Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-28

rooms OF the Jacksonan club. They trans
acted their business in perfunctory
manner. nominated q. NJ. Hitchcock as their
standard bearer. adopted platform and
adjourned
There were but a couple OF features. One
was the refusal of the convention to pass
an out-andout resolution declaring in favor
OF the support of the rights of the colored
man, and the final passage, after a discus
sion, OF a compromise resolution, because
ut would tickle them and do us no harm"
as Chairman Cameron declared. The
other feature occurred when one OF the
faithful arose and brazenly remarked as IL
he expected his hearers to believe him
more than If he had told them that a
hungry bass would not bite nice fat frog:
I'VE do not know If MIR. Hitchcock will ac-
cept this nomination. We have tried to find
him but have failed. The World Herald
Office force, however, Is anxious that the
nomination be made
DR.. J. ]. Saville, chairman OF the con-
gressional committee, called the conven-
tion to order. temporary organization
was effected by the election of L. G. Cam
eron of Washington county as chairman
and T. +. Sturgess Of this city as Sec
retary and the organization was made per-
manent.
J. w. Carr wanted the convention to pro-
ceed to a nomination. but he was called
down. Other delegates desired to wait un-
til it was seen what the other conventions
wanted In the way of congressman. Con-
sequently the nomination business was set
aside for the time being and w. NJ. Maupin
presented platform as a means Of killing
time. The resolution endorsed the platform
OF the recent tripartite convention at Lin
coln affirmed faith in the free silver theory
and pledged the convention to support only
such candidates as stood up for the 16 to
proposition The remainder of the resolu-
tions condemned the war department be-
cause it had been careless and incompetent
in the treatment Of American soldiers.
Hitchcock's name was the only one
offered. J. w. Carr stated that w. s. Pop
pleton had seemed to be the most likely
candidate, but he had positively declined to
sacrifice himself on the altar Of his party.
w. NJ Maupin, World Herald employe
| said that Hitchcock would be fine man to
catch the labor vote because he had always
sided with the laboring men. 4. F. Sturgis
declared likewise as far as he could say
from personal knowledge" Councilman
Lobeck declared with labored and humorous
oratory that he was for Hitchcock because
he was a Nebraska vegetable"
The nomination by acclamation went
however, but with painful lack OF en-
| thusasm, not cheer or a handicap follow
ing. Delegates Frank Ransom and Chap
man were sent to notify the democrats OF
this action and Delegates Salisbury and
Carr were dispatched to the populist camp
After much waiting the communities
finally returned and reported. On motion
Of Will Maupin committee Of three, con-
sisting of Maupin Of Douglas, Corti OF
Sarpy and DR.. Stewart Of Washington, was
selected to wait upon Mr.. Hitchcock and
notify him Of his nomination. The conven-
tion then adjourned sine die.
The following is the silver republican con-
gressional committee for the coming two
years:
Douglas-Dr. J. j. Saville, Guy c. Barton,
R. F. Williams, T. +. Sturgis, Lawrence
Roth.
Washington-Dr. E. r. Stewart, Blair; ].
H. Cameron, Hermon.
Sarpy-C. F. Humphrey, Gretna; S. O.
Salisbury, Papillon.
The committee was given full power to
act. 1t met and organized by the election
of DIR. Saville as chairman and T. F. Stur-
gis as secretary.