Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-28
LOCAL POLITICAL MATTERS.
The Union Labor Party Holds a
County Convention.
NOMINATE A SEPARATE TICKET
With the Exception of Paxton For the
Senate and Dick Berlin For
the HOuse-A Knights OF
Labor Meeting.

party, and held in the council chamber yes
terday afternoon, was a somewhat complex
affair. The wire manipulating element of
both dominant parties was well represented,
and before the convention assembled, i'm
proved the opportunity Of button -hOleing
those present in the interest of their respec-
tive constituency. When the body formally
assembled but twelve representatives of the
element fathering the call were present.
AT Q 80 o'clock Allen Root called the meet
ing to order. In addressing the audience he
said: 1--WE are here for the purpose of tran
sacting business of Importance, not only to
the labor element, but to every tax pa Of
this country. Both the old parties have
placed a ticket in the field that in the eyes Of
every deep-thinking citizen, will not stand
questioning. They have been sending d class
Of individuals to Office that have sQuandered
our public resourCessfor purposes unknown,
and uncalled for4f, Our state taxes to-
day run up to. the cool sum of 81 SOC, 900,
annually, and Yposs such an issue a trusted
| guardian should. baselected to guide its dis
bursal. AS l have Stated, both parties have
| some good men in the field in this county,
and also men -thf3 we, rs laborers, do not
want. For this pSason we meet to-day to
On motion Of .ztF. Hsdse, the chairman
| was made permancht presiding officer. C.P.
f1cuSc WAS CuOScu ScCreJoTys uioSuooiou
| arose at this point regarding the object of the
meeting. Those who had come purposely to
further political schemes were treated to q
sad rebuff by the chair announcing that all
who desired to participate in the deliberations
of the convention must sign the national
platform and u pledge to support the entire
labor ticket. This led to an inquiry concern
ing who the nominees on the national and
state ticket were, but none OF those present
could enlighten the inquisitor as regards
their names.
On motion, the chair appointed Messrs.
Brigham, Holland and Ebersold a committee
to draft resolutions. TIL reported
as follows:
We, the union labor party Of Douglas
county, Nebraska, endorse the national union
labor party platform adopted at Cincinnati
May %, 1883, and its candidates, Senator A.
j. Streeter. Of Illinois, for president, and G.
f.. Cunningham, Of Arkansas, for vice presi-
dent; and the Nebraska Union labor party
platform adopted at Hastings September 4,
1883. And further declare that we demand
the government shall issue all money or cir
culating medium direct to the people and
make it a full legal tender.
That corporations are public institutions
and are amenable to the law and should be
compelled to serve all persons equally and
alike and receive only a fair compensation
for services computed on the services per-
formed, and yielding a fair compensation for
the capital actually invested.
We demand immediate payment of the ~
per cent bonds and declare them now paya-
BILE at the option of the government, and de-
nounce the boarding of 1900, 900, 600 govern
ment money in the treasury vaults and bank
favorites.
We demand United States senator's shall
be elected by a direct vote of the people;
We protest against all convict labor laws,
and denounce the importation into the state
of foreign Pinkertons and other paid police
to protect robbery and corporate greed.
We denounce blacklisting as a crime against
| thn pnt, r.I ri,h - nNnn
The resolutions as drafted were adopted
without a dissenting voice. A question of the
chair appointing a committee OF seven to Sc
lect a ticket, and an adjournment being taken
until Tuesday, at which time the said COM
mittee would report, was brought before the
convention, but was voted down.
On motion of Samuel B. Brigham the con-
vention proceeded to nominate a county
ticket, commencing with state senator.
John Holenbeck, of Willard precinct, w.
A. Paxton, of Omaha; z. p. Hedges. of
Omaha, and E. A. Rynearson, of South
Omaha, were named.
On motion of Z. p. Hedges, John Holen-
beck was dominated by reclamation.
A motion to elect by reclamation w. A.
Paxton and n p Hedges brought
not come to the convention to endorse any
body previously nominated, and should such
be done he would decline to be a candidate,
p. A. Barrett, who moved the nomination
OF Paxton, dilated on the qualifications Of his
candidate, and urged the convention to sup
port Paxton. The matter resulted in the
separating of the names and z. r. Hedges
was nominated by, exclamation. Again the
name of Paxton We brought up by Barrett,
and again did Heddes state that he would
not accept should Paxton be nominated,
which, he said, WaS simply an endorsement
of a previous action of a democratic conven-
ton. TA1
behalf of MIR. Paxton he stated that when
the labor elemeGt required contributions for
public demonstrations, or for other purposes,
Paxton's purse Was always open for a goodly
amount.
The question ofuominating by reclamation
w. A. Paxton for senator was then taken up
and was defeated by "a vote Of to 8.
At this point a motion to postpone the
nomination of senator until after the selec-
ton of nine representatives prevailed.
The following were nominated for repre-
sentatives by reclamation ooert Cowen,
OF Florence precinct; Daniel stevens, South
Omaha; e. w. Miller, South Omaha; An
Omaha; h. K. Overall, Omaha; William
South Omaha. Eight being nominated by
reclamation and the convention being unable
to agree upon the ninth, a motion prevailed
to the effect that the remaining senator and
representative be named by the executive
board.
j. l.. Ebersol, OF Florence precinct, was
nominated By reclamation for county COM
missioner.
The office of county attorney, after the
! name Of t. j. Mahoney was rejected aud that