Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-09
JUDGE NORVAL NOMINATED.
Chosen for the Supreme Bench on
the First Ballot.
THE RAILROADS DEFEAT REESE
Charles II. morrill,, OF Folk, and l.. j.
T.. Knight, OF Webster County,
Named fer Regents Of the
State University.
Nebraska Republican Convention


gram to THE BEE AT o'clock this
afternoon the last of the struggling dele
cations arrived upon the battle ground and
an hour later the preliminary work of the
republican state convention was practically
settled. From early morning until this time,
however, Hastings was the scene of activity
and excitement scarcely if ever before wit
messed in her history. The Bostwick, the
headquarters of the respective candidates,
was literally packed all day long. Lobbyists
buttonholed after the old time fashion and
delegates were systematically worked, but
the incidents of the day depart not from
those Of other conventions. The friends of
the respective candidates claimed the neces-
sary votes to insure the success of their
favorites. Judge Reese and his following
apparently worked calmly and confidently
from first to last, but the same can be said
of Judge Norval and his friends.
Bixby's candidacy proved to be the
tail of the latter's kite. The center
and circumference of his strength lie in the
delegation from Lincoln county and the scat
tering votes promised him from few of the
contiguous counties. His candidacy, how
ever, served the purpose well. He stood
ready to create field If one should be
thought necessary by Judge Reese's oppos-
ton, but long before the convention hour
noses were counted and Norvals friends as
serted themselves ready TO cast the die afoot
and alone.
The sequel proves that the necessary
pledges had been made. BlXby therefore
turned over his support and the chairman
ship of the convention was promised him as
his portion of the honors won, hence the
North Platte candidate had no opportunity
tn a Iignln hp CT
claimed for him
Considerable interest centered in the
doublc-header contest from Chase and sew
eral other counties. These were heard be-
fore the executive committee of the republi-
can state central committee shortly after 4
o'clock. In the formef Editor Davis, of I'm
perial, contested the claims of Mr.. Mceker,
his fellow-townsman, who headed the dele
cation dubbed the straight outs. 1t appears
that Davis headed one faction in the county
convention and Meeker the othen DAVIS
bolted because Meeker defeated him in the
convention on q motion to reconsider. The
Meeker faction controlled the convention,
elected ticket ana delegations to the state
and congressional conventions and then ad-
journed. Davis and his following went INTO
convention elsewhere, did likewise ana
asked to be sustained by the state commit
tee. This, it is thought, the committee re-
fused to do.
In the S oux contest Chairman Davis, of
the county central committee, headed one
delegation and l.. ]. Simmons the other. In
the contest it appears that Davis called
the primaries and county convention
and IN it invited all persons irrespec
tive of party who had not voted at
any other election to participate in the
primaries. This resulted in an indiscrimi-
nate vote of republicans and democrats.
Simmons and his stalwart friends refused to
stand this, and two county conventions and
two delegations resulted. The committee
heard the claims of each and give it to them
'alf-and-alf, and Davis and Simmons joined
hands.
The Reese ship was manned by such men
as Attorney General Leese A r. Cody, of
Howard; Charles Hill and f., p Roggen, of
Lancaster; Andy Graham, of Cunning; ID.
A. Holmes, of Madison; Representative
st. Reyner, of Cheyenne; Deputy Attorney
General Stewart, w. A. Thompson, of Nler-
rick; ID. A. Scovlle of Hamilton, and Rep
resentatlve Whitehead, OF Custer. Mark the
contrast.
Judge Norval was pushed to the front by
j. G. Taylor, of Omaha, treasurer Of the
Burlington road; Ed Bignel, ID. Il. Thomp-
son and Alex Campbell, division supern-
tendents; Church Howe, vice president of
the Missouri Pacific system of roads III Ne
braska, anu hls tr0ttng mate, Mr. Thomas
j. Majors; j. W. Deweese, Captain Palmer,
of insurance fame; L. g. Burr, the one time
beheaded lawyer; George Thummel, Lorin
Clark, II. o. Phillips, the Lncoln Land
and Townsite company man; Paul Wander
voort, Aaron Wall, Frank Hall, j. Hager
the Union Pacific claim adjuster; w. 5.
Moreland, q. w. Pierce, q. l.. Treavett,
Jake Dew, Smith Caldwell, John Sahler
Boss Stours striker and that prince of po-
litical characters, h. Q. Carnes. These gen
tlemen we're all on the grounds and active
participants in the struggle.
The rush for the Kerr opera house, the
supposed place for holding the convention,
commenced about O'clock but by the time
yaJ 10. Q th. lng thn oil
adage, "tncre is always room for one more"
was knocked into smithereens. Owing to
miscalcuation the committee permitted the
sage to become crowded with guests and il
had to be cleared to give delegates the seats
they were entitled to- This occasioned Il de-
lay of over an hour.
Order having been restored out of chaos,
Governor Thayer, Transportation Secretary
Gilchrist and other state celebrities were
voted in honorary positions.
Colonel l.. ID. Richards, chairman of the
state central committee, then called the con-
vention TO order and called up Elder l.. +.
Britt, of the NJ. f. church, who pronounced
feeling invocation.
Following. Secretary Seely read the call
for the convention, and the chairman called
for Its pleasure.
Douglas county had announced her vote
solid for BiXby. Pat q. Hawes arose and
expressed his wish to cast his vote Tor Nc
Nish, stating that he was u regularly elected
delegate from that county.
NandeYoort got to his feet and stated that
Pat was not "a delegate anu that Douglas
county did not propose to be dsgraced by
drunkard, and Hawes was promptly de-
clared out OF order,
The vote resulted in the election OF Bxby
by vote of 60S1S to 206ls for McNish
While not a test vote, it was fair index of
the combination and te-ups made during the
afternoon and u sure forecast of the result
Joe Easterday, of johnson, John B,
Raiper, of Pawnee, and w. n. Hughes, of
Madison, were nominated and elected tenn
porary secretaries,
On motion the reading of the list OF the
delegates to seats in the convention, as pro-
posed by the secretary of the state central
committee, was dispensed with
This raised breeze. Wheedom, of Ian
canister, and others. thought it a bad prece-
dent, and a motion to reconsider was made
and carried and the roll Of delegates entitled
10 seats was read in the usual order when.
ever there were contests. This precipitated
the most spirited contest of the evening.
Hawes pressed his claim to repres sentation
in the Douglas county delegation on proxy
he secured from Delegate Thompson.
Charles Hall, O. q. WheedOm and @. A.
Lamhertson took up the gauntlet for him.
They sought 10 test the question OF the right
OF the county to instruct and have the right
OF instruction preserved.
II appears that the county had passed reso-
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