Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-06
The Convention.

The Convention.
The republican county ticket has been
selected William Coburn, the present in
cumbent. has been nominated for q third
term US sheriff; Joseph Southlrd captured
the plum for register Of deeds, M. o. Maui
coroner, George Helmrod county treasurer,
James Allan county clerk, George :. Smith
county Judge, Charles House county sur
veyor. Il. 5. Berlin county commissioner in
the Second district, and Fred Smith, Of
South Omaha, commissioner from the
Fourth district; George w. Hill, OF Water
loo, superintendent of public instructions;
i. j. Queay state senator, to ill the vacancy
caus ed by the death of John L. Paulsen; 5.
@. Wilcox and Edmund Bartlett justices of
the peace for the Third. Fifth and Eighth
wards; Louis Littlefeld and Gustav Ander-
son Justices for the Fourth, Sixth and Ninth
wards, and w. l.. Van Hover and ID. ID.
O'Connell IN .he First, Second and Seventh
wards. II was very lengthy session, and
the selection Of the various cand idatos
requi.ed DIX long, drcary hours.
The long hand on the dial pointed TO twenty
minutes past IL o'clock when Chairman Cou
taut Of the republican county committee,
called che county convention To order in
the police court chamber.
For an hour prior TO the time the gavel
fell the delegates had buttonnoled in the in
terests of their respective candidates.
The silk hat Of the delegate from the
Eighth ward shone alongside the rusty tile
OF the representative from Mlllard, while
the hroadcloth of the young man from the
Third rubbed against the jeans Of the man
from Waterloo.
II was PLATA to be seen that there was
going 10 be fight on this temporary chair
nnnship and the fight took place. Judge
Louis Berka and w. f.. Bechcl were the
leading candidates and the friends of each
made thorough canvass for support.
Immediately after being called TO order. a
dozen delegates sprung to their feet asking
recognition. A gentleman from the Sixth
was the fortunate person and put in nomina.
ton for temporary chairman w. +. Bechel.
Immediately all was confusion, and in less
time than it takes to relate it, Louis Berka
w. r. Gurley and G. K Coutant were also
nominated, while all round the room rose
cres tor adjournment.
The chair decided that no adjournment
could be had until the temporary organiza-
ton had been effected, and the call of pre-
oinctr fo Temporary chairman began. Cou-
tant and Gurley withdrew, leaving clear
field to Berka and Berhel. The result of the
ballot was IS for the former and 81 for the
litter, which was greater number of votes
than there were delegates on hand by about
dozen, and amid loud cries of fraud, etc,
MIR. Bechel took the char. AS soon as the
gentleman could make himself heard he an
nounced that new ballot would be taken,
but before II could be proceeded with Judge
Berka withdrew and Bechel was chosen by
exclamation.
j. ii. Van Dusen, of South Omaha, and
James Grant, of the Sixth ward, were chosen
secretaries. The former declined and
CHARLES A. Potter was selected.
The chair then appointed the following
CON- iittee on credentials: b. NJ. Stenberg,
Omoda; G. II. Williams of Elkhorn; j. w.
Van Dusen, South Omaha; J. II. Lytle, ID.
Il. Mercer, L. T.. Reed, w. H. Horton, NJ
l.. Lindsay and g. A Saunders, of this city.
he convention then adjourned TO meet in
the exposition building at 2 2p. IN.