Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-06
Afternoon Session.

The report of the committee on credentials
kept the committee waiting about forty five
minutes after the hour, during watch time
the friends of all the interested candidates
busted themselves In buJtonholing each
other IN an effort to obtain votes.
Finally the committee on credentials came
in. Their report was TO the effect that
contest in Jefferson precinct had been ad-
jusGed by allowing each faction two and one
half votes each. a feeble protest on the
part of gentleman from Millard, who
claimed that he was entitled to the creden-
tials. was unheeded and the chair announced
that the convention was ready for business
and that the first thing in order would be the
election of permanent officers BY a unanl-
nous vote this convention made the tempo
rary organization perfect, after which the
first business, the selection of siXty-nine
dele yates to the State convention, was
announced
The basis of representation decided upon
is four delegates from each ward in the city
of Omaf a, four from South Omaha, two
f.. } each of the country precincts and seven
at large.
Tue selection of the delegates was post
ponei and the battle began when the chair
announced that nominations for the office of
sheriff were in oruer.
p j. c. Wharton provoked considerable en-
ihu1iasin among the supporters of Coburn by
nominating him in neat speech, but the
cheering was no less In volume when ID. III.
Mercer presented the name of Michael Lee.
Sandy Knight of the Fifth, said he spoke
for the laboring men when he offered the
maize OF e. NJ. Mcdonald. The call of pre-
clhcts followed the vote on the first call,
being as follows:
Copurn...... ....-...........,.. ....... Si19
Zee $50. !.,.... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 0J13
McDonhlu. .'...',...,., .,.,'.........,...l
Coburn now had one and one-half more
, votes than he needed but before the vote
. Hsnid be announced Chris Specht changed
= is vote to Lee. delegate in the Fourth
ward also went over to Lee. South Omaha
= gave him six votes and Waterloo two, The
J'hird ward started matters up IN lively
! fashion by giving eleven Coburn votes to
Mcdonald, and when the Fourth ward added
eippt TO This number pandenonium broke
10 he. a soon as quiet was restored the
i Fourth ward announced nine votes for Co
horn and two 10 Lee, while Chicago pre-
cinct gave its solid vote for him. The First
ward then gave its solid vote to Mcdonald,
while the Fourth announced one for Lee.
1he result of this ballot was:
lOturn Observation-Disclosures. ..oot5
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1t was on the third ballot that Coburn se-
cun9d the nomination, and Sandy Knight
was the man that gave it to him. AS on
Other ballots, the various wards voted at
first as usual Then delegate in the Ninth
forsook Coburn for Lee, while two OF the
lattar's men in the Fifth voted for Coburn.
a, cry YVES raised TO put out the deputy
snerlffs, who were crowdlng round the Fifth
ward delegation. Some one whispered some
thing 20 Sandy Knight, aud that young man
. announced that he would change from Nc
Donald TO Coburn, Another delegate fol-
iowed suit, and amid much confusion the
chair announced the ballot as follows
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The candidates tor the office of treasurer
consisted or George Heimrod and John