Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-21
CITY TICKETS IN THE FIELD
Many Nebraska Towns Hold Their NOmi-
mating Conventions,
PARTY LINES DRAWN IN SOME CASES
In Most Instances Issues Are Local,
the saloon Question Being the
Most Prominent to Com
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ANNhss hAANh AVs-NoRNNlhN
Telegram.)-The democratic and the popu-
list city conventions we're neld here to-
night. the conventions agreeing upon the
following nominations For school beard,
Prof. II. S. Miller, David B.. Marti and John
Pickens; for police Judge. Benjamin Rey-
nolds: for councilmen. First ward. s. ].
Owens; Second ward. Ez-a Langevin; Third
ward, S. s. Snyder; Fourth ward, John T.
Powers.
FREMONT, Neb., March 2O.-(Speclal.)-
The republican caucuses, which we're held
in this city last evening. were much more
largely attended than usually and there
was a lively contest for councilman from
the Second and Third wards. f. NJ. Smith
was nominated from the First ward, John
H.. c.. Slobb won out in the Second on the
sixth ballot for the short term and d. r.
Franklin on the first for the long term.
In the Third ward A. w. Murphy was
nominated on the seventh ballot and in
the Fourth j. B. Brooks had scarcely any
opposition.
Liquor Question to the Fore.
SEWARD. Neb.. March 2O.-(special Tel
cgram )-Peter Rediger Of Milford has been
arrested for selling liquor without a IL
cense and was taken before Justice Glad
wish for a hearing this afternoon. This is
IA oNNOhu VI lulIu Nllnt lndl complaint
has been made from Milford, but is the first
time that the officers have been able to
find any liquor. Today they found sew
eral empty bottles in Rodgers restaurant
and a case contained several bottles of
beer IN his residence. Complaint has been
filed in county court against H.. c.. Moore,
a druggist at Germantown, for selling liquor
contrary to the law, but the warrant has
not yet been served. The liquor question
has been agitated pretty generally over
Seward county and the question Of license
or no license win be submitted to the
voters of Seward this spring. The hear
ing against Chris Weutrich for selling
liquor to a minor came up in county court
this morning, but was continued for twenty
eight days on request Of Weutrich.
AINSW0RTH, Neb., March 2O.-(Special
Telegram.)-The village campaign was
opened here tonight. The issue is license
or no license. The two parties nominated
the following men: No license, E. B. Smith,
]. H. Hart. Otto Mutz and Fred Sisson.
High license, Peter Wants, ]. N. Hanna,
Frank Sellers and w. A. Robinson. The
town has been dry for the last two years
and there will be a great fight from now
until election is over.
city Ticket Mt wymOre.
wYMoRE. Neb.. March 2O.-(speciaI.)-A
citizens caucus was held at the wymore
opera house last night. The following
nominations we're made: For mayor. Gus
Graf; for clerk, j. A.. Mcclure; for treas.
urer, C. B. Hensley; for city engineer,
Theodore Helmig; for police judge, l. II.
Archerd; for members of the school board,
John Hilder and F. E. Kulp;, for council
men. First ward, G. L. Worth, by acclama-
tfOn. Carond u-aNd hv h~I11f NUiIIEo-, IIa,,
ilton, as, Tom Malowney, IA; j. Hurst, 1.
NORFOLK, Neb.. March 2O.--(speclal
Telegram.)-Th Republicans and democrats
Of Norfolk held their nominating conven-
tions today. The republicans adopted
resolutions for the closing of the saloons
at midnight, and that all back doors be
closed on sundays. The resolutions also
endorsed the closing OF all houses Of III
repute. The democrats nominated their
candidates on the wide ope3" platform
which has prevailed during the last two
years. The nominations: Republication
mayor, N. C. Hazen; for clerk, Samuel R.
Mcfarland; for treasurer, Robert Utter;
for engineer, w. H. Lowe; for members of
the school board. JohP S. McClary and w.
H.. Johnson; for couhcilmen, First ward,
DR.. G. W. wilkinson; Second ward, H. A.
Pasewalk; Third ward. A.. H. Kiesau:
Fourth ward, to be filled. Democratic
For mayor. Dan X. Koenigstein; for clerk,
Julius HUH; for treasurer. Carl Wilde;
for engineer, Ernest Zutz; for members Of
the school board, Peter Stafford and H. c..
Matrau: for councilmen, First ward, Oscar
Uhle; Second ward, Anton Bucholz; Third
ward. Herman Gerecke; Fourth ward. o.
b. Walker.
Schuyler Republicans Nominate.
SCHUYLER, Neb., March 2O.-(speciaI
Telegram 1.-THE republican city, school
and ward caucuses nominated candidates
for various Offices as follows: For mayor,
o E. Arnold; fer city clerk. L. w. Dick
inson; for city treasurer, w. T. Howard;
for engine sr, E. E. %Greenman; for police
judge, v. W. Sutherland; for members OF
the school board, B. Mick, Cyril Schmidt:
for councilmen, First ward, Ed McIntyre;
Second ward, Charles W. Stewart; Third
ward. Allen Cameron. The attendance at
the caucus and interest was remarkably
strong and the men nominated were much
above the average.
WEST POINT, Neb.. March ~2O.-(speciaI
Telegram .)-Overi one-half Of the voting
population attended the largest nominating
convention OF the citizens party ever held
in this city today. A spirited contest took
place between the rivals for the mayoralty,
resulting in the nomination Of Deputy State
Fire Inspector Fred Sonnenschein. Resolu-
lions were introduced instructing the sec
rotary to lodge the complaint OF the con-
vention with the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad regarding the condition Of the
local passenger depot and it's remote loca-
tion, also asking the company to remedy
these conditions. The ticket: For mayor,
Fred s-onnenschein; for clerk, August Lin
nenann; for treasurer, John Meister; fer
engineer, Frank l. Boyer; for police Judge,
e. C. Crellin; for councilmen, First ward.
Arthur Krause; Second ward, Ed Schultz;
Third ward, S. Krause; for members of the
school board, John II. Thompson and ]. C.
Elliott.
FREMONT, Neb., March ~20.-(Special
Telegram.)-The republican city conven-
tion tonight nominated George F. WOLF
for mayor. s., f. Stiles for clerk, Carl Fritz
for treasurer, A. NJ. Hull for water COM
missioner. J. C. Cook for police Judge and
c. C. McNish for one member Of the school
board. The other nomination was left va
cant. A resolution was unanimously
adopted pledging the officers nominated to
a strict enforcement of the liquor law. II
was the largest attended city convention
ever held. every seat in the court room
being filled.
Identity of Railroad Victim.
WYMORE. Neb.. March 2O.-(SpeciaL.l -