Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-22
NO. 4
THE ANTI-M0N0P0LISTS.
Enthusiastic Conventions at Lincoln and
Columbus,
Election OF Delegates to the Chfs
cago Convention-The For
nation of a New Z
Party Urged.
THE THIRD
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Correspondence to THE BEE.
COLUMBUS, Neb., June 20.-The anti
monopoly convention for the Third con-
~gressional district met at the court house
this afternoon. II. G.. Osterhout, OF
Merrick, temporary chairman, j. h.
Andrews temporary secretary. Freeman
of Platte, Wiseman of Hall, and Gully OF
Howard counties, were appointed com
mittee on credentials. Patterson OF
Merrick, Oleson of Platte, and Ellis OF
Howard, committee on rules of order.
While the committee on credentials were
out Judge Barnard, of Buffalo, was called
on and delivered a stirring anti-monopoly
speech.
The committee on credentials reported
delegates entitled to seats as follows:
Boone County-James Armstrong, d.
A. Lewis, j.. N. Riley, Henry Willett,
S. d. Avery, A. G. Francisco.
Buffalo-A. H. Conner, Ed Andrews,
John Barnd, w. c. Holden, W. S. Ball,
VIM. L~oughry, G. A. Borders, Abram
Stedwell, d. B. Jones, II. H. Ravens.
Cedar-Wm. Potter, entitled to cast
four votes.
Hail.. H. Powers, w. j. Burger,
Fred Heddee, j. II. Andrews, L. Rick
erd, f. r.. Wiseman, j. Roach, l.. Han
chett, 7. L. Crittenden.
Howard-J. d. Gregg, j. F. Stew
art, A. p. Culley, j. c. Bishop, W.. O..
Ellis.
Merrick-John Patterson, Eugene
Brown, Isaac Traven, A. j. Huxford,
George Welton, John Murray, H. c. Os-
terhout.
Platte. S.. Fireman, d.. L.. Bruen,
Nils Oleson, p. H. Kelley, Henry Red
enbaugh, Jacob Judd, Grin Brown.
The report of the committee on rules
was received and adopted.
The temporary organization was made
permanent.
A committee of five on resolutions was
appointed, consisting of Patterson,
Barnd, Wiseman, Freeman and Francisco,
who after u conference reported the fol-
lowing, which were adopted without dis
sent.
t RESOLVED, That it is the sense of this
convention that the delegates elected to
attend the national anti-monopoly con-
%vention, to be held at Chicago, July 4th,
: be requested to use their best endeavors
} to promote the formation of a new party,
, to be known as the anti-monopoly party,
r which shall be pledged to carry out and
. maintain the following principles, to-wit;
t First-The control of corporations by
1 the, state and national governments.
Second-The passage of an act of con-
gress requiring that all land grant rail-
Q roads be compelled to pay survey fees on
their lands as provided by law, and take
Q out patents for the same as soon as enti-
a tied thereto, to the end that the taxation
thereof shall be forever set at rest.
o Third-That the tariff, being a tax up
$ on the industries of the people, should
C be laid for the purpose solely of defray ing
! the necessary expenses of the general
government.
The election of delegates to, the Chica-
n go convention resulted as follows:
r John Patterson, Central City, Merrick
t county.
o John Barnd, Kearney, Buffalo county.
d Nils Olson, Creston, Platte county.
Fred Hedde, Grand Island, Hallcounty.
Y Their alternates, respectively, are:
o j. S. Armstrong, Albion, Boone county.
l. ID. Gregg, st. Paul, Howard comfy.
j. b. Felber, st. Helena, Cedar county.
= |. o. Jones, Fullerton, Nance county.
o The delegates present selected the fol
= lowing county committeeman: l. Traver
= for Merrick, N. Olsen for Platte, w. A.
Poynter for Boone, f. Andrews for Buff
c falo, w. c. Ellis for Howard, w. j. Bur-
6 ger for Hall, Samuel Scott for Greeley,
= l. o. Jones for Nance and II. c. Oster-
hout elected chairman.
During the progress of the convention
/. speeches were made by a number of del
G egates, urging active cooperation toward
i the emancipation of this state from the
domination of ~monopolies. The conven-
ton was in every way harmonious.