Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-21
DEMOCRATS ARE WARNING UP
Heat of the Preliminary skirmish is Nov
at Its Extreme.
COUNTRY Delegates IN GREAT DEMAND
Machine Adherent says south Omaha
Delegates Are "TO BE seen"-Dr.
Nipple Slated for County
Committee Chairman.

Today's democratic county convention
Will be a warm cle. The plan Of the How
ell-Herdman machine to adjourn the con-
Sention after the selection OF the delegates
10 Grand Island. and leave the nomination
or candidates for county attorney and the
legislature go over until late in the sum-
mer has been abandoned since the bosses are
not sure OF their footing in the county con-
Vention. Ed. Howell now declares that Sat
nrday's convention will do all the work
mapped out for 1t in the call before 1t ad-
9ourns' and his opponents want Just such
action.
Although the primaries were held Thurs
nay, the preliminary fight for the county
attorneyship nomination is not over, by any
means. Both factions were working hard
yesterday to gather in as many of the
country delegates as they could, for it is
the country delegates who hold the balance
Of power.
Boss" Howell claims that English will
get l06 votes from the city Of Omaha, but
The other side comedies only ninety-four.
In counting his LOG votes Howell includes
n1teen OF the twenty delegates from the
sixth ward, while the Abbott wing Is posi-
tive that II has fifteen Of the Sixth warders.
A canvass OF the delegation by a reporter
Tor The Bee shows the Abbott estimate to
be the correct one and therefore ten votes
may safely be deducted from Mr.. Howell's
city pile. Then the boss is taking two
more votes from the Fifth ward than he
has any right TO. The reliable estimate Of
the vote OF the Omaha delegates is "a for
English and 81 for Abbott.
While English has the better Of the
omaha delegation, Abbott is ahead in South
OMAHA having the right to expect forty
NhEAa Vnraa nNNW ~ ~ a..
that city. Thus II is figured that from the
two cities Abbott will have "a and Fnel,sb
lo2 votes, nearly an even break. II is up
70 the hfty- eight country delegates to
Settle the contest.
John J. o'Connor, one OF the chief rooters
OF the Howell-Herdman camp. although he
claims 10 have won out at the primaries.
VAS not In a very kindly humor Friday morn
ing They say Abbott has won In South
omaha" he exclaimed, but how many
votes viii he get from there in the con-
sentionG Not onel Not one, ! tell you.
The South Omaha delegation is TO be seen
. Harry Miller has any money let him see
mem today, and well see them tomorrow"
Or. A. II. Nipple is slated by the How
eil-Herdman Jscksonian wing OF the
party for the craftsmanship Of the demo-
cratic county committee. II Is said that
Boss Howell is willing &c pass up the
atle' although he Is not expected to cease
being the dominating part OF the machine.
even II Abbott is nominated for county
attorney II is likely hat the old machine
Nil be continued, because a number of
abbott men-like Shields. Ed p. Smith ana
! j. Dunn-are opposed to delivering the
JrganiEation into the hands OF the Douglas
County Democracy. Senator John LIddell
? said TO be the ~favorite OF the anti
howell people for county chairman.
One Of the amusing incidents Of tie prl.