The Columbus journal., 1882-09-13

For Congres. District 3.
Delegates to the Congressional con-
yention began TO arrive at Fremont ou
the 9th, and by noon of the 7th, the
town WAS alive with candidates, dele.
gates and spectators. Atsbout eleven
o'clock the following printed notice
had been circulated:
NOTICE.
All delegates to the republican congress
sionaI convention of the Third district
will hand their credentials to the chair
man Of the republican Congressional con-
vention committee in order that their
names may be entered on the roll for
temporary organization.
Rooms over pOstofice.
Chairman Congressional Central Com.
n. WHITM0YER,
Sec. Cong. Cent. Com.
FREMONT, September I, 1882.
Though not unusual in form, the
notice evidently troubled the Vslen-
tine delegates, and Valentine called
in person to know by what authority
the call had been issued, and was
answered that the same authority,
(the State Central Committee) which
had issued q call for the convention
had constituted Crounse chairman and
WhitmOyer secretary, and that the
notice wss the usual method pursued
by the state central committee, so that
the roll of delegates accredited and
uudispu,ed, could be made up.
In short time the following print.
ed circular appeared:
WHEREAS, The state central committee
at its meeting for that purpose duly pass
ed resolution authorizing and empOw-
ering the resident member Of the state
al convention of the Third congressional
district to order, and
WHEREAS, s. b. Colson, of Fremont,
Nebraska. is said member, and is there
fore the proper person to call such con.
vention to order, will therefore call such
to order at 2 O'Clock P. NJ. of this day.
Dated, September eth, 1882.
S. Il. CoLsON,
Resident Member OF Republican State
Central Committee.
We, the members ofthe republican state
central committee, certify that the above
action was taken by the republican state
central committee. and endorse the above
call. W.D. MATHEWS.
JOHN A. EHRHARDT,
r. j. WYMAN,
G. W. E. DORsKY.
Proxy for 8. B. COlson.
O. B. WILLARD,
Members Of Republican State Central
Com mittee.
The facts are that no resolution of
the sort was adopted by the COM
mittee, and We are told that some of
the pretended signers were not pres
ent at Fremont during the convention,
that one of them is not S resident of
the Sd district. and that Mr.. Dorsey
did not afi1x his signature to the cir
cular. The whole affair was plainly
an afterthought, concocted to get the
temporary organization of the conven-
ton into the possession of the Valen-
tine forces. and those of the anti
Valentine delegates who were deceiv-
ed by the pretended authority OF
COlson went with the avowed Valen.
tine delegations, and the delegations
which had been selected for shadow
candidates, and constituted the Vslen-
tine convention, while those who rec
ognized the authority of the chairman
and secretary of the central committee
formed a convention by themselves,
and confidently claim not only to be
the regular convention of the Repub-
licsn party in the third district, but
to be in sentiment and character, in
speech and conduct on the occasion,
the better exponent of republican
principles and conduct.
Promptly at 2 o'clock the convention
was called to order by Hon. Lorenzo
Crounse, chairman Of the district con-
gressional central committee.
Hon. VIM. F. Goodwill of Lincoln
county was elected temporary chair
man and Hon. H. W. Mcclure of
Holt, secretary.
Committee on credentials: e. C..
Cslkins Of Buffalo; P. Hagerty OF
Holt; E A. Fry of Knox; S. P. Par
ker of Pierce and d. L. Bruen of
Platte.
The committee reported the follow
ing persons ss entitled to seats:
Custer County-J. D Ream.
knox-WiIl Felber, 0. W. Rice,
Albert Pavelka, T. j. Buckmaster, Ed.
A. Fry and Oliver Jackson.
Platte - LeaGder Gerard, d. L.
Bruen, Robert Wiley, A. Heinrich,
S. J. Wheeler and w. H. Selsor.
Lincoln-H. G. Colburn, w. f.
Goodwill, F. C. Patterson and c. S.
Grover.
Pierce-s. P. Parker and f. P.
Holmes.
Holt - Patrick Haggertv. s. NJ.
Bremen, H. w. Mcclure, G.. B. Her.
man and q. NJ. Cleveland.
Buffalo-A. H. CObnor. jos. Block.
A. d. Randall. II. c. Andrews, E. c.
Calkins, F. 6. Hamer. James JeDkins,
w. g. Holden, B. H. Goulding aud
Rice Eaton.
Washington Charles Sellek.
The committee recommended that
G. d. jenkins be admitted to repre-
sent Madison county. and j. w. Riley
Boone county.
The report was adopted, the tenn
porary organization made permanent
and the following committee appoint