Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-13
PHELPS COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
They Are in Revolt Against B0ssis IN
and RailrOad Rule


HoLDREGE, Neb., Oct. 12--TSpecial to THE
BEE. An independent republican mass
convention met at Phelps Center Wednes-
day, October 9, which was the largest politi-
cal convention ever held in Phelps county.
Mr. j. e. Heilund, of Bertrand, was noml-
mated as an Independent candidate for treas
iIrer and W. b. AXtel for county superin-
tendent of schools. The dissatisfaction
against the regular nominees Is so universal
that the independent candidates are almost
sure of election.
The committee on resolutions, consisting
Of p. o. Hedlund, S. M. Millard, j. c. Stan
ley, John Urbom and M. g. Bradley, re-
ported set Of rim gIng resolutions that were
unanimously adopted, of which the following
are part:
We, the people of Phelps county, in mass
convention assembled this 9th day of Octo-
ber, the majority of us having been and arc
members of the republican party, finding it
imperatively necessary for the preservation
OF our inalienabe political rights, do hereby
repudiate the action of the late republican
convention, wherein it did not represent the
will of the people, and we herewith set forth
the reasons which impel us to this action
We fully recognize tho Importance and
value of party organization, that it Is a
powerful and efficient machine for the ac-
complishment of good ends and reforms in a
republican form of government, and that n
party should not pc crippled or disrupted ex-
cept forgood and valid reasons, but when a
party becomes vehl Gle of oppresssing the
people, and falls into the hands of po-
litical venal and corrupt men, then
it becomes not only the right but the
duty of the right-thinking and independent
members OF such party TO discipline and even
overthrow such party.
For Il number OF years in the past the re-
publican party of Phelps county shows
long train of abuses and usurpatlons by set
OF unprinciplcd, effcte political shysters who
have fastened themselves upon the party and
used their power through shameless iu-
trigue, hypocrisy, chicaner aud double deal
ing, for mercenary and selfish purposes.
These political ShSsters have acted go. be-
twecns and ablect tools of corporations and
monopolies in their wicked schemes of OPP
preston of the people, in every county CON
vcntion packing state and congressional dele
cations with railroad attorneys or their SER
vile tools.
That the last republican county conyen-
ton, through the secret manIpulatons of
aforementioned political tricksters, degraded
the convention into a mere political broker
shop where those who could descend to the
lowest depths Of political duplicity and trick
cry came out the victors.
In the selection of delegates to the reDuD-
lican congressional convention political IN.
trigue ran riot, when the friends Of the cor
poratlons bent their energies and strained
every point to pack the delegation with their
allies, or men who could ba used to further
the schemes of the corporations by which a
candidate for congress would be foisted
upon the people who would owe his nom
ination TO the railroad influence and not the
people.
Therefore in order to overthrow and oust
from power the ring aud cabal of political
barnacles who have fastened themselves
upon the republican party of Phelps county
(for the purpose of subscribing their selfish
ends and aiding the corporations in Cypress
ing tho peOple), and 70 purify aud reform the
party we love aud are members of, we have
met in mass convention, and have invited and
solicited the co operation of all good citizens
interested in good government and higher
and purer standard of political ethics, in the
selection OF a county ticket that shall repre-
sent the will of the people, ard such united
action as shall give glorious victory To the
people, and complete overthrow of COR
porate and monopOlistlc influence.
Resolved, That we condemn In the Sc
vercst terms The actions OF the men elected
as delegates to the last state convention who
gave their proxies TO men who never would
have been elected by the convention, and
who as proxies grossly misrepresented the
republican voters of Phelps county, when at
the behest of the whiskey interest ana rail.
road corporations they dragged the faithful,
honest and unpurchasable jurist, Judge
Reese, of the supreme bench. That we
honor and uphold our fellow citizens Hon.
Eric Johnson, A. q. Larson, X. Corbin, A.
M. Vandell and IL. SodermaH for their
loyalty TO the people as delegates 70 the
republican state convention.
Resolved, That the delegates elected to the
republican congressional convention are
hereby instructed, II they wish 10 represent
an overwhelming majority of the republican
voters OF Phelps county, TO use all honorable
means TO defeat the nomination of GILBERT
l.. Laws, because by his past action as q
a roll H.. A..
lost all faith in his fealty TO the interests of
the people, and that we will hold every mem
Der responsible 10 tho future for their action
In the selection Of candidate who shall
truly and fairly represent this, pre- eminently
an agricultural district.