Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 9, 1903, Page 4

Ed FAVORS DIRECT PRIMARIES Douglas Oounty Republican Oentral Com- | 4 mittee Adopts New Rules. il JEFFERIS EXPLAINS HIS PLAN OF CONTROL | Adoption of Proposed it Vote In In Favor of the Direct Nomina- tions. The republican primaries and coufity | convention this fall will be held under | the rules known as the Jefferis rules, being & combination of the Crawford county and other “direct primary’’ systems. The primaries will be held October 5 and the county convention October 10. Under the new rules the country pre- eincts will retain their present representa- tion in the county conventlon, being five from each precinet, or seventy delegates in all from the country. 8o far as flgured out, the representation In the nine Omaha wards will increased from ninety to 236, an increase of 13, and the representa- tion from the six South Omaha wards will be changed from eighteen to thirty-five, an increase of seventeen, giving the conven- tion a membership of 381 delegates, of which 166 would be neceesary to a cholce. Slow Coming Together. Chairman Goss was the only member of the Douglas county republican central com- mittes at Washington hall at 1 yesterday afternoon, the hour set for the meet- ing of the committee. Fifteen minutes later mémbe began to drift in, but at 1:30 o'clock, when the roll was called, only twenty-nine of the sixty-one members re- sponded. It was explained that some thought the hour for the meeting was 2 o'clock. A motion by Charles Unitt for a recess until 2 o'clock was not put, though the chairman declared a quorum present. Including proxies, thirty-five to forty were represented. It was decided that no vote be taken until an unquestioned quorum was prosent. Attorney Jefferls was called for to ex- plain the proposed new rules. He told of the republican party having been torn into factions for a number of years and the consequent defeat of a number Of repub- lean candidates. All republicans, he de- elared, were in favor of doing something more than nomineting candidates. The party had been losing strength; in the eourt house there were now only two fep- resentatives of the party, Convention of a Faction. It had reached a point, Attorney Jefferls continued, where a convention was & con- vention of & faction, either a machine or an pnti-machine convention, the labels at- tached to the different factions. The pres- ent system of primaries and making nom- inations had no defenders, he dedlared, though It had a defense. The present sys- tem of wards selecting favorite residents for different offices simply resulted in elect- ing delegations for trading purposes. It was a question of which faction would have & majority In the convention. It happened, Attorney Jefferis sald, that he was born in Chester county, Pennsyl- vania and bad taken an interest in poli- tics since he was 21 years old, as had his father and grandfather beforé him. It was thelr boast that they had never scratched a republican ticket, something ‘which he could not say. He explained how fn the old days candidates had traveled over Chester county and presented their eandidacy to the voters me a whole, and’ then they were voted for directly by name &t the primaries. ‘Explgitis Buguboos. It is stated by some, said Mr. Jefreris, that the new system would permit Mr. Rosewater to pick out a man for this office and another man for that office, and so solidity his machine and control all the nomfnations. But while some might honestly think so they were mistaken, for no man and no machine could control nominations under the proposed new system. Dolng so would ve {mpossible for under it the people alone controlled and they would seon so discover and exerclse the control. The new system was in adcordance with the plan of government of thy United States, which is based op representation according to population, There would be no ti In conventions and no sore spots after conventions, for the expressed THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1908 out By the delegates in the convention. Hopes to End Str Attorney Jefferis disclaimed any personal ambition or interest in the propojed new system, declaring his only Interest was to do away with the strife which ha# torn the republican party in the past. A friend had declared that he was carrying out the plans of Rosewater, but he wanted to say that he was old enough to have some ideas of his own, and there were parts of the country, which Rosewater did not control, which had ideas and carried them out He had not, he sald, done any log rolling for .the new system and it was possible that it might not work well in this part of the country, but it should be carefully considered and it found right in principle it should be adopted. I£ a majority of the pegple were like cattle and wanted to be driven and controlled, then it would not work, but It they were men and had opin- jons and ideas of thelr own, then It should be adopted. My. Jefferis before closing dwelt upon the provision that under the new system any man desiring to become a candidate for the nomination for any office could easily do so, no one being barred. But every such candidate must be before the people for twenty-five days previous to the con- vention, and trades and combines by which candjdates had been folsted on the party at the last moment in the past would be completely wiped out. The expenso to candidates of the new system had been urged against it,” but under existing con- ditlons it was an undesirable feature which could not be eliminated. T. W. Blackburn, who was present by virtue of holding W. E. Rhoades' proxy, sald there might be different views on the matter and if there was not a senti- ment in favor of having direct primaries there was no use wasting time discussing the matter. Therefore he moved, but not, he explained, as either an endorsement or a rejection of the Jefferis plan, that it was the sense of the committee that the re publican party of Douglas county should have direct primaries. The motion was carried by a viva voce vote of apparently three ayes to one no. Not Ready to Check Bolters. Fred Behm offered this resolution, which on motion of T. W. Blackburn was im- mediately lald on the table: Resolved: That ‘it is the ne of this committee that no republican who sought & nomination in the recent republican con- vention for this judiclal district can in good faith be a candidate against the nom- nees of that convention. Charley Unitt moved that the dates for the primaries and convention be fixed for October 9 and 10 respectively, the repre- sentation to be ten for each Omaba ward, three from each South Omaha ward, and five from each country ppecinct. The mat- ter of a direct primary could be settled iater, he declared, and demanded a roll call on R. Houghton's motion to postpone fixing the dates for the primarfes and con- vention until other business had been fin- ished. The motion to postpone carried by a vote of 27 to 19, and the conventlon got down to the real business before it. Secrotary Messick moved the adoption of the Jefferis rules. John Yager of Valley sald that he had the distinction of being the only country member of the committee who favored the adoption of the new rules. Personally he did not care so much about the change which would be made in the representation from the country precincts, but still did not think it advisable to cut them down too much. Therefore, in an amendment he moved that the now rules be adopted except in so far as they re- lated to the representation from the coun- try precincts, which should be allowed to remain at five delegates, as at present. Blackbura Has a Substitute, T. W. Blackburn at this point sprung the only surprise of the meeting—at least it seemed to be a surprise to a number of the members. He offered & set of rulus as o substitute for the Jefferis rules, at the same time declaring that he was in favor of both plans and also In favor of the Crawford county system, and the en- tire wiping out of all conventions. But unless the other parties adopted a similar system he did not belleve in the repubs llcart, party throwing' away its right to corrept errors or in convention properly b e its ticket: In reference to localities and nationalities. In answer to & number of questions Mr. Blackburn stated that his plan, which wi read by the secretary, did not compel con- ventiong to nominate the candidate recelv- Ing the largest number of votes at the pri- maries, but it could, to balance thé ticket, DR. MILES® -Pain Pills a"hkly and effectively P " Nervous Nual n all cases of dache, {4 b.:.unlao;‘nt::‘limn. 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[ a Pl o ndigest! trice, Neb. 25 conts g Sl X The Genuine Dr. Miles' Remedies are never sold at Cut Prices. | wiil of the people would stmply be carrled [ nominate any one of the candidates. put| it dld prohibit the grouping of delegates and provided that anyone paying the re- quired fee might be a candidate, also for the submission st the next primaries of the question of having direct primaries Objections to the Rules Fred Behm sald he had carefully read the Jefferis plan and it would not do for the Second ward. It was hard enough to get men at $3 to act as judges and clerks; the number of men in some precincts of the ward who could read and write English, and were competent to serve, was very limited, and it would be impdssible to get enough of them to serve at $150. Of the two he favored the Blackburn plan. Hugh A. Myers declared himself in favor of any system which would eliminate fac- tionalism, but said he did not favor either of the plans proposed. The man who was well known, anq especially the man who had a newspaper backing him, would have an unfair advantage. Either plan would keep good, but comparatively unknown, men out of palitics. He favored instead the Crawford county system as used in Lincoln. V. B. Walker declared that not one man in 1,00 would get a clear majority in Doug- las county when there were four or five candidates before the primaries for a county office, and that the Blackburn plan removed the véry thing sought, and would throw all nominations upon the conven- tions. He advocated the adoption of the Jefferis rules, but leaving the country pre- clnets dnd Bouth Omaha as at present. Secretary Messick in an officlal manner ronounced the Blackburn plan “no good.” It a1d not “look right” to him, he declared, and would simply result fn the same old trading. He would prefer the present sys- tem to such a change. Mr. Jefferls was called for again and re- peated In part his first argument. Some of the objections might be good, and the plan might not work in Douglas county, but it should be given a trial. It would not be a disadvantage to any good man. He opposed the Blackburn plan, as one which would cause and leave the same old “‘more spots,” but did not eee any special objection to allowing the country precincts to retain thelr present representation of five delegates each In the county conven- tions. What Was Finally Adopted. Hugh A. Myers movea as a substitute that the committee adopt the rules govern- ing the last primaries and that the matter of having direct primaries be submitted at the next primaries, the rules for such di- rect primaries to be formulated by the county committee. On an obfection being ralsed he changed his metfon to provide for the submission of the Jefferis rules. Two knockouts followed in rapld suc- cession. Myers' motion was knocked out by Blackburn's point of order, and Blgck- burn's plan was knocked out by a stfong “no” vote, Yager's amendment, leaving the country precinet represeatation as at present, was adopted by a 39 aye to 10 nay vote, and the Jefferis rules, as pudMshed several days ago in The Bee, were adopted as a whole by a vote of 30 ayes to 18 nays. Behm of the Second ward was excuséd from voting after stating that he could not approve but dld not wish to oppose the adoption of the new rules. The chair- man was glven authority to change the phraseology of the rules vo comply with the change regarding the country pre- cincts, and also to supply the omission in them of candidates for potice judge and coroner. THE RIVAL RESORTS. Courtland and Manawa in Friendly Rivairy for Popular Place ot Recreation, One sure sign of the popularity of a sum- mer resort is the patronage It receives. Lake Manawa and Courtland Beach must be exceedingly popular, as they were the two resorts selected for a great many ple- nics that have been held in the last three weeks. They have each averaged two plenies a day for a month back. This list does not Include family picnics, of which there are a domen or fifteen daily, but large affairs given by lodges, Sunday schools or assoclations of various kinds. On Friday the De Long reform school held its annual picnic, as did the Royal Arcanum lodge of Council Bluffs, at Lake Manawa. The latter plenic was particl- pated In by the lodge from Omaha and Council Bluffs. Yesterday the national convention of the Knights of Pythias went into convention at Lake Manawa. Over 160 tents have been thus far required for the use-of the delegates. The convention will last one week. Tuesday will be a red letter day for Courtland Beach, as on that day the order of Red Men will have their big plenic. Members from Omaha, South Omaha and Council Bluffs will participate. Among the many features planned for the day is a balloon rage, In which the par- ticipan e selected from volunteers from the several lodges represented. The se- lected ones will make the ascension and the parachute drop. A great many big pionics will be held during the month. The big Labor Day pienic will be held at Court- land Beach. The natural advantages both resorts possess in the way of shady groves and velvety greensward and unexcelled bathing beaches, make them the cholce of every one. v At Courtland Beach the famous Bickett tamily succeed the fire diver, Norin. This family conslsts of five people—husband and wite and three young daughters. At the top of & thirty-foot rigging the two adults hang suspended by their limbs and throw the children between them like so many rubber balls, The youngsters turn doubles and twisters while in the air. Thelr work s sald to be really astonishing. Of course the bathing beach, with its clear crystal water, and the boats remain & very strong feature. The Ferris wheel, the merry-go- rounds and the switchback are always at- tractions for the little ones. Dobson's mil- itary band has been engaged for the plasa, while Prof. Nordin's orchestra will be heard in the pavilion. At Lake Manaws the Floyd Briggs com- pany will be succeeded tonight by the Don C. Hall stock company. The new company 1s said to be one of the strongest summer repertoire companies out this summer. All its members are members of some big east- ern companies, who are taking this means of spending the summer under salary The opening bill will be “Rudoiph the Cripple.” Mr. Hall Will be seen in the title role. Ope of the sights of Manawa today and all this week will be the Knights of Pythias, sev- eral hundred strong, in camp. The national convention opened yesterday. Over 180 tents are in use. The balloon races will be given at the usual time today. Manhattan Beach, the ; THOS. KIlPATR!cK & GO. Final Clearing Sale gains prestige with the passing days. season. We were asked the other day what “FINAL Clearing Sale” meant. It is the topic of conversation, the interesting event of the Had the questioner been a purchaser the question would have been unnecessary for there is a finality to the prices we ' are making that is apparent to all who see them—they could not be lower—they are final and only prompt attendance Monday will secure a share of onr summer stock before its Fiual disappearance Wash Goods Fine sheer printed fabrics, plain and novelty weaves, Irish dimity, French batiste, Bcotch tissue, American SBwisses that have sold at 25¢, at yard cues.em.seeenss - 9¢ Scotch Ginghams, American Madras. Suitings in mixtures and plain, piques, splendid woven fabrics for shirt waist suits, which have sold up 10:20¢, at, FArd cesessenovonsssvssmncssvsnsssess I REC High Class Mercerized and Linen Suiting Imported madras and cheviot, fine ginghams and vestings which have sold up to 50c yard, at...ceeeeseesee..19C Exclusive foreign novelties in silk linen and mercerized thin fabrics for cool summer or evening toilettes, goods which sold for 65c, 75¢ and $1.00 per yard, for......25¢ Ladies’ Hosiery We are selling all of our imported lace lisle hose in black that have sold for 50¢, 65¢ and 75¢, (3 prs for $1), for...35¢ This is one of the most aftractive bargains we have ever offered. We started in last Monday with about 65 dozen—we have now about 25 dosen. gnp&cmen; are gone the price for this class of staple hose will be as usual— e, and 75e. CHILDREN’S LACE LISLE HOSE, full fashioned. .. 15¢ SPECIAL IN BOYS SCHOOL HOSE—The celebrated Cowboy Stocking, so largely advertised at 25¢, for.124¢c LADIES’ UNDERWEAR—AII there is left Monday at two prices—15c and 35c. bargain, If we have your size you will find a Drapery Department Curtain swiss, embroidered I n borders and figures, 30 and 46 inches wide, usually 35¢, for, yard ..............19¢ A lot of novelty cartains, 3} yards long, in Scotch cable net and lace insertion, Point and Novelty Curtains—pi reguiarly $4, $4.50 and $5, pr.2.95 About 20 small lots of curiains, 1, 1% ed one-third and one-half off. and 2 pair iots—in Brussels, Irish Men’s Department SHIRTS—Negligee madras, with separate cuffs, wearable and washable (3 for $1.00) each mwam u. it aiwre e vn IDC Dollar shirts 69c—$1.50 Shirts ..sewewsevevion smvnms -95C Bargains in underwear, socks and neckwear. West Aisle 82-inch corded madras, usually sold for 124c, at, yard. .. B¢ I'ine sheer white goods, in short lengths, zome worth 25c, for yard .eceece w yvhbowesssssuesises 100 Mercerized waistings in white, worth up to 40c, yard. . 19¢ ALL HABUTAI SUMMER SILKS, yard «..s..ces...19¢ Bargains in Light Weight Wool Dress Goods Voiles, Etamines, Etc—Second Floor. Most phenomenal selling of muslin underwear during the past week. A crowded department every day and no wonder when you know the prices and see the goods—there are Corset Covers at 18¢, Gowns for 59c, Skirts for 69c. Values that the present price of cotton will prevent being offered again for a long while, and these are not the only lots, there are others at 98¢, $1.19 and 8o on up to the finest goods. NOTE THESE: Fancy Lace Corset Covers which have sold for $2.25 to $3.50 ~peduced 10, €Atk .i.iiiciishoisree nuivessss LAY Others that were $1 and $1.25—reduced to, each..... 69¢ Fine skirts with swiss and nainsook embroidery that kave been $3.75, $4.50 and $5—all reduced t0 ....... $2.49 BEAUTIFUL WHITE SHIRT WAISTS that sold up to Another lot that sold at $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00, for $2.00 qualities, 95¢; $1.00 qualities ...... KIMONAS--All short ones which have sold as high as OO, BON, (i o0 ey e Vit R YR e e s LIOIDD Full lengths that sold as high as $3.00.............. 98¢ Just 12 white wool skirts, brilliantine and etamine, some were $10.00, none less than $6.50, each . 3.95 cow JD—> Sale Monday and Continuing as Long as the Goods Last <l equal of eny bathing beach anywhere, is still the objective point to all who visit Manawa. The water is splendid. Thiel's orchestra furnishes the music at the Kur- saal. Today refreshments will be served, not only at the Kursaal, but at the pavilion. Covalt's band is still and always will re- main the most popular thing on the grounds. ' Plerre Ships Horwes to Omaha. PIERRE, 8 D, Aug. §—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—The cattie shipping season opens here today with over fifty cars guing out and more are to follow next week. A #pe- clal trainicad of horses for the Omahs market was sent out this morming. You've heard some Champagnes are good. Form an opinion of your own founded on taste. You'll ind Cook's Impertal better. TRY TO AVOID PUBLICITY Oounty Commissioners Wait Until Reporters Leave to Transaot Oertain Business. — PLAN FOR THREE MORE STEEL BRIDGES Employ Road Foreman Under Peculiar Clreumstances and an Additional Clerk Over Protest of Head of Department. After all the routine and other business had apparently been finished and the re- porters had left the court house yesterday, the county commissioners, who had infor- mally scattered, got together again at noon and proceeded to do business. That the walting untll the reporters had left was intentlonal was shown, Commissioner O'Keeffe safd later, not only by the nature of the business transacted but by the com- plaints of members that the board had lately been furnishing the newspapers with too many articles. Commissioner Connolly ealled Commis- sioner Harte to the chair and introduced a resolution to employe Mr. Battin of Mc- Ardle precinct at $50 per month as foreman | of repairs on the Center and Dodge road macadam pavements, Mr. Battin to em- ploy the men and teams required in his judgment for the work. As the county sur- veyor has already, under orders from the board, drawn up plans and specifications for repairing these roads under contract, Commissioner O'Keeffe opposed the resolu- tion, but it was adopted. The board then Instructed the county surveyor to draw up plans for three steel bridges, one to have a span of about 200 feet and to be located at Snyders, one mile north of the Sarpy county line, another to be located near Milird, and & third to be located at Kruse's mill, in McArdle pre- clnet, each of the last two to have 100-foot spans. This action was taken, it was stated, at the solicitation of Contractor Drake of the Standard Bridge company. n the Payroll. One more employe was added to the force of the county during the morning by the county commisstoners when Miss Madeline O'Rork was employed to rewrite a record book in the office of the register of deeds. This action was taken over the protest of Commissioner O'Keeffe, who said that while Miss O'Rork had been formerly employed she quit béfors the work was done, wnd the book upon which she was then at work had been completed by the regular em- ployes of the register's office in satistactory manner. He further sald that a communi- ' To Colorado —Inexpensively Don’t make the mistake of assuming that it costs a “mint of money” to spend your vacation in Colorado. It doesn’t. In no other part of the United States—that is, in no other part where summer visitors go—will your money go so far or buy so much. For $8, $9 or $10 a week you can get good board and lodging at Colorado Springs, Manitou or Denver. Pay more, and, of course, you get more. The vast percentage of the people who go to Colorado spend not to exceed $12.00 a week. That includes everything—Iliving, amusements and side-trips. Instead of puts ting up at expensive hotels, they stay at comfortable boarding houses, at “lodges” or in camps. The cost of reaching Colorado has been materially reduced, Round-trip tickets are now on sale for $17.50 from Omaha. Tourist sleeping care are attached to Rock Island train leaving Omaba at 1:30 p. m. for Colorado. The rate for a berth is only $1.50; but tickets are good in standard sleepers on limited traing, if you prefer to travel that way. Thousands of people are already in Colorado. are on the way. Thousands more are going in the mext two or three weeks. L] If your ticket reads via the Rock Island System you can depend upon having a quick and comfortable journey in both directions. Hundreds ‘Write for “UNDER THE TURQUOISE SKY,"” in which Colorade is interestingly desoribed. It is filled with useful information for the tourist, and is well illustrated. Sent for 6 cents in stamps. CITY TICKET OFFICE, 1323 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. F. P. RUTHERFORD, D. P. A. cation s on file from Harry Deuel, saylng that he has all of the force he needs in the ofiée, and t he does not desire any further assistance,) The resolution was in- troduced by Commissioner Comnolly and adopted by the votes of himself, Harte and McDonald. Jacob Hauck, who has been employed as drafisman in the office of the county surveyor ai & salary of §3 per day, was placed upon the monthly pay Yoll at a salary of $%0 per month This was also done over the protest of O'Keeffe, who sald that while the draftsman was on the daily bBasis of pay be could work whes work Was Decessary abd be laid off ‘when it was light. O'Reeffe a1 not bring up his Tesolution regarding the fixtures in the ceunty clerk's office, saying that he had not declded as . Shields ocourse to pursue as to the Judgment rendered in Moores, &nd now bheld by ¢ National bank. Mr. English has refused to give advice in the matter, elaim- ing that it had been placed In the hands of the former county attorney by resolution of the board, while the latter had denled any ocomnectien with the case of Moores againet the county, claiming that he was retained only for the suits of the county aguinst Moorea The bill for the county assessment was puid, aggregating $12.46.80 A bill for 240 for culvert work in Bouth Omaha occasioned considerable discussion. The work is to comnect a culvert in Clon- tart precinct with the river directly, and, according to O'Keeffe, this could be mor cheaply done by placihg part of the culvert in the city Mmita The other part of the | work has been paid for, but under the plea that this work in South Omahs was not suthorised the bl was rejected. Commissioner Cunnelly presided at the miesting and all members were present ex- eept Commimsoner Hofslt, who is in Ger- many. Coutract for Outs at Fort Meade. BTURGIS, 6 D, Aug SL—(Special)-E. L. Carl of this city has been awarded the coutract for furnishing ane delivering 2.700,- 000 pounds of osts at Fort Meade. He also ot the contract for 160,000 pounds of straw. | men were | Judge Munger in the Gre: OIL IN A MINE EXPLODES Unless Flames Are Quickly @ Two Hundred Mem Will Perish. hed MUNYON'S WITCH HAZEL LINTON, Ind, Aug. 8—An explosion of ofl at the Dickson coal mine this afternoon destroyed the tipple and the electric light plant. The flames spread to the mine, where 200 working, and it is feared they Uil perish unless the fire is extinguished quickly. LOCAL BREVITIES. Fayette Cole, osteopath, 509 Paxton block. D. C. Hurley, buver for Hayden Bros, left for New York last night. It s not probable that the decision of Western case will be handed down befors the last of the week. Im e any complexion, Malien The"skin as soft as velvet. Wdh "a'm - " Cures ail TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. andruff, ‘rom_{alling. n ons, More sooth! n cold cream. More beautifylng than any cosmetic. value, T-room house on N. 10x150. Homeseekers Association, [ Lite bldg. -