Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-11
BOTH CONVENTIONS FARCES
Ten Democrat Nominate Congress
sionnl Candidate and EiFNs
One for JudEe.

btuIkt w. Culllbuu VI E1dIlhut n mtilueI
OF the Shelby county bar. was nominated
yesterday afternoon by the democratic con
vention Of the Ninth congressional distric.
to make the race against Congressman
Walter I. Smith, the republican nominee
and present representative from the dis
trict. Samuel B. Wadsworth Of Council
Bluffs, former city attorney, was nominated
as candidate for the district bench by the
democratic convention OF the Fifteenth ju-
diclal district. Three judges in the Fiji
teenth district are to be elected this fall,
but the convention only placed in nomina-
ton one candidate, believing that by so
doing and concentrating their efforts on one
man they might possibly pull one chest
nut out OF the fire.
Both conventions were mere farces, not
more than a dozen delegates being In at
tendance at either. Several counties in
both districts were not even represented by
a single delegate. The proceedings of the
congressional convention. II the gathering
Of ten democrats could be called such, were
enlivened somewhat by an attempt to force
the adoption of a resolution reafirmins
the Kansas City platform in it's entirety.
The attempt, however, was defeated. despite
the desperate effort of one lone delegate
from Pottawattamie TO cast the twenty
votes the county was entitled to. TIL OPP
perfume appearance on the scene of another
delegate from Pottawattamie prevented the
disposal OF the twenty votes in such a man
ner.
The congressional convention was SEIZED
uled for 1 p. m, but it was nearly an hour
later before it was called to order by s. B.
Morrissey Of Harlan, chairman of the con-
gresslonal committee, who named J. e.
Kirkwood OF Harrison county as tempo
rary chairman and Edgar Brown OF Mills
county, editor OF the Hastings Record. as
temporary secretary. Editor Brown was an
avowed candidate for the congressional
nomination and making him temporary Sec
rotary was an evident scheme to place him
on the shelf. At least so Mr.. Brown in.
terpreted 1t and did not hesitate to state SO.
Committees on credentials and perma.
nent organization consisting of three men,
bers each were named, and this left only
the chairman and secretary to keep the
convention going while the committees
were formulating their reports.
N. Chrisman of Nicola, who had his pock-
cts loaded with resolutions which prior to
the convention he had been industriously
reading to everyone he could prevail upon
to listen, urged that a committee on reso-
lutions be appointed. This was opposed
by ]. X. McGavern, a veteran politician
from Harrison county who had been post
master under President Cleveland. McGav-
ern took the stand that the state conven-
ton had adopted a platform for the party
in Iowa and tina it was sufficient. McGav,
ern carried the day, much to C~hrlsman's
disappointment in not being able to make
| public his carefully prepared bunch OF res
olutions.
George w. Cullison was then placed In
nomination by McGavern, and William Don
elan presented the name of Editor Brown Of
Hastings. Mr.. Brown, however, withdrew
his name ''for the sake Of harmony" as he
stated, and Cullison was nominated by &C
clamation.
! The ohairmen of the several county com
mittees were then appointed members Of thu
congressional COMMITTEES.
H. B. Holsman Of Guthrie county theI
attempted to force the convention to adop'
a resolution reaflrming the Kansas Cit
platform. but was opposed by w. @. Camp
bell, editor Of the Harlan Tribune, whit
urged that for the convention to pursue sucl
a course would place Candidate Cullison II
a most embarrassing position. HolsmaI
then tried other tactics. he amended hi
motion so az to include the ratification o
the Des Moines platform. but McGaVern op'
posed this and the original motion and tn
amendment were defeated. N. Chrisman, tn
Nicola spellbinder. then started to work OF
free silver speech, which he had prepared
for the county convention at Nicola, Blu
which he had been prevented from making
He spoke for about fifteen minutes, durini
which everyone left the hail except tn
chairman. J. J. Shea, and one man who wa
crippled with rheumatism. He was hnall,
called to time and the half dozen delegate
resumed their seats sufficiently long to pas
a motion to adjourn.
The judicial convention was called to or
der at II a. m. by Frank Tamisiea Of Mis-
souri, Valley, secretary Of the judicial com
mittee, In the absence of a chairman, an
Fremont Benjamin Of Council Bluffs wa
called upon to WELD the gavel. Committee
or credentials and permanent organization
were appointed and as this depleated tn
convention an adjournment was taken until
o'clock in the afternoon, In the hopes tina
by that time the attendance would increas
sufficiently to transact business.
On ~reconvening In the afternoon the tenn
porary organization was made permanen
and the committee on credentials announce
that Audubon. Fremont and Page countie
we're not represented.
Editor Brown OF Hastings took the moo
and suggested that the convention only nom
mate one candidate for the district bench
as 1t was we'll known to the delegates as
sembled that the fight was a hopeless on
in any case and that by making only on
nomination and concentrating their effort
on that one candidate they might possibl
pull one chestnut out Of the fire." Tha
being the situation he placed in nominatio
Samuel B. Wadsworth of Council BLUFFS a
the one chestnut they might possibly be abl
to pull out Of the IRE. No one else havin
a candidate to offer up for the slaughter M
wadsworth vas accorded the nominatio
with all the enthusiasm that a conventio
consisting of eight delegates could music
up.
After naming the judicial committee tn
convention adjourned.
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