Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-10
The Fifth Ward.

George b. Tzschuck, f.. Whitehorn, Peter
Sharkey, p. III. Green, II. ID. Duncan, Gus
tav Anderson.
The Fifth Ward.
About forty republicans gathered at the
engine house at Sixteenth and lard streets
last night for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the convention. A committee of five
was appointed to select the names of the del
egates and alternates and reported as fol-
lows:
Delegatcs-Henry Bolln, Joseph Redmond,
Charles Cheney, John Wallace, Joseph
Miller, j. b. Bruner, Dennis keelcher and
Joseph Shiller.
Alternates-John A. Smiley, J. w. Phillips,
j. M. Counsman, Henry Dunn, DIR. Scott, j.
). jenkins, Dave Mercer and John Melon
ala.
Messrs. Counsman, Mercer and Cheney
were selected as the choice of the caucus as
congressional delegates from the Fifth ward.
When this action had been taken n young
man named Knight moved they be instructed
to vote for Webster. This brought forth a
motion to adjourn, which was lost. Then
the question was argued pro and con and
finally knight withdrew his motion, after
which the caucus adjourned.
The Seventh Ward.
The caucus of the Seventh ward republicans
was held at the park house and was an ex-
citing one. The representation was over
whelmingly Council men, but the Webster
faction, with Attorneys Bartlett and Breen
as mouthpieccs, made a desperate fight. AS
soon as the object of the meeting was stated
by Mr.. A.. l.. Virgins, Messrs. Lee and Breen
jumped almost simultaneously to their feet.
Mr.. Lee being the quicker presented the
name of Mr.. Charles II. Woolley as chair
man, while Mr.. Breen urged that of A. S.
Churchill. Mr.. Woolley was chosen by a
great majority, but the opposition meanwhile
kicked vigorously and died hard. All through
the meeting the Webster men showed their
teeth in anger over their defeat.
Mr.. Lee presented the following resolution,
which was adopted.
Resolved, BY the republicans of the
Seventh ward, that we hereby endorse w. j.
Council to represent the First congressional
district of Nebraska in congress, and we
hereby instruct our delegates to use all
honorable means to procure a united delega-
ton in Mr.. Conuell's interest to the congress
sional convention, and we also recommend
the same action in behalf of Mr.. Yost for
state treasurer.
The following delegates and alternates
were presented by the committee appointed
for the purpose:
Sholes. Michae Lee, =. j. Quealey, J. E.
Watt, G. l.. Chaffee, G. II. Woolley, Louis
Peterson.
Alternates-J. E. Troll, ]. P. Piper, M. D.
Hyde, c.. Inskeep, A. L. Virgins, G. B.
Clancy. Charles G. Thomas, M. d. Peterson.
Mr.. Breen moved to amend by substituting
the names of Mr.. Vandervoort, Churchill,
William F'arr, Ed Bartlett, Inskeep, Charles
Dotler and Dan Shull, but got no second.
The report of the committee was adopted.
The Ninth Ward.
The committee appointed at the last meet
ing of the Ninth ward republicans, to report
a primary ticket. submitted the following:
Delegates-M. S. Lindsay, Charles Unit,
H.. l.. Seward, Charles j. Johnson, F. M.
Ellis, G. +. Brown, ID. l.. McGuckin, Charles
Djureen.
Alternates-R. S. Erwin, Hugh McCaffery,
w. j. Kierstead, William II. Larimer, Henry
Beckert, c. j. Ryan, j. G. Carr, G. p. Need
ham.
The ticket is a mixed one, comprising both
Council and Webster men.
Robert Livesey said it was a cut and
primed affair and another ticket would be
put up against it to-day.
eyes, and We'll help to elect it, too" said
a couple of voices.
The ticket was finally elected but only a
few votes in the majority.
Judge Brown introduced a resolution in
structing the delegates to select men to the
state convention who would support c. +.
YOst for state treasurer.
The Sixth Ward.
The republican club Of the Sixth ward
selected the following ticket at its meeting
last night:
Delegates-J. II. McCulloch, M. d. Houck,
+. Hamblin, W. A.. Messick, w. A.. Grant,
Louis Littlefeld, p. Bell, T. G. Smith.
Alternates-B. p. Leggett, II. j. Miller,
Thomas Golden, w. G.. Henshaw, A. B.
Cornish, X. p. Hammond, p. Straight, p.
X. Branch.
The following is an opposition ticket which
will also make its appearance at the polls
to-day:
Ed Cone, John Mccoy, Frank Hammer,
M. %Ittner, Joe Rowles, NJ. Patrick, Sandy
knight and Joe Case.
The Third Ward.
The Conncll ticket in the Third ward is as
follows:
NJ. o. Ricketts,, Charles Branch, Lee Hels-
ley, Walter Bennett, Seth Cole, j. Hubbard,
Frank Bellamy and John Campbell.
South Omaha.
AT the caucus last night the following