Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-16
CAMPAIGN BECOMING COMPLICATED
Numerous Candidates in the Field
md Result XcrX Doubtful.

and Result Very Doubtful.
Every man who has a pole out for a
political persimmon can find some consola-
ton in reading the list of delegates selected
last night to the republican city convention,
which will be held Wednesday afternoon at
the court house.
The attendance at the primary caucuses
was larger than ever before known in the
history of city campaigns in Council Bluffs.
The plentifulness Of candidate timber and
the silence of the machine leaders led to
complications that resulted in giving every
body show and a following in the con-
vention. Judge Carson has the endorsement
Of his own ward and following in almost
every other ward in the city. Mayor Cleaver
has strong following and can come nearer
seeing nomination in the list of delegates
selected than can any other candidate. w.
j. Jameson will have delegates enough to
let the convention know he is candidate
and the machine has healthy showing in
several precincts with a sprnkling in every
ward in the city. The present indications are
that the candidate who gets the nomination
at the convention will be compelled to ac-
quire strength that is not now in sight, and
the time between this and next Wednesday
will be directed in the line Of tieups and
compromises.
In the First ward there was present the
largest crowd of voters that has attended a
ward caucus in the history of the city.
There were between 200 and 300 republicans
present The intention was to hold the eau
Gus in one building, both precincts voting
jointly for aldermen and then gathering at
each end of the room for the purpose of
selecting precinct delegates, but the crowd
jammed the building to the point
of suffocaton. After the nomina-
tion for alderman the second precinct
had to seek other quarters. j. r. Bell was
nominated on the first ballot for the council
by majority Of three-fourths of the votes
cast. There was good natured fight for
delegates in which the friends of Judge
outnumbered all others. 1t was Carson's
own ward, and in both precincts motion to
instruct the delegates to vote for him in
the convention was carried. but not without
some opposition. The second choice Of the
delegates will be Cleaver.
Delegates-First precinct, f. A. Grout, II.
Van DeBogert, George II. Corliss, Carl Nor
gan. Grout was made committeeman for the
ensuing year.
Second Precinct-L. Alberti ]. M. Ousler
G. H. Scott. w. S. Baird. e. C. Badly.
Second Ward, First Precinct-Chrls Straub
J. p. Williams. G. M. Harl, II. j. Evans. G.
H. Baker Second precinct, ]. H. Pace, john
Fox, Deal. r. c. Berger. J. H. Love. ]. H.
Pace was nominated for the council.
Third Ward, First Precinct-Ohio Knox,
p. c. DeVol, w. Il. Haverstock, Harry
Searles, George II. Mayne. Second precinct,
William Arnd. DR.. o. w. Gordon. w. c.
Brown. A.. M. Lund.
Fourth Ward, First Precinct-John Lindt,
George f. Wright, e. w. Hart, DR.. +. S.
Thomas
In the Fifth ward there was the largest
meeting ever held at primary caucus Tho
two precincts Of the ward met together at
Smiths hall, on Eleventh street and Fifth
avenue. The delegates elected were:
First Precinct-W. A. Highsmith, ]. Flem-
ing, c. C. Clifton, William Kinzel, Frank
and e. S. Allen
Second Precnct-Wiliam Blood. s. Will
son, John Burlew. F. M Boren and G. B.
Howard.
There were ninety-seven votes in the First
precinct and forty in the Second. #. A.
Brewick was unanimously nominated for re-
election as alderman, and w. A. Highsmith
was named for ward committeeman. The
delegation to the convention is badly split
up, the eleven men Of the ward representing
nearly that number of tickets that were in
the field.
Sixth Ward, First Precinct-John Hardin,
A. G. Barding, J. w. Clatterbuck, Amos VIII
son and j. N. Wolf.