Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-31
Gen, G, f, Henderson Secures tn:
Caucus Nomination.
All Hail the Coming Mar, and
Mighty Few Mourn,
Though the Slaughter Of AS
piring Statesme en- Was
Appalling.
Joseph and His Bari Dies Un-
honored and Unsung,
While ThRyfr and Gown ACT ss
Chief Mourners.
SENATOR

SENATOR HENDERSON.
Special Dispatch to Tun BxE.
LINCOLN, January 30.-At last the
most memorable contest In the annals
of Nebraska Is over. After two weeks
of scheming and wire pulling the COM
bat of political gladiators has ceased
In the selection Ct General Charles +.
Manderson, who carried off the re-
publican caucus nomination on the
fifth ballot to night and was then
proclaimed the choice Of the republi.
a amidst cheers and general re-
joicing.
When the joint convention adjourn
cd Last evening the impression among
veteran politicians was that General
John O. Cowin would be the caucus
nominee. He has BEEN supported
with all the ardor and Influence that
Congressman Laird could command,
end within the last forty eight hours
Laird had been joined by Captain
Phillips, the boss politician of the B.
& M who had been previously sup
porting Willard. The efforts of
Phillips and Laird alarmed Judge
Weaver, who had been a warm
supporter of General Thayer. At
3 o'clock this afternoon Weaver and
his pei ,nal friends made u siill hunt
among the supporters Of Thayer,
| Saunders and Willard, who were in
duced to sign q paper pledging their
votes to General Henderson. during
the progress Of the caucus. By 8 p.
m. ffty.two signatures had been pro
cured to this paper, and when the eau
Gus met General Manderson's nomina-
ton was a foregone conclusion. The
nomination of Mard arson elected
cheer after cheer from tho members
and spectators.
General Henderson was called for
and made one of the happiest speeches
of his life, oongratulating tho republi.
cans upon the harmonious conclusion
of q contest that had been waged for
fourteen days without rgsndering
bitter feelings among rival candidates.
He believed tho republicans were en-.
teripg upon a era and pledged
himself to devote his energies and
talents to the party in the state.
Senator Saunders followed in a
speech expressing his satisfaction with
the choice of the republicans. He re-
garded the position Of senator al
laborious and onerous, because II wal
impossible for any nan to satisfy
every body. He had discharged the
duties of his ofiice to the best of hi
ability and. he would now retire from
political life and devote his time t,
the interests of his family.
Loud calls were made for other can
didates, but they were not In the hal
and the crowd adjourned to the Com
mercial where the nominee receives
an ovation from his friends regardless
of party.
The general impression Is very fla
vorable among all classes. The anti
monops regard the choice as aatisfac
tory as that Ct any other OF the prom
inent republican candidates. Their
is no doubt now that the nominatio,
. will be ratified on the first ballot to
| morrow. Il. IL.
Special Dispatch TO TIN BEE.
LINCOLN. NEB,, January 30.-Onl
one ballot was taken in joint oonven
ton to-day, with the following r.
suit: Thayer 81, Boyd 10 Willard Il
} Gown ID, Saunders 10, Sickle l!
Henderson 10, Brown 6, Morton
Crounse 2, Lake 2, Savage 2 Butl'
, ?, Ashby 3, Garfield /. A~djourne
to IL o'clock tomorrow