Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25
THE REPUBLICANS TO RATlFY
Preparations For the Coming Glori-
foation,at the Capital City.
NEBRASKA IN LUCK AT CHICAGO
Niuss /: Passenger Patronize Pullman
in order { o RiiS an the Union
Pacific Flyer-For the
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LINCOLN BUREAU OF II OMAHA BEE,
1929 Il STREET,
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The coming meeting Of republican clubs Of
the state to be held in this city Thursday of
this week promises to be a great political
gathering. Among the speakers secured for
the meeting are j. p. Deliver of Iowa, ex-
Congressman Hepburn of the same state,
and it is further announced that the Topeka
flambeau club will be present. The CLUB con-
veutiou will be largely in the nature of q
ratification meeting over the Chicago nom
inees, and the attendance will be from every
section of the state. The clubs in the city
are busily at work in preparation and nothing
IN the line of arrangements will be
left undone. The bands of the city will be
engaged and reception committees will look
after the welfare of visitors. AT a recent
meeting of the committees the following
statement was prepared by w. g. Land, the
corresponding secretary OF the central club
of this city:
At the meeting of the central republican
club held in the district court room in this
city, Thursday evening last, it was suggested
by S. j. Alexander that each club in the city
furnish q delegation all day Thursday, the
18th inst. to escort the visiting clubs from the
station to the hotels and the Bohanan hall on
their arrival in the city. On motion the sug-
gestion was adopted, and the presidents of
local clubs are expected to look after this
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properly represented in the performance of
these duties. Should anyone neglect his
duty the probabilities are that no escort eX-
cept the street music provided Tor the &C.
casion will be furnished at all, as the work
may not be of the pleasantest character
Hence the Importance of immediate action to
secure the desired results. So little has
been said of late about the approaching
meeting of our state league that the impress
sion may nave gone out that it will be a very
tame affair. If such is the case your minds
should be disabused of this mistake at once.
The secretary of our league says that he be-
lieves from reports from all over the state
that it will be the largest and most enthus-
iastic political gathering ever assembled IN
the state. One club alone will be here with
1000 members. With such prospects before
us we cannot fail to recognize the necessity
for prompt, vigorous and concerted action.
RETURNING PILGRIMS.
Mr., g.. o. Wheedon, c.. l.. Hall, State
Treasurer Willard, County Judge Stewart,
Sheriff Melick, O.. e. Goodell and others We're
arrivals last evening from the great gather
ing at Chicago. Ali &C the gentlemen speak
of the great Blaine under current thet per-
vades the atmosphere surrounding the con-
v%ention, and a number of them believe that
it must be Blaine before the convention
closes. One 0f the gentlemen spoke espe-
cially of Nebraska at the convention, and
said that no state was faring as well. There
were about a thousand Nebraskans in the
city, and the most of them were regular at
PENDANTS at the convention, owing TO the TACT
that there were several sergeants-at-arms
from the state who looked out for their
friends. There were a few, however, who
paid big prices to the scalpers for tickets,
among them being the present state senator
from this city, but the speaker declared that
if any were left it was their individual fault.
The Nebraska headquarters at the Gore
house he also declared furnished abundant
rooms and accommodations for all, and he
was perfectly satisfied with his trip and his
opportunities.
QUESTIONS BEFORE Il BOARD
There are several new questions to come
before the state board of transportation in
addition to the rate question. They arise
Kittering opens,up the question of whether a
railroad company can run trains upon which
they can exact extra fare over the regular
rate. HIS complaint is against the Union Pa
citic. and he charges that he bought a first
class ticket but the company refused to let
him ride on a certain train called the flyer,
without first purchasing in addition a So
Pullman ticket. This he refused to do
and in consequence was delayed several
hours in making his trip. The complainant
states that the point for which he purchased
IA ticket was a regular stopping place for the
train called the flyer and he asked that the
board investigate and ascertain whether the
travelling public can be refused accommoda-
ton on a regular schedule train if they refuse
to patronize the Pullman company.
G. h. Clark of Seward brings the question
of wages paid section men before the board.
MIR. Clark states that he is paid Sl.25 per day
on the section and that it costs him $3.50 a
week for board. If bad weather interrupts
work 1t is lost time to him, leaving it almost
impossible for him to make more than his
bare living. He asks the board to make an
order instructing the company to pay labor
ing men a higher rate of wages and he adds
u petition to his request that is signed by a
large number of Seward citizens.
TO CH~AUTAUQUANs.
Mr.. II. II. LeaVitt of this city, vice presi-
dent of the state Chautauqua circle, has is
sued an interesting call for the summer
meeting of the circles at the assembly
| grounds at Crete. In the course of his COM
municatlon MIR. LeaYltt says:
1.-THE number of local circles now in exist
encc in the state is not accurately known,
but probably forty. Ali the members of these
local circles are also members of the Ne
braska state G. J.. S. c., which was organ
lied on the assembly grounds at Crete in 1854,
and has held annual business meetings there
| each year since, with social reunions, round
table, vesper service and camp fire eXer-
cises, all of which have been of growing in
terest. 1t is earnestly desired that the names
of the officers of the coming year of each
local circle in the state may be forwarded to
Mrs. NJ. ID. Welch, secretary, at once. They
should be sent by mail and addressed to her
ut assembly grounds, Crete, Ncb. Secretaries
of local circles are asked to give early atten-
ton and response TO this request"
1t will be observed that from the scattered
location of circles il will be very difficult to
secure correct data of local circles unless they
themselves furnish it TO the state secretary,
and the vice president urges that the local