Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
DEMOCRATS LINE UP TICKET
Big Ohisfs Parade a Few Aspirants fol
Private Inspection.
WHERE NOMINATIONS WILL LIKELY &C
Ssnyth May Have Support for Cow
ernor and Shields for Con-
Eress, with other Places
Scattering.


local democrats are getting busy In con-
temptation Of their county convention. a
week from Saturday. According to the call
this convention will not only select dele
gates to the state, congressional and ju-
dicial conventions. but It will nominate
q full county ticket and determine whether
the populists are to be given any repre-
eentation thereon. So far the democrats
have given the pops no Invitation to climb
In with them, but II is probable that some
kind Of a fusion arrangement will be made
before the election comes in November.
Whether the Douglas county delegation
will fail in line for fusion on the state
ticket depends on the outcome Of the
local primaries Of next Thursday. II the
Douglas County Democracy controls the
delegation to Grand Island there will be a
mild protest against doing business with
the populists, although even these straight
ticket advocates themselves take II as a
foregone conclusion that the majority of
all the delegates to the state convention
will be for fusion.
In any event the Douglas county delega-
tion will probably stand for awhile for
the nomination Of c. J. Smyth as the gu
bernatorial candidate. 1t has even been sug-
gested that Mr.. Smyth be permitted to
name the state delegates, but the sug-
gestion has not met with kindly consider
alton from all quarters. II happens that
Mr.. smyth leans strongly to the jack
sonian wing OF the local democracy, and
the Douglas Countyites are unwilling to
take chances on getting a fair representa-
ton on any delegation that he might select.
A strong Bryan sentiment pervades the
democrats Of Douglas county, and despite
the announcement Of Mr.. Bryan that he
will not be a candidate for governor, there
is a disposition TO drop Smyth and flock TO
the standard Of 1.-The peerless" II his name
Is presented to the convention. "If Bryan's
name is presented to the convention we
will expect Mr.. Smyth to withdraw" is the
way one Of the leaders expresses 1t.
AS the democratic congressional commit
tee has not yet Issued it's call with the APP
portionment OF delegates, the county con-
vention will have TO work In the dark to
the extent OF providing for representation
in the congressional convention, which is
not expected to be held until September.
The only scheme so far suggested is for the
appointment Of a committee with power to
name the delegates to the congressional
convention after the call is issued. This
proposition Will go through provided no one
but George Shields wants the nomination,
but II there IL to be a contest for the run
ming the committee arrangement will be
objected to on the ground that II will give
altogether too much power and opportunity
70 a few men.
So far the only avowed candidate for
congress among the democrats is County
Attorney Shields, but his deputy. ]. J. Dunn
and G. NJ. Hitchcock are said to be In re-
ceptive mood. ut isn't likely. however
that anybody will coax either Dunn OF
Hitchcock to take the nomination" says
IN un~prejudiced democrat. Frank T. Ran
som, the stock yards statesman, who quit
being a silver republican as soon as that
cut Of politician went out of fashion, in
tended to get into the congressional race,
but 1t is now stated on the best Of au-
thority that he will not be q candidate
The only contest to be fought out al
the democratic primaries next Thursday
aside from the always present scrap be,
tween the Douglas Countyites and the Jack,
B~onians, both OF whom want to have thu
most delegates in the convention, is tina
between Lysle 1. Abbott and James P. Eng,
lish, for county attorney. AS Mr.. Abbot,
has many supporters in the JacksoniaI
club, as we'll as the almost unanimous
support Of the Douglas County Democracy
he promises to be the winner. no mattel
which OF the organizations secures con.
troll Of the convention. Mr.. English is tn,
favorite OF the leaders Of the J~acksonians
but he has not been making an active can
vass among the rank and file.
Legislative candidates are scarce anon
the democrats Of Douglas county, tn
prospect Of election being not at all al
Turing. However, w. II. Green, presiden
of the Real Estate exchange, is out for
nomination for senator. J. H. Mcintosh 4
also being mentioned for the senatoria
ticket. His recent fight in the tax cas-,
against the franchise corporations is sup
posed to have left him some political CAPT
tai and he may be induced to invest It II
the democratic ticket. Senator John Lid
dell is not a candidate for denomination.
For county commissioner IN the Thirl
district there are two democratic candi
dates-w. H. olmsted OF Union precinc
and Henry Bull Of Chicago precinct
"Uncle' Peter Hofeldt. who now repre-
sents the district O the board. says h
has had all OF It he wants and has with
drawn as a candidate for denomination
throwing his strength to- Mr.. Bull. Nj
Hofeldt expects to visit his old home 4
Germany next summer.
In the Fifth district Councilman G. {
Lobeek is the only man yet mentioned I
connection with the democratic nomination
CHEAP EXCURSIONS.