Omaha daily bee., 1897-07-01
form. which was loudly cheered and

form, which was loudly cheered and
adopted.
General Warner explained that the COM
mittee was unanimous in presenting the por-
tion that covered ably the financial ques-
tion, but that two supplemental resolutions
would be offered by minority OF the com
mittee.
The antitrust resolution presented to the
committee last night was offered by Casper
Lowensteln and adopted as follows:
We hereby declare all trusts and monopo-
lies hostile and dangerous to the peoples
terests and standine menace TO the perpet-
uity of our free Institutions, and we demand
the vigorous enforcement of all antitrust
laws and such additional legislation as may
be necessary for their immediate and final
suppression.
Nominations for governor were then in
order and the following were presented:
Paul j. Sorg. Allen j. Smalley, A. w. Thur
man. ID. ID. Donovan, K. 7. Hough, Horace
l.. Chapman, S. NJ. Hunter, l. NJ Van
Meterd a. W. Patrick and James e. Rice.
HoUGH PULLS OUT.
When Stark county was called 1t was an
nounced that that county had no name to
! present. This meant that ]. c. Welty. the
| neghbor of President Mckinley at Canton
| had withdrawn. The name of Mayor JAMES
! A. Rice of Canton was afterward presented
! instead of MIR Welty.
Before the ballot proceeded the name OF
! Hon. r. T. Hough was withdrawn with the
! statement that there was no desire on the
| part of Mr.. Hough's friends to dictate a
nomination, and that 1t was a free-for-al
| contest
! The call of counties preceded slowly. Ham
iltop county the home of John X. Mclean,
, divided its vote almost equally between the
candidates. to contradict the report that Nc
Lean was debating the slate notnnations
] Before the ballot was completed Joseph
Bowling withdrew the name of Paul j, Sorg
and moved to suspend the rules and nom
/ mate Horace l.. Chapman by acclamation
Great confusion followed. Mr.. Chapman Is
large owner and president of coal mines.
He has never held any Office and Is very pop
| ular with the miners, never having had a
strike.
The motion of Mr.. Bowling was finally de-
clared out of order and pandemonium reigned
for some time. There were 959 votes cast,
with 4S0 necessary for a choice
The first ballot for governor resulted as
follows: Sorg, lis; Smalley, 1889; Thurman,
rs; Donovan, 11Oa; Chapman, 24lh; Hun
ter, 81; Van Meter, 90; Patrick, GO; Rice,
113; Reeves, 81 Warner s; Lentz, 8. 1t
wae announced that there was no nomina-
tion.
Before the second ballot began 1t was an
nounced that the names OF Hough and Sorg
had been withdrawn and that no motions to
suspend the rules and nominate by acclama-
tion could be entertained as long as there
was more than name before the con-
vention.
CHAPMAN NOMINATED.
During the second ballot there we're sew
eral disturbances and more delay than dur
ing the first ballot. When Hamilton county
cast its seventy-six votes solid for Chapman
the tide set in for him and the latter part
OF the roll call was made with less diff
Guilty. The second ballot resulted: Smalley,
40; Thurman, 45; Donavan, S5k; Chapman
59912; Hunter 10; Sloane, l; Patrick, 4;
Rice, 142; Lentz, IS; necessary to a choice,
4S0.
Horace L. Chapman was then declared the
nominee OF the convention, the nomination
made unanimous and committee appointed
to escort Mr.. Chapman to the hall.
EX-State Senator Melville Shaw of Wapa-
koneta was nominated for lieutenant gov
ernor and then Horace L. Chapman, the
nominee for governor, in accepting the nomi.
nation addressed the convention on the sill
yer question.
General E.. B. F'nley moved to take from
the table the reports giving the silver
, republicans and the populists each a repre-
sentative on the state ticket
General A. ]. Warner addressed the con.
, venton in favor of such representation, ant
, a general discussion was precpitated amid
, much confusion.
OTHER NOMINATIONS
! Allen o. Myers made sensational speecf
on the suicidal policy of recognizing tn,
. silver republicans without recognizing the
populsts. Daniel Pabst a member Of tn,
state committee of the State League of Sill
yer Republicans, after the discussion haC
} continues for some time, stated that thu
silver republicans did not ask for a place
on the ticket The motion to take the re
ports from the table was then lost. For su
, preme judge the first ballot resulted fol
! lows:
]. p. Spriggs 455; l. N. Abernathy, 36O1a
Lewis d. johnson. 541A; Seth Welty 3S; JohI
J. Harper, 80. Second ballot: Spriggs, 6l3
Abernathy. 1922; Harper. Z; Johnson, /
| SpriggS was nominated,
For Attorney General-First ballot: w. III
Dore 43SI; John C. Burns, 2791a James e
Way, 79; Joseph Hlndy, S5; John j. DeGalley
%. Necessary to choice. 4SO. Before th
second ballot w. II. Dore was nominated b!
} acclamation.
| For state treasurer James f. Wilson wa
nominated on the third ballot.
1 For member of the Board of Public Work
Peter II. Degnan was nominated on the frs
ballot.
For school commissioner Byron II. Hur'
was nominated by acclamation.
A motion was made to endorse w. j. Bryal
for the presidential nomination in 1900, bu
under tho ruling OF the chair there was
substitute for three cheers for Bryan, whic
7 were given with much vigor, after which tn
II sg....