The Red Cloud chief., 1876-01-13
WEBSTER COUNTY.
TIE aAIsoADEEE-lEs ~ LINCOLN.
VIA. Was Acconri: he'd, etc, etc.

Pursuant to a call issued 10y sorne 81
the leading citiz of Lincoln, dele
gates from nearly all ofthc counties in
rludei in said cali assembled in con
,~cntiun at the Academy of Music il
the city Of Lincoln on the 9th day of
January. On motion Gov. CARRIER
was chosen President Of the convex
ton and Mr.. Montgomery, of Nuckolls
county, Vice Pres.
The Governor stated the object OF
the meeting to be 4 delegation rcpre-
scntarion OF She counties west o here
to confer tCsrther on the question OF
road 70 Denver, either starting from
this place or elsewhere.
The Governor then called upon Hon
L. l.. kennari, who stated that the
maln object of the meeting undorbt-
lily was to open up southern Nebraska
by railr"ad.
On motion Of G. II. Gcre a omnit
tee of one from each county named IN
the cal, excepting Saline county, from
which two were named, was appointed
a committee on credentials, and re
por.cd as follows:
Mr.. CHAlRMAN:-Yuur committee
on credentials lind the following nam
Cd gentlemen entitled to seats III this
convention from the counties, named
In the call, with the power To cast the
follows:
Fiilmore-six deiega:cs-C NJ North
ror, Ca Warm, } = Porter, A Il
Cobb, L Shepherd, John Balsby.
Franklin-fvc dc!egates-M V Sui
livan, Geo Buck, Jr.
LancasteI-ninc deiegatcs--Silas
CARRIER, 4 z kennard, l. W Billings
les, Il j Walsh, j K Clark, { II Gcre
" Wilson, Sc gwa, Chas y
Nhcdon.
Ssiime-each delegation to cast four
votes-James McCready. Ii Il Bumi!l
T. 5 Abbott, j Il Downs, A V Her
uIan, III Bowlby, Henry Clark, " Ii
Storms, w Z Henry. w IL Mann, 5
X Foss, L Castor, proxy for James W
Doves, W III Norris.
Nuckolls-ive dclegates--D W
Montgomery, Jos CARRIER, Il fiollIngs-
worth, VI { Long. j Ri;tendash.
Wehster-tive delegatcs--H & Min
lex, Alex. Bentley, y L. Battles. Ii 5
halcy, Mark II Warner
I~haycr-Eve de'egates-E Il Roper
Eugene Il APPRECIATE.
ii~arian--hre delcgatcs-G Gee Il Rob
eats, + A Bufdick.
iiItchcuck-Z Taylor to east FIVE
VOTES for the county.
Gagc-J il Weston, W ii SomerS,
\ IL Griggs, j a McMixons, } Il
SuiIh, 10 cast seven votes for the
county.
Farnas-Jno Il Brown, proxy to I
l. heunart, five votes, 20 be cast 10y L
L kennar1.
Seward Ii Culver, j J Cochran,
q L Hulburt, ii Wortendyke, L NJ
OimmIng, : Monty, y L Is Williams
seven delegates.
Your COMMITTEE also find that the
counties of Adams, Clay and Richard
son have accredited delegates in this
convention, though 0 mentioned in
the call. The following is a list Of
such delegates:
Adams-Sam'l Alexander, w l.
Smith, j K Radcliffe, j X Sample, Il
"A Batty. W X Lewis.
Clay-Ezra Stavner, G L Howard.
Rivhardsou-W W Abbey.
Your committee recommend that
these delegates, OK ali of them present
te invited to seats upon TIN, floor. and
4 participation in the discussions ot
the convention without vote.
I. Ii. GERE, lhHn.
On motion of Mr.. Haley, of Web
ster county, the temporary officers
We're declared permanent enes.
Mr.. kenuard was then called upon
and gave some idea of this road.
What is now planned to do SO far AS
speaking for himself was to get up a
company to get up articles of incorpor-
ation. These articles would Of course
have to designate a route, aud then
comes the stick Beatrice has a route
planned and a bill before Congress.
He would suggest that the line from
Beatrice be taken and built from there.
lu short words his theory would DC TO
run two branch lines OUT FROM Beat
rice, aud the other running north and
west Of there. He thought there was
enterprise enough among u people
to build and operate the road 10 anc
BY Nebraska, without giving it away
to outside corporations. IL could be
built by Nebraska men, if they would
take hold of it. He had no hidden
plan in this convention. The idea of
calling the convention together, was to
set ifthere was enough energy here
TO build and operate this road. We
nave heard it said often. that our
roads are not operated In the interest
"a Nebraska. Let US get together by
counties and see what there is Tangible
in the plans for this road. That is the
bsst way OF getting at it. Perhaps l.