Omaha daily bee., 1893-10-15
Constables,

second Ward ...... WILLIAM GATEMoon
Fourth Ward ,......AUGusTgs hoGKYEK
seventh. Ward ......."... l.. I. NoRBERG
Ninth Ward. u. TRosTi.ER
South Omaha. LYMAN CARPENTER
The republican county con vention was held
yesterday afternoon at Washington hall for
the purpose oil placing in nomination n full
county ticket. There were ,lGD delegates
present and The galleries and the rear por-
ton OF the hall proper were packed with the
largest crowd Of spectators that has at
tended "A local convention this year. The
crowd began assembling early and before
the convention was called to order a lot of
wire pulling was done by the opposing fac
tions. The Gibson men saw that they were
in the minority early in the day and con-
rluded TO make no fight on the floor. They
claimed to have nearly seventy vot as out of
the 100. but decided that they might AS well
give IL up first as last.
The portion OF the floor set apart for the
convention was fenced off from the rear of
the hall by n substantial railing OF 2x4's
tightly boarded up with inch fencing. to
prevent the intermingling of interested
spectators with the delegates.
Guard at the Gate.
A guard was posted at the gateway, but
a numbe" managed to slip by. Several
tickets of admission had been issued, and
those possessing them seemed to think they
were entitled TO all privileges,
but before calling the convcn
ton to order Chairman Churchill of
the county central committee, announced
that the floor was reserved for delegates and
Candidates, and others holding tickets would
have to take seats on the platform, in &C
cordnnce with a rule adopted by the central
committee.
This caused quite a "weeding OUT and at
2:15 o'clock the con vention was called to
order.
The call was read. and it was stated that
the credentials of every ward and precinct
were in the hands of the committee. The
chair named g. l.. Chaffee for temporary
chairman and he was elected by reclamation.
He said he would intict no speech on the
convention, but suggested that the best in
terests OF the party would be subSeryed by
consulting no personal interests or certain
action of the county.
w. A. Messick and John Jenkins were
named for secretary, but neither were dele
gates. G. H.. Klopp was named, but de-
clined. j. b. Erion of South Omaha was
nominated secretary by acclamation, with
w. "A. MesSick as assistant.
Only One Contest.
Dick Smith moved the appointment of a
committee on credentials, but it was stated
that the only contest was from East Omaha
hhu ull otutlo NSIc az OItb seated. Inc
convention then prepared to consider the
East Omaha case, each side being allowed
ten minutes for the presentation of its case.
G: A. Baldwin wanted to admit both sides
with a half vote each, without hearing the
case, but ID. II. Wheeler induced him to
think otherwise after a brief protest.
IL TRANSFERRED that each set Of delegates
had credentials, ono being signed by two
chairman and secretary. The latter
were declared the coutesting dele
CATION and opened the case with n
statement that the call for the primary
issued for tie East Omaha school house and
properly signed.
Mr.. Lazarus presented the case, and said
that the d delegation was elected under that
call by thirty or forty of the voters of the
precinct. The primary was called to order
by the central committeeman Grom that pre-.
cinct, Mr.. Haynes.
Frank j. Crawford, a member OF the other
delegation, had been unable TO get inside the
gate ana his voice tiOated over the fence In
vigorous protest.
He was invited inside, and as he advanced
TO the front Il number of yells Of PUT him
OUT Nllcd the hall.
An outsider who had Cotton inside the
fence insisted that Crawford lived in Iowa
and INDUCED in IA stump speech against him.
Tho chair called for oruer, aud said he
would have it If he mad to have a squad OF
police.
The outsider declined to keep quiet, and
he was graz bed By Sergeant Haze and nus,
tied out of the hall.
This restored order, and Crawford then
had his say. lo told OF the primary beng
held AZ called, claiming that the school,
house intended was the Scsseman school
house, while the Others had gone TO another
school house.
Tho Lazarus delegation was finally seated
without dissent, aud the temporary orgauiza,
tion was made permanent.
The nomination of officers, in accords nce with
the call, WIS then taken up, the appoirtment
of n cnmlllttpn IN rpanlItipng hnipp, tf,,.
ordered, the committee 10 consist OF a mem,
Der from each ward and precinct.
While discussing how TO appoint il, it was
decided 10 Instruct the committee To report
the state platform as their report. The com,
mittee was named by tho chairman OF thu
various delegations, and the formaiity OF
submitting q report was quickly disposed of
Delegates present were instructed TO cast
the full vote OF the delegation to which then
belonged,
Soyrs Nominated for senator.
Isaac Noyes OF Waterloo was nominated
for the uneNpircd term by scclamatjon. Tins
is 10 MI the vacancy caused by the death OF
Senator Charles III. Clarke.
Judge {. \, Baldwin then presented thu
name OF Az Individual whom he designated
az lion. Jaydoubleeller'' for county Judge
but IL did not take the convention long u
discover lhnt he referred TO the present in
cumhent lie said that the conduct of l;llel
had been most efficient, no matter what had
been said 20 the contrary. although he adj
mitled that fiier's method OF running thu
oilice had been attended with additional OK
penso to what it ever had been before. HI
was confident That Filler had 40 itching pain
that had 10 be cooled by money that did no,
belong to him. He wound mp With a plea foi
Eller's reconciliation on the meurnfulg rouuC
that some OF us are well along in year.
and will soon be passing over estates TO bt
sottied, and W. want some suct man as thi.
70 look after Them
This "dolefnl sound FROM the tomb" east q
gloom over the couyeniion. but IL was
quickly dispcllcd when a Ninti. ward dele
gate suggested that the committee repre-
senting the Douglas county bar be given M
opportunity 10 present the caaC:aatc OF :ht
bar convention.
X, Andrews wanted TO know who tn.
candidate OF tho bar might be, declaring
tina. this .Nas beyond bis Knowledge at thi,
time. but lac subsequently, admitted That ht
WAS present at the bar convention. Dicl
smith was Opposed 10 allowing any QUE 4
ad iress the convention who was not n dele
gate, but =. J. Cornish thought the cOnVen
ton coult not afford To be less courtsoui