Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-22
PREPARE FOR FUSION FRAY
Nebraska Democrats and POpulists Hold
Preliminary skirmisheL.
NAME DELEGATES TO FINAL CONVENTIONS

LIstIess Interest Apparent Through
out and Many Precincts GOT Rep
resented at Choosing of Repre-
sentatives to Conventions.
FREMONT, Neb., June 21-(sPecial.)-
The democratic county convention for the
selection OF delegates to the state congress
sional and senatorial conventions met at
the court house this morning. d. V. Steph-
ems was chosen chairman and william War
neke, secretary. The following delegates
we're chosen to the state convention: N. w.
Smails, e. N. Morse. D. ]. Killsen, Frank
Koss, w. F. Hasler. John Emanuel, NJ.
Bowling, s. S. Van Horn, James w. Delaney,
c. w. Hepburn, w. J. Taylor, A. NJ. Tillman,
William Warneke, Grant Easton, w. r.
Wilson, p. J. Flanagan, Wallace Wilson.
F. E. Howe, George l.. Loomis, George
Coddington, Peter Parkert, d. Dodge, Henry
Sidner, Nels Martenson.
Congressional delegation: c. Hollenbeck,
r. F. Gray, John Haman, G. A. Devine, J.
A. Delaney, John Harms, J. L. Hanks,
Peter Emanuel, H. w. Lewis, s. s. Sidner.
E. H. Schurman, Henry West, Nels Mar
tenson, Rasmus Johnson, Conrad Schneider.
John Refs, A. J. Daugherty, George Loomis,
Thomas PARCEL, Waldo wintersteen, Chris
windorf.
Senatorial delegation: John O'Connor, J.
A. Donahue. George Coddlngton, J. F.
Kirkpatrick, J. Maben, William Warneke,
Joseph Schneider. M. H. Marier, e. o.
spelberg, F. Daubert. John Hanson, Henry
Sidner, Harry Bowling, Jesse Hager, Carl
Barry. Peter Emanuel, Jacob Refs and
George Woltke.
The ~populist county convention met At
the county court room this afternoon. F.
NJ. Healey was chairman and r. d. Kelley
secretary.
The following delegates we're elected to
the state convention: r. D. Kelley, F. NJ.
Healey, ]. NJ. Cruickhank, James Harvey,
Fred Koehns, c. NJ. Black, B. N. Cleveland
J. D. Bell, George Cruickshank, J. A. Gar
ner, ]. D. Marley, Andrew Colder, S. w.
Peters. Henry Cloos. John Delhls. T. F.
Maurigan. Van Banghart, Hugh Robertson,
r. v. Garrett, @. G. Martin, Charles Baker,
z. w. Marshall and Eph johnson.
The populists were some surprised at the
appearance of Eph Johnson in the con-
%vention, as a long interview with him, in
which he Is reported to have renowned
the popullsts and gone back to the republi-
can party had been printed in a local paper
and extensively copied. Mr.. Johnson said he
was a populist the same as ever and had
never gone back on the party or told any
newspaper man that he had lone so.
The attendance was small and there was
little enthusiasm in either convention.
Slim In Adams.
HASTINGS, Neb., June 21.-(Special.)-
Less than a corporal's guard responded tc
the call Of the Adams county democratic
county convention to elect delegates to
the state, congressional and float conven-
lions. However, the democratic conven-
tion held here today had more spirit and
enthusiasm In 1t than the popul!sts, which
was held last Saturday. Things went along
smoothly until County Judge DUNCAN in
troduced a resolution indorsing Victor VII
quain for the nomination Of governor. This
was seriously opposed by G.. w. Tibbets
and after a heated discussion the motion
to adopt the resolution was lost. DUNCAN
was the only one who voted to sustain It.
An effort was then made to elect R. B.
Wahlquist q member Of the state central
committee, but DUNCAN saw an opportunity
to r~etaliate by insisting upon having the
committeeman named by the delegates ia
the state convention at Grand Island and
he succeeded in carrying his point.
Tue utleBdleS 10 the state convention are
R.. B Wahlquist, ]. Stevens, L. Lynn, D. II
Wentworth, A. May. H. S. DUNCAN, DR..
Baxter, w. Brookley, A. ]. Mace, G. w
Tibbets, B. Reynolds, G. ]. Evans, j
Hampshire. T. A. Mcdonald, P. Uerling, L.
Tibbets, D. a. Jones, E, Langevin, NJ. B
Hardin, S. S. Snyder, w. E. Joint, II
Howe.
Congressional delegates are: F. G. Wood
w. S. McAuley, ]. c. Stevens, H. Redman
G. w. Tibbets, J. Cooke, E. Hopper, c.
Hansen, w. F. Duncan, G. Mizen, G. Auden.
kamp, William Jansen. J. Kieff, ]. Sink, H
5. Tyler, A. M. Jeffries, F. Pickard, L,
Blooenthal, Robert Pickens, C. Feeney, R,
F. Pate. w. r. Mclaughlin.
TIL delegates to the float convention OF
Adams and Webster counties are: T. Ter
ling. L. B~loomenthal, D.. H. Wentworth, s.
S. Snyder, Isaac Deffenbaugh, D. Brands,
w. e. Shrack, r. F. Pate, E. Hoeppner, J.
C. Stevens. DR.. Holmes, L. Tibbets, H.
Brewer, F. F. Duncan. G. w. Ttbbets, Will
lam Brookley. NJ. Hallarand, William JAMS
sen, ]. w. Branazan, W. 2. Joint, D. J.
Gallagher. Thomas Kennedy.
Little Interest in Polk.
oSCEoLA, Neb., June 21.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-There has never been a time in
the history OF the populist party when
there was so little enthusiasm among its
ranks as today. Hon. George Horst pre-
sided over the independent convention and
w. H. Campbell was secretary.
The delegates to the state convention
are: ]. H.. Coleman, N. Elledge, C.. C. Nc
Cune, e. A. Walrath, F. D Mills. Keene
Ludden, John Lanham, A. w. Halleck, s
e. samuelson, J. c. Rahe. /. ]. Merrick, w,
II. Campbell, c. H. Hoy. j. ". Crozier and
George Horst. The men were instructed to
use all honorable means to nominate Hon.
w. L. Stark for governor.
Congressional delegates: J. H.. Coleman
N. Elledge, C. C. McCune, Frank Fox,
Joseph Williams, Gustave Nelson, N. A.
Weavering. C. H. Lindberg. T. W. Butler,
NJ. Sterup, C. Dullum. W. A. Starkey, J.
c. Woodward, N. v. Anderson. C. E. Bur-
rift, William Fife.
Senatorial delegates: A. M. Little, John
Tongue, c. c. Bennett, Frank Johnson, G
H. Grimm, F. II. Ball. w. B. Jones, N. Ber.
riman, G. Dullum, H. Sterup. C. C. White
E. Pettys. G. W. Smith. Thomas Bran
nigan. The last two lists Of delegates &c
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