The record-union., 1898-08-04
GOVERNOR BUDD ON TOP.
HAS THE LOCAL DEMOCRATIC
MACHINERY.
The County Committee Will See
That His Official Acts Are
Indorsed.

That the coming Democratic County
Convention will indorse the admins
tratlon and policy of Governor Budd,
State Printing Office and all, was def
initely settled at the meeting of the
County Central Committee held at the
office Of Committeeman A. M. Seymour
last night
That stormy time was expected was
evidenced by the fact that the Chair
man, t. W. O'Neil, ordered the doors
closed and all parties except commit
teemen excluded. 1t was known that
hard fight would be put up against
the Endorsement of Governor Budd's S
administration, and it was said on the
street before the meeting by those un-
friendly to him that he could not win
his point, but talk was cheap when
it rubbed shoulders against votes and
the proxy that Private Secretary Peter
j. Shields carried in his inside pocket.
Every member Of the COMMITTEES
knew that the fight would be on the
question as to whether or not Governor
Budd should own the coming County
Convention, which body will appoint
delegates to the State Convention. and
nobody attempted to dodge the issue.
1t was brought squarely before the
Committeeman w. c. Hendricks.
The resolution, as furnished a Rec
ord Union reporter by a member of
the committee, provided that each men,
ber of the committee be authorized and
empowered to select fifteen and the
Chairman twenty-five delegates to the
County Convention, the delegates to be
named at meeting of the committee
on Friday night, at which time the
date will be set for holding the COun-
ty Convention and providing further
that the convention be authorized to
elect delegates to the State Conven-
ton.
Those in opposition to Governor
Budd, led by Committeeman Thomas
Bohan, were up in arms in a moment,
and prolonged wrangle took place.
The strength of the Governors faction
was brought out to the fullest, and for
a time it looked as though the opposi-
tion would withdraw from the meet
ing. Even after it was all settled, and
the Governors party had won, the op-
position was extremely bitter. and one
Of the number told the reporter that
he was not yet through fighting. but
would continue until the end.
When it came to a vote, with thirteen
members present, the issue looked
somewhat doubtful until Mr.. Shields
swung into line with not only his own
vote, but with the proxy of Commit
teeman Fred Cox, who is in Alaska
Then the minority gave up hope and
made the best Of a bad thing.
The discussion as to whether or not
the party should fuse with the Popu-
lists at the coming election, and which
followed the adoption of the resolu-
ton, dwindled into insignificance when
compared with the principal event
The appointment of Committeeman
E. l. Woodman, w c. Hendricks and
A. NJ. Seymour as such committee to
confer with the Populists regarding
fusion was accepted as a matter Of
course.
Several of the committeeman who
were opposed to 20. King" Governor
Budd's administration said to the re-
porter after the meeting that the out
come meant that the Governor could
swing the delegates to the County Con-
vention in line on any proposition he
might mt forward