Omaha daily bee., 1884-08-27
DEMOCRATIC DOM GS.
The BOUTbOnS Borrow Republican Ora.
10 EDliVGR Their Convention.
The Delegates Chosen TO the Three
Coming Gatherings.

H'
cock by his request, called the conyen
ton TO order. MIR. w. IL. Ware wal
chosen chairman, and Mr.. j. j. Stewart
temporary secretary.
MI. q. III. Jackson moved that a com
mittee be- appointed on credentials.
j.. j. Frainey moved to amend by ap
pointing a committee to select delegates
After some talk Frainey withdrew hi
amendment, and the original motiop pre-
vailed.
The chair appointed AZ committee on
credentials: G.. A. Holmes, Of Council
Bluffs; James Grow, of Minden; j. j,
Shea, of Nicola; G.. II. jackson, of Coun.
Gil Bluffs; l.. Prouty, of Garner Thos.
Bowman, Of Council Bluffs.
A recess was then taken until the com
mittee could prepare its report.
The committee on credentials reported
as follows:
First ward-G. A. Holmes, l.. Lacy,
G II jackson, II III Guanella, S Paine, X
Rain.
Second ward-W Patton, w Brix, I
Bowman, w A Mynater, j Neumaycr, j
Stewart, w II Vaughan.
Third ward-Theodore Lund, M keat-
ing, IL Kinney, A O Graham, ID Hutch
inson.
Fourth ward-John Schoentgen, w II
Ware, John Frainey, w Calvin, @ II
Mitchell, III Pasohel, j X Cooper, o =
Wickham, j L Weaver.
Grove townahip-John Harding, + ia.
mison.
Garner-Henry Haywood, l. Prouty,
j II Gerner.
James-T Jefferson. Il Il Beatty.
Keg Creek-James Flood, A w Wy.
man, Ill Harmon.
KNOX Hipaley, E A Babcock, S
Sanders, w b Cuppy, Ill o Seiifert.
LAYTON b Johannsen, w III Linfor,
| VIM Doud, Hans Dlecks.
Minden-John Stuer. James Grow, A
Turk.
Valley-C w Hartman, John Warren,
Maoedonia-W Dye, ID w Borutf, nj
Ashley.
uaWaveland-W Blaine, ID A Coe.
Neutrality-suspicious. Burns, Jackson
Lewis.
Carson-T j Hartwell, II w Briggs.
Belknap-J Il Bates, s b Toby.
Neola-J j Shea, Tim Foley, S w
Hartwell, III Rose.
The report was adopted, and on no
ton of j. j. Shea, the temporary or
ganization was made the permanent one.
On motion of j. j. Frainey u commit
tee of five was appointed to select the
delegates to the three conyentions-the
state. judicial and congressional conven
tions-this county being entitled to thir-
teen delegates in each.
The chairman appointed the following:
Thomas Bowman and j. L. Weaver,
of Council Bluffs; w. b. Cuppy. of
Avoca; A. w. Wyman, of Keg Creek,
and o. Ill. Lucas, of Lewis.
While the committee was making up
is report, and the convention waiting,
MIR. r. w. Briggs. of Carson, was called
out to make a speech. He gave a sort
of philosophical address, touching upon
the tariff question very delicately, and
evidently attempting to say nothing
which could DO construed into his being
in favor of the free trade or protection,
He committed himself u little more full
ly as against the prohibition movement
The only applause which no called out,
was by his taking his scat.
Mr.. II. A. Babcook was then called
out. Even he could not get up any en-
thusiasm iii the waiting convention. He
discussed the tariff question and charged
the republican party with making false
represe nations. The republicans 1..spoke
of a protective tariff, when in fact it was
u tariff for the benefit of the monopollsts
and to make the rich richer and tho poor
poorer,
j. }. Shea of Nicola was called out.
and declared that it was his maiden
speech. 1t was a lively one, whether d
maiden Ii or a grandmother's one. He
said that he was one Of thu democrats
who were IN demand this year-an
Irish democrat. He predicted
q democratic victory even In Iowa, and
cracked a number of Jokes about the
Irish being coaxed over into the republi-
can camp. The convention rather woke
up under Shea.
Hon, VIM. Patton was then called out.
He denounced the protective tariff as
being against the interests of the wage
workers. He believed in reform. He
was against corruption of the ballot. He
believed in license.
Col. q. Il. Scott, Of the republican
camp, was called out with much applause
and laughter. lie said he didn't know
what the matter was. He thought thai
this was a democratic convention tC
choose delegates, not to hear republican
speeches.
MIR. Babcock-"Iou have opposed 70.
publican candidates SO often that WI
thought you was enough of democrat &c
talk here"
Col. Scott 81 am an independent re.
publican, and when the republicans
do not do right | 90 against
them. am a republican
and can't be- anything else. Icouldn',
be a democrat under any circumstances,
for a democrat cannot do this. Do moi
think, my democratic friends, that be.
cause | slept with you once, | am always
going to be a hsrlot. Laughter and
cheers. | am not with you this fall, and
| advise you as my personal friends not
to fool yourself spending n money OF
time in trying to get Cleveland elected.
for he wont get there"
lie then poured in some red-hot shot,
giving 1T good-naturedly, however, and II
was taken IN good part, too, but as he was
eulogizlDg Blaine, Thomas Bowman broke
IN and said the committee was ready u
report n the fun WAS cut short.
The committee presented its report.
Mr.. Babcock moved that the report b.
adopted. Mr.. Patton moved TO amend
by substituting the name OF VIM. BriS
for that Of Capt. Russell, claiming tina
Russell had always been a republican. A