Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-17

contagion and gave Broadwell the votes
that remained necessary TO nominate him.
When the trouble was over II was Broad
we'll, 102, and Elsasser rs, and on Elsasser's s
motion II was made unanimous. Elsasser's s
graceful capitulation was recognized by
three cheers and Broadwel ascended the
platform to thank the convention. He
urged the delegates to nominate ticket
that would unite the fusion elements and
make victory possible. Elsasser was also
called out and responded briefly.
]. r. Watts returned from the popuist
convention with request for the appoint
ment Of a conference committee and on
assurance that the populists would endorse
Hofeldt, the committee was appointed as
follows: c. w. Baldwin. Ed ]. Dee, Charles
E. flaming, j. A. Fitzpatrick, ]. J. Ryan,
]. r. Watts and w. H. Gunsolus.
Power for sheriff.
John Power, Harry c. Miller, Pat Mostyn
and william H. Bell we're suggested for
sheriff Power was a winner on the first
ballot He scored 9S votes to 10 for Mil
Ter and 13 for Mostyn and when 1t was
apparent that he was nominated other dele
cations got into the band wagon and
swelled the Power vote to 109. 1t was made
unanimous and Power received a hattering
ovation as he rose to express his gratitude
The convention then adjourned to $50
o'clock
Attempt to Distribute Nominations
BY tho time the convention was agair
ready to proceed the leaders had practically
decided to nominate G. #. Elsasser fol
county treasurer. At the same time the
temper of the delegates was not improved
by the information that the populists were
demanding this office and the silver repub
licans that OF county judge, The first bust
ness was the report of the conference COM
mittee, which suggested the following dis
tribution of Offices: Democrats, sheriff
clerk of the district court, county commits
soner from the Third district county sur
veyor, county superintendent, three justices
Of the peace, three constables and the as
SCISSORS in the First, Second Third, Fourth
and Fifth wards populists, coroner, county
clerk, county judge, two justices, two con-
stables and assessors in the Sixth, Seventh
and Ninth wards; silver republicans, treas
urer, county commissioner from the Fifth
district one justice, one constable and as
SCISSOR in the Eighth ward.
committee from the silver republicans
explained that they did not want anything
but county Judge. The report of the con-
without debate and a new committee was
appointed, consisting Of Oscar Pickard, j.
]. Ryan, c. E. Tanning, w. H. Gunsolus
Ed ]. Dee, ]. F. Coad and e. e. Howell.
An unsigned communication was re-
ceiSed from persons who claimed to repre-
sent the Bohemian republicans, asking the
convention to nominate v. f. Kuncl for
for county treasurer, s. B. Letovsky for
ty or fnr
oner. In return for this the authors OF
this document agreed to turn over the Bo-
hemian vote to the fusion ticket.
John Lidden moved that the office O
county judge be conceded to the silver re-
publicans and, after considerable confusion
the motion prevailed. By this time som,
of the delegates had imbibed a more ex
tensve assortment of liquid refreshment.
than they were able to carry with prophet.
and their incessant outbreaks created con
tinual tumult. After repeated efforts, e
e. Howell obtained the floor to move tina
the committee be instructed not to yield thu
county treasurership to the populsts.
G. f. EIsasser for Treasurer.
This was carried and the convention pro
ceeded to nominations for office. Ed Howell
named G. f. Elsasser and Rudolph Havelk;
nominated v. F. Kuncl. Elsasser was {
safe winner on the first ballot, the vot,
standing: Elsasser, 1929; Kuncl, TAN.
populist committee stated that theii
convention was ready to fuse IL the popu.
lists were given third of the appointive
positions that would be available II the
ticket was elected. On motion OF Ed How
ell this proposition was declared accepted
Charles Curtis Named for Clerk.
Charles Curtis Oft South Omaha was nom.
mated for county clerk by accamation
This wound up all the business in sight and
the delegates adjourned to the bar to wait
for the temperance Of the conference COM
mittee.
During the recess information was re.
ceived that the populists had nominated DR.
Louis Swoboda for coroner. The conven.
tion was called to order and Dr. Swobods
was declared the democratic nominee by
acclamation.
Chicago Platform Endorsed.
series of resolutions was introduced al
this point by l. ]. Dunn and adopted with.
out debate. These contained brief indorse
ment of the Chicago platform, sent greet
ing to Bryan, with assurances OF confidence
Of his election as president in 1900, declared
allegiance to Holcomb and declared thai
the candidates on the county ticket were
pledged to discharge their duties, II elected
in the interests Of all the people.
After another long delay the conference
committee blew in with a report that the
populists had nominated Martin Langdor
for county Judge. They had pulled Will
liams off the track in the Third district
and they did not propose to concede any
thing more. The situation was discussed
for half an hour without reaching a con-
clusion, and then ]. J. Dunn and e. e
Howell were directed to go out and hold
another session with the populists and try
and make them listen to reason.
]. L. Ganshorn of the First ward, A. R.
Harvey of the Third, G. w. King of the
Fifth, Ed A. Shaw OF the Sixth, I. N. Ish
OF the Seventh and s. M. Crosby OF the
Ninth were the candidates for the three JUS
tice nominations at the disposal of the con-
vention. King. Harvey and Shaw were NOM