Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-25
FUSIONISTS IN DEADLOCK
PopulistI Demand the Head Of the Ticket
if They Stay in the Game,
DEMOCRATS ARE MSlsTENT ON sMYTH
Oratory is Plentiful at the Two Com
v%entions, but the stock of Har-
mOny lie Down TO the
Limit.

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solidly for smyth, while Lancaster was a
unit for vifquain. The necessary vote was
564. A formal ballot was Immediately taken,
resulting: smyth. as; vitquain, 2ss;
Thompson, so.
A motion to make the nomination unani-
nous was carried and Mr.. smyth was de-
clared the nominee.
Protests we're heard after the announce
ment, It being urged that the chairman had
acted too hastily in calling for the vote.
The objections we're not pressed and the
chairman's ruling was allowed to stand I'M
challenged.
Preparing to Confer.
A motion to authorize the chairman to
appoint a conference committee to notify
the populists Of the nomination produced
general confusion, Numerous amendments
imposing other duties on the committee
we're introduced, but one after another
were defeated. One Of these sought to
authorize the committee to formulate a
plan by which the parties might fuse on
candidates. After an extended discussion
the original motion, providing simply for
the appointment OF a committee to notify
NAV PePNAtoNo !" NNO "NS NNA
ried, and these were named by the chair
man: Ed P. Smith Of the First district,
OConnor Of the Second, Koenigstein Of
the Third, Metzger of the Fourth. Ashton
Of the Fifth. Mahoney of the Sixth and
Judge DUNE at large.
In response to a cali. c. ]. Smyth spoke
briefly, thanking the delegates for their in
dication Of confidence. He hoped he would
not have to withdraw again In the interests
Of harmony as he said he did two years
ago after receiving the democratic nom
nation.
shalIenberger's Boost.
Congressman s~halIenberger closed the
afternoon performance with a speech, IN
which he told OF the wonderful things ac-
complished by the minority party IN con-
gress and how 1t had overriden the re-
publicans on their party measures.
The roll call for governor showed that
these counties were without representa-
ton: Antelope, Banner. Blaine, Cedar,
Deuel., Gosper, Grant, Kearney, Kimball,
Loup, Mcpherson, Perkins, Sioux, Wheeler.
Boyd, Rock.
At 8 o'clock the convention took a recess
until 1880.
Speeches and Platform.
The delegates reassembled at the ap-
pointed time, but Immediately took a re-
cess Of an hour to listen to speeches by
Bryan and James at the intersection Of the
two principal streets of the town.
Upon ,reassembling again the report OF
the resolutions committee was read by
w. H. Thompson and adopted. Briefly
stated, they reafirm the principles of the
party as enuncfated in the Kansas CITY
platform, call attention to the antitrust
plank in the republican national platform
and allege rapid growth of trusts; assert
that the administration's failure to enforce
the criminal law against these trusts
proves the subserviency of the party ia
corporate power; rhmends the substitute
offered by ths-aemocrats of the house and
senate to the ADMINISTRATION measure (the
Philippine question: providing for the
Philippines, the same form Of government
now enjoyed by the Cubanss express oppo-
sition to the Fowler currency and bankins
Dill; tndorse the action of the democratic
and populist members Of congress from
Nebraska, especially for their support o,
the irrigation bill and for their action or
the Cuban reciprocity measure; favo,
election of United States senator's by direci
vote; demand that railroads and all othel
public franchised corporations shall b.
taxed In proportion to the value Of theiI
property, both tangible and intangible, and
In determining what value the rule Of the
supreme court should be adopted by which
the sum OF their debts represented BY
bonds and floating Indebtedness should b.
added to the market value Of their stocks
favor a law reducing freight rates is pei
cent on live stock and the same amount or
coal. building supplies and farm products,
condemn the giving of rebates and al
other forms OF favoritism, and demant
that all the laws against discrimination
by railroads be strictly enforced; pledge
II entrusted with power. to pass a statute
abolishing the fellow-servant law so far al
II affects railroads and other corporations
engaged in hazardous pursuits; recon-.
mend amendment to revenue law to pay of
the states floating debt; favor the in,
vestment OF permanent educational funds
OF the state In municipal and school dis.
trict bonds; favor requiring the state treas.
urer to make monthly reports OF the
whereabouts of the trust funds: approve 8
tax on the gross premiums In Nebraska Of
foreign insurance oo~fnpanies;. favor
liberal appropriation for the university
condemn the veto of the one item in the
last university appropriation and pledge
democratic support to all nominees Of the
convention.
Back to the Ballots.
A resolution against the removal Of
fences on the government lands Of the ives,
introduced by Shumway Of Scots Bluff
was voted down, after some discussion.
The conference committee reported thai
the only progress 1t had made was to agree
that the man receiving a majority vote II
each convention be considered the nominee
The convention then proceeded to balIol
for governor, smyth leading as before.
The chairman ruled that the delegate,
might vote as though no nomination haC
been made, the conference agreement benz
that the two conventions should c~ontinu,
the balioting until some candidate received
a majority in both bodies. Smyth agaiI
I received a majority.
, New State Committee.
While the news was being carried to tn
a populists a recess was taken for the seleo
r tion of state committee. which as rsorgan
ICED is:
/, First-Albert Stany, Pawnee City.
Second. s. Mccarthy, Auburn.
Third-W. ]. McGinty, Douglas.
I Fourth-H. ID. Travis. Plattsmouth.
Il Fifth-A. e. LanRdon. Papilion.