Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-14

field FOR governor I am now In the field,
and so is the prohibition candidate. This, ID
seems to me would satisfy the people that
am not with the prohibitionists.n
Alternating, Allan Root, Messrs Maberry,
Craddock and Blake occupied the platform
for an hour roasting capital and illustrating
the manner in which the poor are oppressed
After the meeting at Exposition hall 1t was
the intention TO have held o meeting of the
county central committee, but as the mem
bers failed to appear several members of the
executive committee got together in one cor
ner of the hall and held a short session
The secretary was arraigned and charged
with not sending out the proper notices. lie
shifted the responsibility and claimed that
some one had been interfering with the mails
He said he had notified every member
The chairman then arraigned the whole
committee. He said that the state was look
ing to Douglas county for some solid support,
but was sorry TO announce that it was not
reliable to any extent.
At this interesting point the reporter was
fired from the hall and the further result of
the meeting will mover be recorded.
Republican County Central Committee
The republican county central committee
met at the Millard hotel at 3 O'Clock, yestcr-
day afternoon, Chairman NJ Il. O'Brien pre-
siding, with "A large representation of the
delegation present.
The meeting was called for general discus
sion of the plan of work for the coming cam
paign. The members present we're enthusi-
astic in their reports of the situation in
various parts of the county.
every democrat in the county is candi-
date for some office" SAID Pat McArilc, in
sizing up the situation in a preliminary con
versation, "and If the republicans put up "A
good strong ticket it will be elected from top
to bottom. The people are awake to the is
sues and there's a chance now toget the party
back into the position in which it belongs.n
A general discussion was indulged in over
the plan of the fall work. Nearly all of the
members Of the committee expressed them
selves in favor of holding u late convention
and then making redhot campaign until the
polls close.
The matter of organizing clubs in
every precinct in the county with
special object of securing the naturalization
OF every foreigner in the county VINO is en-
titled If natural2ed, to u vote at the coming
election was discussed.
The county members of the committee re-
ported that republican clubs were being or
ganized in every township of the county.
The executive committee has not held
meeting yet, but one is arranged for early
next week, when an arran cement will be
made for the speakers and meetings for the
county's part in the state and county fight
l.. d. Richards, nominee for governor, has
promised to address IA meeting here at an
early date, and meeting will be held, prob
aDly next week, NJ Wnlcn ne Will 0re the
first gun Of the repu blican campaign in
Omaha.
Sol Prince was chosen as proxy for j. B.
Watson.
G. r. Buuer was chosen mem Der of the
committee vice G. r. Armstrong.
G.. W. Makepeace of South Omaha resigned
and upon his recommendation j. u. t'oOte
was chosen as his successor.
1t was decided that hereafter fifteen men,
bers shall constituted quorum of the COM
mittee.
A finance committee was appointed con-
sisting of John Mathison, T. l.. Van Dorm,
Sol Prince Il. H. Scarborough, Henry Bolln,
G. ID. Mullery, Frank Crawford, G. f. Bru-
ner, j. L. Horan, j. L. Harte, Peter Man
gold, c. H. Denker.
Committees were appointed to attend to
the matter of having all foreigners natural
lied and registered in the various polling pre-
cincts
The next meeting of the committee will be
held at the Millard hotel next Saturday even
ing.
Among those present were j. B Eron, j.
b. EIarte, E. Dunn, S. II. Spauldng, Herman |
Rosig, Pat McArdle, James Rolls, NJ =.
o Brien, II. X. SudbOrough, J.. Littlefield, |
William Van Dorm, Dan O'Keefe James |
Allan NJ. II. Redfeld, H. a. Nolte, c.. W. |
Roberts, G. E. Bruner, G. III. Denlier, j. NJ |
Counsman, Henry Bolln, NJ l.. Roeder James |
Horan, M. Parr, Frank Crawford, Sol Prince
Seth Cole.