Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-22
POLITICAL POT IN NEBRASKA.

Boiling Fiercely in Some Localities
with All Parties Represented.
KIMBALL, Neb., March 21.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The republican county central COM
mittee met today and fixed April 4 as the
date for electing delegates to attend the
state and congressional conventions.
= STANTON. Neb., March 21.-(Special.)-
Thursday night the peoples party held a
convention to nominate city officers: Mayor.
DR.. e. G. UDderberg; clerk, H. F. Stephens
treasurer, John SCHNEIDER; councilmen, Theo-
dore Mazanti and Gus Fechner. Last night
the citizens party met and endorsed the
peoples nominees in full.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., March 21.-(Spe-
cial)-It looks as II a delegation will be
selected here favorable to Mckinley. Two
thirds of the rank and file of the party are
estimated to be favorable to Mckinley; there
are some Reed men, and a few Allison men.
The county convention will be held April z
FLORENCE, Neb., March 21.-(Special)-
The democrats this week nominated f. NJ.
King for mayor; J. F., Tracey and Alt Mattox,
counc!lmen; Charles Smith, clerk, and D.. G.
Hass. treasurer.
The republican caucus was a fight from
start to finish. resulting in the nomination
of f. S. Tucker. over Paul. for mayor. For
city clerk 1t was a tie, and w. X. Learn. j.
H.. Robb and w. r. Wall, all come out on
petition. William Wilson and j. Il. Lower
tied for councilman in the Second ward, and
" llSuh pulltu u III VI Ho"N'J' -
w. Cowan was nominated in the First ward
for councilman.
NORFOLK, Neb., March 21,-(Special)-
An unusually large and enthusiastic mass
convention of the republican voters OF TINS
city was held last night, at which A. j. John
son was nominated for mayor; e. II. Tracy
| city treasurer; l.. NJ, Gaylord. city clerk
U. Gregory, police Judge; George H.. Spear,
A. C. Hagemen, w. ii. Bucholz and o.. L.
Hice, councilmen. AS Norfolk Is now a city
of the second class, having more than 5,Oot
inhabitants, these men, II elected, VIII serve
for two years. At the democratic primary
last night, DR.. A.. Bear was nominated FOL
mayor; ]. A. Read, city treasurer; j. @
| Stitt, city clerk; George Correyon, polict
Judge and Aug Brummond, Frederick Degner
Herman Gerecke. councilmen. .
ORD, Neb., March 2i.-lSpec.al.)-A petl
| ton has been in circulation for the last few
| days for the purpose OF having the question
| Of license submitted direct to the people, bu
not meeting with encouragement, the matter
has been dropped.
GRAND ISLAND, March 2l.-(Special)-
| At the various ward caucuses last night, al
which names were selected to be voted a.
the primaries today. as delegates 10 th'
county convention. George ii. Thummel
candidate for delegate to the national con
%vention, completely swept the Held over u
A. Abbott. All of the fifty delegates to th'
| county convention are Thummel men. In thu
Second ward, west district, resolutions wer'
passed unanimously instructing the delega
| ton to vote for no man in the county conven
ton as a candidate for district or delegate
at-large to the st. Louis convention VIII
| will not openly and Internationally pledge
himself to vote for William Mckinley To-
president on the first ballot and on ever!
succeeding ballot until he is nominated o
| until there is no longer a possible hope TO
mis- nomination. In the Fourth ward tn
same resolution was passed. adding that "w'
look with distrust upon the 'favorite son
scheme to overthrow the ~favorite son o
the nation In the interest OF an accident O
dark horse"
SCHUYLER, Neb., March 2l.-(specia
Telegram.)-The democrats have named tn
following ticket; Mayor. Il. #. Folda; clerk
Emil Foltys; treasurer, f. Il. Malacek
engineer, Albert Long; councilmen, G. J
Little, Ii. c. Wright, Ed s. Cloyer and Frit
Lammert; school board, Edward Lamhofe
and Elmer Il. Davis.
The republican city, ward and schoc
caucus was held tonight. An unusually larg
number were present. City nominees
Mayor, w. s. jenkins; clerk, G. s. II. Payne
treasurer, ID. Mick; engineer, E. IL, Green
man; couneilmen. L. s.. Plimpton. John I