The Red Cloud chief., 1895-08-30
Judicial Convention.

the 10Th Judicial district might be seer
caucusing and ~canvassing the situation
Long before evening it was a forogone
conclusion the session OF the convention
would be a prolonged one. 1t wal
understood that at least three delega.
tions were here to vote solidly for Their
county candidate and these three dele
cations comprised nearly one.balf Of the
delegates to the convention. They were
not here to make concessions, but to wiz
IL that were possible or TO die in the last
ditch il that were necessary. The dele.
cations from Franklin, Kearney and
Webster counties voted solidly for their
favorites upon every ballot. The bal
ance OF the vote was changed from one
candidate to another as fancy dictated
Chairman McCreary called the n
v%ention to order and Secretary Ferris
read the call.
DIR. w. IL. Banwell, of Harlan county
who had been agreed upon as temporary
chairman, came forward and as he took
the position, he thanked the convention
for the honor and asked for quiet and
order. He stated the object OF the
meeting and hoped the convention
would proceed to business and not have
any foOlishness. II. II. Marshall, OF
Bloomington. was made temporary sec.
rotary. On motion OF General Bowen It
was agreed that the credentials handed
to the secretary be considered as certiti.
Gates OF the delegations present.
On motion of general Bowen the tenn
porary organization was made perman-
ent. Mr.. Hartigan moved that the con.
vention proceed to business by a call OF
counties. Casio moved to amend by
taking an informal ballot, by call OF
counties. Hartigan accepted the
amendment and il was carried.
The informal ballot developed several
candidates as follows: Smith IL, Capps
9, Sheppard 1G, Hartigan /, McPheely
IL, McNeny ii, Ncrberg 10.
But little change was made in the
first formal ballot, nor in any subse.
quent ballots until the final break came.
At times n or another OF the candi-
dates would come neal receiving the
requisite thirty six votes to secure the
nomination. just rs his prospects be-
gan TO look bright some delegation |
would change it's vote and SGT him back |
among the doubtfuls.
Considering the earnestness OF the |
contest it was one Of the quietest and
most orderly conventions ever held IN
this city. 1t did rot require any effort
the part OF the chairman to preserve
order. The voting was done gently and |
silently. To all outward appear
ance the best OF Feeling prevailed all
through the contest from dork until the
adjournment at midnight.
At q quarter before II o'clock, mid.
and after thirty five ballots had
been cast the convention was obliged to
q d Journ because in a few minutes the
lights would be turned of and
the opera house would be left in total
The adjournment was taken
until 0 o'clock Tuesday morning ut the
house. During the night and
early this morning several attempts |
looking toward a compromise by secur.
concessions from some of the coun- |
ties who. at this time, had no candidate
in the field we're made, but the first bal |
lot this morning did not indicate that
anything in that line had been effected. |
1t was expected that Franklin county |
would make n break for some other can
didate, but this did not occur and every |
time Franklin county was called thu re-.
sponse would be mime votes for Geo, w. |
There were II delegates present and il
took 36 to make a choice. During the
balloting McNeny, Sheppard and Nc.
Pheely passed the thrifty mark several
times and would then drop back. Upon
the last ballot before adjournment
Thursday night McPheely received "a /
votes. lacking but two of a majority,
On the list ballot the final break was |
made 10y Phelps county which gave Nc
Neny the requisite 36 votes and this was
followed by Franklin county with eight |
votes, making his vote AZ.
On motion of McPheely, of Kearney
county, seconded by Sheppard, of Frank. |
lin, the nomination was made unanimous
At this point the applause was deaf. |
ing and amid the confusion McNeny was
called for and thanked the convention
heartily, at the close of which the next
Judge OF the tenth district was heartily
cheered.
On motion Of McCreary. Mr.. McNeny
was allowed to select the chairman of
the judicial committee. The following
gentlemen were selected as central com
mitteemen: Il. II. Ferris Of Adams, A,
V. McGrew. Of Franklin, VI. l.. Porter,
OF Harlan, j. l.. McPheely OF Kearney,
W. A. Forsythe Of Phelps and Randolph
McNitt Of Webster.
John Casio OF Hastings, was selected |
as chairman OF the judicial committee.
JAMES McNENY.
The republican candidate for Judge of |
the 10th judicial district Of Nebraska,
a born in New York state in 1854. He
attended college and graduated at Otta-
wa, Canada. lie came to Nebraska in
1878 and was admitted to practice in 80.
In 1888 he was n Of the presidential
electors from Nebraska and voted in the
National convention for Benjamin Har-
rison for presidential candidate. He
has been prominent in the councils OF
the republican party since coming to the
state and has repeatedly served as a
delegate TO judicial, congressional, and
state convention.
Since his admission to the bar in 1880
he has been in constant practice at Red
Cloud and has built up an extensive
huaipaca In th;o opl nthar ,tatoa al /