Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-11
FUSION NOMINEES on TmE MARKET
Tripnrtite Convention Get Together
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AURORA, Neb Sept. l0.-(SpeCial Tele-
gram.)-The thrce-rinFed clrcus-pcople' S
Independent, free silver democrats and free
silver republiCans-met in the court house
! here today and all went to grinding az
the same time, resulting in an agreemnt
to give tho peoples independent party one
representative to the legislature and the
county commissioner from the Second dis
trict; the free silver democrats to have the
other representative, and the silver repub-
lcans to have the county attorney. The
peoples Independent party, which occupied
tho main ring, adopted resolutions condemn
ing the bond issue the conduct Of the war
| in Cuba and reegated the republican party
Of this state to a cell with BARLEY in the
penitentiary. This party nominated G. IL.
[ Grovenet and the democrats Dr. ID. s. Wood
ard for the legislature, both members of the
last house. The silver republicans put j.
J. Roach in nomination for county attorney,
and ID. Il. Price, the present commissioner,
was renominated by the populists.
! GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Sept. 1O-(spe-
c!al Telegram D-Democratic and populist
conventions were held today. The attend
ance at the democratic convention was
twenty; at the populists. thirty. The demo-
Gratis nominated j. $. Wolstenholm for rep
resentative and L. w. Ashton for county
attorney leaving the second representative
| to be nominated by the pOpulsts.
The populists met and permanetly organ
lied, but after the report was received of
/ the action of the democratic convention, ad-
! journed to meet September 90 when Poyn-
| ter, Congressman Sutherland and Regent Won
! Forell will be here. y. W. Thompson and
John Fonner were nominated by the popu-
| list convention for supervisors and n. W.
| Thompson was nominated by the democrats
| the latter not having been advised of Fon-
| ner's nomination before adjourning. Con-
gresham Sutherland was present at the
populist convention, but declined to speak
owing to the small audience
| The democratic convention adjourned to
| September 90, also for the purpose of filling
| any vacancy that might occur.
WAHOO, Neb., Sept 1O.-(Special 1.-The
| silver forces met in this city yesterday in
| their several county conventions and made
| up a ticket. The ticket was endorsed by
the silver republicans and is as follows;
| c. NJ. Lemar and A. Bouier for representa-
| tives, both popuists, and both endorsed by
! the democrats; II. Gilkeson, for county at
! torney and William O'Connor for county
| commissioner, both democrats and endorsed
| by the populists. They had considerable
! trouble in getting together, the conventions
| lasting until dark
FALLS CITY, Neb., Sept. 1O.-(Special) y
| Already the fusionists of the county are
| commencing to read the handwriting on the
! wall. As a result Warren Hutchings, one
| OF the three fusonist candidates for the
! legislature, has declined to make the race
| He gives as his reason that it will interfere
with his private business. Mr. Hutchings
successor has not yet been named, but Mr.
Slagle of Barada is favorably mentioned.
| MlNDEN, Neb Sept. 10.-(Special Tele-
| gram, THE populists and democrats held
their county conventions here today. but
could not agree. The democrats nominated
eX-Postmaster NJ w. Chappell for repre-
sentative and the populsts nominated G.. j.
Richmond, editor of the Courier, the pop
ulist official paper of the county The
| democrats nominated no county attorney.
| The populists renominated DAILY.
Fusion Nominees at puwnee.
PAWNEE, Neb., Sept lO.-(Special Tele-
| gram.) )-Fusion forces met in conventions
today and nominated the following ticket:
| Legislature, G. w. Johnston and John p.
| Lort; county attorney II. T. Conley; county
| surveyor, William Balance James Mana
! han, candidate for congress in the First
| district, and Ralph A. Clark, nominee of
| the First district for state senator, were
| present and addressed the conventions
Senator Allen was endorsed for reelection.
The senator speaks here Thursday next on
| the fair grounds at the time Of the annual
fair exhibition.
| CRAWFORD Neb., Sept l0.-(Special
Telegram The populst representative con.
vention of the Fifty-thrd district was held
here today \ committee of four was ap-
pointed to meet SaterlCe. OKeefe and
Blewett, a committee sent from the demo-
cratic convention held at Chadron yester-
day to arrange a fusion conference. The
committee agreed that the nominee receiv-
ing a majority of the votes at each con-
vention be the fusion nominee l.. J.
| O'Keefe, the democratic candidate, received
| the support of the Box Butte populist dele
gates, but there were too many populists
willing to be sacrificed, and l.. Garlock of
Sioux county received the nomination on
the tenth ballot.