Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 22, 1893, Page 7

SCHEMING TO BEAT BEMIS Disgrnntied Ward Politicians Hold a Seoret Conference with Dr. Meroer. FLASHES OF A DARK LANTERN SESSION Stiilar to the 01d “Twenty-Eighters’—All Participants Swear Secrecy—~The Doc- tor Wil Pose as a Petition Candidate tor Mayor, Like Barkis, Dr. Samuel D. Mercer is “willin’,” but unlike Barkis, the doctor has placed himself in the hands of his friends and has assured them that he is anxious to submit to the leg-pulling act, providing they are willing to take hold and pull his leg, and they are. Last niglhit, behind boits and bars, the nueleus of another *Twenty-eight” ehib was formed in this city, haviag for its object the defeat of Hon. George I’. Beis for mayor, with Dr. Samuel D. Mercer furnishing the money o carry out the plans of the unholy alliance. During the day couriers were scouring the city, notifying the sad-eyed republicans that their preseuce was desired at the Mercer hotel during the evening, as business of great importance would be transacted by those who were invited, Car ot Fiattery. As soon as the sun went down Dr. Mercer hied himself to his hotel and there waited the coming of the throng, but he did not have to wait long, for a few minutes later ‘W. J. Broatch, a man who drank wine and broke bread with Hon. George W. Lininger four years ago and then went out and be- trayed him, appearcd upon the scene, and with a winning smile informed the doctor, who bas the mayorality bee buzzing in his bonnet, that all was well and that it was the desire of all the “‘God and morality” peo- 3 ple of - the city that e should stand as their candidate for mayor. H 14 was apoarent that the doctor felt flat- tered, for he tatked of crops and the need of ¥ain, now and then clranging the subject and gotting over on to the side of poli- tics. A little later Houry Ehrenpfory, a man who has been kuown as anotorious rail- road lobbiest, saunteved into the office and shook the doctor's hand with one of those give-me-five shakes, which Henry alone knows how to shake. Not knowing so very much about politics down in Henry's ward, the doctor was slow to catoh on to the point, but he discovered it later when the smooth Henry told him that he carried about 500 German and Bohemian votes in his vest pocket. : Napoleon of Finance Was There, At this time Ernest Stuht, the man who served as treasurer of the republican city central committee and refused o turn over the committee ash to his successor, bolted in and stepping up to where Mercer and Ehrenpfort stood talking, remarked as soon as he cavght the drift of the conversation, that anything that Henry said ‘‘went” in the south end of the city. He also inti- mated that Henry had nssessed the Union Pacific property a couple of times, and that he had great influence in that direction in the way of driving whole herds of votes up to the polls on election day. These boasts of Stuht and Ehrenpfort continued until Dr. Maorcer 'vas almost convinced that he was elécted, and he might have been convinced of that fact had not Jim Kyuer, a member of the republican central committee from the Fifth ward, hobbled in and exhibited a great tion for most any office at the republican convention, which was held a few days ago. ~ Jim told the doctor that he was not elected by a loug shot, ana that he would not be until the lass vote was cast on election day. An Imposing Array. Right at this point it became apparent that the invitations to attend the meeting for a lot of dis- ians filed into the rotunda of Among the number there were had been bearing fruit, gruntled pol he hotel. such prominent republi $ as A, Joe RRedman, Phil Winters, W principal of the Dodge school man, not long ago was tined poriog_ with am, Maclecd, R. Sauer, H. Allen, jury: Sandy Koight, the superintendent whose peculiar wok has erfticised I a most sovere manner, and a dozen other republicans of the sume ilk, tozether with Walt Kelley and “Buck,” the colored man who does jani- tor work down at the government building. There was a scason of hand shaking, after which Mercer inyited his guests into the dining room, saying that thero it was warm and seclusive. All of those’ prominent repuolicans were warm cnough, but seclusion was just what they wero hunting, and, quickly accopting tho iuvitation, they boited into tho room, nearly knocking down a half dozen waiter girls who kept close vigilauce over the 8poons and the rest of the silverware. Once inside they folt better, though some : of the men longed for a chance to fill their tanks at tho expense of the doctor, but tha they did not get, for the man of ph; them that ho was not ready to uncork his wine, nor was b buildings, school 2 been wntil the time arrived when there was some- whiug tangiblo in sight. Suuer's Bitlug Sarcnsm. A.J. Sauer sugeested that the meeting was not i feast but was for the transaction of busiess of the most sacred nature and that it was proposed to formulato o plan that would @ the city from a worse fate than that of Sodom and Gomorrah. Several of tho moen caught the idea and then by a ununimous vote, Phil Winter was elected ohairman, with Schoolmaster Allen acting a8 socre © next thing on the pro- am was o clear the room of interlopers, It the doors, pull down the blinds and turn the gus Lo the lowest possible burning point, That having been done, Billy Broateh stated that the object of the meeting was to formu- Iate a club that would have for its object the politieal anrihilation of Bem: “Phat’s not the object,” interposed Van Alstine, the man who was convicted of tampering with a jury, *“The object of this meeting, as 1 understand it, is to nominate » futerjected Ehrenpfort,“and 18is also to ‘down’ Rosowater and show him t ho cannot diotate politics,” % It ebat’s 1t, 'm with you 10 a finish, and 't you forget it for o minute,” exclaimed Froest Stuht, as he pounded’ his heel into the marble of the floor and laughed a heavy unfl:. | “I'he chairman suggested that tho meeting awasdrifiing away from the real point at issue d that it was for the members to decide nether or not they should go out into the byways and hodges to beat Bomis, Reides tnro's Mauhood, TUhon hearing this George beeu inveigled to the d. Munro, who ing room by the of thie republican purty. present were not hi ud that ho guessed he unro was inforued that if he would e club he would bo helped in s political . { tho intores ..fifl& that 1 of people, ,#nd thae his election would be made mfl'llnmllnz 1hat the gathering meant the ussionvf wiys and means for the promo- o 1 rather ho defeated than to partici- “in such @ trailorous gathering,’ re- tked Mre, Munro, as he gathered his hat bolted " for the door, only to fiud it bere or 1 will cause me out of Lt h werd. uded the ecounciiman from the that has for of the u/ministration overto the ts." Aod withouy vlllllnzwh‘e‘u r. political sore that has been filled with gan_ grene over since he failed to get & nomina- : Jake Couns- J. Van Alstine, an alleged man who 5 and costs for tam- of . “Tama Bemis man, end [ want | i wnderstood that ! do not take partin a its phime ooject the THE OMAHA DAILY BE doing this, all'the members were compelled to take a terrible onth that they would never divulge anything that occurred. Loud and long calls were made for Dr. Mercer, but why they were soloud and long, no man could tell, as the doctor was in plain sight and not ten feet away from the chair- man. Notwithstanding all of the excite- ment, the doctor stood up and smiled, while the wavas of enthusiasm rebounded from wall to wall and then went out and fell down the elevator shafs. In fine, classical language the doctor told the members of the club that ‘“‘he never would have thought of being a candidate 1f the republican convention had not adopted such damnable means of foisting Bemis upon the public.” Then he howled calamit; and said that Bemis was the deadest coc in the pit; that if something heroic was not done Hascall would be the next mayor of the city of Omaha, which would be a shame and a disdrace to the better eclement. He knew this, for he had been credibly informed that the populists were bound to carry the city, even if they lost’ everything in the state, They were raising shake pots, which they were going tosend to Omaha for the purpose of corrupting voters. It was not a fight against Bemis or Hedford, but was a fight against Haseall. If nominated, the doctor opined that he would make the best showing that was possible. Had His Petition Prepar “‘Is there time to got you before the pub- lic? asked one of the men. Dr. Mercer smiled again and added that he had fixed that. “You sco,” he continued, “I am not as slowas some of the boys may think. I smelled this meeting in the air and secured my petition some days ago. Itis in shape and can be filed in five minutes if necessary.” *“That’s the stuff,” remarked Billy Broatch and A. Jay Van Alstine ia unison. ‘Tho doctor has been in politics before and knows how to skin ‘em.” “He's a great politician,” chimed “Buck" of the government building. Dr. Mercer blushed like a school girl as he accepted the compliment and passed around the cigars. ‘Then it was decided that the doctor was in the field and the preliminaries were ar- ranged by voting that the chairman should announce at tho next meeting a committee of twenty-seven, three from each ward, whose duty it would be to get out and hus- (L!lo Mercer votes, both before and on election ay. Bonsts of the “Bosses." That having been sottled, pledges were made, while the newly born candidate lis- tened and smiled. Ehrenpfort ‘renewed his pledge that_he could control 400 of the shopmen, while Teacher Allen went him several better by saying that he was on the inside aud could turn over the entire church vote of the Eighth ward. That saddened the heart of Jim Kyner, but after a conference, the legis- lator who' jnsulted a lady last winter vowed that he could handle the vote of the Omaha Street Railway company, and that in addition thercto “he could bring in a large vote from East Omaba, to say nothing of the churches which he and hjs wife had under control.’” Other members promised blocks of voters if money was in sight to pay expenses and grease the wheels, and before the end was roached, Dr. Mercer was promised fully 25,- 000 votes. That scemed to be about all the business in sight and a motion to adjourn was made, but before it was put, Billy Broatch cau: tioned all of the members about divulging the proccedings of the meeting, stating that it was better to allow the masses to remain in ignorance until Dr. Mercer swept down upon them like a Dakota cyclone. Jake Counsman, Van Alstine and “Buck” agreed with the suggestion and nothing will b said about the Mercer candidacy until after the next meeting of the club, which will be held on Monday night. sAM MACLEOD'S SCHEME, Proml s 1o Fire School Board Employes Who Vote Agatust Him, Sam Macleod, superintendent of school buildings, by offensive partisznship, has in curred the displeasure of certain members of the Board of Education. His work 1n the recent judicial primaries was freely com- mented on by Tir Bex. It is now reported that he is determined o whip his subordinates inwo line and coerce them into voting for his preferred council- manic candidate. During the city primaries Macleod discovered that Mat Hoover, who for ten years has been foreman of repairs for the school board, was not supporting Mac- leod’s candidate for the council. The latter protested and finally ordered Hoover to de- sist. Hoover claimed the right to vote for whom he pleased. Macleod attempted to bulldoze his subordinate, but was forcibly notified that he could not do so. Subse- quently he told a certain party that Hoover ‘would not long remain on the payroll of the board. Mr. Hoover was seen about the matter, but was not inclined to talk. He did suy, how- ever, that no man could tell him how he must vote, ‘Two members of the school board are en- deavoring to hit upon a plan to bring about the dismissal of Macleod from the service of the board. They favor the abolition of the office he holds and propose that all re- pair work shall be done under direction of the committee on property and buildings. Republ Loague Clubs. The presidents of all the league clubs of Omaha and Douglas county are urgently re- quested to meet at room 7, Commercial Na- tional bank building, on Monday evening at 8 o'clock sharp to complete the organization of the Union League club and arrange for a grand rally on Thursday evening, when all clubs will be expected to be present, B. H. Ronisox, Vice President State League. City Central Committes Meeting. The republican city centralcommittee held a regular session last evening. The various committeemen reported progress in their respective wards. Routmne business occu- pied the balance of the evening. ———— WEATHER FORECASTS, Nebraska 1s Threatened with a Cold Wave and Falr Weather, ‘WasuiNagToN, Oct. 21.—Forecasts for Sun- day: For Nebraska—Fair, much cooler, cold wave in northern portion; high uorthwest winds. For Iown—Fair, colder; cold wave in northwestern portion; brisk and southerly, shifting o westerly winds, For the Dakotas—Suow in North Dakota, fair in South Dakota, cold wave, high north: west winds. St Fever Increasiug nt Brunswiok. BRUNSWICK, Ga., Oct. 21.—At the yellow fever camp today there occurred seven deaths from the dreaded disease, while forty- five new cases were reported. There ure now 255 cases under treatment, sixty white and 198 colored, The outlook for the next twenty days is not cheering. The warm weather following the few days of rain and cool weather has brought tie disease rapidly to the frout. When the dread malady seems to be disappeariag and the people breathing easier the deaths roll up, and the fever in- croases alarmingly Terrorised by a Search Light. Mapwiv, Oct. 21,—An official aispateh from Mellila says the forts there today opened fire on tho Moors f gheir trenches and that the warship Vusadito 1 shelling the cpast, Shortly after the firing began the Moors flea into their own territory. They gus- tawned heavy losses. Mellila is illy prepared for defense pending the arrival of reinforce- ments. The Syunlux‘dfl will assume the of- fensive. The Vanadito's search light ter- rorized the Moors. e Murderer . Adwitted to Ball Orarug, Kan,, Oct. 21.—The proceedings in the case of the banker, A. Little, who is charged with murder in Kunsas Oity, Kau., of Lawyer B. E. Johuson, were concluded at 9 o'clock tonight. Judge Burns granted the writ asked by Little. Little's bond was placed at $15.000, ana was immediately fur- nished by him. The case was recently trans- ferred from Kausas City on a change of venue. e Threutened to Carve. | ore the dour was umboited ';nu was let out into the cold nigh! - Swers to Secracy. v lh::uu slemoat haviug wous. Lo O. E. Skibner was arrested last night for drawing o kuife on 3 man nawed McAn- drews. BENNETT AND HIS BATTERY Desperate Efforts to Secure a Mouthpieco Finally Orowned with Sucoess, FLOCKS WITH THE FIGARO AND ED KOEN Ingratitude of an Kx-Conviot, Who Seeks t5 Siander the Man Who Befriended Him-Heelers of the Shers 1r at Work. Sheriff Bennett isa political dead bird. The desperation manifested by him and his immediate followers shows conclusively that they seo defeat staring them in the face. Politicians who bave watehed Sennett’s maneuvers say that he is nonplussed and does not know which way to turn in en- deavors to retrieve lost ground. This con- dition of things accounts for his eraze to got an organ in this city to defend him against the charges preferred by Tur Beg, that his conduct of the sheriff’s office the past twenty months has been scanaalous, if not positively corrupt. Bennett is reported to have offered $1,000 in cash for the support of a weekly labor paper here whose editoris opposed to his can- didacy for re-election. The offer was declined and Bennett is said to have sworn eternal vengeance upon the publisher. He made every effort to bulldoze the labor editor and force him into line. Another attempt of Bennott and his gang to get a mud.slinging mouthpicce was crowned with success. The Figaro, pub- lished by Ed Koen, who iwas for months an inmato of the county jail, was two weoks ago subsidized by Bennett, under commission, to vilify and traduce the editor. of Tur BEr to any extent possible, A week or ten days ago the miserable little sheet was filled with a drivelling tirade under the caption, ‘“‘Rosewater a Liar,” in which a weak dofense of Bennett was sought to be mude. Koen openly boasted on the street that Bennett had bought and paid for 6,000 copies of the Figaro containing this screed, and he felt that he had driven a good bar- gain During the past week, however, it became apparent to Bennett and his ilk that the puerile work of his subsidized scribbler had proved a dismal failure. Former supp orters throughout the various wards were found to be deserting his cause like rats from a sink- ing ship. Something had to be done. The ex-convict wanted to ‘‘touch” Bennett again. No better way was suggested than to repeat with variations the outrageous slander first concocted by Mosher and his confederates in Lincoln prior to the bank-wrecker’s incar- ceration. The story of Rosewater’'s insanity is perennial. 1t bobs up whenever he hap- pens to be in hot pursuit of faithless officials and public thieves. He the latest version, embellished by ex-Convict Koen'’s active imagination, as it appeared in the Figaro vesterday: A Sad Occurrence. It 1s now certain that E. Rosowater, tho noted cditor of THE OMAHA BEE, is Insane. Although he continues to attend to his busi- ness In a way. closo watch is kept on his overy movement, his family fearing thathe will take his own life. By those most intimate with Mr. Rosewater this ovent has been feared for some time, and arrangements are now being made to put him under the care of the best physicians in the east In the hope that he will improve and thus e enabled to return to his business. Dr. Charles Rosewater, brother of the editor, keeps closo watch on his unfortunate relative, never leaving his patient except thathels closely guarded by some trusty person.® This mental breakdown, unfortunate in that 1t has appeared ut this time in the carcer of the paper, has been coming on 'for some time, and his condition has continued to grow wors: despite the best care that could be given hin After his roturn from the recent ropublica; state convention Mr. Rosewater's decline has Deen rapid, until at the presont timo his busi- ness uffairs aro ontirely in the hands of his brothers und sons, though they give the de- mented editor his own way in many matters, Just to humor him, in the hope thatit will do him good. The breakdown began o year ago. It Is nearly a yeur simce that Mr. Rosewater's mental breakdown first became noticeable, though he has never been considered n renlly saneman by oven his best friends since the day when Lio.was slugged by the negro, who was afterwards sent (o tho penitentiary for his dastardly assault. During the last sossion of the legislaturo Mr, Rosewater took great Interest in tho legis- 1ation, as usual, und his indefatigable work at the time saved the state many thousands of dollars, but finally wrecked an’ intellect that was ut’ one time considered one of the bright- ost in the state. The fact was published at the time throughout the United Stutes and attracted much_ attention, as Mr, Bosewater was considerod throughout the country as ono of the lending men of the state. » * * Mr. ewnter's “final breakdown occurred on d tho great editor is and {5 ina danger- o hat timo he has been absolutely incapacitated for business, though his physicians are of the opinion that' ho will recover and for a time, at loast, be able to re- sume his duties as editor of THi BEE. Song of n Jall Bird, Koen served a term in the state peni- tentiary for no less scandalous fabrications than this. In that case his object was the same as in this—money. Bennett is paying him to libel Mr. Rosewater, and he does it for hire. So utterly depraved is he that the more money Bennett pays. him, the greater will be his effort to traduce and malign. Bennett's hope is, of course, to break the force of any further strictures Tie BEE may be called upon to make concerning nis ofii- cial misconduct. This story of insanity can do no harm among those who know Mr. Rosewater and meet him frequently, but possibly it will do some damage among those who do not know him and never sce him, A more despicable piece of work was never done in this community. Koen was not without sympathizers during his term at the pen. Some men were slow to censure him severely because of his youth, and expressed v LR DeWitt's Witch Hazer Saive cures piles. ueed, he willfully accepts i the opinion that Judge Davis' sentence was too severe, These mistaken opinions must undergo radical revision, Justlook at it a minute. When Koen lay In" the county jail under sentence awaiting transfer to the pen, his attorney secured a stay of sentence from the supreme court and filed it in court. Bennett, however, did not have sense enough to examino the court record, and the attorney failed to motify ‘mum of the stay. He took Koen to ihe pen in deflance of the order of the higher court, which sought to give Koen ever opportunity to clear himself if he could. ‘When the court finally approved the sen- tence of the lower court, Koen of course languished in the pen. But he had overy reason to censure Benuett for his blunder, as of course hedid. Yet in spite of the knowledge that Bennett is incompetent, he takes his money and devotes the greator shareof his paper to Bennett's candidacy for re-election. Koen, from the day of his arrest, seemed possessed of the insane ides that Mr. Rose- water was responsible for his troubles. He sald that Mr. Rosewater had caused his imprisonment and thought that he could effect his release. He wrote a letter from the jail h’nrl\lrlu‘ Mr. Rose- water to secure his liberty, promising 0 mend his ways und never cugage in the blackmailing business again. Nothing was done in response to his piteous appeal. After his transfer to the penitentiary he again wrote to Mr. Rosewater imploring him tosee Governor Boyd aud request that a pardon be gravted him. Mr. Rosewater was moved by this appeal and made a request for Koen's pardon. Governor Boyd deferred the matter 10 his successor, Governor Crounse, to whom also Mr. Rosewater applied for Koen's par- don. Finally Governor Crounse granted Koen his liberty and a short time thereafter Koen called upon Mr, Rosewaterand thanked him for his kindness. He had still anpther favor to ask. As an ex-convict he felt that At would be dificult for him to find employ- went a8 4 printer, He prevailed upon Mr. Rosewaler to instrucy the foreman of Tue Bzs composing room to give Koen an even chunce with other printers Lo earn an honest dollar. Koen was permitted to work in Tux Bes oftice and did work there uutil he found other employment. Koen's Jugrasitude. But regardless of all this kindness and ex- traordinary favor extended to him in tiwe of he money of Ben- nett to public y sean Rosewater by the publ base and cruel falsehoods, Mosher's “fine Italian hand” is oasily rec- ognizable i this scurrilous business. He has recently declared thag he does not pro- 0 to o to the penitentifry, but will stick t out In the county. jailzg Mo very naturally favors the re-clection of Benne't, who has disgraced his ofice by The unprocedented favoritism shown Mosher during his alleged imprisonment in the Douglas county jail. These two men have “alummed’ togoiher and are said to be fast personal friends. Whether Mosher is putding up money for Bennott’s campaign - is.nat susceptiblo of proof, but there are circupstances that lead 1o the belief that he1s. e Sau YL Sy BEDFORD CERTIFICATES. and libel Mr, nof & tissue of AMdavits Cnleulnted to Refate a Pamaging Story. INaTON, Mo, Oot. 20.—~To Whom It Concert We. the undersignea, citi- of Lexington, Mo., respectfully stale that we are now citizens ‘of Lexiugton, Lafilyette county, Mo., and that we'lived there before and during the iate civil war, that we are acquainted with and personally know Jefferson W. Bedford. He was born and raised here among us, ana we further stato that he was not during said war en- gaged in hostilities to the United Statos government nor was he a member of any body or company of bushwhackers, nor belonged 10 or a memover of any confederate states company, or regiment, or militia, nor in the confederate stutes army in any ca- pacity. ‘We further state that we are members of the political party whose name is set oppo- site our names respectively : M. Morrison, banker, home during war; D. W. B. Lowis, druggist, democrat; W. G. McCausland, banker. democrat; B. R. Ire- land, cashier, democrat; Robert Taubman, president Commercial bank, republican; Charlos M. Neet, city recorder, republican ; Butlor Williamson, mer~hant, republican; Josepl Chinn, farmer, democrat; George M. Vaughn, merchany, prohibitionist; George Farrow, contractor, republican; W. B. Ham- lete, exsmayor, democrat; Joseph Hook, re- tired merchant, democrat; C. B. Russell, mayor, democrat: John K. Ryland, judge} John W. Wadaell, president Savings bank; Granville Clayton, saddler, republican; Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of October, 1803. Honace W. Wixsor, Notary Public. My commission expires June 4, 1806, Puesro, Colo., Oct. 18-—To Whom it May Concern: Learning that Mr. Jefft W. Bed- ford, candidate for mayor of Omaha, has been charged with having been a guerrilla or “bushwhacker” in Missouri, I desire to say that any and every such charge is ab- solutelv false. Ispeak from my own per- sonal knowledge, as 1 boarded with his father and slept in the same bed with Jeff during a large part of 1861 and 1862; that I was with him daily; that together we started for Colorado in 1862; that Mr. Bed- ford, up to this time being' but a boy, had zens never bolonged to any mulitary - com- pany of any kind; that iwhen the Indian war with the ' Cheyennes broke out, Mr. Bedford joined the Third Colorado federal cavalry, in which he served until houorably discharged; that he took an active part in the memorable Sand Creek fight under Colonel Chivington; that he had three arrows shot through his clothing, narrowly escaping death’ therefrom; that he served hionorably in the federal army and was honorably discharged therefrom; that he never did serve one @ay or any other time in any bushwhacking'or any other kind of a military company in'Missouri. All this T know of my owr personal knowl- edge. All reports to the'thntrary are mali- cious falsehoods concocted by designing ene- mies. PRANK H. SHROCK. Ex-Receiver U. S. Land Offite at Lamar, Colo. Subscribed and sworn 10’ before me this 19th duy of October, A. D,'1893, RIciTiRD P, VEDDER, b > Notary Public. My commission expires' Tanuary 6, 1895, TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Current Rumors of a Consbination Between * UHnscall, Bonnott wnd Eiler. Since the vhree local political parties have placed 1 nomfoation” thélf cftyatt county tickets for the coming élection many schemes’ have been concocted. The; latest combina- tion wus avranged Thurdday afternoon: By this arrangement the conepiraters hope thav like Hascall will be elected mayor. As a bait for the prohibition vote it is widely rumored that if he is elected he will close the disorderly houses and enforce the Slocumb law regarding the saloons. A meeting is said to have been held at the residence of Police Officer Cory at 2530 Charles street recently. It was attended by a “faithful few” who were especially in- vited to be present by those most interested. Among those present were certain mem- bers of the American Protective association, Tke Hascall, Attorney Covell and a recent candidate for the nomination for mayor on the republicun ticket. The meeting was for the purpose of -assisting Hascall in his cal paign for mayor and incidentally to **down! Mayor Bemis. It is said that the members of the .\meri- can Protective association were after the scalps of Chief of Police Seavey, Captain Mostyn, Sergeant Ormsby, Officer Keysor and Fire Chief Galligan, Several speeches were made, and all of these people had some- thing to demand ot the would-be mayor. Inaspasm of joy Hascall is alleged to | have made one of his ‘“'talks against_time,” in which he made all sorts ot Utopbian pledges and agreed to heed the demands made by the different factions present, pro- vided, of course, that he was elected. After agreeing to deposo the above named ofticers from their responsible positions, which they have creditably filled for years, he was to abolish the disorderly houses and appoint either Churchill or Covell as city attorney. He was to spend all sorts of vublic moneys and give everybody a good job, After the meeting adjourned it is said upon good aughority that the American Pro- tective nssociation held a special meeting and agreed that they would make Hascall a member of their organization, 1% is further alleged that he was to have been initiated on Friday evening under s special dispensa- tion in Attorney Covell's office. 1t is also re- ported that Hascall is now a full dedged member of lodge No. 5, Americun Protective association, According to the song of the political dickey birds, it has been practically agreed to make certain trades on the populist and and republican tickets in favor of Judge Eller and Sheriff Bennett.: Since then the couspirators have been working with might aud main to carry out their scheme and make: i possible for the election of Hascall, Beunett and Eller at the expense of all other candidates. r———— Republican Hally. A republican rally was 1§Id in the open air last night at Thirtieth any Pratt streets. George 8. Smith was the, first speaker. Ho impressed upon his hearers: the importance of the campaign und the nocessity of feality to the republican tickes He said that a year ago all voters hadilbeen promised an improved condition of affwirs by the dewmo- cratic party. - Whether this had taken place the speaker preferred L0>leave to the indi- viduals present to judge frthemselves. The lack of confidence of which busiuess men and financiers complaned was brought on by the uncertain policy of the administration on the monetary question: ' The world regarded the/financial policy as enunciated by the republici party as abso- lutely safe, continued tiw speaker, heace there was no distrust as log 8s this party was in power. Mr. Smifh then discussed the republican ticket, spesking a few words of t:‘l’nmuudnl.iun for "eachi candidate nomi- nated. John Groves, F. M. Crosby. John Jenkins, Judge Bartlett, F. C. O'Halloran, Judge Berka, Theodore Olsen and Judge Eller also spoke in favor of their candidacy. Campal Lurtridges Isaac Hascall, populist nominee for mayor, was sued in the courts yesterday for $1,159.93 alleged to be due on & promissory note. The various republican ward olubs have reported their headguarters and meeti rmhl-lll follows: nd, Sixteenth an Iliams, Wednesda, ds y; Fourth, central com- mitiee rooms, Friday; Fifth, Eighteenth and Lake, Friday; Sixth, Twenty-sixth and Lake, Saturday; West .P‘on“y-fln d Grant, Wedaesday; Norsh Euod, Thirty- second and Ames avenue, Saturday; Sev- enth, 1212 Park avenue, Monday; Eighth, Twenty-fourth aud Paul, Thursday ; Ninth, 208 Farnam. Wednesday; South Ouwaha, nesduy. Pivouka's hall, Wed CLATTER OF THE CAMPAICN Judge Ragan and J. M. Devine Address a Populist Mass Meeting, NOLCWB‘S-SLOGAN IS LOUDLY SOUNDED Battle Cry of the People's Party Rung Out 1n Clear Notes—Uall to Arms in the Fight Against the Corporations. About 800 populists met at Exposition hall last evening to listen to addresses by J. M. Ragan and John M. Devine. D. Clem Deaver called the meeting to order and introduced Mr. Devine, wno nrst called the attention of the voters present to the importance of their position. They were the sovereigns, and it was their duty to correct existing abuses and remove what stood between the people and liberty. After 100 years of self- goverument this nation had found within its limits an industrial despotism. This and & republic could not. loag ]Mnu{ exist. One must destroy the other and the voters of this country must decide which should be the survivor. The present was the time to consult together, not as partisans, but as citizens, and to determine on the best course 10 pursue to alleviate the various evils whioh menaced the prosperity of the country. The financial depression furnished an ex- tensive thome for the speaker. There was a conspiracy between the president of the United States and the money barons of New York and their partners in Europe to so stampede the legislature and people of this country a8 to procure the repeal of the Sher- man act. The speaker said that this was a direot effort to destroy the liberty of the people. He drew a direful picture of the national debt of the country and of the burden of mortguges resting on the homes of the nation. This was all the result of mis- government and it was the mission of the peoples party to redeem the country from the mismanagement of the old parties. The tariff came in for a share of attention and inadvertently the speaker mado a point for protection. Since the democratic party came into power and it was promised that the tarif would be lowered, the bal- ance of trade had steudily turned against the United States. The tar- ilf question as oetween republicans and democrats was not what either of them believed it to be. Whether tho tariff was or low would have noeffect on the business interests of the country. The country had been prosperous to a re- markablo degree and Again encoun- tered finaucial storms, but the same tarift was there all the time and had nothing to do with the couditions in either case. The money question was the issue upon which dependea the prosperity of vhe nation. Money was not like anything else known to man and the comparisun of money with other things to determine a measure of value was deceiving. Mr. Devine said that the creditor classes of the world were engaged in a great effort to strike out half of the money by destroying the valuo of one of the two metals in which its value was expressed. If this was al- lowed to be carried out there would be a gradual falling off of prices for the mnext thirty years and in_the meantimg labor would be paralyzed. The only result would be that the hoarded wealtn would be doubled in value at the expense of the Ilaboring classes. That this evil would ever be rem- gflicd by either of the old parties was a vain ope. Judge Ragan's Speech. Judge Ragan was then Introduced and oo- cupied the remainder of the evening. He re- ferred to the recora of the populist party as a reason why it should command the suf- frages of the voters of the state. He said that the populist legislature had passed the Jaw which put an end to the plan of bankers and politicians to make the farmers pay 2 per cent interest on money to pay their taxes with and then divide the profitsand use them to conduct a political .campaign with. It took a populist legislature to prohibit the employment of Pinkerton detectives within the limits of thestate and to pass the Aus- tralian ballot law, which was in itself suffi- cient to entitle it to recognition. The independents had control of the treas- uries of most of the counties of tho state and no defalcations had been heard of. This was not the case under republican adminis- tration, where if a man stole a sheep he was sent to prison, but if he stole balf a million he was a hero and boarded at the Paxton hotel. The populists of the wild and woolly west had blood in their eyes and they were going to put an end to such a condition of affairs. They would abolish some of the ex- cresences of the dark ages'that hovered about the state capital. The people were paying 0,000 a year to maintain the state militia, and this was another thing that they were going to abolish. Judge Ragan remarked that there was also a State Bo: of Transportation which cost the state $15.000a vear. Its members laid supwmely on their backs for 360 days of the year and spent the other five in running down 1o Omaha 10 ask the railroad manage- ment for orders. He said that when the populists got into power this aggregation would be thrown down the back stairs. The populist party was ambitious. It was on its way to Wash- ington, and when it got there it would takea hand at retrenchment. Fewor major gen- erals would be sitting around the streets of Washington and drawing a fancy salary for playing high five. They would not spend $100,000,000 of money a year on an army and navy in these times of peace. Continuing, the speaker said that the peo- ples party was not organizea for a cam paign ora day. Its platform was one of the great woral ethics of the nineteenth century. They should take lessons from the heroes of the ast, They were not organized for power, ut as & means to the end. They demanded a political reformation and honest govern- ment. They demanded that the laws should be enforced and in the time to come would see that it was done Prame for Judge Holcomb, At this point the speaker took occasion to pay & compliment to Judge Holcomb, He was a clean man and represcnted the princi- ples of the people. The want of confidence which had precipi- tated the finaucial reverses of the present year was brought _about by the tock gamblers of Wall street. They were ueith Americans or for- eigners, but they represented Kuropean capitat and they brought about this condi- tion of affairs in order that congress might be forced to vote gold bonds for the profit of European money lenders. They were afraid that Benjamin Harrison’s backbone would stand in the way of such a scheme as that and so they had clected Grover Cleve- land, who - was sure to obedient 10 tholr wishes, The people's party was op- posed to the repeal of the Sherman law be- cause it would contract the currency of the country at the rate of $50,000,000 a year, It was the contraction of the currency from 1869 to 1873 thut caused the financial panic of 1873, when there were 3,500,000 men lle in the country, and the people were not dis- posed to stand a repeuition of these mis- fortunes. BOYD'S:t | ™| T0DAY---SUNDAY---OCT, 22 LAST PERFORMANCE OF THeS. SEABROOKE OPERA COMPANY AND BALLET in the eftervescent Comic Opera, the ISLE OF GHAMPAGNE ENTIRE NEW YORK PRODUCTION. Parquet.... - 15t % rows, balcony 75¢ First 3 ol Lalance of balcony G0c Last 7 rows, elrele. Seats (n boxes $1.50, 2.00 Box Oftice Open All Day Sunday. 16th STREET THEATER( " $ NIGHTS and Saturday Makinee, commenciug THU 4SDA Y, OCTOBER 26 Liueolu J. Carter's Grand Scenic Production The Fast Mail. 10 sots of Special Scenery. Flight of the Fast Mall" Nlagara Falls by luanlf,{m. Practical Working Engine ané 14 Frolght sud other slartliug elfocis 50 sl 1.00! / CONTINENTAL CLOTHING HOUSE. GREAT HALF PRICE SUIT SALE. 500 MEN'S CHEVIOT SUITS 50 c ON THE DOLLAR. ————————— FOR Beginning Monday morning we will place on sale 500 men's sack suits, made from all wool cheviots and ca imeres, which were made for this season’s busi- ness to sell at $10, $12 and $15, at the unheard of price of §s, $6. 50 and $7.50. This means business, and is a rare op- portunity to buy reliable clothing at a nominal price. $5.00 $6.50 $17.50 BOYS’' DEPARTMENT, Boys’ 2-piece Suits. We mean to keep our boys’ department 32.50 busy this week and will have on sale $3.50 over 500 suits of boys’ all wool cassi- mere and cheviot suits at $2.50 and $3.50, which cannot be duplicated for less than double, outside the Continental, Men’s Fancy Worsted Pantaloons $2 500 pairs of fancy worsted pantaloons, similar to those sold by us recently, will be on Tostapat = $2.76 o KbEP IN M[ND that the Continental Half Price Suit Sale will be the greatest feature in Omaha this week. CONTINENTAL CLOTHING HOUSE. 750 OPULAR EESTEL OPULAR WITH THE 155’1‘REET RICES EOPLE, THEATER REVAIL, TODAY at 2:30 “gNune,, TONIGHT at 8:15 GREATEST OF SENSATIONS, WILLIAM HAWORTH'S LATEST EFFORT. THE POWERFUL and PICTURESQUE PLAY, A Nutmeg Match. With all its Startling, Realistic and Beautitul Scoule and Mechanieal Bffoets, THE SUMMIT OF REALISM AT LAST SUCCESSKULLY SURMOUNTED. BOYD’S &% [Laxtia, | EXDfiSifi‘[‘]flwHflll Monday, Tussday, Wedesday, 25254 o6 “°,;‘g°n9,"l'&'6‘g',‘lr°‘."s- M THOMPSON'S DENMA. Three Great Lectures on celobrated ~ Anti-Jesuit aud ex-Romunise With I8 magnificent settings and propriate Evangellst grand choral of twenty selected volees, charming Btory of honest folk, 10l by an unsurpassed cast of Boston, Muss., us follows: U st SUNDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 23, 7:30. Box shoets open saturday prices--26¢, b0¢, 75¢ aud $1 o Ladles and Gentiemen, s Subjeot—"Our Pablic Sehools und Thelr En- emles " Exposing the Boman plot agafnss Awerican institutions. and what'is taught as relizion in Romish parochial schools. (n ibis freat leoture Rev. Mr. Loyden will tell why he oft the Romish ohurch; und why u priost is morning at the usual BOYD’S s [ E5Rt 001,26, 21 78,09 | owky ‘seriiwoon, ocr. 15, at a0, Private Lecture to Ludlos Only. Bubjeot—The Prigst. the Womun sud Secret Confessional.” wnd why the Churulfl)’ Romo condemus the warrisie of & Homua Cathichie w0 a Protestaut. Why Nunneries shiould be open Lo stite lnspection. MONDAY NIGHT, OCT. 23, at 8:00. Frivate Lecture to Mou Ouly. Bubject—"Secrot Coutession 1o i Priest Exq posed.” Showing the power of the priest ig his woerot cesspool LI inlquity; fliustruted by alurge palnting showing the inlerior of the tinow Naturda v and Sudi MR. and MRS, OLIVER BYRON In the Most Original Drama exuan., A Story of HYPNOTISM SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUP. SOMETHING T0 PONDER OVER. HypaciONETHING 70 MABYV L & ©Can a man Hypnotize & woman into Loving Can & o H, ‘another W Death by Sugg: otize flon® BA B notint Hypotize & Typhotiat: . | 8eorot confessional. 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