Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-02
POPULISTS DO NOT LIKE IT
Democratic Program Not at All What the
Other Fellows Want,
RETALIATION INSTEAD OF RECIPROCITY
1eiser, Magney, StricIIIer and others
Insist that They Have share
of the Legislative Ticket
from Douglas County.

| from Douglas County.
The populst primaries to select delegates
to attend the county convention next Sat
urday were held last evening from the
hour Of to 8 o'clock. They attracted
little interest and there was no contest
except possibly upon some individual who
may seek to go as a delegate. The popu-
lists seem to be taken up too much with
the scheme of the democrats to shut them
| out of the legislative ticket TO think much
! OF booming any member of the party for
! any of the Offices which are to be filled this
! fall. On this question they are touchy, and
while those who are looked to as leaders of
the party hesitate to say much that is def
mite in regard to what counter action they
will take, the lesser lights are frank in
! stating that If the democrats carry out their
plan there will be a third ticket in the
/ field
John o. Heser is more emphatic. He says
| Il do not pretend to speak for anyone but
myself, but l will not stand such treatment.
would favor the populists nominating can
! didates for such a portion of ticket as
they think they are entitled to, and give
the democrats the alternative of refusing
to endorse 1t or invite disaster to the whole
ticket. We are entitled to the same recog-
milton as we received two years ago, when
| we were allowed to name one-third Of the
\ ticket. may not be a delegate to the con-
Vention, but l will act independently in re-
senting what l consider to be injustice"
George A. Magney says II am afraid
there will be trouble at the conventions
Saturday. The popuists will want the con-
ventions to proceed as they nave done here
tofore' but l understand the democrats are
opposed to such action. We should have the
same recognition we received two years ago.
and anything less is sure to provoke dis
sension. Personally / do not care so much
about the matter, being willing to give the
democrats almost anything they ask for
but l know that our conventions as they
are usually made up will never consent to
the plan the democrats seem to be working
upon"
V. o. Stricker: 81 do not believe the
democrats will carry out the plan about
which we are hearing so much now l be-
IleVe better counsel will prevail in that
party Ihere is too much at stake to risk
deteat by such conduct. The populists are
entitled to just treatment, and if they are
not accorded it there may be other tickets
In the field. But l will wait till the conyen
tions meet"
Elmer E. Thomas: at is a hard matter
to say what action our convention will
take, bat it is safe to predict there will
be warm time and lots of talk. However,
believe that in the end the convention
VIII endorse the candidates nominated by
the democrats. The minority, though, will
make large amount OF noise before it
submits and it will be an interesting con-
vention. For my part I care hut little
who the nominees may be SO long as they
are good men and those we can elect"
+. p. Burke 'It isn't so much a oues-
ton how many places on the ticket we
get as 1t is who nominates the candidates
Tor those positions. l do not believe the
democrats will take that privilege to them
selves and am not borrowing trouble from
the future. We will insist on naming our
candidates, whether they be two or more,
and l doubt if there will be any opposition
to that plan"
John c. Tierney: "If the populists do
as they have done in the past they will
probably submit to democratic dictation
haul in their horns and growl But for
myself I will fight them if have to stand
alone. We are entitled to our share of
the ticket and will nominate our own men.
We have some good men in our party who
would like to go to the legislature and
who would add strength to the ticket. We
will not consent to having them turned
down in favor of others who may enjoy
temporary spell OF popularity with the
democratic machine. 1t is difficult to say
what the convention will do, but cannot
be used to bolster up any job such as the
democrats are now trying to perpetrate."
1t is believed a majority of the delegates
elected last evening will vote in the con-
vention next Saturday for fusion at any
price. The Third ward will present Lewis
V. Guye as a candidate for the legislature,
and If 1t can get him on the democratic slate
it will be content to acquesce in whatever
else may be done.