Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-14
DOUBLE.HEADER CONVENTION
POpuliEts Held County and Congressional
Shows with Some Delegates,
NOMINATE HITCHCOCK FOR CONGRESS
English, Mcintosh and LObeck of
Democratic Ticket Are Endorsed
aud County Commissioners
HOfeldt IL Opposed.

The peoples independent party conven-
ton Of Douglas county met yesterday aft
ernoon with about sixty delegates present.
The meeting was called to order by Ed
Morrow. George Magney was chosen tenn
porary chairman and j. w. Barnett tenn
porary secretary. There was no contest
over the seating of delegations and every
body was recognized as a delegate. The
temporary organization was made perma-
nent.
The convention then elected all OF the
delegates to the county conventions as del
egates to the congressional and judicial
conventions. A recess was then taken un-
I'll the congressional and judicial conven-
lions were over.
Calls Convention to Order
Charles Nownes OF Sarpy county called
the congressional convention TO order.
There were three delegates from Washing
ton and three from Sarpy county. IL took
the convention less than five minutes TO
nominate @. NJ. Hitchcock for congress-.
which was done by reclamation. Mr..
Hitchcock appeared and made a speech.
The following resolution was adopted:
We. the populists of the Second congress
siorea district. as an explanation OF our
Sioux Fails platform. We condemn the
present currency bill known as the Fowler
bill, and as an expression of our faith in
mend the attitude Of the Omaha World
Herald on all national issues, and submit
the editorial opinions Of that paper to the
consideration of all candid citizens,
Congressional committeeman were selected
as follows: Douglas county, H. Cohen.
ovando Cowles and E. 1. Morrow; Washing
ton county. G.. NJ. whitford; sarpy county,
A.. L. ireland.
When the convention closed In the con-
gressional degree and opened in the judicial
degree, It was decided to wait until a ju-
dicial convention had been called. The as
sembly was then turned back into a county
convention.
Campaign on State Issues.
Laurie ]. Quimby introduced a set OF res
o~lutions declaring that while the party re-
afirms its allegiance to the national plat
form, 1t believes that the campaign should
be made on state issues; demanding that the
nominees of the party should stand for an
amendment to the initiative and referendum
law to permit laws passed by the legisla-
ture to be referred to the people upon pc
tition OF 5 per cent OF the voters; favoring a
law providing for local home rule for cities;
opposing any measure seeking to place any
] DATL OF the RONeTuI0e0J Oh CLUES III SIdLo
boards; ~favoring public ownership of public
utilities and opposing any proposition to ex-
tend franchises without a vote OF the peo-
pie; demanding the use OF the union label
and union workmen on all public work. and
favoring the proposed constitutional amend
ment. These resolutions were adopted with
little discussion.
James P. English was nominated for
couaty attorney by reclamation.
1t was then decided to nominate two can
didates for representatives and two for
county commissioners Hugh f.. Mcintosh,
Martin Langdon, Patrick McArdle and Lau-
rie J. Quimby we're placed before the con-
vention for the legislative nominations.
Langdon and Quimby withdrew and McIn-
tosh and McArdle were nominated by ac-
clamation.
LObeck by AccIamatiOn.
c. o. Lobeck was nominated by acclama-
tion for county commissions in the Fifth
district. ovando Cowles moved that the Sc
lection Of a candidate for commissioner
from the Third district be left to the dele
gates from that district. These delegates
withdrew, aAd soon returned, submitting the
name Of Frank Hibbard Of Irvington, who
was nominated.
AOVA NSN1NJ w
then announced: First ward, Charles Pos
pisil, J. w. Barnett, ]. Kuss; Second ward,
p. C. Quinlan. James Yoder, J. McMoines;
Third ward, F. S. Horton, P. L. Forgan,
sIlas Robbins; Fourth ward, H. Cohen, e.
l. Morrow, J.. H. Peabody; Fifth ward, J. E.
Emblem, p. Hewitt, Brice Viers; Sixth ward
o. ". Cowles, @. A.. Magney, N. e. Adams;
Seventh ward, J. w. Logan, NJ. LAngdon, H.
Barnes; Eighth ward, A. V. Spaulding, T. G.
Kellogg, F. w. Marsh; Ninth ward, ]. H.
Thomas, e. e. Thomas, P. Condit; Union, F.
A. Knight; Douglas. T. Wisenand; Willard,
Ralph Hall; Jefferson, C. Grau; Elkhorn, F.
Moulton; West Omaha. L. Johnson; Near
die; Otto Norman; Valley, l. L. Cowies.
Ovando Cowles was elected chairman. ].
e. Emblem secretary and Charles Pospisil
treasurer.
The committee was authorized to I'LL any
vacancy which might exist and to transact
any business that the convention might do.
1t was distinctly authorized to nominate the
democratic candidates in case the democrats