Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-23
FUSIoNISTS ARE APATHETlC
Experience DImcuIty In Getting Men
to Go as DELEGATES to
Conventions.

DAVID CITY, Neb., June 22.-(SpeciaI)-l
The fusionists Of Butler county held their
convention here yesterday. The democrats
met In the district court room and the
populists in the county supervisors office.
Not to exceed one-half OF the townships
in the county were represented in either
convention the attendance at the populist
convention was better than in the demo-
cratic. They had considerable difficulty in
getting delegates to attend the state and
congressional conventions. In the populist
convention a resolution was introduced in-
structing for Stark for congress, this met
with some opposition. but passed by small
majority. A large number Of the leading
democrats did not attend the convention.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., June 22.-(Special
Telegram )-The populist representative
convention was held here last night in the
courthouse. c. II. Jeffords was elected
chairman and S. NJ. Doris secretary. The
district is composed of Custer and Logan
counties and had twenty three delegates,
Of which two were from Logan. The in
formal ballot gave J. J. Tooley, II; w. G.
Eastman, 10; J. ID. Ream. 3; Jesse Candy,
5; A c. Lowell, /; M. E. Schneringer 1;
Whaley, l. The several candidates were
called out to express themselves. None of
L0em LOOK the uaIIbE bbTlOuSly, except
Tooley and Eastman; the others were all so
busy at home they could not accept, ex
cept Jesse Candy. He frankly told them
that he knew there was no more chance for
| him getting the nomination than a rabbit.
| He delivered a general roast on several
| local members of the party, to the amuse
ment of the house. The second ballot
| taken resulted in twenty votes each for
| J. ]. Tooley and Eastman. and their nom
| nations were declared unanimous by ac
clamation. Attorney Moore then announced
that the democratic convention had also
nominated Tooley and Eastman for the leg
| islature.
There seemed to have been a perfect un-
| derstanding between the leaders of the pop
| ulist and democratic conventions. both in
the county and representative conventions,
as the nominees in both instances were the
| same and the result of the democratic
convention was announced in each of the
populist conventions as soon as the popu-
lists had made their nominations. The
! nominees were called out. They thanked
| the two conventions for their nominations.
| Mr.. Eastman made quite a speech along
| populst lines. A resolution was passed
recommending the establishment of state
! normal school in the Fifty-sixth repre-
sentative district and the nominees were
| pledged II elected to work to secure that
end.
FAIRBURY, Neb., June 22.-tSpecial)- y
The democrats and populists united on
| county ticket yesterday w. II. Barnes
receiving the nomination for county at
torney, W.. F. Bonawitz for representative,
w. w. Wilson surveyor to fill unexpired
term and Alex Shepherd commissioner for
First district Each party elected dele
| nj nd
gressional conventions.
PIERCE, Neb., June 2.-(Special Both
the populist and democratic conventions
met here this afternoon, but in differ
ent halls. Hason Turner was chairman and
L. H. Lederer secretary of the populist
| convention, while Fred II. Free Of Plain
| view and f. w. Steinkraus of Pierce acted
as chairman and secretary of the democratic
convention. The democrats nominated H.
+. Barnhart, a popullst, for a third term
as county attorney, although the delegates
were strongly inclined toward nominating
Fred H. Free, a law partner of Mr.. Barn
hart's. Mr.. Free had to decline the honor
many times during the roll call and then
the convention chose Mr.. Barnhart. Many
| of the democrats were disgusted because
the convention did not nominate straight
democrat and declare they will not support
a populist and that they will work and
vote for w. w. Quivey, the republican nom
inee.
The popullsts also nominated II. F. Barn
hart for county attorney and elected dele
gates to the state, congressional, senatorial
and representative conventions. M. A. Nor
ton of Osmond, and a candidate for county
attorney, was nominated for a delegate to
the state and representative conventions
but Mr.. Barnhart objected, as he said Nor
ton was not a populist On motion the
name of Norton was stricken from the list
Both conventions were slimly attended.
NEIGH, Neb., June 22.-(Special.) 1.-The
convention of the peoples independent
party of Antelope county met here yester-
day. After appointing delegates to the
state congressional and senatorial conven-
tions the following nominations were made;
For representative, j. D. Hatfield; fol
county attorney. E. d. Kilbourn.
WEEPING WATER, Neb, June 22.-(spe-
cial. 1.-The peoples Independent party OF
Cass county met here yesterday and organ
ized with James Clark chairman and A. M
Russell secretary. The following delegates
were elected to attend the populist state
congressional and float conventions: Willis
Horton, G. S. Upton, Edward Cooley, A. NJ
Russell, James Clark, J. s. Welliever
George Berger, L. G. Todd, W. d, Foster
David McCarg, Jake Domingo, William Da-
Wis. G. w. Shrader, J. w. Tut, o. w. Wort
man, w. w. Hill, James Rouse, L. Giberson
J. W. Hollenbeck, William Burke Henry
Hubbard, John Bourke, Edward Dorr. The
delegates were instructed to oppose all
fusion with other parties. The convention
adjourned until September 6, at which time
II will meet to nominate county ticket.
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Big Wheat Crop in Gage.
BEATRICE, Neb June 22.-(special.)-
The yield OF wheat in Gage county is esti
mated from twenty TO forty bushels per
acre. The potato crop will be the largest
ever raised in this locality
school Teacher Gets Raise.
WEEPING WATER, Neb., June 22.-(spe-
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