Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-24
STITCH TO OLD CONCRESSNEN
Stark and shAllsabsrgsr Both Rsnoninatsd
By the Fuioa Conventions
LITTLE INTEREST IN The GATHERING;
Counties Only Partially Re~presented
and the DeieEntes Present
Do Not Exhibit Any
EnthusIasm

SEWARD. Seb.. June 22-CspeoiaI Tele-
Eram.l-The democratic and populist con
Eressioral conventions we're called for l:So
this Afternoon, but did not get down TO
business u1tn 2 O'Clock. The democratic
convention organized ty slecting J. ?.
Geereke Of Seward as Chairman and y.
J. Luddi OF Wahoo as secretary. A com
mittee Of three vas appointed to confer
with the populists a. TO which party should
have the nominee. but before they left the
opera house the convention renominated
W. L STARK. The feature OF the eonvsn-
ton vas the lack Of enthusiasm and
scarcity Of delegates.
The following central committee was
selected: c. D. Caspar. David City; "
H Taylor. Exeter; S. N Bailey. Falrbury;
2. A NoGin. Beatrice; H P. schmidt,
Friend. y. J. Luddi. wshOo; W. B. sharp.
stromsburg c. ?. Gilbert York; H. E
Hassinger. Seward. c. Leedon, Hebron; c.
P. Craft. Aurora.
The pcpulist convention vas called TO
order By George L Burr Of Aurora Judge
KreitzsaEer % Beatrice vas elected TEN
porary chairman and George L Burr sec
Rotary. The credentials being called for. Il
developed that the chairman and all but
one OF the delegates from Jefferson county
were absent. and the lone delegate vas
authorized BY the convention TO cast the
Jefferson county vote. The temporary or
Eanizatiou was then made permanent a
motion vas made that. since several Of
the delegations were not hlled, those pres
ent cast the entire vote Of the delegation
The chairman appointed q committee OF
three, consisting Of Make OF
Smith OF Polk and Walroth Of Saline. TO
confer with a like committee from the
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have the nominee. but before leaving the
courthouse we're told that the democrats
had already nominated w. L Stark. They
notified the chairman OF the action the
democrats had taken and the convention
Immediately renominated Mr.. stark
As in the other convention. there was a
marked lack Of enthusiasm and not hAR OF
the delegates we're present
The populist central committee IL as fol-
lows: Fred A. Allen. David City; Judge
H. z. Wilson, Geneva; r. A CarmonJ,
Fairbury; James Hudson. Beatrice P c
Mosier. Wilbur: John H. Pony. Wahoo'
Nat Sterup. Gresham; A G. Preutt. YORK;
G. W. Fuller. Seward; B. Prank LoSrey'
( Davenport: George L Burr. Aurora
-Four Counties Unrepresented.
OXFORD. Neb., June 23-CspeeiAl Tele-
ranHThe tvo-ringed fusion performance
for the nomination Of 3 congressman from
tie FIFTH district vas held here this After-
noon. But It was unsccompanied BY the
spectacular effects which marked previous
eaupatns A small crowd OF populists
I met in the opera house and were called 10
order by Chairman Hussong. after which
| John 7. cClsr Of Beaver City and J. h
Bayston Of Frontier county were made
permanent chairman and secretary re-
Epectively. There were no contests and
four counties we're without representa-
ton. Resolutions we're adopted endorsing
the Sioux Falls platform. p~rAising Coz
FRESHMAN s~hsllenberger for his integrity
and fidelity to the principles Of their party
and as usual condemning the republican
administration OF state Affairs.
simultaneously the democrats net across
the street with Pat walsh Of NeCook
Chairman, and ?. A Thompson secretary
OF the convention After an exehAnge OF
communications between the two meetings
q committee was appointed By each to
confer relative TO the nomination OF q
CONGRESSMAN But one name was men
toned, that OF A c. ShAlIenberger. present
representative. A report fsvortng him was
quickly submitted The rules we're sus-
pended and he was unanimously nominated
By reclamation by the two bodies
Upon Invitation OF the pOpILlsIs the 0eH-
ocrats adjourned and Joined the former In
listening TO a lengthy address BY Mr.. Shall
lenberger, who had Just arrived from
Washington
A new populist committee was elected
as follows; Adams county George Brown;
Chase, S S. Bishop; Clay. R W seoord;
Dundy. L Z. Walker; Franklin, l. Z
Bowers; Frontier. ". c. Reed: FurnAs,
J. T. Mcclure: Gosper. Oscar BogArd:
Hall, william Thompson; Harlan. George
CleAver; Hayes, Z. p. Denney; Hitchcock.
A. L Taylor: Kearney. G. A Richmond
Nuckolls. z. l. Beech; Phelps, C.. J. Beedle;
Perkins-Red Willow, R H. Thomas The
chairman Of the committee will Be J. ].
Mcclure Of Beaver City. with John s. Lo-
gan Of Hastings as secretary.
The democratic central committee IL;
Adams COUNTY. D. H Wentworth; Clay p.
A. Thompson: Harlan. D.. J. Reed: Hall.
P. W. Ashton; FurnAs. J. ". TrEmnel;
Red Willow, J. H Bennett: Frontier, R
D. Logan; Hitchcock. ". H Thornhin.
Dundy, o. A LutI; GOsper, Joseph Morgan
NuekoIIs, II. H Asuek; Phelps, W H
Cowgirl: Franklin. W. P. BeesOn- The
present committeemen OF the counties Of
webster, Reerney. Perkins. Chase and
HAYES. will hold over for two years Con-
gresham ShAllenbergsr WAS accorded the
privilege Of naming his own chairman and