Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
DELEGATES UNRESTRICTED
Republicans Select Representatives Of
Douglas County to State Convention,
NEW COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE CHOSEN
Convention Discusses Proposal 10
Change Basis Of Representation,
but p~ostponcs Definite
Action Thereon.

The republicans o. DouglaG county met at
Creighton hall yesterday afternoon to Sc
lect 10 delegates to the state convention at
Lincoln. This was accomplished IN short or
der and in perfect harmony, but the ques-
tlon OF reafjuStiug the comparative repre-
s~entatlon between the city and country
brought with 1t a protracted controversy,
which resulted in laying the whole matter
on the table. A vigorous effort on the part
Of W. J. Broatch, D. IL. Wheeler and others
TO prevent the convention from selecting the
new county ceutral committee. and to elect
Broatch as chairman Of the delegation to the
state convention, took up a considerable part
OF the time Of the convention, but was finally
defeated by a decisive vote.
The convention was called 70 order at go
o'clock by Chairman Lewis Of the county
central committee and after Secretary Luut
had read the call Mr.. Lewis introduced j. L.
Haley OF the Ninth ward as temporary chair
man. In taking the chair Mr.. Haley con-
graduated the delegates on the favorable
circumstances under which they met. They
ali realized that thew were on the winning
side and would carry Douglas county by a
largely Increased majority. He called at
tentiou to the disjointed condition Of the
fusionists. and declared that the chimera Of
16 to ! had vanished, never to return.
Charles futile OF the Third ward was made
temporary secretary, aud u. II. Wheeler
moved that the lot OF delegates as accred-
tied be approved. II. 7. Leavitt took the
foor to present the contention OF the Sixth
ward that under the call. as issued by the
state central committee, II was entitled to
thirteen votes In the convention. This raised
tho pttpgffrp NJ rgrrpg0DtqtiOD and when
MIR. Leavitt moved as ait amendment that
the thirteen delegates frCm the Sixth ward
be allowed seats in the convention, James
Walsh promptly moved that the amendment
be tabled. The Sixth ward people urged
that 1t was manifestly unfair that a ward
with 1900 republican votes should only have
nine votes in a conventiou In which a coun-
try precinct which contained only twenty-five
voters had five. They were unable to carry
their point. however, for the amendment was
tabled and the original motion was renewed
and carried.
SELECTING THE DELEGATES.
The temporary Organization was made per-
mdncnt. and d. H. Wheeler moved that the
representation on the state delegation be
fixed at seven from each ward in the city,
nine from South Omaha, two from each coun-
try precinct and two at large, the delegates
at-large TO be the president and secretary
of the convention. A South Omaha delegate
claimed the floor to declare that the couotry
was not fairly treated, and in order to soothe
his feelings the Clontarf delegation offered
to donate one OF It's two delegates to South
Omaha. This was accepted by the conven-
ton with marked hilarity, and the roll was
called for the purpose Of naming the state
delegation. as follows:
DeleGates-at-large-J. L. Haley, Charles
First -ward-John ,RTosicky. Charles
Second Ward-Levi Cox. Fred Bruning,
4. C Harte, Joe Kavan, H. H.. Boyles, c.
Third Ward-Henry Rhodes. Nate Brown,
r: s Berlin, v. +. Walker; Charles Grove
W Fourth E' c %fyaT Thomas IN Aan A. y Srs I; hPrqG3 e. 3,
El4gE2gg ,S H. r :, F Ro9ses ,T,d Il, /, Wheeler; o,ra
G. ii. Hess, w. G. Gordon, Edward Cox,
p; A Edouist, A J Lunt
Benton Ben, Jacob Hauck, f. w. Fitch,
n ssysR'4 6. Y ). Amber. G 4. F F. Bsiior Fl f +
L. Palmer A. s. Churchill, G. A. Day.
Al EiEht Gaas W4 4sy7S4. Z Z. i 4"d SaanEer. 's 8 e.
Boyd id,, R. u u r8a% W si IL M25te.
Winter | R; Andrews, John AibeTts
South omnha-Z p Hedges. j M. GIas-
Cuiioch, G. ii. Brewer, P, Karn, James
Austin, Pa Nbir Ande GsSI H /: J, sim Ms%Sons
Waterloo-George A. Bryant, Smith
Vaiiey-A. P. Akerlund, c. w. whitmore.
Mllard-A. n. Detweiler, John Lemke.
Elkhorn-L. r. Williams, Isaac Noyes.
UnionNL, c. Mercer. L, c. Quicker.
Clontarf-W. A. saussay:
West OMAHA II. Parrotte, P. A.
Chicago-F. A. HOLSTER, II. ]. Rolls,
COUNTRY RETAINS IT'S GRIP.
H. T. LeayItt returned to the charge and
offered a resolution by which the county
central committee was instructed to base the
representation on the republican vote cast
by each ward and precinct in calling the
next and all subsequent county conventions.
James Walsh made a motion to table the
resolution. which he afterwards withdrew,
and c. S. West Of the Seventh ward offered
a resolution instruCting the committee TO
adopt the Crawford system of voting as a
substitute.
The chair ruled that the substitute was In
order and this led to interminable confusion,
as the delegates emp to discuss the
two resolutions together.
G.. r. Williams made a vigorous appeal
for the country representation which was
loudly cheerCd by the country delegates. He
declared that the increased representation
had been given to the country to bring the
farmers back from the vagaries of populism,
and that now when the work had been well
accomplished the party could not afford to
turn them down.
V. b. Walker wanted the word "precincts'
struck from the resolution, leaving the coun-
try with its present representation, but this
was not seconded. and James Austin of South
Omaha shut of further discussion by a mo-
tion to table both resolutions.
II. T. Leavitt tried to induce the chair to
recognize an amendment TO refer the resolu-
tons to a special committee, but failed, and
the motion to table was carried by 97h TO