Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-14
BUFFALO DEMOCRATS SPLIT
One-HaIf the Delegates Leave Hall
ana Balance Nominate Pop
uIist Candidates.

KEARNEY, Neb., Sept. 13.-(Special Tele-
gram. 1.-THE democratic mass convention
convened in the court room at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. with seventeen democrats pres
ent. Colonel Carr was elected chairman
and T. ]. Scott, secretary. After some
speaking Bart Turner OF Thornton was pro-
posed as a candidate for the legislature.
This brought on a fight and he was de-
feated. w. H. Richards moved that an
informal ballot be taken. in which sixteen
votes were cast, ten for Jordan, Ave for
Turner. one blank.
Then Colonel Carr arose and delivered a
democratic speech, denouncing the nomina-
tion of a populist and notified the fusion
lists they could not deliver the democratic
vote into the populist camp again, as they
Oldham with not being a democrat. as he
was always with the populists and never
associated with the democrats. Therefore
he had no right at the convention. Then
eight democrats left the hall and were fol-
lowed by the chairman, leaving eight to
transact the business of nominating the
.populist candidates for once.
0SCE0LA. Neb.. Sept. 13.-(Special Tel
egram. )-The peoples independent party
held their county convention this afternoon
with Hon. George Host as presiding oflcer
and F. d. Mills as secretary. Only forty
Of the seventy-seven delegates were pres
emit. The great battle was for county at
torney. Stromsburg presented John Tongue
as a candidate and Osceola Lieutenant
Frank D.. Mills and Mr.. Mills won the bat
tie. Hon. G. H. Hoy was renominated for
representative and Fred Thomas for com
missioner. 1t was the quietest convention
the %populists ever had.
n T.Qn Nah GaDf 1Q--(QnantaI TaIa-
gram.)-The populists and democrats of
Nuckolls county met In convention here
today. Frank Tucker was nominated for
representative, r. d. Switzerland for
county attorney and Theodore Menke for
county commissioner. Congressman GILL
enberger addressed the convention.
HASTINGS, Neb., Sept. 13.-(Special Tel
egram. 1.-The fusionists of Adams county
held their respective conventions this az
ternoon in the court house. S. s. Snyder
presided over thirteen democrats in the
supervisors room, while General A. II.
Bowen oficiated as chairman OF the popullst
convention, which was also poorly attended.
The populists had a hard time trying to
find tome available candidate to accept
their nominations. First theyNtendered the
nomination for senator to David Bigelow
on a silver platter, but he rejected It. They
APN "a JOhh GOkdus DuL lie lie
declined with thanks and had a hard time
of II trying to convince the convention that
he would not accept 1t under any cons.d-
GRAFTON. At this stage in the proceedings
some one suggested the name OF General
Bowen and as he was present and did not
object he was made the nominee. The
fusionists nominated John Snyder for
county attorney, who Is at present holding
that ONCE, and the democrats endorsed both
nominations. This left the democrats to
name the representatives and they nom
mated VIII Harding Of Juniata.
TECUMsEH. Neb.. Sept. ~13.-(special
Telegram. AT meetings Of the peoples in
dependent and democratic central commit
tees here today IL was agreed to call the re-
spective county conventions for Tecumseh.
Thursday. September rs. They will then put
up a fusion ticket.
FREMONT. Neb,. Sept. 13.-(SpeciaI.)-
The democratic county convention met at
the district court room this morning. The
attendance was not as large as usual, though
all townships but two we're represented.
ID. v. stephens was chosen chairman and
N. W. smails secretary. The convention
then adjourned till afternoon. when the
attendance was somewhat larger. George
L. Loomis was renominated for represent
alive and the other nominee was Like Nun
day OF Union township. e. F. Gray Of
Fremont was nominated for county attor-
ney.
The %populists met in the county court
room and had a very light turnout. J..
NJ. Cruickshank was chairman and Walter
Reed secretary. The populists did not APP
pear to want any Offices and the nominal
lions Of G. L. LOOMS and Luke Munday
for representatives and e.. F. Gray for
county attorney were made without oppo-
sition.