Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-04-15
Peoples Independent Party Fuses with
Rump Republican Element.
MAKES MIXTURE OF OTHER CANDIDATES
Ticket Named at Washington Hall
Last Night Is Taken from the
Nominations Made by ola
Parties Saturday.

OeGOnu w MdTOs....sssss....s..N L h0ANNl1
Third Ward d............. HARRY zIMMAN
Fourth Ward.....,.....G. I. NlCHOLSON
Eitth Mard d..'''..'.'....'c;ii y; ); . BkiEH
Eighth Ward. ..... THOMAS FALCONER
Ninth Ward..........C. s. HUNTINGTON
The true colors Of the boiling republicans
came out last night at the populist conven-
tion, when a member of the steering COM
mittee OF the convention reported that the
leaders of the faction which nominated Ben
son had pledged themselves to support every
candidate Of the populists in exchange for
the nomination of K. A. Benson.
All through the convention H. +. McIn-
tosh spoke of the understanding between
himself and the republican boilers, and
with one exception the agreement was full
filled.
The committee reported through Hugh f.
Mcintosh that the regular republican con-
vention met at Washington hall on Satur-
day and nominated ofhcers, giving the
names of the nominees; that lowing to
sharp practices" a number Of the delegates
bolted and later nominated Erastus A. Ben
son; that the democrats met Saturday
night, reporting the names OF the nominees
and continued
Your committee has consulted with prom
inent republicans and democrats, with
union labor leaders and citizens of various
political Affiliations. We find that there is
widespread dissatisfaction with nomina-
tions made for mayor and some other OFF,
democratic tickets. This DISSATISFACTION is
founded on sound knowledge of fact as to
the political or personal unftness of can
patriotic motives. Your committee there
fore believes the time is opportIne for the
nomination of a full city ticket and to In
vite all citizens who desire good govern
nent for the city of Omaha to unite with
us in support Of such candidates as are
men of known integrity and honor in pub
lie and private life and who can be de-
pended on to staISl by the interests of the
people In every emergency which may arise
during their term of office.
Resolution Has Opposition.
This resolution was signed by all mem
bers Of the committee except George Mag
ney. who refused to subscribe to the recon-
mendations. The strength of the oonven-
tion was shown by a motion to table the
report which brought out twenty seven
votes, ten to table and seventeen to adopt
the report.
After the adoption Of the report II. +.
Mcintosh sprung prepared list of nomi-
nees as follows; For mayor. e. A. Benson;
for comptroller, @. o. Lobeok: for treas
urer, A.. H. Hennings; for clerk, NJ. p.
oConnor; for tax commissioner William
Fleming for city attorney c. C. Wright;
for building inspector, George w. Miles;
for oouncilmen-First ward, David Cole;
Second ward, v. F. Kuncl; Third ward,
Harry Zimman; Fourth ward, G. T. Nichol-
son; Fifth ward. d. ], O'Brien; Sixth
ward George Smith; Seventh ward, f. ].
Berrymen; Eighth ward p. C.. Schroeder;
Ninth ward, C. S. Huntington.
Candidate of Corporations.
rh. rrosoo4otton 80 .hg, h,ou.ht C,oor,o
A. Magney to his feet in opposition. He
said IN part
1 am opposed to the nomination of Mr..
Benson. l draw the line on republicans,
Tor they have rever done anything for US.
not even been kind to us, until they
e. Howell or a populst. l have nothing
to say against Mr., Benson personally; but
ment of the republican party which is back
Benson. If there is any ant-monopolist in
the republican party i is Edward I'd Rose; ;
monopolies, while the men who are backing
Mr.. Benson are railroad attorneys and rail-
road lobbyists who were at Lincoln all win
ter attending the legislature to see that 1t
did nothing. The men behind Benson, out
side of the Real Estate exchange-and
there are but a few of them-are the rep
resentatives of the corporations and m n p
olists. The corporations are not for Frank
F.. Moores, are not for Rosewater, are not
for, Connell. They are for Benson.
Who went out of the convention Satur-
day afternoon? Who led them? Ralph
Breckenridge. the law partner of c. ].
Greene. attorney for the Burlington rail-
road-these are backing Mr.; Benson.
Where does s MT; MT; Benson sen standY Nc one one
true republican. We know that he has al
ways stood against what we stood for.
! Benson cannot get on the ticket eXcep. by
| petition unless you place MIN there. I am
| done with party which is ready to fuse
with any. party in order to carry favor.
The ticket presented by Mr. McInto is
I with one exception, the ticket handeI t.
! us by the managers of the rump conven-
| ton. That ticket had upon It the name of
NJ. p. O,Connor-but there is not a populist
on the ticket.
He was followed by J. ]. Points in sup
port OF McIntoshs nomination.
Others Ia Opposition.
Then came ]. w. Barnett, who opposed
the nominations on the ground that he op-
posed a ticket made up by a dissatisfied ell
ement of the republican party. Richard Cody
opposed the ticket. DR.. Cook favored the
ticket as presented, denouncing Ed How
/ ell as the man who "botched the Omaha
charter" but also denounced George Smith,
| it's candidate in the Sixth ward. Martin
Langdon spoke in favor OF the proposed
ticket.
] James southsrd gave assurance that the
bolting republicans had solemnly promised
J 10 support lot ONCE every GduuludLe OlneT
than mayor who should be nominated by
the populists in case the populsts would
nominate E. A. Benson for mayor. I'VE
have got with US the Campaigners, the
workers. the contributors II we nominate
Benson tonight. We have with us such men
as James p. Connolly, Walter Noise, Will
liam A. Paxton-such men as these-with us
( II we nominate f. A. Benson. We can
fuse with the honest, upright citizens OF
! Omaha"
CIRmOF from bad Men.
John Quinn declared that in his thirty six
years residence he had never heard so much
clamOT for good government from bad men
such clean men as Westberg and Broatch
DR.. Peabody tried to nominate H. F. Nc
Intosh for mayor, but he declined.
Silas Robbins deplOred the fact that the
committee had turned to the rump repub-
licans. He said: These fellows got ripe
for reform about 2 o'clock Saturday. II
they'd had one more vote they would still
be green. The faction that the COMMITTEES
wants to support is the one which elected
the representatives TO the legislature last
fall. They could have changed the charter
but they didn't do II. Mr.. Benson doesn't
represent thing we stand for"
The vote on the question resulted in the
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