Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-06
Those Of tho Republican Party Met IN
Omaha Last Night
THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Walt scely aud W. Y, Bcchci Rc.
Elected Secretary aud Treas surcr,
Respectively on the
Political Outlook.

party workers had arrived, and from that
time on until midnight things were en-
thusiastc and full of poiictics about the Mil
lard hotel. l.. d. Richards, Tom Majors,
John c. Allen, Tom Benton, j. H. Hill,
George Hastings and George Il. Humphrey.
nominees respectfully for governor, lieuten-
ant governor, secretary of state, auditor.
treasurer, attorney general and land COM
missioner, mingled with the throng They
Were closely consulted about the secretary
ship.
Tom Cooke openly declared that his re-
ported candidacy had no foundation. He
said: ~ would not accept the position il
they should offer 1t to me on silver plat
ter This left the field to Walt Seely, John
Cotton andJ. II, Ager The fact was de-
vcoped very soon aleer Mr. Richard s ar
rival in town that Ager was his man.
The meeting was called to order by Chair
man John G. Watson and Walt Secly called
the roll, All the members except O. L. Car
pcnter of Fairbwy, W. Il, Morse of Carlls
and T. c. Clailin of Friend responded either
in person or by proxy. George =. Day OF
Superior, \, l., Gilbert of y Eork, J. H. Nlalli-
Msh,,, lieu Of ke99rey, II; II; Barhng, Of
of Memphis "'i% Were represented e. n9.i
by Smith Caldwell, Mr.. Frank, DR. Martin,
C. G. McNish and S n. Shanner. The reg
ularly elected members present therefore
We're; Hon James G. Watson chairman,
c. Burch, Wymore; w. II. Needham, Cole
ridge; l.. B. Carey Sidney; Ed r. Sizet
John +. Haas, Lincoln; A. j. Wright, Te-
cGumseh; W; a. Dilworth, Hastings; II. G.
Russell Schuycr Orlando Tcft A voca,
D. a. Piper Bloomington; &. d. MARI FIRE.
mont j. r. White, Falls City; NJ, b. Mall
10y, Long Pine; l.. r. Shanner, O'Ncill J.
H. Irobcr Elwood !. j. Evans, David City;
Il ~ ls =. IL mol 4.
Jacob Horn, Broken Bow; d. A Scoville,
Aurora; W. IL. Bcchcl, William Cobuln, John
II. Butler, Omaha; James Brittou, Wayne
county
The election of secretary and treasurer
was then declared to be in order. Kvery per,
son not a member of the committee was
asked to leave the room, and an executive
session was held for that purpose.
MI Sizer moved that the election be con.
Quoted by ballot and his motion prevailed,
though there was slight opposition to it,
Slzcr and McNish were appointed tellers,
and it wa, decided by consent to select
treasurer first.
The voting was about to begin when
A. j. Evans conceived the idea that
he would lIkc to hear who
the candidate were and what their supports
ers had TO say about them In order to do
this he proposed the eeX ecutive session and his
proposition met with favor.
but the election of these officers proved to
be very much shorter and less exciting COM
test than had been anticipated Mr.. Evans
was anxious 10 hear SOmeb body make noml.
mating speeches, though no one seemed in.
cllned that way. Everybody said vote, and
vote il was.
The first ballot taken declared William T.,
Bechel of Omaha unanimously elected treas.
urer. He acknowledged the honor grace.
fully in u few words of thanks.
Then came on what had all along been ex.
pected would be a hot fight, but which proved
to be tame and easily determined Affair."
the election of IL An informal hal
lotwas ordered aud taken, with this RESULT
Walt NJ. Seely, Omaha. ha................A IA
j H. Ager, Fremont. ..................7
Charley Hail. Lincoln n,..................5
D. NJ Cotton, Lincoln. ....................
iOt"i' ..'''..','. 30
There being no choice, Il formal ballot was
Immediately ordered and taken, and it re-
suited in the election OF Mr.. Seely as followsi
Seey. ..,...,.....,.......... ......,.,...20
AgGr. ...........
iiui. '''.'..''...'... ................ ........
Total. .......,......................31 81
Mr.. Seely also returned thanks and pledged
himself to do yeoman service for the party
during this campaign.
This almost completed the work. At least
very little business was thereaf aftcr transacted.
On motion of Mr.. Evans nine members Of
the committee will be sum cient TO constitute
Mr.. Dillworth made two motions, both Of
which were adopted. One was that the chair
man be au th0rized to appoint an executive
committee OF seven, and the other that Brad
sohug gnter, secretary OF the state republican
league, be made member ex-ohlcio of THAI
committee.
Mr. Hall then moved that the headouarters
OF the committee be- located in Lincoln. The
motion, was carried and the meeting adj
jOurned
Mr.. Watson said he would probably an.
nouncc the executive committee today.
Af,erit was all over every body expressed
perfect satisfaction at the election of a secre-
tary.
Among the politicians present not already
mentioned, were N. v Harlan, nominee for
congress in the Second district; B. r. Cow
derry, secretary of state; John Steen, conmis-
simer OF public lands; H. $. Sumner, West
Point; w: A. Bridges Crete; A. II. Harvey,
Orleans; j. A. Brston Broken Bow; O. D,
Bates, win PickereIl and E, A. Watrous,
Beatrice; Phelps Paine, Lincoln; II. w.
Hayes Beatrice; DR. j. " Beghtol, Friend;
G. A. Atkinson and Councilman Burns OF
Lincoln; W, r.. WhitcOmb, Pender; NJ Hous-
Ton, Llncolni j. w. johnson, Sutton; r.. Rog-
gen, Lincoln, and Henry St. Raynor of Sid
ney. 1t was notable gathering.
The generally OK pressed conviction of these
men, and nearly all of them were talked with,
IS that while the party probably has harder
night before it than at any time in the history
OF Nebraska, the republican ticket will ba
elected by good majority
81 think the outlook for clean victory in
November said Mr.. Richards, "is very
good. Still it's hard to size up the situation
yet with any degree Of certainty, and viii ba
until after the democrats and prohibitionists
have made their nominations. The alliance
strength is an unknown quantity. Yes, the
are sure 20 put up ticket,
and in all probability it will receive about
10000 votes.n
nv Harlan says he has no fears Of the
result in his district. "Ihe alliance is
stronger than ever before, but so many Of
It's members are dissatisfied with the manip-
ulation Of Their affairs by politicians that
they will support the republican ticket.n
r., II. SiZeL from Lancaster county, In
speaking of the political outlook this fall,
said
II think the prospect for the election OF tho
entire republican ticket irst-class in spite Of
the buncomDe that is being published TO tho
contrary. So far as the alliance hurting tha
cause materially, take no stock In that an.
prchension After their leaving Van Wyck
out their treatment OF the labor organizd.
tions in not accedng 10 their requests has
knocked them higher than Gllroy's kite.
Theirs habby treatment Of Dave Butler, too,
Will figure conspicuously in their discoma.
ture, IL Is strange, bat the two men who
have so far shouldeTcd all their work and