Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-02
NOISE PLEADS NOT GUILTY
LysIe Abbott Is 10 BE the candidate
Of the County Democracy for
Chairman city Committee.

An overlooking meeting OF the County
Democracy last evening took emphatic ex-
ccptions to some Of the declarations made
at the meeting Of the Jacksonian club last
Saturday and gracefully stepped into a
muddy shoe evidently left out for the use
OF members Of that organization. As usual
in such cases they find their footwear pinch
ing a little and manifest the annoyance it
seems to cause them by the f%ollowing:
Whereas. According to the newspaper re-
port OF the proceedings OF the last meeting
OF the Jacksunian club Its president Is
quoted as having said that
For a club organized to promote demo-
cratic principles ana democratic candidates
he could entertain only the highest respect,
but when a club is organized to vent the
spleen Of some Individual democrat, or to
do some democrat. Jacksonians must meet
u upon the same conditions as they would
meet republicans and
Whereas. such remarks could only be in
tended To reply to the Douglas County
Democracy and are absolutely untrue as to
the purpose and objects OF this organization,
and
Whereas. At the same meeting several
member are quoted as having declared mat
the fight at the coming primaries should be
wagei, not a. against this club bui against
Whereas, Some democrats who are OPP
posed TO this club have been industriously
! circulating a report that the light of the
Douglas County Democracy at the coming
! primaries was to secure the election of
] said Walter Noise as chairman or the city
central committee, when they know full
well that Mr.. Noise is not candidate for
said position and would not accept the office
were II endered TO him, having already
served five years In said position, and
Whereas. Said report and tatements are
absolutely untrue and are being used for
the sole purpose of deCeiving the voters of
this city as to the true object of the fight
of this club, which is the nomination of
Frank J. Burkley for mayor. and
Whereas, This organization has taken a
stand and allowed the democrats of this
county to fully understand their position
upon all important questions, and
Whereas. The members of this club feel
that the democrats of this city should know
who the candidate of this club for chairman
of the city central committee will be in the
event that they are successful at the
primaries, therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the Douglas County De.
mocracy hereby endorse L. /. Abbott, one OF
our late candidates for Judge of the district
court of this county, for chairman of said
committee and further, hereby pledges thai
all delegations placed in the field by this
club shall be pledged to Frank j. Burkley
for mayor and l.. /. Abbott for chairman
of the city central committee.
Reports of the most sanguine nature were
received as to the prospects OF tn,
coming fight from ollowers in ever!
ward. About forty-fve new members were
enrolled and Chairman ]. A. Conner OF tn,
executive committee called a meeting o
that organization for IL o'clock next Sun,
day to take steps to provide "a little of the
stuff that lubricates the wheels in ever!
well conducted political fight"