Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-20

For Clerk OF the DlSlTlCI 0OuTlsssss-,ss'' -
LOUIS zURMUBHLEN, JR., Council
For auditor. AL A. LENocKER, Oakland
For heoofaecc {. PRouTY, Garner township
For Attorney. III. L. ROBERTSON, Nicola
For Member Bo gGaS q 81 ~WXRNE valley
Snort sR%t' term. TIM RYAN. Rockford
Township.
This Is the county ticket placed In nomi-
nation by the democrats Of Pottawattamie
yesterday in Nicola.
These are the delegates selected TO at
tend the state, congressional and judicial
conventions:
To State Convention-J. r. Blake, syl-
vester Dye, J. B. ~Johannsen, Gustave Died
rich. Warren Hough, Conrad Geise, ]. w.
Hemstead, H. Mendel, T. z. Cassidy, S. G.
Underwood, James o'Neil, George Thomas,
I Thomas Bowman, c. s. Walters, ]. J. Shea,
Lucius Wells, J. P. Organ, Brooks Reed, 8.
B.. wadsworth, G. H. Huber.
To Congressional Conyention-John T..
Hazen, Charles Schmidt. s. D. Tobey, ]. E..
Hemsworth. W. G. sievers, D. w. Borruff,
Joe o'Neil, G. s. Dye, G. H. stuhr, U. r.
McLain, william Curry, James Shields, M.
C.. Goodwin, ]. r. Diedrich, @. s. Davis, Lee
Evans. w. c. Boyer, Morris Hough, James
Burns, Jeff siegler.
To Judicial Convention-Roscoe Barton,
Riley Clark, ]. M. Coons, J. W. Grow, A.
O. Wyland, w. H. schurz, H. o. owen, FIRE.
mont BENJAMIN, e. E. A~ylesworth, ]. w.
schoening. Henry Atkin. Charles Nicholson.
! John Michaelson, o. B.. McBrien, G. 9. Nc
Intosh, Tim Ryan, Joseph Pierce, Hugo
Baumeister, Theodore Meyers, Thomas Ma
loney.
Platform Adopted.
! This platform was adopted:
We. as democrats of Pottawattamie
I county, in convention assembled, 90 nereoy
| reafirm our allegiance to democratic princl-
and refer with pride to the fact that the
fundamental principles of our faith are ex-
act justice to all and special privileges TO
We believe that all conflicts between
capital and labor should be submitted 70
arainst trusts s"s Should Shd' be n rigidiy enforced.
we believe that 1t is an honorable aspira-
ton for any man to aspire TO a posluon
that will represent his constituents In an
official capacity, but we do not believe in
a system of graft that results IN a rev
men manipulating county COnirsct sf fnr pr 20 aE
and bridge work to the highest BIDDER;
that diverts county funds from their IN
tended use TO the building OF private road
ways for members of the board; that uses
the office of overseer OF the poor ana tne
late primaries and influence voters in the
city OF Council Biufs and succeeds in
maintaining a selected few In ONCE during
the term Of an ordinary life.
We believe that the holding OF a munici-
pal office for three or more consecutive
terms by any any. one ne P PsToTIt,s s9ndS op to sstS6,
dishonesty and corruption. detrimental to
the best interests of the public.
We therefore declare our opposnlon 20
the holding Of any municipal office by any
one person for more than two consecutive
terms.
, Several Townships Unrepresented.
The convention was due to meet at 10
o'clock, but It was 11:30 before 1t was
called to order by Chairman Brooks Reed
of the county central committee, the delay
being occasioned by several Of the dele
, cations from the east end Of the county
being unable to reach Nicola before that
hour. OF the 17s delegates credited to
the convention only 1853 were present, Har-
, din, Kane (outside), Keg Creek, Pleasant
Silver Creek. Waveland and Wright town
ships not being represented. OF the
seventy-one delegates to which Council
BLUFFS was entitled sixty-elght were in at
tendance. The citizens Of Nicola had made
elaborate preparations to entertain the
convention and the streets Of the pros
d porous little town were gay with bunting
8 and flags. A reception committee met the
I delegates at the depots with a band as
Q they arrived and escorted them to the cpers
{ house, where the convention was held.
g On calling the convention TO order and
. reading the call Chairman Brooks Reed
. suggested that the candidates nominated
be not assessed for campaign purposes, but
: that each candidate be permitted to sr'skt
{ his own campaign and spend his own money
= as he deemed best. while 1t Is understood
b that this suggestion Is approved, especially
a hv the oondIdafaa fha nOnvantiOn tOOk nj
e action in regard to It.
n Thomas E. Casady Of Council Blun'
y was named by Mr.. Reed as temporary chair
n man and the convention selected Lee Evans
a Of Council Bluffs as temporary secretary
r and Hugo Baumeister Of Walnut as read
ing clerk. This temporary organization
was later made permanent. On taking the
chair Mr.. Cassidy refrained from making
a speech and the convention got down u
business by appointing the usual committees
It as follows:
Credentials-John T. Hazen. Knox; Jaoo1
e Neumayer, Council Bluffs; John Warner
Hancock; ]. W. Grow, Minden; Rile'
Clark, Nicola.
Permanent Organizations. e. Larimore
le Knox; Uriah McLAin, York; George Muir
ply, Nicola: P. Gunnoude, Council Bluffs
n S. T. McAtee. Council Bluffs.
Resolutions-J. NJ. Kelley. Macedonia; W
C. Boyer. Council Bluffs; F. A. Bixhy, coun
ell Bluffs; Roscoe Barton, Avoca; job
Stuhr. Minden.
Delegates-John P. Organ. Council Bluffs
J. B. Johannsen. Walnut: William currie
In Crescent; George Thomas, Boomer; c. Z
Walters, Council BLUFFS.
Following the appointment OF these com
mittees the convention took a recess Q
nearly two hours for dinner.
q Wait ON Committees.
On the convention getting together aRai
~ after dinner there was more or less della
owing to committees not being on hand
report. During the wait J. J. Shea c
90 Council Bluffs was called upon to address
the convention and he made one Of hi
90 characteristic talks. Riley Clark. chair
man Of the committee on credentials. re
a ported that there was no contests an
recommended that where the delegation
were mot full" they be empowered to cas-
the full vote OF the delegation. The man
ner in which the Nicola justice Of the peac
worded the recommendation Of the CON
>" mittee caused considerable amusement.
The FIRST nomination to be made wa
that for clerk OF the district court, al
though according to the call It should hay
been for auditor. The change was mad
rs at the instigation OF Louis zurmuehlen
a