Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12
ANTS DEFER DEFINITE ACTION
Elect Chairman, Hear Speeches and
Take Recess Until Monday
Evening.

piled out OF Washington hall and struggled
on down to the Millard hotel, where they
assembled in a little hall on the fourth
floor-and such doings. II was one TRADE
Of abuse for their opponents from start to
finish. Byron @. Burbank acted as band
master Of the anvil chorus. He talked him
self black in the face in his fit of passion
to convince the world that Frank E. Moores
is the worst man in 1t. Charles Unitt
Charles A. Goss, c. z. Herring, r. W.
Breckenridge, A. H. Burnett, DR.. w. H.
Christie, John T. Gathers and Albert W.
Jefferis lent their fiery oratory to the torrd
occasion.
The antis did not allow their wrath to
carry them to the extreme of nominating
ticket, but finally, after much pow-wow,
decided to take a recess until Monday at
p. m, when they will meet, subject to
the call of ex-Chairman Herring of the
city committee, the place to be designated
In that call.
R. W., Breckenridge acted as chairman
of the meeting, but DR.. Christie was elected
as chairman for Monday night. f. r.
Woods was secretary.
It was 4;10 when the little group Of in
surgents gathered. They were so wrought
up over their imaginary grievances that
they were at loss for some time to know
seemed to be: How many are we?"y A. H.
Burnett arose and proclaimed that seventy
two delegates were present, though he
winked his good right eye to faithful
at his side, the meantime, tacitly admitting
that there were only seventy, as in truth,
there were.
Before the anvil chorus got down to
business and while the bellows was getting
action on itself, this committee on reso-
lutions was appointed: A. H. Burnett,
Fifth ward; J. T. Gathers, Sixth; c. A.
Grimmel. Ninth; W. A. Saunders. Fifth, and
]. G. e. LlndQuist, the machine traitor" !"
Eighth.
Unit opens the Fireworks.
Charles Unit then arose The bellows
had done good work by now and there was
big head OF steam on. Unit started out
fine. He denounced Mr.. Cowell for what
he termed the most high-handed outrage
ever perpetrated, in the history of Omaha
politics. He they proclaimed this to be
the regular republican city convention, -
! and moved that those delegates in the
Third ward who protested their election at
the primaries be allowed seats on the floor
| and the right to vote.
And then came the circle within the cir
\ Gle 1t was evident the little squad OF en-
ragged insurgents was not a unit. Even
they, who bolted the regular convention,
now were boiling among themselves
mo, no." admonished Purifyer Charles
Goss, that won't do. Let us go slow and
take no false step. We are a little
angry now; we are not prepared to
take final action, and 1 think the best
! thing to do is to have that motion tabled
for the present admit am not satisfied
| mill ha ~
/ der which we have met here; don't know
in just what capacity we have assembled
and until these points are determined we
had better not act"
About this time some practical Joker
| clipped 1t on that the regulars had sent
committee over to the antis TO Ak up
some means of reconciliation and the joke
went immensely"
"oh, well, now, that is It; that is Just
what i thought might happen" impul-
sively shouted Brother Goss. I'VE had
better wait l think we had better ad-
journ until Monday night, by which time
the other wing of our own party and the
democrats will have acted, and then we
will know better what to do"
Gathers Wanted Ticket.
That semed pretty good to some. but not
| W CoNhCios hlS Nahbcu " hOhliudlC
ticket "now or not at ALL" He said he
feared II they waited until Monday night
the fever might go down or some Of the
brethren might prove false to the faith.
But Gathers was sat upon, as it were.
| He got what had been so fairly admins
tered to the insurgents at the regular con-
vention and so he had to subside for that
time.
Then It was A. H. Burnett's turn. He
voiced the salving words Of Brother Goss.
| Burnett moved a recess until Monday
night.
Ex-Chairman Herring then responded
to repeated calls. Mr.. Herring proceeded
to call the sssemblage together as the
republican convention" He admitted.
however, that he was ignorant OF a way
to proceed, admitting, also. that he was
uncertain as to the legality Of the insur-
gents organization. He thought 1t would
be best to defer action.
Burbank's Turbulent Tirade.
In the midst OF the turbulence and din
OF this miserable pow-wow one Byron G.
| Burbank, lately divorced for mistreatment
of his family, raced madly up the crowded
aisle, leaped upon the rostrum and as
soon as he could get his breath cut loose
the walls OF abuse and vituperation.
"This person, Frank E. Monres. has cast
shame and disgrace upon his party and
upon his city" he said, just by way Of a
beginner, and then, to make Il real good,
he denounced Chairman Cowell Of the reg
ular convention, charging him with max
ing two Of the most outrageous rulings
that were even heard of in a convention.
The rulings he referred to were when
Chairman Cowell simply followed a preced-
ing ruling by Herring.
I'VE went into that convention desiring
nothing but harmony and what was fair
and we tolerated the impudent and out
rageous rulings of this tyrant as long as
we could. We had TO leave that hail and
we did not leave it because We were any
less faithful or devoted republicans. but
in the name Of fairness and common de-
ceney."
Jeneris COunse.s Delay.
A. W. Jefferis held the next number.
Mr.. Jefferis. however. was tame and to a
large extent sober in his utterances. He
said the antis now had the chance OF their
lives to get In the saddle, but he favored
deferring final action until Monday night
on the assumption that the democrats