j. Il. Burnstedt was called for and
responded, with neat address. He
said the country needed the Republican
party more today than 1t ever did and
predicted the party would be returned
to power and would rescue the nation
from the conditions into which it has
drifted under the guidance Of the
Democratic party. He complimented
the Republicans upon the nominations
made, declaring they are men whom
every Republican can earnestly sup
port.
John u. Porter, also offered some
remarks. He said the party in the
county Is united and will give the
usual majority. He ventured the sug-
gestlon that II the country knew all
the inside facts concerning the record
Of the Democratic administration the
Democratic party would not have
enough support to elect corporal's
guard.
The committee on delegates reported
as follows:
Il. Henderson, Il. H. Hawbaker, John
McCarley, Otto FentOn, H. L.. COrbin.
l.. L. Hendrickson, Fred Hupp, J. f..
Peterson.
Judicial overwhelmingly Martin,
ID. G. Chase, Il. q. Remley, Il. +. King,
y. J. Lund, l. J. Sayrs, J. NJ. Blake,
E.~P. Prince, ]. f.. Burnstedt.
The delega tons are uninstructed.
Walter Terrell was elected congress
siOnal committeeman, J. NJ. Blake judi
cial committeeman, and +. F. Hall
senatorial committeeman.
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