Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-28

desire. TO make a changer Mr.. Mercer
named every member Of that committee
and when he wants 70 make a change It Is
knew that there was to be a delegation Sc
lected in Washington county when IL was
done, but IL any candidate should ask to
have a new selection there we might anger
sufhcient voters to give the democrats a
majority: We have : therefore conceded
tSinE. told msmBers OF the So c saS SfRs
was customary and that It was my mis-
fortune IL the congressional committee was
RED every precinct but one in sSrpy
county.
have eight delegates from .sarpy
county. If we have no county convention
IN Douglas county his higher number will
comes the apportionment. Mr. Mercer has
appointed the postmasters. of the county,
has scattered seeds and literature at gov
followed the gift with a letter saying tina
ne expects the recipients support. Recent
events have weakened him in Omaha with
the laboring population and he believes he
can do more with the farmers; therefore
forty delegates and to the 1000 votes in
the city. seventy-three delegates. But we
have waived that In 1901 Mr. Mercer made
the hrst trade with the country delegates,
giving them three times the number OF del
egates they are enutied to, but we cannot
enough votes to elect the democrat.
When that committee has allied with II
every interest which the people will not
the chairman we have succeeded in calling
together the county committee and we are
viii not go unheeded. / don't want them
to trust me. want them to let the legal
II there is any contest / want to know
that at least one Judge would not sign his
name to the ballot unless It was. used
$4,000 from the people and been given a
trip around the world twice ne should not
DO ANYTHING to tend to the election of a
, Why, does he want a change? Deception
Is In the air. was told today that while
holding me up. This is deception Captain
water. Dave Mere sm R RD SSSi Of ann MR. no Rose toei
of Mr.. Rosewater, and no candidate who
VIII speak to you tonight is a tool of Mr..
The first time 1 became prominent Mr..
Lnniger was candidate for mayor. Dave
tee and succeeded in getting as his as
and many republicans knitted Mr., Lininger.
l wes a. young man then and thought II
my duty to stop the knitting II possible.
since then have always said: Don't
any man attempts to say that i am the
tool of any man he is deliberately falsify-
ing and may put us in a place Wher the
knife will be used on the party.
N. c. Pratt followed, saying in part:
1t is a very serious thing which confronts
US. There Is a time when for the good of
the party one man must be inconVienced.
In considering the candidate II is not only
necessary. to look to his ability, but avail
ability When a man has so conducted
himself as to lose the confidence of the
laboring people he is not entitled to recog-
milton by the party. / believe the time has
come when II will be to the best interest of
the party to elect someone besides Mr..
Mercer to congress. The party has looked
to the interests of the whole people and
not the interest of any one man, and this
year should be no exception.
The meeting closed by a story told by
". A. DeBord. illustrating the idea that
no candidate should take any steps which
would injure the party.