Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-28
Determined ito he a Factor in the
SchonI nnnrh EleciIon.


women OF the city are likely to be an i'm
portant factor. ID the election of members o
the school board At an informal meeting
of women helds at the womens Christian
Temperance Union temple yesterday after
uoon resolution was adopted not to supper
| any candidate who was in favor of EN-
| ploying Superintendent Miller for anothe
year. A committee OF the women also callet
on a couple OF the hod-over members of tn,
board to give them their views on the ques
| tion. Considerable opposition Is develop
| ing against the superintendent, and thougl
| he has been a capable and efficient officer
! his employment for another year 10 doubt
! full. From present indications several Of
| the present corps of teachers will not bC
| employed next year.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., March 27.-(Special
The republicans of Broken Bow are &C.
| lively engaged in making preparations fol-
the accommodation of the delegates to the
| congressional convention of the Sixth district
| which is to be held in this city April 13
The Mckinley club, which now numbers 100
has secured special train service over the b
& NJ. railroad from the east 50 that delegates
coming from the east on the Uuion
Pacific to Grand Island on the
day of the convention can arrive
in Broken Bow at o'clock the same
evening. The passenger train that now
runs from Lincoln to Grand Island will, on
".
the local freight will be held to accommodate
the delegates and others who wish to at
tend the convention. A sufficient number
of passenger coaches will be attached to pro-
vide for all.
The delegates can leave for Omaha on the
regular passenger train on the morning of
the 14th, to attend the state convention.
Committees have been appointed, who will
have in charge the reception of the dele
gates and all matters pertaining to their
comfort and welfare while in the city.
FAIRBURY, Neb., March 27.-(Special)-
call Is out for the free coinage democrats
to hold county convention April II to select
delegates to the state convention at Lincoln
April %.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb, March 27.-(spe-
cial.)-This was the last day fer filing petit
tions Of the various candidates for offices to
be filled at the coming spring election. For
alderman, Andrew Cash, Fred McIntire, II.
G. Miller. Robert H. McAllister Charles
Ref. James r. Chaney, Robert A: Kelso,
Henry W: Potter Board of education,
George e. Everett Henry S. Ferrar Calvin II.
Geddes, Henry Rosswick, Thomas c. Shaw;
police judge, Joseph Fox, Edward j. Patch
and M. Murphy. Political lines are not
drawn, and the individual merits of the
various candidates are the only issue.
BASSETT, Neb, March 27.-(Special.)-
The republicans Of Rock county held their
convention here today and selected the fol-
lowing delegates to the state convention
Hon. e. l.. Myers, James Hall, Isaac Peter
son and ]. A. Douglas; district convention
Wiltse and w. A. selden. The delegates
were instructed to support Mckinley men.
ALBION, Neb., March 27-(Special.)-T
tickets are IN the field for city offices this
the temperance question. The license ticket
is: Manly By Bqardman. mayor; Doctor ].
Gates and Frank Roberts, aldermen, First
ward; Wallace Laid and Alex d. Lane, alder
men, Second ward; Thomas H. Barl1ey,
police Judge; Frank A. Doten, clerk; Fred
Arista Harris, mayor; T. s. Thompson and
Frank B. Pettibone, aldermen, First ward;
John Mlerl1and Henry Lohran, aldermen,
Second ward; Paul A. Krause, clerk; d.
Victor Blatter, treasurer; Oscar M. Needham,
police judge -
SPRINGFIELD. Neb., March 27.--(special
Telegram.)-Fhei Sarpy county republican
convention met this afternoon for the purpose
Of electing seven delegates each to the con-
gressional and state conventions. Congress
sional, G. K Spearman, William Robinson.
c. e. Keys.BH. w. Eddy, A. l.. Spearman,
J. M. Martin; z.eT. Jarman; state, Thomas
Dolan, G. d. Brown, j. ]. Bishop, ]. M.
Ward w. H. Davidson, M. A. Lunn, John
Dunn.
w. S. Raker offered the following resolu-
tion, which went through with whoop:
Resolved. That the delegates elected to at
yentions be Instructed to cast their ballot
for only such delegates to. the national
m on as are t9 favor the eiss
dent
BLAIR, Neb, March 27.-(speclal Tele-
gram.)-The republicans held their county
convention here today Everything passed off
convention March 80: w. j. Cooke. Giles
Meade, ]. w. Boggs. William Frahm, G. P.
Dtempe. R. Blaco A. o. Pound w. ]. Crane
F. H. Matheisen, ]. Fl. Davidson, v. d. Nc
Pherson. Rodell Root, L. W. Osborne, H. d.
Schneider; state convention, L. Crounse, H.
Sprick, f. H.. Claridge, w. o. Hatch, R.
Blaco, H. B. Taylor, II. Noble, H. Bower
man, w. R. Williams, William Gray, ]. w.
Boggs, W. f. Green, r. o. Willis; congress
sonal convention. July 8. in Omaha, B. F.
Monroe. A. L. Bresler. w. J. Cook, L. G.
Weber, p. M. CASTER, DR.. j. NJ. Hardy,
w. W. Mckinney. NJ B. Webber, b. P. MI
Ter, Isaac Coon. A. 7. Johns, J. w. Taylor,
W. F. Green, H. T. Welne.
The following resolution was passed, which
originated from the country delegates who
had votes enough to carry 1t:
THAT it is the wish of this convention
that the delegates elected here today shall
use their influence to elect delegates to the
national convention whose first choice for
nominee for president Is Hon. William Nc
Kinley. Henry Sprlck was selected chairman
of the county central committee
FENDER, Neb., March 27.-(Special Tele-
gram)-The regularly called county con-
vention of the republican party convened at
the opera house this afternoon at Q O'Clock.
Hon. A. G. Abbott was chosen as temporary
chairman and Judge j. G. Downs secretary. |
Delegates were chosen to represent the
county In the Omaha convention in the
Lincoln convention and in the congressional |
convention at Columbus August o. Resolu-
tions fayoring Mckinley were adopted to- |
gether with resolutions that the delegates
to the national convention should vote for |
Charles F. Henderson If, in their, Judgment |
1t would not prove antagonstic to Mckinley |
or according to the Mckinley -Manderson |
agreement. Resolutions were also adopted |
instructlng the delegates to vote for Hon. |
w. e. PEBBLES first last and all the time.
This was followed by three rousing cheers
for Mckinley and PEBBLES. Hiram Chase
was named as the republican nominee for
county attorney and Thomas Ingram for
county commissioner from the Second dis
trict. The convention then adjourned with
renewed cheers for PEBBLES. One hundred
Pender republicans, headed by the Pender
Cornet band, assembled at the PEBBLES hos
tlery to show their respects to Mr.. PEBBLES
The gathering was honored with a sumptu-
ou1 spread and the usual good time fol-
lowed. u o
KEARNEYI 2Neb., March 27.--(Special Tel
sgram.)-At the, republican primary cleo
tion held this afternoon for the city of
Kearney an opportunity was given for tho
voters to express their choice for pres-
dent. There were 144 votes cast. giving