Omaha daily bee., 1893-09-17
HARMONY sN AWAY.
Reflections of n Popuilst Dark Lantern Seq

Reflections OF n Popullst Dark Lantern ses-
sion Held Friday sight.
The peoples party central committee at
its last Friday nights meeting had a merry
old time, and harmony was relegated TO the
background. The trouble was precipitated
by a self-constituted committee of four
prominent members of that party. These
shining stars In the populist armament met
a committee from the democrats the even
ing before at Seventeenth and Farnam
streets to discuss the advisability OF fusing
on the county ticket.
0Thc four populists aforesaid left that
meeting in a ruffied frame of mind on ac-
count of the alleged seltishness of the demo-
Gratis. 1t is said that all the democrats
wanted TO concede was one of the three
principal elective offices and that one plum
was The nomination for county treasurer.
TIL proposition was Indignantly refused.
Tue democrats wanted to hog it ALL to
use the expression of disgust used by one of
the popultst committee after the conference.
Another thing which RULED the temper of
some OF the peoples party members at the
frluay meeting pow WOW was the sus-
picion some of them shared that the early
date FOR the county convention, September
23, was made solely for the reason that 1t
would prevent endorsement of such candi-
dates of the two old parties as might serve
the best interests of the peoples party.
All the committeeman were present when
Louis j. Tim called the meeting to order.
M. Nelson was secretary. After the minutes
of the previous meeting had been read II.
Cohen precipitated the discussion by spring
ing n motion 10 reconsider that portion which
hXed the date of the city convention as Sep
TENDER %. Both the chairman and the
secretary were in favor of an early conven-
tion as decided upon and expressed them
selves to that effect.
a Fifth warder also ccinclded in this
opinion. In defending the proposed early
convention he made the statement that evil
IDENTITY somebody wanted to feather his
nest by getting Il chance to endorse some of
the candidates of the old PARTIES lie said
further that that was the reason why they
were anxious to have the convention post
poned.
Mr.. E%veringham pleaded for a late con-
vention and was supported in this by Mr.. V.
y. STRICKEN, who said that from experience
gained in the two other parties a late con-
ventlon and a short campaign was just what
the peoples party wanted.
Ike Hascall then arose and made a plea
for harmony. He opined, however, that
their convention should be he'd first, thereby
making endorsements of old party candi-
dates impossible.
This brought C. Stastney, who believed
IN short campaigns and late conventions, to
his feet. Hc thought that the principles of
the peoples party should not be looked after
with n microscope when it came to ~electing
a man to a municipal office. The fact that
they were old party men should not debar
them from endorsement by this
party if, when elected to office.
they should provide work for unemployed
popuiists. This, he said, was what was
needed more than anything else at present.
That sort of talk aroused a slumbering
panther IN the breast of MIR. Logan, who at
tempted to annihilate such q theory. Only
simon pure populists were to be named.
This caught Mr.. Taylor and he expressed
himself to that effect.
The chairman called for a vote on the mo-
ton about this time. Mr.. Cohen's resolution
to postpone the city con vention was finally
endorsed. Then it was agreed for the cen.
tral committee to meet next Friday night
and fix the date.