Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-26
No FUSION IN OTOE COUNTY
fopulists and Democrats Each Nam3 Full
Ticket.
CONVENTIONS OF The CALLED" PARTIES
Delegates from Several Counties of
the state TO Meet at Lincoln
on Wednesday
Is. Next.

SYRACUSE, Neb., Aug, 25-CSpeclal Tele-
gram) democratic county convention Sc
lected the following delegates to attend the
state convention; S. J. Thomas, ]. NJ. Hubner,
j. NJ. Gilghris., J. V. Northcutt NJ. Shriner,
" Straub j. r. Alexander L. NJ. Nakinson
S. d. Newman, f. A. Reuter-, Henry Korf
Enoch Wilson, William Clary, Robert Davis
a. a. Nehart j. o. Vanderberg Fred Kicker
John St. Clair, William Mckinley; delegate
at large, Edward McMeekin. The report of
the conference committee recommending flu
sion was laid on the table very hard, and the
convention proceeded to nominate a county
ticket. which is as follows: Treasurer c.. p.
Lloyd, Nebraska City; sheriff, Dell Bryant,
Russell: county Judge J. A. Eaton, Syracuse;
county clerk, Fred Hoebel. Syracuse; register,
Falkert Fass, Nebraska City; superintendent
of public instruction, C.. NJ. Clary, Nebraska
City; surveyor, C. w. Pierce, Nebraska City;
coroner. G. II. Littleheld Syracuse.
The populists held county convention and
elected the following delegates to the state
convention: B. S. Littlefeld, l.. b. Smoyer,
Thomas Weatherhogg, w. II. Wright, c. d.
Strong, j. NJ. Wilmln. George W. Leideigh,
$. y. Carscadden, s. j. Stevenson. George
Wells, r. W. Trimble, J. w Tice simon Pat
ton, W. Wakelin A. Upton d. Braddock j.
c. Walker, William Moran, G. G. Stroh
George A. Parr. d. w. Evans Theodore Web
bering James Weber, j. A Graves, d. w.
Livingston, f.. j. Steadman. resolution
was referred to the state ceotral committee
in reference to the removal of populSts by
Superintendent Jones of the Institute for the
Blind to make room for republicans, charging
that he is under the CONTROL OF republicans
that he is IAN autocrat an aristoCrat and a
neDotist," and his actions toward the popu-
lists of this county are condemned. The pop
ulists adjourned to October 6, when they will
nominate "a full county ticket
The silver republican convention met here
and nominated the following delegates to the
state convention: r. r. Ward, Thomas F.
Maher, Asa Godding, S. 7. Gregory, w. f.
shepard, II. II. Childs, A. f. Coddngtcn. Cap
tain George Kidd. O. j. Davis, A. A. Baarden,
d. SCHNEIDER, DR.. G. H. Littlefeld
There was no fusion. The ticket nominated
by the democrats will die for want of fusion
votes.
CENTRAL CITY. Neb., Aug. 25.-(Special
Telegram.)-The populsts held their county
convention here today and elected the fol-
lowing delegates to the state convention: II,
M. Cox, Cyrus Kellogg, Thomas Farrell, f.
Crone. f. C. Simmons, T. B. Butt, NJ. II. Raw
lins, w. S. Gardner and w F. Porter of Lin
coin. The convention was not as harmonious
as those held by that party in the past. The
democrats held their convention in the court
house yard at the same time and elected the
following delegates to the state convention:
G. w. Felter, r. Clayton. B. Gilligher and
s. e. Starrett of Lincoln. The free silver
publicans under the leadership of Charles
Wooster met after the populiSts had ad
journed for dinner and perfected a county
organization Their convention will be held
later. The political battle in Merrick county
promises to be interesting before the strug
gle is over. The fusion forces seem to be
overburdened with candidates.
FRANKLIN, Neb Aug. 25.-(Special Tele
gram)-The popuists silver republicans
and democrats each held their county con-
vention at this place today and succeeded
in making a fusion and placing full ticket
in the field for the fall election. The fol-
lowing were nominated: c. Roup, treas
urer; F. Harris, clerk; r. F. Miller, Judge;
e. NJ. Hussong, superintendent of schools;
G. Gossford, surveyor. The Chicago and
Omaha platforms were endorsed.
MARTINSBURG, Neb., Aug 25-(Special)
The fusion convention held at Martinsburg
yesterday made the following nomination.:
Treasurer. John Slough, democrat. merch
Ponca; clerk, W. A. Morgan, populiSt, ma
chant, Allen; sheriff, W. S. Russell, populist
farmer. Silver Creek; Judge, Paul Bergen,
democrat, attorney, Emerson; superntend-
ent. John McCloskey, popul'st, teacher, New
castle; surveyor o. p. Sullenberger, populist,
Ponca; coroner, DR.. Bladey, democrat, Dixon.