Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-04
RESULT OF THE PRIMARIES.
Republicans Select Delegates to the
County Convention.
RAIN MAKES THE VOTE LIGHT.
Speculation as to Candidates For the
Chicago Convention and the
Prospects For Success
Many Want TO Go.
The RcnnhIicnn Primnrins.

IN the evening. They were called TO
elect delegates to the republican county
convention of Douglas which convenes in
this city, in Exposition hall, to-day at
2 o'clock This convention will elect
thirty-seven delegates Of the first con.
gressional district convention which is to
be held in Ashland on the tenth of this
month, and to the republican state convention
which takes place in this city on the fifteenth
of this month.
In the Sixth ward there were evidences of
a skirmish, but in the Third ward. the most
activity was displayed, In short time after
the opening of the polls l40 votes were polled.
One hundred and thirty-nine of these were
for o. II. Rothacker, Lee Helsley, M. o.
Ricketts,, S. II. Cole, Sandford Bowman,
Charles Branch, Z. j. Williams and Judge
Peyton. This ticket was a sprinkling of
almost every class, color and profession rep.
resented in tine Ward, while it also contained
some who resided beyond the ward,
notably MIR. Rothacker, who stops
at the hotel Barker, which is sit
uated one block south of the southern
limits of the ward The l4oth ballot was de-
posted by Judge Cooley. 1t contained that
gentleman's name, and was the only one de-
posted that did contain it. w. Bennett,
lately arrived in Omaha, was attempting TO
settle score he had for Cooley who, he
claimed, knocked his name Off the ticket, as
IL had been adopted at the caucus.
The following is the result in the various
wards Of the city:
FIRST WARD.
The primaries Of the First ward were held
at the southwest corner of Tenth and Jones
street. One hundred and sixteen ballots were
deposited. There were no scratches and the
following were elected: Delegates-I /.
Hascall, w. A. Kelley, John Christopherson,
Ernest Stuht, j. ID. Green, George Hoffman,
Ed. O'Sullivan Il. X. Long. Alternates-
Lee Estelle, E. c. Cooper James Hoben, J.
w. Lytle, II. G. Jenkinson, G. +. Goodman,
Josiah Kent, c. b. Schrote.
SECOND WARD.
There was no excitement at the Second
ward primaries, only one ticket being in the
field, and the following were elected by a
vote of 81: Delegates Morris Morrison, w.
G. Kelly, Anton Frand, l.. j. Broderick,
William Alstadt, Dan O'Keefe, p J. Barrett
and Frank Dworak Alternates-George b.
Stryker, w. c. Cloud, A. Kruent, Alf
Seldom, Frank Walters, John Boyd, NJ. G.
Meany and A. Masterman.
THIRD WARD.
When the polls closed in the Third it was
found that the following were elected dele
gates o. H. Rothacker Lee Helsley, S. T.
Charles Branch, Lee Frost and Walter Ben
nett. The two latter took the places of
Peyton and Williams, whose names were on
the ticket originally.
FOURTH WARD.
Everything was quiet in the Fourth ward
and the following were elected: Delegates
f. e. Moores, George M. O'Brien, ID. Ii.
Wheeler, w. +. Bechel, G. Anderson r. w.
breckenridge, w. j. Conneu and w. T.. Cur
ley Alternates-George S. Smith, Ed
j. t. Webster, E. Whitehorn, ID. Kinniston
and f. P. Grdley.
FIFTH WARD.
In the Fifth the following were elected:
Delegates ALVIN Saunders Joseph Redman,
Q. j. Westerdahl, J. A. Smiley, ID. H. Mer-
Ger, Charles Cheney, Henry Dunn, Dennis
keleher Alternates-J. N. Phillips, Charles
Wedell, John Knight, Thomas Cummings,
Henry Bolln, John Jenkins, James Wilson,
William Butler.
SIXTH WARD.
Those elected in the Sixth ward were:
Delegates-Ed II. Cone, G. Specht, Frank
Hammer, Joe Rowles, William Boyle, Will
lam Bell, Joe Southland, Isaac Carr. There
were no alternates.
SEVENTH WARD.
The Seventh ward primaries were held at
o. p. Thompson's restaurant, No. 1889
south Twenty ninth avenue. Out of poss-
ible 225 republican votes in the ward only
twenty-six were cast at the primaries The
following delegates and alternates were
chosen without opposition to represent the
| voters of the ward in the convention: Dele
gates-J. L. Kennedy, Charles Potter,
George Brush, ]. b. Piper, C. r. Woolley,
p. j. Quealy, Clement Chase Michael Lee.
Alternates-C. Powell, c. Inskip, A. l..
Virgins, d. v, Sholes, Charles l.. Thomas,
iNNNi"i'Ni 80 1AA'tN AeAht Ava -
Hyde.
EIGHTH WARD.
A very light vote was polled in the Eighth
ward, resulting in the election of the follow
ing: Delegates-A. l.. Strang, G. A. Collard,
James Allan, w. Haxthausen, c. E. Yost,
Henry Scroggn, j. b. West. Alternates-
John b. E'uray, A. J. Herold, Robert Arm
strong, Silas Is. Lake, Charles Peterson,
Guy 9. Barton, A. w. Parker, Q. i.
NINTH WARD.
There were no alternates elected in the
Ninth ward but the delegates elected are as
ham, D. l.. McGuickin, r. S. Erwin, Charles
Untt Charles j. johnson, Charles j. Ryan
SOUTH OMAHA.
There were sixty votes cast in South
Omaha electing J. II. Grice, A. j Baldwin,
Fred NJ. Smith, e. X. Wells, p. A. Barrett
l.. Carpenter, j. f. Erwin and w. S. Cook
as delegates.
DELEGATE GOSSIP
The question of delegates TO the national
republican convention is receiving attention
from almost every prominent republican in
the city. II is of especial interest to num-
ber of republicans IN this district by them
1t seems to be considered an honor TO repre-
sent state in the national councils OF the
party and, while there are many who would
strongly desire TO go To the convention as
delegates at large, there are none who are
beyond being satisfied with district nom
ination.
differs in some respects from that which has
Just been carried out by the democrats. Like
them, the republicans of this state are en-
titled to ten delegates in the
national convention, and like them
also. it is presumed four
delegates viii be elected at large and two in
each of the congressional districts The
delegates at large will, however, be elected
in a district convention which will be held as
above stated, at Ashland, and which will be
entirely Independent of the state convention.
The delegates at large will be elected in the
latter convention, which as also stated will
be held here on the 10Th inst.
The most prominent candidate for district
delegate is Charles Greene, the rosy hued
attorney for the Il. e. M. He has strong
desire TO be heard In that august as
semblage. He holds there is nothing
certain in politics, but feels that there are rea-
sons 10 believe that he will be elected II per
sistent labor in the direction mentioned be
sufficient 70 arouse this feeling, Mr.. Greene
is justified in believing that he will be
elected. He has left no pebble unturned or
even swallowed which might interfere with
his prospects. He has, besides, boon making
use of the late Dave Mercer, politically
speaking, who has just rstGrned from trip
into the bucolic regions, where the trusty
henchmen worked for his leader among the
prospective delegates along tue Is. NJ.
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