Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-20

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Telegram.)-A telegram was received here
today from NJ. C.. Harrington announcing
that he would remain in the field as the
democratic candidate for congress of the
Sixth district.
LEXINGTON, Neb., Aug. 19.-(Special
Telegram.)-The democratic and populist
conventions, which assembled here last night
to nominate a candidate for congress in the
Sixth district to succeed the late w. l..
Greene, ended this morning in one of the
worst tangles imaginable.
The democratic convention organized by
the election of Juan Boyle of Kearney as
chairman and w. b. Mcneil OF North Platte
as secretary. There were sixteen counties
represented. The call for nominations
brought out NJ. c. Harrington of North
Platte and p. H. Barry of Greeley. The first
ballot resulted in the nomination of Har-
rington by a vote Of 10S to 30.
In the populist convention ]. e. Morrison
of Logan county was chosen chairman and
f. B. Carley of Dawes and l.. Ward of Daw-
son secretaries. Neville was nominated on
the fifteenth ballot by the following vote:
Neville, 10SA; Barry, IN; Stewart, IL;
Taylor, IL.
Conference committees were appointed by
both the democratic and populist conven-
TONS. and these committees worked until 3
O'Clock in the morning, reporting from time
to time to the two conventions. The con-
f%erences were of no avail, however. The
democrats insisted they we're entitled to the
nomination and were bound to have it or
there would be no fusion. The p~opulists
were Just as ~insistent that the nomination
belonged to them and when TIE case had
been argued pro and con it always came
back to the same old proposition.
The democrats finally tired of the useless
conferences and on motion the convention
adjourned sine die. No sooner was this ac-
complished than the fusion boomers set to
work to repair the broken lines and after
considerable work succeeded in getting the
democrats together again, though it is not
quite clear what right the body had 10
transact business after it had adjourned
without day.
So far as reaching an agreement Is con-
cerned. however, the session was just as
barren of results as the former and regular
one. The populists continued to insist on
Neville and the democrats on M. G. Harring-
ton. Harrington finally withdrew, but the
democratic convention refused to name any
one else as its candidate or to endorse any
one else. The conventions finally adjourned
with matters in that shape.
The democratic judicial convention also
adjourned without endorsing Judge Sullivan,
the popurst nominee.
The more the democratic delegates think
of the matter today the madden they get and
openly declare Neville shall never have the
democratic endorsement and that they will
see to 1t that he does not get the democratic
vote, which cuts a very considerable figure
in this district. The chances Of the repub-
leans carrying the big Sixth district were
bright before, but it looks like a certainty
now that the last popocratic congressman
has been returned from here.
HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 19.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-There was plenty of politics in
{ Hastings today. as the populists and demo-
Gratis held their county conventions to elect
delegates to the state and judicial conven-
lions. AS John Stevens, democrat, and R.
A. Batty, populist, both OF Hastings, are can
r didates for the district judgeship, there was
f, a hard and undetermined fight on in both
: conventions and anything but harmony pre-
I vailed. The democrats held their conven-
tion first. with Lem Tibbetts presiding. A
3 motion was made to the effect that Mr..
V Stevens be allowed to choose his own dele
gates. This opened the foodgates for the
q storm that was in waiting. w. H.. Ian
ming and Editor Wahlquist argued with the
convention in behalf of some fusionists.
= Editor Wahluuist in his remarks accused
. Stevens of assisting the poDulists to ap-
pointive Offices and neglecting the demo-
= Gratis. Stevens denied the allegation and hot
. words followed. with the result that the
= convention voted Mr.. Stevens the right tc
. select his own delegates.
While the democrats were about in the
thickest of their fray the populists were
preparing a bomb to be exploded at the
right time. Francis Phillips presided as
chairman OF the populist convention, ant
n had he not been as stern as he was in al
= probability the convention would still be il
session. The real trouble cam when thu
m delegates were being selected for the STATE
convention. Sam Milliner accused Bait!
and others of doing some underhanded work
whereupon Batty retaliated by saying tina
he would not permit his honor and integrit.
y TO be questioned by anyone like Mr.. Mil
ut liner. He then turned the tables on Mil
e. liner by showing I'D the scheme that ha'
ne been worked on Batty's crowd at the eau
Mt Gus.
Several times during the heated discus
sion that followed the chairman threatene
to have both gentlemen removed from tn
- court room. 1t was only by chance that tn
as convention ever waded through this diffl
,h Guilty. The trouble in the convention ha
put the Adams county delegates to the ju
dicial convention in such a shape that Their
z Is no telling where they stand. 1t no
y looks as If Batty and Stevens both stand
\ poor chance of receiving the nomination. a
they have practically killed each other o.
by the bitter fight made to secure dele
gates.
NELSON, Neb., Aug. 19.-(special Tele
gram.)-The populists Of Nuckolls count
n met in convention here today. The follow
IN ing ticket was placed in nomination: Count
treasurer, r. II. Hutchinson; clerk. Ere
Fehring; sheriff, Dan Burd; county superiu
tendent OF public instruction, Curt Nichol
For clerk of court and county Judge Georg
- Ewing and o. w. Peebler respectively WEI
renominated.
MINDEN, Neb,, Aug. 19.-(SDecial Tell
g, gram. THE populists and democrats hel
a. their county conventions today and fuse
Each convention appointed a conference con
IN mittee. Upon a motion TO adopt fusion
- the ~populist convention a heated discussio
followed and it was said 1t would tai
~. votes TO fuse. The ticket is not stror
and there is som talk OF another tickle
Ed L. Adams was endorsed for distril
Judge. The republican convention will |
held September 2. A good ticket will I
nominated and elected.
u, NORFOLK, Neb., Aug. 19.-(special,) j.