The Columbus journal., 1896-03-18
Congressional Convention.

Messrs. Pollock, Kramer, Stires and
Becher were in attendance at the meet
ing of the republican central committee
at Norfolk, Of this Congressional district.
About two-thirds of the committee were
present and decided to hold two conven-
tions, the first to select two delegates
and two alternates to the national re-
publican convention at st. Louis; the
second to nominate candidate for con-
gress.
The first one is to he held at Norfolk,
April q, at 8 o'clock.
The second at Columbus, Thursday,
August q, at 2p.
Some of the committee wished to have
but one convention, but the wo-conven-
tion idea prevailed by considerable
number.
An effort was made to base the repre-
sentation upon the votes cast for Nor
val last fall for Judge, but this was
strenuously opposed and the basis was
fixed on the vote for Meiklejohn for
congress two years ago, giving each
county one delegate at large, and one
delegate for every ninety votes and ma
jor fraction thereof.
We print elsewhere the call for the
first convention, to which our republi-
can readers are referred.
Tho COlu,~oh,,o vv.o,, IN otfon<onno OF
the meeting of the committee are to be
congratulated on their success in secur-
ing one of the conventions for this place.
Now let all our citizens do their best to
honor the occasion by providing for the
comfort Of their guests on that occasion.
Died, at his home in this city, on
Monday March 9, 1896, John James
Riley, aged 63 years, II months and "a
days. He was born in New Jersey and
his earlier life was spent there, yet little
is known of it. He began life for him
self at an early age and his family knows
little of his parents and his earlier life,
but it is known that he did not live at
home and preferred to make his own
way and in that he succeeded and made
his life success. His earlier days were
spent on a farm and from there he went
on the railroad as a section laborer. He
worked as such first in New Jersey and
later went into Pennsylvania and was
employed on the North Pennsylvania
railway until April, 1866, when he came
west and worked on the new Union
Pacific. He had been advanced in the
meantime and was in charge of con-
struction gang, putting in all the side
tracks from Omaha to North Bend.
When Schuyler station was located he
was placed here as section foreman and
his section house was the first house in
the present town site. Here has been
his home ever since. In his death
Schuyler loses one Of her Oldest and
best citizens man liked and respected
by everybody. Every citizen had q word
of praise for Mr.. Riley and if he had an
enemy We never heard Of him. He was
upright in all his acts of life and hon.
orable in every dealing. Not only was
he very attentive to his duties, but hon.
est in word, act and deed, and the Union
Pacific company valued him very highly.
Thus has passed away man who was
q man in all the term implies and the
whole community mourns the loss. The
family Of the deceased are the saddest
afflicted, but their grief is mingled with
the SORROW of all.
The above We take from the Schuyler
Quill. The funeral was held Friday last
at o'clock, in the opera house, at
Schuyler, Rev. Myers preaching the
sermon, Rev. Hantel assisting. The
funeral was in charge OF the Odd Fell
lows and Masons, . number OF both ira
ternitiss going from here.