Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-17
FUSIONlSTS GET TOGETHER
Democrats, POpulisa and Free Silver Repub.
licans Hold Conventions.
FAT OFFICES SECURED BY DEMOCRATS
other Members of the Combination
Are Given the Leavings from the
Political Bill of Farc-Pro-
4 ceedings of Conventions.

- ceedings OF conventions.
JOHN POWER. ...........Democrat
Clerk of the District Court
FRANK A. BRoADwELL.. Democrat
q. +. ELsAssBR.........." Democrat
o0qgIy mSyRTTIg STI9geL eLLANGDoN ,........ .Populist
II. E. BURNAM. ....... Silver Republican
CHARLES cURT1s......."......Po .Popullst
DIR LOUIS swoBoDA.........Po .Populist
EMIL YoUNGFELDT. ........ Democrat
Superint tendent of Schools
- II. l., DRAKE................. Democrat
County Commissioner
PETER .HoFELDT. Democrat
Fifth Dstrct.
g. u. FORBES. Democrat
FRANK E. Democrat
The democratic convention was called
by I. ]. Dunn and 1t required a
quarter OF an hour and the vigorous
efforts of three sergeants-at-arms to
get the delegates assorted and settled in
their respective locations. w. W. McCoombs
of Jefferson precinct was introduced as tenn
porary chairman and the selection was ap-
proved by the convention. John A, Harte
of the Eighth ward was made secretary and
G. l.. West of the Ninth ward and Samuel
Mort OF South Omaha were elected as as
sistants. j. C. Donohue of the Sixth ward,
]. ]. Dunn of the Fifth and w. H. Gunsolus
of the Third were appointed a committee on
credentials W. S. Shoemaker of the Fourth
ward and j. r. Watts OF Waterloo were
atterward added.
On motion of Ed Burke the credentials
OF all delegates except those from the Sew
enth ward we're accepted and the commit
tee on credentials retired to wrestle with
q redhot contest from that ward
John Fallon of South Omaha moved that
q recess Of one hour be declared, but 1t
was voted down and the delegates then set
tied down to walt for the committee. When
the report was received it recommended
seating the original delegation on the
ground that 1t was the only one that was
~flod with the county central committee
within the time prescribed by the rules.
The report was adopted and the temporary
organization was made permanent. This
was one on the steering committee that had
1t fixed to make w. o. Gilbert permanent
chairman. The chairman declared that the
motion to elect Gilbert came too late and
his decision went.
/. j. Dunn moved that a conference COM
mtttee of five members be appointed to con-
and this elected tumult of protests from
the middle of-the- road element that was
evidently well represented in the convention.
Dunn spoke at some length in an appeal to
the delegates to stand by the fusion PROPOSE
tiop, by which, he asserted, they had a
chance to elect a county ticket. He declared
that to refuse to fuse was to throw away
5000 votes that were necessary, not only in
Ahe county campaign, but to elect the state
sicket.
j. r. Watts opposed the appointment of a
conference committee He favored appoint
ing a committee of two to notify the other
conventions that the democrats were ready
for business and to receive any propositions
they might offer. This view prevailed, and
j. r. Watts and ]. ]. Ryan were designated
to go to the populists, and w. S. Shoemaker
and Ed Burke to wait on the silver re-
publicans.
HofeIdt is Nominated.
Then Mr.. Watts moved that the rules be
suspended and Peter Hofeldt nominated by
aoclamation for county commissioner from
the Third district. 1t was carried with a
whoop and the middle f-the-road delegates
went crazy. Hofeldt was escorted to the
stage, while his friends cheered enthusiast
ically. He briefly expressed his thanks and
declared that he is now qualified, II elected,
to make better record than that Of his
frst term. Another motion to take a recess
was defeated. and the delegates present
were authorized to cast the full votes Of
their delegations. Nominating speeches were
dispensed with, and the convention pro-
ceeded to nominate candidate for clerk Of
the court. The Second ward presented Peter
o. Blsasser, the Fourth Harry Deuel., South
Omaha Frank A. Broadwell the Fifth ward
John G. Drexel, and the Seventh ward Ed
S. Streetor.
The roll call resulted: Elsasser. 10;
Broadwell 81; Drexel 80; Deuel., g.;
Streeter, %. There was no choice. Harry
Deuel. withdrew in Streeter's favor and the
trouble was continued. Broadwell gained
slightly on the second ballot, while Elsas-
ser just held his own. The figures were:
Elsasser, 70; Broadwell, Ga; Streeter. "a;
Drexel, 23. Before 1t was announced
Drexel withdrew In favor of Elsasser and
Broadwell gained on changes in the Third
and Eighth wards The Sixth switched to
Elsasser and so did Union precinct Then
the Seventh ward changed from Streetor to
Broadwell and the First ward gave Broad
well nine OF Its votes. Waterloo caught the