Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-18
WILLING TO Be SACRIFICED
Many Democrats Who Think They Want to
Run on the County Ticket.
INTEREST CENTERs ON TWO PLACES
clerk of the District Court the
Positions on the Ticket Most
Coveted by the Demo-
Gratis.

The nominations to be handed out by
the democratic county convention at Nicola
Saturday win not go begging, as there
are numerous aspirants in the field and
for at least two of the nominations there
promises to be contests. The nominations
for clerk Of the district court and county
attorney are the two most eagerly sought
after.
Louis Zurmuehlen, jr., Of this city is the
most active local candidate for the nomi-
nation for clerk of the district court and
he has for several weeks been laying his
wires to secure It. Brooks Reed, chairman
OF the democratic county central commit
tee, also has an eye on this nomination.
He is Of the opinion that IL nominated he
might be elected, reasoning that the SINH
larity Of names might lead to enough re-
publicans mistaking him for the republican
nominee to bring him out a winner. For
this reason, he says, the democrats ought
to nominate him in preference to any OF
the other candidates. f. b. LeFeber OF
Walnut Is the east end OF the county can
didate for this nomination and he will go
into the convention with the Knox town
ship delegation and possibly several other
east end townships supporting him. Mr..
LeFeber is agent of the Rock Island rail-
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into county politics. John Nicholson,
editor of the Council Bluffs Weekly Tribune.
was an a~spirant for the nomination Of
clerk Of the district court, but retired from
the race IN favor Of zurmuehlen. and is
now out after the nomination for county
auditor. Michaelson. however, has not a
clear field, as Thomas R. Drake, a we'll
known typo and district organiser Of the
International typographical union, is Q can
didate for the nomination for county
auditor and 1t is more than likely that the
east end Of the county will have a can
didate before the convention.
1t is said that failing to secure the nomi-
nation for county auditor Drake would be
satisfied to receive that for county recorder,
as up to yesterday there appeared to be
no other candidate for this nomination.
Many Ambitious Lawyers.
For the nomination for, county attorney
there is a big field OF entries, but how
many starters will be remains to be seen
when the convention gets down to work.
Harry L. Robertson, mayor Of Nicola, and
a former republican. has been grooming. it
is said, for several years for this nomI-
nation, and It is said further that his fall
ure to secure It from the republicans was
the reason why he Topped over TO the demo-
Gratis. Roscoe Barton, former mayor Of
Avoca, is said to have cast longing eyes
on this nomination and will attempt to
wrest 1t from Robertson. J. e. F.. McGee.
formerly Judge OF the superior court, has
been prominently talked OF In connection
with this nomination, but so far he has
turned a deaf ear to the requests Of IFS
friends that he be a candidate. While he
would have no objection to serving as
county attorney and incidentally drawing
the salary attached to the once, he Is OF
the opinion that this is. not a democratic
year and he does not desire to be q can
didate Just for the honor or fun OF the
thing.
Local democrats insist that the nominal
ton for county attorney should go to
John P. Organ of this city, who formerly
held the ofice. They claim that he would
be the strongest candidate the party could
put up. but Mr.. Organ says he is not seek
ing office at this particular time and II
is doubtful II he will permit his name to
go before the convention. T. e. Cassidy
is said TO be not avcrse to taking the
nomination II 1t is given him. and friends
Of s. B. Wadsworth, former city attorney,
are urging his candidacy. but Mr.. Wads-
worth declines to be considered as an
a~spirant for the nomination. II was said
yesterday on the streets that Mr.. Wads-
worth's name would in all probability be
brought before the convention, and that II
It was. the nomination would likely fall
to him.
For the nominations for two members
OF the County Board Of Supervisors the
names of 8. G.. Underwood. A. w. Wymar
and A. c.. Graham have been mentioned
with more or less frequency. 1t Is con-
ceded that one nomination viii go to the
east end Of the county.
The convention viii meet at the opera
house in Nicola at 10 a. m Saturday and
in addition to naming a county ticket will
select delegates to the state. judicial apd
congressional conventions Of the party. II
will be made up OF 175 delegates, 104 from
the country precincts and seventy-one frou
Council Blufs. Brooks Reed, chairman o.
the county central committee. 1t Is said
will be reelected,