Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-06
NEBRASKA COUNTY CONVENTIONS.

general good time.
NEBRASKA COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
Democrats md PopuIists of Several
Districts Hold Meetings.
KEARNEY, Neb., Oct. 5.-(Speclal Tele-
gram.)-About $50 democrats met In the city
hall this afternoon for the purpose Of putting
a straight democratic county ticket in the
field. None but pure Jeffersonian democrats
we're allowed places on the ticket, and resolu-
lions were adopted c%ondemning the policy Of
the present administration and favoring full
coinage at 16 to 1. G.. J. Phelps was en-
dorsed for supreme Judge. The county ticket
nominated is as follows: Treasurer, James
Boyd Of Kearney; clerk district court, w. Il.
Jakway Of Kearney; county clerk, j. T. Gull
brit Of Grant; county judge, Warren Pratt OF
Kearney; sheriff, Peter Loft OF Riverdale;
coroner, f. C. Kretchmar of S%artoria; sur
veyor. II. f. Mclaughlin Of Kearney; super
intendent. August Ulrich Of Elm Creek.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Oct. 5.-(Special
T~elegram)-The democratic county conven-
ton met today and nominated the following
ticket: Treasurer, Alexander Fisher Of Wal
lace; county clerk, Henry L. Walsh, North
Platte; sheriff, Luke Haley, North Platte;
superintendent, Miss Hosford, who is also
the republican nominee; county judge, Beech
I. Human, North Platte; clerk of the court,
Frank A. johnson Of Medicine precinct. But
thirteen persons took part in the deliberations
of the mass convention. Peter F.. Dolan was
nominated for commissioner OF the Second
district.
AUBURN, Neb., Oct. 5.-(Special Tele-
gram 1.-THE populists Of Nemaha county in
convention assembled put forward the follow
ing ticket today: II. A. Lambert, county
judge; A. NJ. Enles, treasurer; II. T.. Peery,
county clerk; William Watson, jr., sheriff
s.. L. Caldwell, clerk district court; Rev.
j. f. Harris, school superintendent; DIR. c.
l.. Cook, coroner; O.. l.. Gilbert, surveyor
J. I. Dressler, commissioner. The convention
was very harmonious and well attended.
They passed resolutions endorsing the Omaha
platform; that no one in Office should be a
delegate to any Of their conventions, and one
endorsing Rev. J. +. Harris as trustee Of the
Normal school in place or Church Howe,
whose term has expired.
FREMONT, Neb., Oct. 5.-tSpecial Tele-
gram 1.-The populist county convention met
here today to nominate a county ticket. The
middle-of-the-road men wanted a straight
ticket, but could not carry their point. The
following nominations were made: Sheriff,
Fred Howe; clerk, George Close; Judge, T.
Haurigan; surveyor, William Saunders. No
nominations were made for clerk OF district
court. treasurer, coroner and county super
intendent. There was not much strife for the
nominations.
TECUMSEH, Neb., Oct. Especial Tele-
gram.)-At the county convention held in
| this city today the Cleveland democrats put
up a county ticket as follows: Clerk, B. l..
Fletcher; treasurer. Herman M. Ernest;
judge, B. F. Perkins; sheriff, ]. f.. Benner;
clerk district court, Frank Nail; superin-
tendent public instruction, William Morris.
The Bryan democrats also have a county
ticket in the field.
BIG SPRINGS, Neb., Oct. 5.-(Special Tel
egram.)-The populist county convention held
today nominated sheriff, superintendent, sur
veyor and coroner. The positions of clerk
and treasurer were left blank. This indi-
Gates fusion with the democrats.
BLAIR, Neb., Oct. ESPECIAL Telegram
The democrats of Washington county held
their county convention here today, and II
was one of the hottest ones held for years.
It all grew out of the convention nominating
the populists' candidate for superintendent of
schools. The ticket: Louis Wachter, treas
urer; r. Liverkus, clerk; Claus Mencke, sher-
IN; Il. II. Clark. judge; J. e. Hicks. superin-
tendent Of schools; Peter M. Tyson, surveyor
DR.. w. H. Palmer, coroner; John c.. Ham,
mings. district clerk; delegates judicial con-
vention at Omaha, George Neal, f. B. Car
rlgan, Clark o. Hanlon, ]. C. Hammings,
j. G. Badger. Watson Tyson, William Suther-
land. l.. Wachter, C.. E. Berry, ]. Cruik-
shank.
OGALALLA, Neb., Oct. Especial Tele-
gram)-The democratic county convention
met here today and appointed a county GEN.
trail committee, of which S. M. G.. Bradley,
an administration democrat, was made chair
man, and then adjourned without naming a
ticket.
HEMINGFoRD, Neb., Oct. ESPECIAL
Telegram I'll Independents held their
county convention here today and placed the
following ticket in the field: Treasurer, S. B.
Libby; clerk, B. Z. johnson; sheriff, e. ID.
Payne; superintendent. F.. II. Ruhter; cor
oner, G.. w. Erb; surveyor, j. p. Hazard.