The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-08-24
DEMOCRATIC TROUBLES.
A Warm Time at the Conven-
ton This Afternoon.
STATE AND JUDICIAL DELEGATES.

AFTER Selecting Representatives to Other
Conventions. an Adjournment Is Taken
subject to Call Of tho Chairman-Dr.
Mackny IL Knocked out secret session.
From Saturdays Daily
The democratic county convention
met in Marquardts hall this afternoon
pursuant to call. OF the ~ delegates
entitled to seats in the convention, prob
ably 100 were present.
The convention was called to order mt
2:iO by !. O. Sttt, chairman of the
county central committee. The call
was read by John Malone, acting seore-
tary.
Chairman Stitt announced that the
central committee had decided to recon.
mend that Hon. John s. Robinson be
made temporary chairman Of the con
vention. Being put to q vote, Mr..
Robinson was elected temporary chair
man. Not being in the room, Messrs.
Luikart and Zimmerman were appoint
ed to find and escort him to the chair.
While the convention was waiting,
a. =. Childs was elected temporary sec.
retary.
Congressman Robinson, upon taking
the chair stated that it afforded him
pleasure to preside over this convention.
In n Commute speech he outlined dem
ocratic principles, and predicted that
the struggle of 1900 will prove me-
morable one The speaker did not with.
stand the temptation to make II few re-
marks concerning the policy of the
administration in the Philippines.
The temporary organization was
then made permanent.
ON Hendee of Lincoln Post was Civ
en- the floor and an opportunity to do n
little advertising in which he offered to
send the Post until Bryan is elected for
$i.0O or until the court house Mt Madi-
son is filled with popocrats for % cents.
List of delegates rs compiled by the
secretary was read and adopted. 1t
was announced that the next business
in order was the selection of 10 dele.
Sutes W tue stute CouNeutlou III oulunu
August 22
Frank Martin offered rs names as del.
egates to the state convention, naming
one or more from each precinct as fol.
lows:
J. S. Robinson, Geo. w. Losey. 7. +.
Meminger, Il. j. Malone, Union and
Madison
+. j. Hale, f. E. Martin, Battle Creek.
Jos. Wehenkel, Fairview.
j. @. Reeves, School Graft.
j. j. Hughes, Deer Creek
s. Redman, Valley.
Pat Stanton, Tilden.
Albert Degner, d. j. Koenigstein A.
p Childs, j. ii. Mackay, Fred d.
Krantz, Norfolk.
The Norfolk list did not seem satisfac.
tory, and Mr.. Stitt offered an amendment
substituting names of Albert Deg.
ner, A. Bucholz, G. A. Luikart, ID. Rees
and G. f. w. Marquardt.
This brought Oh rather n hot discus
sion, and finally as way of settling the
matter it was moved that the convention
concede to Norfolk the privilege Of nam.
ing five of the sixteen delegates.
This being voted in the affirmative,
the Norfolk delegation retired to anoth-
er room to caucus.
The result of the caucus was the selec.
tion of those named by Mr.. Stitt with
out dissenting vote. This is consid.
cred n direct slap at DR.. Mackay, who is
understood to have named the list
offered by Mr.. Martin.
Mr.. Gilman moved to reconsider the
motion allowing Norfolk to select five
delegates. The motion precipitated q
lively debate, in which considerable per.
sonal feeling was manifested, but it was
voted down by an overwhelming vote
The motion to select the l6 delegates
to the state convention whose names
were read rs amended, then prevailed
Motion was made that 10 delegates bs
selected to the judicial convention yet tt
be called, and that they be instructed t.
cast the full vote of the county in sucl
convention.
The following named were nominated