Omaha daily bee., 1892-08-05
COMPLETING rnErR TICKET.
How the independents MT Kearncy Wound
Jp the Night.

1
| Upthe Night.
KIARNEY, Neb Aug. 4-[Special Telegram
| to The BEE AS soon as the vote TO
| make his nomination for governor by
the Independents unanimous had been taken,
| General Van Wyck was called 20 the plat
| form and made shoot speech OF THANKS. He
| declared that the nomination rendered him
| so cordially was dearer to his heart than a
| certificate of election governor. He on
| dorsed the national and state platforms ana
announced that he would sign maximum
| freight schedule If passed by the legislature
The convention set up a howl for Powers,
but he sat silently in his seat and delegate
| announced that he was not able to speak.
For lieutenant governor tho names OF g.
| ID. Shrader of Logan county, Robert Wilbert
| of Brown j. V. Wolfe of Lancaster, Jonn
Bate of Wheeler, Valentine Horn of Hamil-
| ton ana |. ID. Chamberlai of Polk were pre-
| sented. Dech. Wolfe, Horn and Batie
! put a.check Oh their enthusiastic friends by
| withdrawing their names. Tho Informal
| ballot resulted: Shrader, 305 Chambe rlain,
209 Wilbert 164. Taylor of Johnson u;
Weir Of lancaster 4.
The formal ballot resulted Shrauer, 45l !;
| Chamberlain, l57; Wiloert, "a; Taylor, 8.
McReynoids for Auditor.
Green of Buffalo moved suspension OF
| the rules and the nomination OF John IL.
Powers by acclamation for auditor. The
proposition was received with cheers and
protest, but he declined emphatically. For
! auditor, Logan McReynolds OF Clay, Her
man Freese of Thurston, L. c.. Stockton of
Cheyenne, F. M. Sellick of Boone, G. S.
Upton Of Cass A j. Gustln of Buffalo, John
Bate of Wheeler and G. w. Brewster of
Blaine were presented.
The informal ballot resulted: McRey-
nods, 354; Freese, 50; Stockton, 66; Upton,
30; Gustin, 80; Brewster q; Battle, 80; Sell
lick 5S.
McReynolds was nominated by accam a.
tion.
Easterling for Secretary of State. 'e
For secretary of state Warwick Saun-
ders of Platte, }. M. Easterling of Buffalo,
Eric Johnson of Clay and g. NJ. May berry of
Pawnee were presented Az this point it
was agreed that all ballots should be formal
The vote resulted: Easterllng, 326; May
berry, $50; Saunders, l30; Johnson, 45.
Easterling was nominated by acclamation.
One of the Defeated.
For treasurer there were two nomiu ations
j. V. Wolfe of Lancaster, who ran for the
same office tw o years ago, and B. ID. Had
field OF Antelope. The vote resulted: Wolfe,
3S2; Hadfelu, 3OS.
Omaha Has II Representative.
TIE struggle for attorney general was
quite heated and three ballots were neces-
sary The first resulted: " O. Strick!er of
Douglas, 32D, II. B.. Minnehan OF Douglas,
80; o. B. Hewitt of Adams, ~; ID. B. Carey
of Dodge. l45; f.. A. Fletcher of Franklin.
113.
Second ballot: Strickler, 300; Carey, l9l;
Fletcher, 1873; Minnehan, L.
Third ballot: Strickler, 343; Carey LAG:
Fletcher 1S5.
AT this iuncture, tho resolutions adopted
with reference to the Worlds fair appropria-
tions, were reconsidered, and further con-
sideration was postponed indefinitely. Paul
Vandervoort challenged the resolutions touch
ing the state militia and o. Il. Goodell of
Lancaster moved their reconsideration,
hiph NxynG nc I'D md hn .l.s.
nitely postponed.
The Wind-Up.
For superintendent of public instruction,
G. w. Chatterton OF Frontier county, H. A.
Edwards of Hall, Walter Rowland OF Red
Willow, b. =. Simmons of Merrck and II.
III. Hiatt OF Custer were named. The ballot
resulted: Chatterton, 80; Edwards, AZ;
Hiatt, 31S.
For commissioner of pu blc land and build
ings, T. V. Norval of Holt county, j. j.
Adams OF Dawes, w. F.. Wright of Lancas-
ter, j. M. Gunnett of York and c. A. Jacob
son of Douglas were placed in nomination
The ballot resulted: Norval, 12S; Adams,
l6; Wright, 10Y; Gunnett, POP; Jacobson,S.
On the second ballot Gunnett was declared
the unanimous choice
The convention adjourned at 0 80 a. m.
General &. III. Van Wyck the nominee for
governor, Is so well known that he needs no
introduction to the people of Nebraska.
{. ID. Shrader, the nominee for lieutenant
governor, was one of the loudest mouthed
''reformers'' in the last legislature. He re-
sides in Logan county, and represented the
Fifty-sixth district in the house. He was
born at Lancaster, Grant county Wis in
lSi5 He resided in Lancaster county, niEe
miles from Lincoln, from 1875 till 1884, since
which time he has been resident of Logan,
III Logan county. Although Mr.. Shrader
has been a farmer he is also LAWYER He
was republican till 1883. He helped TO or
ganiZe the first alliances in Nebraska eight
or ten years ago. attending the in1ependenJ
state convention at Hastings eight years ago
and was elected to the legislature as an inde-
pendent
Logan McReynolds, the nominee for
auditor, was also member of the last legis-
lature, representing the Forty second dis.
trlct. He resides IN Fairfield, Clay county
He was born III Gibson county, Indiana
February l6, lSi1, and passed his boyhood
on a farm in Illinois, where he acquired his
education in the common schools OF that
state at such intervals as his farm labor per
mitted Soon after becoming OF age he on
gagged in mercantile business ana continued
in 1t for ton years. A few years later he re-
moved TO Kansas, where he was engaged in
farming until 1886. when he cama to Ne
brnska and located in Clay county. Mr.
McReynolds was democrat in politics until
the independent movement was inaugurated
when he took an active part in the organiza.
tion OF farmers alliances in his county, and
now holds several offices In that organiza-
ton. "'-- '-
j. M. Easterline, the nominee for secre.
tary OF state, is resident of Kearney He
Is a lawer and has dabbled In local politics,
but has not gained any very wide reputation.
j. V. Wolfe, the candidate for treasurer,
ran for the same Office two years ago and
went down with his independent brethren.
Mr. Wolfe resides on farm five miles from
Lincoln, where no settled twenty-one years
ago. He was born in Sutherland county
Maryland, in 1888. lie attended public school
and in 1857 graduated from the state uni
versity at Bloomington, Ind. For four years
he was the treasurer OF Owen county, In.
diana. He came To Nebraska In 1871 and has
been political farmer ever since
Omaha furnishes the candidate for attor-
ney general. V. o. Strickler. lie was born
IN Madison county, Virginia on May 27.
1863. He was educated at the University OF
Virginia, graduated IN 1884, read law three
years in the office Of Judge James h. Stew
art at Luray, Va, ana was admitted To tho |
bar in April, 1887, His arents were slave
owners, and lost the bulk OF their fortune by
the war. Mr.. Strickler came to Omaha, |
September !, 1887.
The nominee for superin tendent Of public |
instruction, II. H.. Hiatt, is q resident of |
Broken Bow. He Is i merry young man, and |
his temper has sometimes gotten him into |
trouble. He Is supern ntendent OF the city |
schools OF Broken Bow. st,+
j. Nj. Gunnett OF York, the nominee for |
commissioner OF public lands and buildings, |
Is an editor, He is the owner OF the York |
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