The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-07-24
The Nebraska Populists.

| GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 1G.-The
populist state delegate convention con-
vened here yesterday with a good at
tendance. The convention was called
to order at o'clock.
| Rev. Mr.. Jordon invoked divine guild
ance. Mayor Thompson welcomed the
delegates to the city, where two years
ago the present governor was nomi-
mated w. L. Green responded in be-
half of the convention. d. Glenn
! Deaver was unanimously chosen tenn
porary chairman. George f. Corcoran,
T. f. Carpenter, J. L. Clafn and B. 5.
Allen of Cass were made secretaries
The list of delegates, as prepared by
the state central committee, was
adopted, after which the list of coun
ties and representation was read, doing
away with the credentials committee.
A committee of five were appointed on
permanent organization. 1t recon-
mended General Z. Ii. Barry for chair
man and the temporary secretaries as
| permanent
A telegram was received from the
| populist convention OF South Dakota,
sending greetings to the populists OF
| Nebraska. A motion was promptly
made and hurriedly carried that the
| secretary reply, returning greetings.
| Senator Allen moved that the reply
| should present the compliments of the
Nebraska populists and say they are
| Bryan for the next president. He then
made his position very plain and made
no effort to conceal the fact that he
was for the endorsement of the demo-
| cratic candidate, first, last and always
| William Dech insisted that the con-
vention could not now say what dele
gates were to say when they came to
st. Louis, especially not before it lad
permanently organized. He urged the
convention to be careful to act in ac-
cordance with the principles of the
party as founded, as early as 1850, with
! such men as Peter Cooper. He de-
manded call of the roll.
| Senator Allen urged that the action
proposed would tend to perpetuate the
party and not to disintegrate it.
| The roll was called after considera-
bic delay. The result was 600 for Mr..
! Aliens motion to send the telegram
and 81 against
| A motion was then made that the
| vote IN favor of Bryan be made unani-
nous. The motion was subsequently
withdrawn.
Ihe committee on permanent organ.
| ization had reported that the order of
business be calling the roll of congress
sional districts, these replying by pre-
senting the names OF delegates to be
| selected by them at their various eau
cuses held this morning Senator
! Sprecher protested against the carry
| ing out Of any action taken before
| O'Clock, as that was the hour the con-
vention was called, and anything
| agreed to before that hour was illegal.
| His county was not represented at all
| at any caucus. The selections made
were, after a few changes in the first
district, ratified by the convention.
Senator Sprecher is against the NOM
| ination of Bryan, holding that if the
! populist party has no principles on
which to select its OVID candidates, it
virtually gives up its right to exist and
appeal for the suffrages of men.
| The delegates chosen are as follows:
First district, Beardsley. Spamp, Nor
gan, Briggs, Swan, Cornell. Abbott,
| Lancaster. Plummer. Second district,
| Thomas, Nownes. McAardle. Cowles,
! Magney. Buck, Keeney. Curtis, Sprague.
| Third district, Baird, Baker. Crockett,
i Reed, Saunders, Lenger, Bryant. Nc
Cabe, l.. j. Abbott. Fourth district,
Howard, Clark, Weber, Kre ebinger, It.
ner, Eager. Sheldreker. Lamb. Barnes.
| Fifth district, J. r. Thompson, Frank
Beall, Dameret Mundy, Wilson. Pow
ers, Walker, Schafer. Sixth district
Green, Deal, Adams, Barry, Eberson.
Hizker, Kaufman, Butler, Luther
man.
Senator Allen and Governor Holcomb
were chosen delegates-at-la by &C
clamation. For the third delegate-at-
| large the fight was between j. a.
Edgerton of Lancaster and Joe Edger-
ton of Grand Island. The roll call re-
suited: Joe Edgerton, 412: J. A. Edger-
ton, 800. J. A. Edgerton, John Quinn
and Father Snyder of Valley were
elected misunderstanding.
Resolutions adopted declare free sill
yer to be the paramount issue in the
ca mpaign, and that the time has come
when one of the cardiual principles OF
the party could be chrystalized into
legislation by union of reform forces,
and declare it the sense OF this conven-
ton that the delegates to ST. Louis use
all honorable means to secure Bryan's
endorsement.
Mr.. Dech again deired to object, but
was drowned out by the convention
and not given 4 hearing. Governor
Holcomb, Senator Allen and ". L.
Green addressed the convention.