Omaha daily bee., 1890-07-24
THESTRUCCLE BEGINS
Opening of the Republicsn State Convention
at Lincoln.
NO VOTES HAVE AS YET BEEN TAKEN.
Church Howe Chosen Temporary Chairman
Amid Deafening Applause
ALL THE OLD TIMERS ON THE FIELD.
John g. Watson Made Chairman ofthe State
Central Committee.
COMMITTEE WORKING ON A PLATFORM
ARecess Is Talk en-, Which Affords Poll
ticians IL Chance to Strengthen
the Faith of the Waver-
ing Ones.

LINCOLN Neb., July 23,-[Spccial Telegram |
TO The BEE I--On June Is, 1915 Napoleon, |
as he sat in the peasants chair near Water |
loo and looked over the chart of the battle
field, smiled as he said: "a pretty checker
boardn Again, after the French army was
brought out-the artillery by brigldes, with
music at their heads, the roll of the drums
and the blast of the trumpcts, sea of bayo-
nets and sabers the emperor exclaimed:
"Magnificent, magniicentn'
And so the scene presented h9re tonight
causes the blood of the old politicians to leap
They see or think they see, a magnihccntly
planned battle. And so they do. But while
Napoleon is certain of success, Wellington
sees his victory also. The battle
field is Nebraska, and the time
of battle November. There arI
many sturdy generals in the seats before
me in E'unkc's opera house who fear the hol-
low rattle of the chain If the combine Of the
corporations wins.
40 o'clock about on e-third Of the seats
were occupied The parquettc, dress circle
aud stage Were all used for the army of dele
gates, while the galleries and boxes were
fairly huttering with fans. The mob, for it
almost seemed one, howled and yelled with
out apparent cause.
Ten minutes later the galleries were filled,
TANNED and the corridors leading TO them
were even full. As is usual when conyen-
ton meets the chairs belonging to delegates
had been stolen and Walt Seely quarreled
with all who would quarrel with him. Charlie
Daubach was stage manager and did all he
could to quiet the disturbing elements.
When Richards and Church Howe entered
the building yell was sent up that was not
lost this side of Jupiter. Other candidates
were observed and lusty cheers greeted them
To add to the general confusion, lemonade
venders hawked their slop Candidates grew
uneasy at o'clock. Tom Benton rushed
through the audience. Church Howe hn'
Doc McGrew talked in each Others ears NOR
a rrsattv5r of siaploy than anythi ne else, nj
though Howe at this minute is dying to be
permanent chairman.
Some chump asked: whats the mattel
with Thayerl' and a chorus of chumps sale
that he was ''all right.n Then another chumI
and still another chump, suggested that othe
candidates were in "A bad way, but were as
sured by the audience that they also wer
'all right"
Then some fellow suggested, with doubt
full tune, that John Browns body was moulc
ing in the grave. The musical propostio
was not denied. Rayner did not lose his gri
in the early hours, and John Steen is sti
among the living.
The stage is set with many stars an
stripes and at 8 O'Clock no more people wi
be admitted. The house is running over al
the sidewalk is blocked in front for mar
yards,
When Richards called the house to orde
q cry ascended from 5000 throats. Wh'
"A Judge Stull of Nemaha seconded the nomin
~ ton of Church Howe it was aspectacle mo
sublime than satan quoting the holy WI
Howe defeated Stull for Judge and Stu
turned the other cheek.
Colonel Russell of ColfaX was anoth
friend in need who voted for Howe 1t w
apparent from the number ofrailroad bugle
voting for Howe that he was an anti-monor
list from away back.
Jim Stevenson, once in the detective 81
" vice of the Burlington sat by the side
Howe and yelled wildly for him
The Douglas county delegation was il
across the aisle from Lancaster, and as tn
voted together for chairman the lion a
lamb almost laid down side by side. The l
organized territory was about as orderly.
Tom Majors and Church Howe sat togeth
which was another lion and lamb act that
not frequent.
AS Colonel Webster boosted Howe over
footlights as it was the pleasure Of the c.
, vention that he should do, Howe spoll,
speech that was roundly applauded. AT
the convention got its chairman at 9:lU
real work commenced.