Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 23, 1894, Page 3

ALL FORTOLCOMB AND BRYAN Douglas Delegates t, Demo-ratic State Ocn- vention Undivided in Bentiment, AND THEY ARE BOUND BY THE UNIT RULE Barmonious Se, lou of the County Democ- racy Yesterday ttorm Does Not Accord with the Chicago Structure— Delogates to Caucus Tomorrow. The Douglas county democrats had a con- vention at Washington hall yesterday after- noon to select the county's del:gation to the state convention, which meets in Omaha next Wednesday. The Bryan-Holcomb sentiment ‘was overwhelmingly in the majority. The ninety-two delegates selected are all of the Bryan faith and they are all solidly united for Holcomb. “The platform endorses Cleveland, censures the democratic senators who opposed the Wilson bill, demands frie and unlimited colnage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, and endorses Bryan for the United States senate and Boyd for congress, Chalrman S. R. Rush of the county central committee called the convention to order at ‘clock. On motion of C. J. Smythe, H. C. Miller of the Eighth ward was made tem- porary chairman, no candidate being pitted against him, Mr. Miller accepted the office and the ap- plause accompanying it with a graceful ac- knowledgment of thanks, He alluded to next Wednesday's state convention as sure 0 be more important than any the democ- racy has ever held. He asked for harmony and careful work, and predicted that the republican ticket would be beaten and th rotten rings at Lincoln cleaned out. He begged the dclegates to stand up for good state government, good democracy, James B. Boyd, W. J. Bryan and the grand old demo- cratic party. Lee Herdman was made temporary se tary without opposition, and L. J. Platti was elevated to the assistant secretaryship. PROCEEDED TO BUSINESS, The list of delegates from the city of Ou aba, South Omaha and the conntry pre- eincts was read and accepted, and on mo tion of I J. Dunn no proxies were cd- mitted. Then, on motion of George Tlerney, the temporary organization was iade per- manent. On motion of Charles Brown a commiitee of five was appointed to draft r.solations. C. J. Smythe moved that a committee of five be appointed to report to the -conven- tion ninety-two nanies as delegates (o the state convention, the wards fn Omaha and South Omaha and the country preeincts to be glven representation according to their strength in the county convention. A cloud of trouble about the size cf a man's hand arose right here. A. P. Spitko of the Second ward voiced the murmurs by offering an amendment to the eff:ct that each ward and precinct select its own dele- Eates. After some slight confusion Spitko with- drew his amendment and Smythe's motion was carried with & whoop, in which Dan Ho- nin's voice led all the rest. The chairman read off the two committees as follows: On Resolutions—C. H. Brown, L. J. Pi- altl, Patrick Ford, J. B. Nichols, Joel West, On Delegates—C. J. Smytbe, Dan Honin, Ben Adams, Alma Jackson ata J. A. Connor. A recess of ten minutes was then cidered 10 permit the committees to do thoir wirk. It took the committee on delegates con- sidcrably more than ten minutes to agree upon the state delegation. It was a repsti- tion of the same old, old story. Bvery dem- oerat wanted to be a delegate, and the com- mittee had no little difficulty in satisfying the demands of the rival claimants, = Fi- nally, after the expiration of more than an hour, the commitice reappeared, and the convention was again ready for business. When_the convention came to order after rioess C. H. Brown, from the committee on resolutions, made the report. First he read the following resolution: Resolved, That the delegates selected and accredited by this convention to the demo- oratic state convention to be held pursuant 1o the call of the democratic state com- mittee on the 26th day of Scptember, 1594, at Omaha, be and they are hereby structed and required to vote upon matters and, questions which shall come before said state convention as a unit, a majority of the delegates in attendance to determine how the said vote shall be cast. The delegates present in said con- vention are authorized and required 1o oast the votes of all absent delegates in the manner as above provided, In order that the democracy of Douglas county shall be fully represented; and this con- vention expréssly withholds from its said state delegates the power of authorizing any one to act for them as their proxy to and In said convention. PLATFORM AND DELEGATES. Tie resolution was greeted with enthusi astic cheers and was adopted with yells of approval. The platform as presented by the committee was as follows: The democrats of Douglas county, g delegate convention assembled, reaffirm their alleglance to democratic’ principles. We send greeting to Grover Cleveland, prepident of the United States, and extend him our congratulations upon his honest and economical administration of fairs of government. We desire {0 espe- clally express our admiration for the pres- ident's splendid defense of the principles ©Of tariff reform and his unswerying devo- tion to the well established democratic sentiment on these lines, We .desire to express our confidence in the abllity and the purpose of the demo- cratic party to right every public wrong and to serve every public interest. “We arraign the senators who opposed the democratic effort to bring about tarift Teform as being untrue to thelr trust and false to the party that has honored them. We favor the immediate restoration of the free and unlimited coinage of gold and gllver at the present ratio of 16 to 1, with- out walting for the ald or consent of any other nation on earth, and we commend most cordially the action of President Cleveland in ordering the reopening of the mints of the United States to the colnage of silver dollars at the ratio of 16 to 1 @ being a step in the right direction. We endorse the course of Hon. W. J. Bryan in congress and instruct our dele: afes to the democratic state convention 0 vote for States senator, We heartily’ endorse the candidacy Hon. James E, Boyd for congress, pledge him olr undivided support. ‘The list of delegates to the state conven- tion was then read, as follows Chris Hoeffner, F. W. Schnelder, Eugene ‘Whalen, William Neve, David Shanahan, Thomas Collopy, Fritz Blumer, L.J. Piatti, Sol Hopper, A. P, Spitko, Lee Herdman, James Slightman, Pecer Elsasser, R. Bur- dish, E. Rothery, D. Cosgrove, Martin Shields, John O'Connell, Thomas Murphy, R. V. Montague, W. J. Mount, F. J. Lang, T. J. O’'Brien, J. J. O'Connor, P. C. Heaffey, W. 8. Shoemaker, John ~McGorry, W. R. O'Shaughnessy, W. F. Wappich, Barney Boyle, P. W. Birkhauser, J. B. Kitchen, J. W. West, M. W. Paine, C. J. Smyth, J. 'T. Hope, C. M. Hunt, B, 8. Adams, J. C. Car- i the af- his nomination for United of and roll, J. M. Tanner, E. J. Seykora, James Fleming, Samuel Gosney, Thomas .Geary, Thomas Hoctor, P. Curtin, A. A. Donnell John Flynn, Sam Montgomery, A. P. Mg- XKenna, 1. J. Dunn, W. P. Barton, P. H. Meecham, P. B, O'Donnell, James Daughton, George Tierney, Dan Honin, C. A. Tracy, W. A. Page, Ed P. Smith, W. H. Chadwick, A 8. Ackerman, Alma Jackson, A. Murphy, Hans Falk, H. G. Farmer, A. Waggoner, M Hogan, H. C. Miller, P. B. McKillip, J. P, Connelly, J. 'A. Connor, W. H. Olmstead, Charles Rustin, George Mangold, George Drexel, George Gilston, Charles, W. Baldwin, J. B. Nicholas, P. Ford, Harry Link, Gus Sessermann, William Hackman, 0. J. Pick- ard, H. M. Gcft, J. T. Decker, E. Evervay, Adolph Harms, G. W. Doane, Laurene Fay, Uohn Morrison, Nat Brown. After announcing that the caucus of the delegates to the state convention would be held at the Board of Trade rooms tomorrow evening the convention adjourned. Quinn Causea Commotion. John Quinn, & populist, had a great @eal to do In determining the action of the fhird ward republican meeting Friday ght, called for the purpose of nominating @ caucus ticket. Mr. Hubbard, the colored liticlan, was In the chair, and Mr. Quinn ked leave to address the meeting, which s granted. Mr, Quinn then went right the point, saylng he had come for the express purpose of denouncing the chair- . He said that he had overheard Hub~ say to five democrats that day in ing to the democratic primaries ve done what I sad I 1 would for you. Are you satisfied?” Then Mr. Quinn denounced Hubbard asea man who had boasted for years that he carried the colored yote of the ward in his pocket, and who had bargained and traded on It all that time. Mr. Quinn asked s that the kind of man you wish to_follow Mr. Hubbard denled all the charges, but the upshot of it all was that the meeting adjourned without naming a ticket, Yestérday the following ticket in the Third ward was made up by petition: Nate Brown, Lewls Durmelster, Seth T. Cole, Frank Heacock, J. Lewls, Lee Levy, Martin Olson, C. Spriggs, Sol Prince. WAS CHILLY FOR CHARLEY. Bruner Hears Unpleasant Things About His Desire to He State Senator. Among the many men who are candldate for office this fall there is not one who be lieves more thoroughly in the theory tha hay should be made while the sun shines than does Charley Bruner, who has an iteh- Ing desire to represent the county of Douglas in the state senate, Friday The Bee printed a list of men who were willing to sacrifice themselves to the political cause and Bruner's name appeared. Many who read the list thought that the candidacy of Bruner was a huge joke, Mr. Bruner did not labor under any hallucination that is was a joke and at once he cou menced to assure people who would lisf to his talk that he was a sure enough candidate and that he was well along on the quarter stretch. He told them that his oxperfence in the city council had fitted him for the position of a state lawmaker and that he was just as smart as they made. of his friends tried to discourage & him that his record as a council enough to kill him off, even if s no otker consideration for staying was there w at home. To all of this kind of talk Mr. Bruner listened and then declared that it was treachery of the meanest kind, There were some people with whom Charley talked whe considered his candidacy a farce and these persons urged him to pull all of the strings which he could gather in his grasp. Bruner took this as good advice and all that night he deveted to the work of prepar- ing a list of the delegates who were selected 4t the republican caucuses Friday evening Bright and early yesterday, armed with this list, he started out into the political fleld to do his hay making, He saw a num- ber of the delegites, and upon each occ sion he was pledged their support, laughing in their sigeves as he departed, going out to geek new worlds to conquer. About noon swollen up to fully double his normal size by his own Imporiance, Mr. Bruner floated into the office of John Grant, a delegate trom the Seventh ward. JOHN GRANT KNEW HIM Grant knows Bruner as well as any man on carth, having watched his course in tie council when corporation matters have been up for consideration, and as he has stated both publicly and privately that Charley Nhas been with the asphalt, the garbage, the £4Y, the electric light and numerous other corporations which have been working their pull op the c'ty, the air in Grant's room was rather chilly for Bruner. Bruner, how- ever, is a men who is not easily snubbed and without being invited to a seat he walked over to Grant's desk and stuck out a hand, remarking that it was a mighty fine morn- ing. Grant did not notice the hind, but In a businesslike tone of voice he repled, “This morning is like all of the September mornings in this latitude. The facts are that 1 think that we have the finest fall weather of any place in the world.” For a moment Bruner wes taken back, but rallying to the issue he said: “You know that 1 am a candidate for the legs- lature,” Grant did not pay any attention to the declaration, but instead he quietly inter- posed, “These fall rains are going to be just the thing for the winter wheat.” “D—n the winter wheat,"” responded Bruner, “I am a candidate for— “Yes,” responded Grant, “I have often said d—n wheat, but it was when I have been on the wrong side of the market. As I was say- ing before, If we get a good crop mext year, we will—"' “I am not here to talk about wheat,” ex- claimed Bruner, as he commenced to glve His arms the motion of a wind mill operating in a Dikota éyclone. “As I said before, I am a candidate for the senate, and 1 am out feeling of the delegates who were named at the caucuses held by the republicans yester- day. You were elected from the Seventh ward and 1 want to know how you stand with reference to me.” “'S0,”" responded Grant without looking up from a paper which he was reading. The Inattention hurt the feelings of Mr. Bruner and getting red in the face he struck the issue fairly and squarely on the head by asking this question, “‘Will you support me in the convention?’ HE TOLD BRUNER SO. Dropping tue paper Grant turned around and facing the councilman, without mincing matters, he replied: “Not if the court knows itzelf, and 1 think it does. In the first place my opinion is that it requires a supreme amount of gall for you to come .here and ask me' such a ques- tion. You know that I am not a delegate to the convention, being simply a nominee of the caucus which recommended me as a delegate. I want you to understand that 1 am not pledged to any person on earth, my desire being to secure men who will best represent the intetests of Omaha, Douglas county and the state of Nebraska. 1f I am elected to the convention, then there will be time enough for me to say what I will do, but in the meantime I want you to under- stand that there are no strings tied to me, It elected, I will assure you of one thing, however, and that is that T will not support you for a place on the legislative ticket. 'You know well enough that during the time that you have been a member of the- city couneil 1 have watched your course and you know that [ have always seen you consorting with the corporations, boodlers and persons who were plotting to filch the cash from the city treasury.” This was all that Bruner could stand, and turning white, red and blue by turns he stamped, jumped, beat the alr with his hands and cursed, denouncing Grant and de- claring that he would beat him at the pri- maries, Men out in the corridors were at- tracted by the molse which Bruner was making and as it was being suggested that the patrol wagon be called he sneaked out and rushed down the street in a search for other delegates to interview. It was learned later in the day that Bru- ner had interviewed nearly all of the Fifth ward delegates and that his receptions were similar to the one in John Grant's office. A Card. OMAHA, Sept. 22.—To the Editor of The Bee and to All Whom it May Concern: I, Hamilton Martin, desire hereby to publicly retract any and all statements made by me at the Ninth ward republican caucus, Fri- day evening, September 21, in regard (o the sessorship and the candidates for that po- sition, the sald statements having been mado in an entire misapprehension of the facts and a mistake as to the gentleman named, I desire hereby to retract all that I said concerning the present assessor, Simon Trostler, whom 1 know to be a man in every way capable and qualified to fill the said position with integrity and ability. And I desire further to say that Mr. A. Dahl, whose name 1 presented in opposition to Mr. Trostler, is not a_ candidate for the said position, and that 1 and my friends cheer- tully support Mr. Trostler. HAMILTON MARTIN. Tolitleal Notices. Hereafter The Bee will make a uniform chargo of 2 cents per word per insertion, in advance, for politics] notices. No notice to be less than 50 centa. Candidates can publish cards at he same rate. Political Notes. The Swedish-American™ Republican elub will meet in Flodman's hall, 1514 Capitol avenue, Monday evening. A meeting of the West Side Republican club will be held on next Monday ev: ning at Forty-fourth and Leavenworth strects. There will be a regular meeting of the Second Ward Republican club at Sixteenth and Willlams Monday evening, September 24, Prominent speakers will be in attend- ance, Mr. T. C. Brunner denles the statement that he worked and voted et the ward democratic primaries against Bryan's interest He claims that he was one of the criginal Bryan men four years ¢go and says that he has not belonged to the repub- lican party since the passage of the Me- Kinley bill. He claims to be for Bryan first, it and ell the time, and does not want to be placed in & talse light, Eighth 4 OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, SEP OWENS IS THE NOMINEE Congressional Committee Canvasses the Vo'e and Declares the Recult, TWO SETS OF RESOLUTIONS PASSED First Sot Cast Reflections on the Declared Candidate but Were Rescinded at His Request and Another Set Substitated. FRANKFORT, Ky., Sept. 22.—The demo- eratic committes for the Seventh congres- slonal district of Kentucky was called to order by Chairman Field McLeod at 12:80, with all the members present, and after canvassing the vote by counties, a resolu- tion was unanimously adopted declaring Owens the nominee by a plurality of votes and the committee adjourned. Hon. W. C. Owens was here with delegation of friends and Colonel Breckin- ridge’s Intirests wero looked after by his law partner, Colonel John T. Shelby, and a large delegation of prominent men. Among the prominent men in the city are: Hon. E M. Dickson, John T. Hinton and Charles E. Butler of Paris; Editor Baxter of the Lexing- ton Transeript; Hon. James Traske, George- town, and Editor Orr of the Owen News. A protest against McLeod voting, and a de- clsion of Chalrman Carroll of the state com- mittee deciding that McLeod could vote only in case of a tie, was filed in behalf of Breck- inridge. The following communication from Colonel Breckinridge was recelved, read and ordered fiied: To the democratic convention of the Seyv- enth district: Under the statutes of Ken- tucky and the order of this committee, you are duly authorized and constituted to gov erning authority to count the votes re- celved by teh candidates In the primary election of September 15, and to declare the candidate receiving the highest number of votes the nominee of the democratic party in this district, and you alone have the power to determine upon the forms and manner of the proceedings you will take to dis- charge this duty. In case of a contest you and you alone have the power to hear and determine such contest and decide who shall be ent.tled to the nomination, and you owo to the democratic party of this district and your sense of right that the duties im- a big posed upon you shall not be performed by any cne else, nor that hey shall be en- croached upon. You and you alone have the power to prescribe what political quali- fications shall be possessed by such legal voters s reside within the district and de- sire to participate in that primary, and you and you alene have the right to determine whether the rules laid down by you and in which were necessarily incorgorated the pro- visions of the stitutes have been complied with SIMPLY PROTECTING HIMSELF. I deem it a duty 1 owe to the democratic party of the district, to my friends and to myeelf to state this principle and prot:st against any action of any judge, county ccmmittee, of any county or private in- dividual which encroaches or attempts to encroach upon your exclusive jurisdiction, so that whatever has been done in the primary may not be h:ld to be precedent to be used hereafter for the want of an open and formal protest against it. 1 formally protest against the action of the judge of the Four- acenth judicial district in the issue of the extraordinary order in the case of W. E. Sims. This committee met on September § and adopted certain rules; the plaintiffs waited until the afternoon of Friday, the l4th, having had ample time to take such sicps as they deemed necessary and gave proper notice 0 me or to the nominal defendants, so that a hearing might have been had. This delay was known to that judge and was of itself cause for refusal to issue any restraining order. But I, as well as the nominal defend- ants; lived near enough for notice to have been given of the application for the restrain- ing order so that the judge might pass upon it after a hearing and with the.opportunity afforded to present reasons sgainst it, and the issue of the so-called temporary injunction, which, under the cir- cumstances was equivalent to a final and per- manent one, and the setting of the hearing of any application for its dissolution or modi- flcation for a date six days after the election, when it would already have accom- plished its purpose, is such en extra- ordinary abuse of the discretion lodged in a judicial officer, even if that officer had jurisdiction and ih: order were one which on hearing might probably have been issued that it ought not to pass without attracting universal attention and recelving unanimous condemnation, and when it ds remembered that this judge had been for many y:ars my bitter personal ememy, permitting and par- ticipating in malignant atacks upon me in many parts of the country, and was also my heated political enemy, his action becomes the more extraordinary. This act in and of itself would justity me in making a contest and justify this com- mittee in rfusing to declare the beneficiary of such conduct the nominee of the party. I also deem it my duty to solemnly avow that T have not the shadow of a doubt that I received as against William C. Owens of Scolt county, a majority of the legal demo- cratic votes of this district, and that 1 am legally entittled to be declared the nominee of the democratic party in this district The inexplicable increase in the vote cast at this primary over the vote cast in 1892 would be sufficient reason to require of this committee an Investigation. HIS RECORD AS A RUNNER. 1 append to this a comparative table of the votes cast for Mr. Cleveiand and myself in 1892 and for governor in 1891 in the elght countles constituting this district, and the vote cast at the Tecent primaries, show- ing an apparent increase of over 2,500 votes. And this increase is mainly in the counties of Fayette, Franklin and Scott. The in- crease in the county of Franklin, which is nearly 33 per cent, accounts for the plurality received by my competitor in ‘hat county, as does the increase In the county of Scott account for the majority received in that county, and the almost but not quite so miraculous increase in the county of Wood- ford explains the majority received there. But under all the circumstances 1 do not feel called upon to make u formal contest or to oppose the declaration of nomination npon the face of the returns. I accept the result of this election rather than enter upon a contest which in my judgment would result in the election of a republican in this dis- trict. I hase not the slightest doubt that a contest would result in a declaration of my nomination. But this is not enough to jus- tify me in entering upon such a contest. 1 would not feel, however, that I had per- formed the duty I owe my friends every- where, but especially in Scott county, if 1 did not enter my protest against the action of the committee of Scott county iu this primary: *(1) In the apportionment and appointment of judges of election, wh'ch was only rectified after 1 had appealed to the committee. (2) Against its refusal to forwerd the proofs upen whieh it acted to this comm'ttee. (3) Against its wholly inexcusable refusal to permit mo to obtain a copy of the names of tho voters in Georgetown =at the late primary so that I might make such investi- giticn as 1 desied and as was my right. ‘I chargo upon the committee the del ber ato purpore to defraud me out of the nomi- ration, ard I ncw prt upon record in this way these proofs that the charge and the proof may romain a part of the permanent record of the politicsl history of this dis- trl “No man can estimate the importance of each democratic vote in the next house of representatives, I have g.ven many years of labor to the causo of democracy and especiclly to the revision of the tarift. 1 am not willing to endanger the supremacy of the democratic party in the next house, even though I am the victim of fraud perpe- trated in this district. I believe that wrong can bo at length righted within the party without the rupture of the party. I there- fore, in anticipation of your declaration, an- nourice my submission to your action and my purpose to support the nominee in whose favor you will make that declaration. Very respecttully. “W. C. P. BRECKINRIDGE." TWO SETS OF RESOLUTIONS. The committee then proceeded to have read the certified vote of each county, us shown by each chairman, Major Johuson of Fayette then presented the éflllnwhll which was unanimousfy adopted: “Whereas, The commiite®did, at its last meeting, provide that a man should be a legal voter, a democrat andyyntending in good faith to support the nomiimee of the party to be permitted to participate in the demo- cratic primary; and ) ¢ Wherens, Several derfidtrats inveked the power of A court and L)l‘l\".)l provisions of the election law, whidhi give effect to (his laudable and time-hopored principle, sus- pended In each county of the district and relaxed in others to the ext:at that the clec- tion was not held undetthe latest regula tions; therefore Resolved, That W. ¢.""Odens, on the face of the returns, is shows.go have a majority of the votes, we declare him tho democratie nominee for congress It thig district and urge all good democrats to give him thelr hearty support. Hon. W. C. Owens ‘on:learaing that the committee had passed without a_dissenting vote the resolution declarfng him the nominee and handicapping him by a preamble censur- rosolntion, ing Judge Cantrill and announcing that his nomination was the result of fraud and the Judge’'s abuse of power, expres his in dignation angd refused to accept the nomina- tion under such terms. His friends had the committee called together, when Dr. Bishop moved that the resolution be reconsidered. This carried by a vote of six to three, the nays being Johnson of Fayette, Vincent of Oldham and Gaines of Franklin. The fol- lowing substitute was then offered by Dr. olved, That Hon. W. C. Owens, hay ing recefved a plurality of 2556 votes of th tctal number of votes cast at the primary election held on ptember 15, 1894, be and he is hereby declared to be the democratic candidate for congress in ihis, the Seventh district, and we urge all democrats to give him a hearty support, all of which shall be certified by the officers as required by law."” This was adopted. Another resolution Judge Cantrill was passed eriticising by a vote of four to 6 For Van Dusen and Sutton. It was about midnight before all the votes were counted at the republican In South Omaha Friday night. factions developed, but one was so in the majority that the result was almost unanimous for the Van Dusen an Sutton delegation. Mr. E. C. Lane is practi- cally at the head of the opposition faction and it is possible that his followers will file a petition for a stcond ticket. The caucus se lected delegates for the entire city, as fol- lows: caucus Two far E. 0. Mayfield, W. A. Shrel, Alex Schlagel, Paul McAuley, S. Kenworthy Cress, J 3lasgow, Bruce Henry C. Murphy, John O. Owens, Johnson, W, J. State, J. V. Crizek and 0. E. Bruc This delegation will be for J. H. Van Dusen for county attorney and A. L. Sutton for the legislature. There is other material in the party that would not refuse recogni- tion. in case the opportunity pres:nted itself. Bruce McCulloch of the Stockman would ac- cept_the nomination for the legislature and 2. C. Latle would enjoy a seat in the front row of the state senate. Bert Wilcox has many friends who would lik: to see him run for the legislature and there are other young men who are willing to take chances on being elected if they can secure the nomination, Th> caucus was presided over by A. F. Stryker, and F. E. Hart acted as secretary. Mr. Lane presented a resolution to the effect that W. M. Wood's resignation as councilman from the First ward be withdrawn, out the resolution failed to pas Republicaus and Democrats Meet ST. PAUL, Neb., Sept., 22 —(Special Tele- gram.)—The adjourned, péepublican county convention, as well as the democratic county convention, were held herontoday. The re- publicans met at the court house at 2 o'clock and made nomin:tions. ms: follows: Harry Schickedantz, representative; Henry Nunn, county attorney and W. Fl. Lindsay, com- missione B. D. Haywarl was selected as cha'rman of the county central committee. The democritic county ! convention con- vened at 3 o'clock in Ehevbldson's hall and John elected Derby chalrman and James Irvine s . Thecopyention nominated for representative Alexander Harvey; county attorney, T. W. Templin; commissioner, Joseph Radki;deleg:tes toostate convention, X. Plasaecki, Paul Schmidt, Henry Goitz, J McCrouch and W. H. Olsdh. Tho convent'on passed, a:fesolution of cen- sure against the democralic senators who had opposed tariff reform, endorsed Bryan's czndidacy for United States senator and ex- pressed themselves in favor of frec silver at the rate of 16 to 1. Tops and fems Fuse in Soward. SEWARD, Neb., Sept. 22.—(Special Tele- germ,)—The populist convention today nom- inated W. A. Brokaw and D. D. Reimming- ton for representatives, leaving the position of county attorney blank. The d-mocrats at the convention a week ago nominated Bro- kaw. Rentod the Colisoum. The Coliseum building 1s to be leased by the republican state central committee for pclitical purposes from now until after elec- tien. Governor McKlinley of Ohlo to speak there Octob:ir 4. s SHOT HIS BROTHER. Douglass Mclntosh of v pe. Ta., Sept. 22.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A shooting scrape was enact:d yes- terday at Galland’s grove, east of this city, in which Douglass McIntosh pulled the trig- ger of a revolver on his brother. The man who did the shooting had filled up on bad whisky and engaged in a melee with his father. Th: younger brother came in as peacemaker, with the above result. Iuforma- tion was sworn out for the arrest of the drunken man, but it was afterwards with- drawn. Another man has since sworn out an information against him for threats made. is expected olap in a Serious ln_\ru Justice of the Feace Sent to the Py CRESTON, Ia., Sept. 22.—(Special Tele- gram.)—In the district court T. M. Sing, a justice of the peace at Larimer, who was ar- rested on a charge of forgery, appeared b:- fore Judge Towner and entered a plea of guilty. He was s:ntegeed to one year at hard labor in the p:nitentiary at Fort Madi- son. The amount of the forgery was $85., Suing for “Picked Up” Cattle. The Board of Live Stock commisisoners of Wyoming has sued W. 8. Hill In an action to recover the sum of $898, and at the same time the plaintiff has made Burke & Frazier and the South Omaha National bank co-de- fendants, As told by the petition now in the district court, the plaintiff is owner of vast numbers of cattle on the plains of Wyom- ing, some of which sometimes stray far away from the range and the fecding grounds, Not ‘long ago, 50 the plaintiff alleges, Hill picked up forty-four head of these estrays and shipped them to Songh Omaha, co signing them to Burke & Frazier, who sold them on the market, depostting the proceeds in the bank, to the credit of the defendant, where it yet remains. Al B Jarvis-Conklin Kecpiver Remal NEW YORK, Sept. ,22.-~In the United States cireut court today(Judge Lacombe rendered a decislon denylng the application for the Temoval of the Teceiver of the Jarvis-Conklin Mortgage ¢ompiny on the ground that there was'no proof shown of mismanagement FERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. e Justice T. 0. C. Harrison' of the supreme court was in the city yestergay, Mr. P. J. Waldron has peturned from his extended vacation in Newcastle. Mr. Henry Fubrman o, Seattle, Wash,, was in the city yesterday o his way to Chi- cago and the east. Mr. Fuhrman was for- merly a prominent citizen of Nebraska. e P e LOCAL BREVITIES, George Allen was arrested last night. He is wanted in Tabor, la., for stealing a gold watch from his cousin, who lives there, Secretary Michael Nelson of the Bullding Trades council reported st evening that everything was in readiness for the piente today at Teitz's park. The parade will start at 10 a. m. from Fourteenth and Douglas streets. The officers of Knights of Laber mbly No. 5,141 have called a special meeting to take place in Knights of Labor hall on Tues- day evening. Business of special importance will come up for consideration and the full membership are requested to be present. _ TEMBER 23, 1891, — e — WERCER'S FIRST GUN FIRED | Targe Gatherirg at Elkhcra Entertained by the Bcoond District Congressman, DISCUSSES ISSUES CF THE CAMPAIGN Experience with the Sugar Trast Creatures at Washington Aptly Ulustrated by the Speaker—Goes on Record In Favor of the Veterans. ELKHORN, Neb., Sept. 22.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Congressman David Mercer fired the first gun of his campalgn outside of Omaha at this place tonight in the presence of the largest political gathering that has ever assembled in this city. Mr. Mercer spoke for two hours. The speaker ad- dressed the masses here two years ago, and In a masterly and forcible manner cited his auditors to the manifold changes that have since occurred in the political arenas, both national and state. He captured his audi- tors when he announced in favor of any legislation that will protect American labor- ers and wage carners and against any legis- lation that will permit foreign labor manu- factures to find lodgment in this country, He likened the record of the last to a blank book, and told about congress making the acquaintance of a man who discovered a new beverage called tariff. He had the re- celpt for its manufacture and put his audi- ence onto it. It is made from sugar and whisky. He poured hot shot into the Sugar trust and predicted that republican congressmen would be sent to congress next term from Loulsiana. He touched a responsive chord in breasts of his old soldler friends by dec ing that he was the avowed char the the old guard, first, last and the t He thought that the white, Llack or yel- low repuhlicans, democrats and populists who fought for the flag were entitled to pay for thelr services, He urged his mis- gulded democratic and populist brethren to repent This day, this hour, s the accepted | time for you to repent before it is ever- lastingly too late,” exclaimed the speaker. and he invited all who desired 50 to do to come forward to Continuing, Mr. the mourners’ bench. Mercer announced that he was in favor of moncy that is good the world over, be it gold, silver or paper. Judging frcm the demonstration made, he expressed the sentiment of the majority of his hearers, He then called attention to the result of recent elections in various states, that have fallen into line with greatly increazed republican majorities, and in substantiation of his statement that the wives and mothers play a prominent part in politics, he referred to the recent elec- tion in Kentucky, wherein Breckinridge met his defeat. What he termed the popgun bills and the sugarcoated bills received due attention at his hands, and his position was made clear by some very apt ilustrations. In closing he stood up for Nebraska by declaring that he thought her the best state under the sun, and vouchsafed the prediction that if nature will only smile upon this sec'ion the time is not far distant when Nebraska will be first in the rank of corn producing states. Concluding, he askel his aulitors to think twice before turning the country over to a party that has been tried and found wanting. Following Mr. Mercer, Judge Tipton of Omaha told the audience why he was a re- publican_and identified with the republican party. Short addresses were also made by State Senator Noyes, Hon. W. G. Whitmore, R. L. Livingston'and others. Mr. Mercer was accompanied by his wife, and after the meeting they got acquainted with the assemblage, a large portion of which was made up of ladies. Dave omitted the baby kissing part of his former program. The Elkhorn and Millard bands furnished music for the occasion. BIG REPUBLICAN RALL Several H ndred People Gather at Fally City to Discuss Polities. FALLS CITY, Neb., Sept. 22.—(Special Tel- egram.)—One of the most successful republi- can rallles ever held in Falls City was held here tonight. It was the first rally of the fall campaign and was larg:ly attended by republicans from all parts of the county. At 7 o'clock the people began assembling in Gehling’s new opera house. The Kalls City military and Salem military bands furnished music ‘before the speakers arrived. At 8 o'clock there were fully 600 people with a mixture of ladies in the audience. George W. Homand made the opening talk und named Hon. Frank Martin as on old rock- ribbed democrat, but now an enthusiastic re- publican, for chairman of the meeting, and he was unanimously chosen. Judg: Martin made a short address and ended by introduc- ing Judge Strode. Before Judge Strode began his address Prof. Howard of Lincoln sang two rousing campaign songs and the audience Joined in the chorus o In Strode’s ddress, which lasted an hour, he =ald he believed the whole republican state tick:t would be elected with a whoop and his reference to McKinley and Reed as presidential candidates in 1896 was recelved with shouts of applause. He gave a com- plete history of the tariff from 1789 to th present time. Among other things, he sald: “I am not here to criticise the democratic party, for it can and has eriticised itself more severely than I can. Ther> is not an obj:ction, not an invective, not a mean word in the English language they have not hurled at each others' heads in the past four months, They have abus:d themselves far more than the ‘most silver-tongued orator in their na- tion could do.” In conclusion, he said he believed the democrats would endorse the populist state ticket. He belizved in bimetal- lism and that gold and silver should - be equal. He closed amid great enthusiasm, after which songs by Prof. Howard und musie by the two bands entertained the large crowd. FUSLON IN ADAMS. Democrats onnty Populist Nominees Without Opposition. HASTING Dt. 22.—(Special Telegram.)— The democratic county convention was called to order in ths court house this afternoon at 2 o'clock and indorsed the populist ticket to a man. Everything went off harmoniously, as it was all one-sided. Sam Brass of Juniata was made chairman, and J. J. Simmering secretary. After the resolutions were read and adopted John Stevens (dem.), was nom- inated by acclamation for county attorney, A. T. Shattuck for state representative, and W. H. Waldron for senator. A committee was then appointed to name delegates for the state, congressional and float_convention. Those chosen are: State— Charles Apgar, Pat Sullivan, R. A. Batty, Chris Hansen, C. Towser, W. E. Joint, H. Towser, Herman Redmond and Thomas Kernan, Congressional—Al Letson, Erni Hoepner, 8. L. Brass, W. J. Oldheiser, J. R. Crow, W. F. Duncan, J. J. Simmering, Lloyd Lynn, Chris Christenson, Ed Nicholsen and J. W. Branigan, Thwere was quite a large attendance. Populist KHally at Clearwater, NELIGH, Neb., Sept. 22.—(Special)—The populist barbecue and rally at Clearwater yesterday was well attended; from 800 to 1,500 people, including women and children, being present. Advance estimates by the managers placed the probable attendance at 5,000. The meeting was addressed by John M. Devine, candidate for congress from the Third dis trict, and E. W. Jeffries of Greeley county, candidate for state senator. Devine made a very plausible argument on the sgllver questiop, and announced his position on the tarift to be that of free trade, his conversion from protection dating back three years. The evening previous he spoke in the opera house in this city to an audience of not more than 200, a large proportion of which were democrals and republicans. Efforts have been made by some of the populist leaders to shut off Jeftries, but it was finally decided to give him one more chance to Ig- deem the bad {mpression made. First and Last for Bryan. NORTH PLATTE, Neb,, Sept. 22.—(Special Telegram.)—The democrats of Lincoln county held a mass convention in this city todey. G. W. Dillard was nominated for COWMY commissioner, H. D, Rhea for county, #ic torney and Dr. Lenon of Wallace for cor- oner, The delegates to the state convention are: J. L. Minor, R. L. Graves and L. Hart; congressional: H. L. Walsh, M. B. Patterson and J. O. Federhoof. Rerolutions were adopted Sommending Congressman Bryan and pledging him the unqualified support of Lin- coln_counly democrats, The Cleveland ad ministration wos roasted to a turn, J. Ster- ling Morton especially being well browned The convention was harmonious, unanimously for Bryan and unanimously against his op- ponents, 1 Congrossman Bry WAYNE, Neb,, —(Special gram.)—This was fourth and last Tele day the of the Wayne county fair, and the attend- ance reached nearly 3,000 W. J. Dryan ad- dressed a falr-sized audience this evening. The ' peaker dwelt on the income tax, spoke of the maximum freight bill and discussed the tariff and silver questions. During the ccurse of his address he was vigorously plicd with questions concerning the tarift by a lady and a gentleman in the audience, | which sadly disconreeted his speech, so much | that two or three of the prominent demo crats present became enraged to see their Willle thus disturbed, and, rising to their feet, stated that they would hire a hall for the lady to speak later. Mr. Bryan tempted to prevent such a suggestion, but it was of no avall. As soon as the speak.r began his address a severe wind and dirt storm came up, as if running in opposition to the gentleman Caming Demo WEST PO1 Telegram.)—The Cuming convention met ay State—J. C. Crawford, J J. Hughes, Ot'o Bauman, W. Schultz, eph Gerken, J. A. Rossiter, C. Hirfhman, Hy Kloke, Theodore Allen, F. Rebhay T. Brown and Julius Schroeder L Togothe 22.—(Special democratic county The de are Lucas, T. D. Rich, 0. Baumann, J. McKeegan, M. Kelly Craig, F vens, T. Thoms, T. Kane, C Wilde, sr., P. Moody, M. McNamar J. Krelkemeyer, H. Kloke, John Refehlinger and C. Meyer; representative Fifteenth dis- trict H. Teebken; county attorney, P. M. Moodie. J. A. Johnson was elected chair- man and Julius Thiele secretary of the demo- cratic county central committee, Fustonists ats Won. BLAIR, Neb, 8 (Special Tele- gram.)—The democrats of Washington county held their primaries this afternoon. It the hottest contested one for a long time here, although the administration men were grewed under two to one. In e ward the winners were what are called O'Hanlon was m:n—candidate for county attorney. The O'Hanlon men faver Brygh, and favor fu- sion with the populists on governor., The covvention will be held Monday, and it is piobable the delegates to the state conven- tion will all favor Holcomb. Dr. McKeeby for the Logisiature. RED CLOUD, Neb, Sept. 22.—(Special Telegram.)—The republican senatorlal con- vention of the Twenty-sixth district, com- posed of Nuckells, Franklin and Webster countles, met here today and nominated Dr. G. E. McKeeby of this city on the first bal- lot. In accepting the nomination the doctor made a very happy speech. He has served two terms in the Wisconsin legislature and is a very able man. Halner E alus & Crowd. YORK, Neb, Sept. 22.—(Special * Tele- gram.)—Hon. B. J. Hainer spoke here this afternoon to a large crowd in the court house square. He spoke for over two hours, and his_audience was mucl interested in what he had to say. He spoke again tonight. The Arfon quartet and the York Military band furnished the music for the occasion. Choyenne County Democrats, SIDNEY, Neb., Sept. 22.—(Special | i Telo- gram.)—The democratic county convention 1 was held here today; and was very poorly at- ten ded, only thirteen out of forty-one d:le- gates responding. They elected dele the state and congessional conventions. es to Discussed Silver and the Tariff, PIERCE, Neb., Sept (Special.)—Hon, W. J. Bryan spoke at the court house in this place last evening to a house of about 300. He opened upon the tariff, and the closing half hour of his speech was devoted to the question of the free coinage of silver. Politics at Falls City. FALLS CITY, Neb., Sept. 22.—(Speclal Telegram.)—Cyclone Davis spoke here two hours this afterncon in the court house square to a crowd of about 200, one-half of which were republicans, and the other half democrats and populists. 38 Endorsed Isiryan in Buffalo. KEARNEY, Neb., Sept. 22.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The Buffalo county democratie con- vention was held here today. T only about twenty deegat s pre nothing was done except to adept endorsing Bryan for congress an delegates to the state and congres ventions, Catholles In ¢ OMAHA, Sep Primark the Bdit To Bee: Polities Is sometimes tive of the most bareface hoods and misrepresentations, stance, in Thursday which be comfited, claimed the nocratic there were (wo faction me badly demoralized Some of the defeated t once that undue Catholi here wer esent, an resolutiony A electing slonal con or of The produes 4 falses For ine primaries 15, one of and dise ones pros o Influence was wielded, and this idea has been induss triously circulated. Why raise false alarms? erybody knows that the administration democrats were defested, not because of the silves question, nor of Mr. Bryan's popularity, bug because of a desize to beat Tom Majors and to clect Judge Holcomb. Of course It eans not be disputed that the nomination of & demoerat for governor would aid the spotted candid Catholies took an active part in the democratic primaries, Why should they, not? It fs the duty of all good citizens to attend the primaries thelr respectiva parties, But if the Catholics were not about as evenly divided in the late contest as they have cver been, the writer does not know whit he is talking about those who either worked for the anti-Bry ticket, or who pronounced tion democrats, taken at random f ory, are J. A. McShane, FFrank M Among n Aministras rom mems urphy, W. A. L. Gibbon, Phil Smith, William Russel Peter O'Malley, John Latenser, John A Cre ghton, Jemes Murphy, D. Carten, Michael Butler, James C. Brennan, James H McShane, Willlam Fagan, John 1. Murphy, John La Course, John F. Murphy, Charles Conoyer, T. J. Lowery, Joseph Butler, James . Dugdale A. Brogan, Thomss Ledd. James Godfrey, John McMilleq, Jake Kuen Adam floup. George Kleffuer, John Powers, Ed P. Mullen. These men aro all recogs nized as representatives of their class. Can any one truthfully say th:t Roman ycted only on one sde, or that offensive Catholic influence exerc order to strengthen the falsehood had to be told. It was rumored t lic pricsts stood all day &t the intimidated_voters, A Majors n yesterday that in Lis w 1 Catholies there was a2 Ia 1, another hat Catho- polls, and an stated rth) two Catholic priests peddled Bryan tickets all day. Now, I will tsk why should they? What great Inducement prompted them? T will not say that the man who u above statement told a deliberate will say this; That during the years 1 hive been a voter In Omal saw a Catholic pr Moreover, I was in the nelghborh Fourth ward primary all day, and no pricst there, except one who and fro on a mission of mercy, pald not the least attention to pol ttered the lie, but [ thirty odd ha, 1 never st at the polls In my life, 00d of the there was flitted to and wha litics. V. ON Not u Candidate. Bartlett denies tha has been an aspirant for the nemination for the state senate. a candidate for any office. Hon, B, M ALLEGED COUNTERF corgo Wolcott of Yunkton, S, I of De. Green G YANKTON, 8. D., Sept. 22.—(Spi t he is or republican He is not BITER CIUGHL Accused eclal Teles gram.)—George Wolcott, aged 21, was are rested here today for passing counterfeit money. He has been dispensing bad cofn made by a man named Levi Clark already in jafl and who is suppo been in the employ of green good the east. Walcott has mad: a fession, Implicating other men a things that cause government offic lieve that Clarke has been goods and that the men who have him can now be located and made The government fs making a syst tempt to accomplish this. , Who is to have dealers in artial cons nd telling fals t0 be- making green. been using to answer. ematie at- AMUSEMEN ['S, G SN, HON., TUES,, WE BOYD S SEPI. 28, 24,u55, 2fi.n MATINEE WEDNESDAY, CHAS. H. 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Our drapery department is full of new things just now, and many of them at much lower prices than heretofore, as these have just been imported under the new tariff. For doors and arches we have: The new Negas cartains. The new Durby curtains. The new Verdure curtains, The new Tuscan curtains, The new Ramsic curtains, 100 Couch Covers $1.65 each, former price §3.50, Lace curtains of all Laces by the yard is complete in all widths and the variety of patterns and qualities is far greater than ever before- ever this season, kinds. These goods are more popular than Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Go. The line of Swiss