Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-11
MCCARTHY OF DIXON IN THIRD
FOrty-si1 Ballots Taken by Fremont oOn-
vsntion Before Choice.
RESULT ACCEPTED WITH ENTHUSIASM
Unsuccessful Candidates Pledge Their
Hearty support and Delegates Go
Home well Pleased with
Their work.
CFrom a stan Correspondent


egram. AFTER a protracted contest that
for while threatened a deadlock the re-
publicans Of the Third congressional dis
trict in the convention here nominated
Hon. ]. J. Mccarthy Of Dixon county on
the forty-sixth ballot.
The field at the start was almost equally
divided between six candidates and the win
ming candidate was not selected until the
morning and afternoon session had been
succeeded by an evening session. The sp-
parent lead IN the balloting 1uctuated from
one TO another, no one receiving more than
sixty votes out OF the 240 until the
forty-sixth roll call, when Burt county
gave the Dixon man half it's vote
On the next ballot the movement be-
gan by Cedar giving its vote to Mccarthy
meaning the withdrawal OF Jenal After
the unofficial tally showed Mccarthy to
have ninety-three votes Pierce changed in
his favor. Stanton withdrew Young and
contributed it's quota. Burt made its vote
solid, Colfax followed and all the others
began climbing into the Mccarthy band
wagon until the nomination was made
unanimous.
A motion Of Mcdonald Of Thurston called
before the convention Mccarthy, who said:
We have been engaged in this work 50
AcAE 4 snail udht no SAJeDQeQ remarks.
thank you for the honor you have con-
ferred on me more than words can ex-
press. shall make the campaign as
republican and exert every effort to Sc
cure election. With you and the benefit Of
these prosperous times that proclaim that
republican policies are right. we ought to
succeed"
Losers Are supporters.
The unsuccessful candidates as called on
thanked their followers and pledged support
TO the nominee. Dr.. Hansen said: II am
for Mccarthy, and will go home wearing
Mccarthy badge" W. w Young was
enthusiastically received as he declared:
so far as our nominee is concerned. you
have selected man who has my highest
regard. Whatever l can do to bring about
his election will be done in this cam
paign" As an evidence OF his loyal sup
port, George A. Brooks started the con-
gressional campaign fund with a 800 con-
tribution. E. A. Wiltse, Julius Jenal. H.
c. Vail, W. P. Warren and ]. f. Boyd, all
made encouraging speeches.
The protraction of the struggle was un-
questionably due to the fact that SO many
counties had candidates for Offices whose
interests they wanted to advance. One
delegate facetiously emphasized this by
moving to adjourn until some time after the
state convention.
Routine of the Session.
The convention organized in the morn
ing with E. r. Gurney of Winside as chair
man and Charles s. Beebe of Wayne and
George N. Seymour OF Elgin as secretaries
Chairman Gurney entertained the dele
gates with an instructive address, review
ing the political issues of the day, and
eliciting frequent applause. Credentials
and organization were waived. but a com
mittee on resolutions was appointed con-
sisting OF E. H. Barnard OF Dodge, F. D.
Fales OF Dixon, G. W. Williams OF Boone
A. F. Enos OF Stanton, J. F. Boyd OF An
telope and F. o. Robinson Of Cedar. Their
report, unanimously accepted as the plat
form, reafirms the principles enunciated in
the last republican national convention;
commends President Roosevelt and the ma
tional administration; approves his efforts
to repress the trusts within the bounds OF
law, and commends congress for repeating
the war taxes, passing the oleomargarine
bill, enlargihg the scope Of rural free de-
livery, keeping faith with Cuba and giving
civil government to our insular posses
sions.
Committee for the District.
Following is the committee for the dis
trict chosen: Antelope. G. N. Seymour, FL
gin; Boone, r. F. Williams, St. Edward;
Burt. P. L. Rork, Tekamahi Cedar, J. +.
Jenal. Harrington; Colfax, E. H. Phelps,
Schuyler; Cunning, J. c. Elliott, West
Point; Dakota, J. J. Eimers, South Sioux
City; Dixon, F. D. Fales, Ponca; Dodge, G.
G. McNish. Fremont; Knox, George A.
Brooks, Bazile Mills; Madison. J. Koenig-
stein, Norfolk; Merrick, NJ. L. Rossiter
Silver Greek; Nance, J. A. Osborne. Genoa;
Pierce, Walter L. Mote. Plainview; Platte,
H. A. Hansen, Columbus; Stanton, W. W.
Young, Stanton; ThurstOn. E. A. Wiltse,
Pender; Wayne, w. H. MeNeal, Wayne.
1t was nearly 10 o'clock D. m. when the
convention adjourned.