Omaha daily bee., 1900-09-27
CONNOR SECURES THE PRIZE
Crawford County Man Carries Of the Tenth
District Nomination.
NAMED TO SUCCEED DoLLIveR IN CONGRESS
Ninety-sixth Ballot In the Convention
at Fort Dodge Sees the Break
that brings the Victory
TO winner.

FORT DODGE, Ia, Sept 2s.-(special
Telegram The Tenth Iowa district will
be represented in congress for both the
uneXpired term OF Senator Doliver and the
full term by Judge James T. Conner Of
Crawford county. This result was quickly
reached this morning when the real break
came on the ninety-sixth ballot, which
resulted in Connors nomination, as fol-
lows: Connor, So Ingham. 4 Kamrar, 3;
Salinger 4; DeWolf ?; wichman, SS,
Brown, g. Secor. 8.
AS result of a caucus held last night
the opposition to Connor was firm in the
belief when the convention met this morn
ing that they could prevent his nomina-
tion. The Connor and Ingham forces we're
thought to have agreed to force the nomi-
nation of Connor, Inghsm having decided
he stood no chance to win, but the field
figured II had eighty-seven votes that could
be depended on to prevent the consumma-
tion OF tho Connor Ingham plan The con-
vention got to work promptly and the Con
nor men lost no time in showing strength
by the transfer Of Emmet's six votes to
the Crawford candidate. while Calhoun fol-
lowed, giving FIVE of its votes. Eight votes
which Webster had been giving Connor
were increased to her entire strength Of
sixteen and here the Connor- Ingha m
forces made strenuous efforts to start the
stampede. Connor had received but Atty
votes OF the seventy-seven necessary to
nominate Kamrar showed great strength.
which was put forth in the evident effort
to hold the north half of the district in
| line. Connor gained six on the nnety-sec-
ond ballot but the ninety-third showed a
| slight falling off. There were no signih-
| cant changes till the ninety sixth. when
| the end came.
Opposition Not United
The opposition to Connor caucused nearly
| all OF last night and the result of the con-
ference was confdentially announced to
| assure victory for the opposition to Con -
nor The pool could not agree on any
single candidate who should receive the
entire force Of the combination and to
| this fact Connor owes his nomination.
The agreement OF the combination was that
sixty Of eighty-seven votes controlled by
1t should be cast for each of the pool candi-
dates for twelve ballots four ballots In
| succession for each candidate, the candi-
date receiving this vote being left TO Sc
| cure enough outside votes to win. II was
| further agreed that IL none of the four
| should succeed in securing the nomination
| hamrar and Stevens, whose chances we're
| considered better than other pool cand-
| dates, should take pot luck and the one
developing the greatest strength should
! receive the votes Of the delegations whose
candidates had been given chances to
win. Humboldt, which had been counte
! as a pool county, broke away, demoraliz-
! ing the opposition forces. Connor and Ing
ham took advantage Of the opposition and
calling out the Reserves the victory was
won.
ConnOr Accepts the Nomination.
committee was appointed to conduct
| Connor to the platform. He said
| Gentlemen Ii is an honor to which
am not insensble to be given the nomna-
| ton for congress by any republican con-
| Nention in this country and especially is it
| an honor to be thus chosen by the Tenth
| Iowa district for by reason of the com
manding ability and craftsmanship of Hon
j. L. Dolliver, whose successor ! hope Ia
be, 1t is fact that this district has be-
come famous. | realize that the successor
| to Dolliver will meet with embarrassment
In congress as well as have trouble in Civ
Ing satisfaction to this district. | promise
that what | lack in ability | will vie with
Mr.. Do,liver in loyalty and desire to serve
the Tenth district / have the best OF
feeling for all the asprants for this honor
respect them so much that a few hours
and | destroyed the speech of acceptance
which had prepared, ] stand behind Me
kinley and believe in all the principles OF
tearing down, the hauling down of the
| nag. nor the giving over of the PHILIPPINES
| TO the enemy. | thank you
Harvey Ingham and Judge Stevens were
called to the platform. The latter set the
audience wild by asking. 'If Judge Connor
destroyed his speech OF acceptance. what
do you suppose has become of mine?" He
declared that the convention had done
what every republican convention does
| Named good man. He offered congratu-
latons and promised loyal support His
remarks on national issues were loudly
| cheered.
Harvey Ingham said he had belief that
the result OF the contest was the best thins
which had ever happened to him. and
thanked the convention for their conside.
ration that had been given him.
Kamrar followed with speech o
greater pretensions. He was serious
throughout and assured the convention
that Judge Connor should have no truel
friend than he and that there were no sor,
spots on him. DeWolf and the other can
didates were called on for remarks anC
many responded.
sketch of the Candidate
Judge James T. Connor was born in Indi
ana in 1851. He came with his parents Il
Black Hawk county, Iowa, in his youth anC
there he grew to manhood. lie worked hi
own way through Upper Iowa university a
Fayette by teaching and working on a farm
In 1872 he entered the law department a
Iowa City and was graduated the following
year. He Immediately began the practice o
law at Denison He was elected Judge II
1880 in the Thirteenth district, and In lSS
was elected to the circuit court, remaining