Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-15
CANDIDATES. ARE VERY CLOSE
Democratic Caucuscs Elected EUunl
De1eEntiOns for O'Brien md RInck.

Democratic Caucuscs Elected Euunl
Delegations for O'Brien and Black.
The democrats Of the city met in all the
precincts last evening for the election of
delegates to the county convention to be
held at Avoca next Wednesday. All other
considerations were lost sight of in the
momentous question Of who should receive
the nomination for sheriff, and the friends of
Nick O'Brien and j. R. Black carried on
hot fight. They had been pluming them
selves all day long, and the success with
which each of them swept the board IL,
certain precincts showed how we'll they had
organized. O'Brien, 1t is claimed, has the
Second precinct of the Second ward, and
Colonel William Henry Knepher, who mar
shalled the Black hosts, was summarily sat
upon. In the First precinct of the same
ward, on the other hand, r. N. Whittlesey
headed the Black people, and won the day,
securing delegation of eight out of ten
for Black, with the other two doubtful.
William Norris the committeeman of the
Fifth ward, showed his fine Italian hand
in the caucuses of both precincts and solid
delegations were elected for O'Brien.
In the First precinct of the Fourth ward
Blacks friends won the day, while in the
Second of the Third and the First of the Sixth
they claim majority. O'Brien has a solid
delegation in the Second of the Third and
a majority OF two in the Second of the
First.
The above figures, Of course, are subject
to change in the next three days, but they
come from sources which at present claim to
be official. R. NJ Whittlesey, chairman of the
democratic county central committee, did
some figuring on the returns last evening, and
gave it as his opinion that Black could com
mand 40 votes, OBrien 40. and John p
Stuhr of Avoca, 6. The following is a list
of the delegates from each precinct:
First ward: First precinct, Charles Huber,
George Shoemaker, r. S. Rawlings. w. H..
Bradley James O'Brien, w. M. Rogers, w.
Woodward and Vic jennings; second pre-
cinct George Smiley, Phil Belts, Charles
Matthai, julius Achter, j. r. Mcpherson,
Robert RAIN w. McFadden, M. c. Goodwin
Second ward: First precinct, John Watts,
Herman Rosch, B. Grahl, John Hinkel, II.
G. Pfeiffer, William Groneweg Lucus Wells
second precinct, j. H. Mithen, J. J. Stewart,
Charles Bierworth, T. d. King, ]. w. Mat
lock, J; G. Martin. W. G.. Frye.
Third ward: First precinct, John Dohany,
G. F. Hughes, A. G. Graham, Hugh Carney,
sencond precinct, w. E. Aitchison, ]. j.
Hughes, E. F. stimson. John Schultz, John
Evers, B. A. Wyman, Emmett Tinley
Fourth ward: First precinct, F. T. Seybert,
A. w. Reikman William Underwood, A. T.
Elwell. C. r. Tyler, II. f. Hattenhauer,
G. w. Wesley, G. B. Wesley, e. E. Fisher,
Augustus Beresheim, John Mergen, William
Larson.
Fifth ward: First precinct, John Brogue,
c. ]. Dobbins, c. A. Machan, William Len
ahan, John Costello William Morris, CFitz-
patrick, ]. w. Bell: second precinct, Andrew
Howard John O'Brien. Charles Faul, John
Strack, William Grogan, John Duff.
Sixth ward: First precinct, w. G. Boyer,
Clint Mercer John Mikesell p. G. Mikesell,
William Evans. ]. w. Barnett. Charles
Graves. Wise Payne; second precinct. -
Lewis