Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-21
DEMOCRATS NAME JENNINGS
Candidate for Mayor Named to Oppose
Judge George Carson.
COMPLETE CITY TICKET NOMINATED
Resolutions Adopted Against Voting
Away Valuable Franchises and
RctrcnchinE In Fire and Police
Dcpnrtmcnts-The Ticket.

For MPyor y1cTToR }ENN5NGS uR II ,5S
! For CITY solicitor GEORGE a. HOLMES
+ For city Treasurer I'll. ZuRMuEHLEN
For CITY Marshal 49,. WiiLiAM WOODS
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SI For OK CIV te ii'i.i,M
........,,...7....... WILLIAM HiGGEsoN
'0' .WiLi.IAM nVSin ri MOOR MOORE, W. Ii. THOMAS
Breathing room was at premium in the
superior court room at the county building
last night during the democratic city con-
vention. There were 10 regularly elected
delegates present and several hundred spec
| tators Enthusiasm was at high pitch and
all the proceedings Of the convention har-
| monious.
| The convention was called to order shortly
before 8 o'clock by Chairman Zurmuehlen,
| who named j. r. DIETRICH for temporary
chairman. Mr. w. A. Stone was made tenn
| porary secretary and committee
was appointed on credetias. Committees
were appointed on permanent organization
| and on resolutions follows:
| On Permanent Organization-First ward
j. K. Mcpherson; Second ward DR.. F. p
! Bellnger; Third ward, A. Schultz Fourth
ward, c. Wesley; Fifth ward, John Br7gh;
Sixth ward j. F. Hunt.
| On haWllnS Vi tHe lISt
| X. n. Whittlesey of the Second Emmett
| FINLEY OF the Third, Thomas Bowman of the
| Fifth. and p. ID. Burke of the Sixth ward
| The committee on credentials reported no
| contests, and the credentials as presented by
| the several ward delegations were accepted
| ii. Rishton was admitted as proxy for j. A.
Danniger & the First ward and A. Hamil-
ton for NJ O'Rourke of the Fifth ward. The
delegates present from each ward were EN-
powered to cast the full vote of the delega-
| tion.
The committee on permanent organization
named j. C. DeHaven for permanent chair
man, j. j. Hughes, secretary r. N. Whit
tesey reading secretary. The report was
adopted, and Mr.. DeHaven made an enthusl-
| astic speech, in which he urged the selection
| of god men for candidates for Office.
Chairman Whittlesey from the committee
| on resolutions presented the following series
Of resolutions. which were enthusiastically
| adopted:
Resolved, by the democrats of the city Of
Council Bluffs. That we. favor an econom-
zeal administration of city affairs, but we
their efficiency is impaired.
| Resolved, That we are in favor of having
the streets of the city c,eaned by working
men of the city.
francHses ses' without tho '"s monetary eonsIdera-
tion. is contrary to- good business methods.
and we hereby covenant, stpu'ate and
polls the nominees of the democratic party
will vote away no franchises to any cor
porate body or individual without requiring
| the payment of a reasonable price there
for, or in lieu thereof, a specified tax on the
franchise or franchises. And be it
Resolved. That we favor the extension Of
s ana sys of ne to cy fh Sa
residents and property owners of those To-
calities may escape the danger and loss, as
| wei. high insurance rates consequent on
| the absence OF protection against fire.
| JENNINGS BY ACCLAMATION.
| On the informal ballot for mayor no name
| was presented but that of Victor Jennings
and his nomination made by acclama
! tion. He was enthusiastically cheered when
he was called out for talk. He responded
briefly and promised to use his every effort
for election and in case of success, would
do all in his power to give the city bust
ness-lke and economical city government.
| w. II. Bradley was the only man in
evidence for alderman-at- large, and his nom
| ination was made unanimous. He thanked
the convention for the honor and promised
to work for the good of the city in case
he got as unanimous support at the polls
| as he had at the convention.
For city solicitor G. A. Holmes, e. e.
| Aylesworth. Emil Schurz and j. J. Stewart
were placed before the convention. Holmes
was an easy winner on the first formal
ballot.
| Causen, w. A. Shoemaker and j. X. Cooper
were placed in nomination by the informal
ballot for treasurer. Mr.. Clausen withdrew
from the race and Zurmuehen was NOM
mated on the formal ballot by almost the
| entire vote OF the convention.
Claude Dye and Benedict Haag were
| named for city auditor. The informal ballot
| was close. but Dye won on the first formal
ballot, with votes to spare.
| Sam Etnyre got all the votes in sight for
| denomination for the office of city engineer
Charley Nicholson, William Woods and D.
| L. Weir were named for city marshal. Mich
olson came within few votes of nomina-
tion on the informal ballot. and then with
| drew, because the mayor and alderman-at-
| large had both besn named from residents
of the First ward On the first formal bal
| lot Woods got the nomination, and had to
| show himself. and was accorded warm re-
| ception
| William Higgeson was made the conven-
| tion's candidate for city weighmaster, and
William Hardin was renominated for city
| assessor.
William Moore and w. II. Thomas were
| renominated by acclamation for members of
the Board of Education, and the convention
| adjourned.
The city central committee met after the
adjournment of the convention and named
| Nick O'Brien for chairman and Emil Schurz
| for secretary.
Only Two Weeks Left.
| In which to buy your frames and pictures
| at lust half price. Our sale closes March
I. You cannot afford to miss this oppor-
| tunty to beautify your homes at Just half
| the usual cost. ii. L. Smith Co.
SAVED FROM THE PENITENTIARY.
George Feuerbnken Gets the Ear OF
| Governor Drake with Profit.
| George Feuerhaken viii not GO tc the pcni-
| ttniilry, after all If he decides that he can
| live a nice, decent life and keep out of the
SUSPICION of the police authorities After
fighting for his liberty for nearly seven years
he has succeeded in getting his sentence COM
muted by Governor Drake
Feuerhaken was arrested in 1889, early in
the summer, on the charge OF having acted
as fence for a gang OF thieves who were
| rnhhinr frePhl the North hXesinrn