Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-17
FUSION A FAILURE IN kBARNEY
POpulists Spurn Invitation TO Join
the Democratic Party.

gram)-The democrats and populists held
their county conventions here today. The
populists appointed a committee Of three
to confer with the democrats in the selec-
ton OF a fusion county ticket The demo-
Gratis answered by sending a delegation to
the populist convention inviting the popu-
lists to join the democratic party. This
aroused the anti-fusion undercurrent and
a bitter disagreement resulted, followed by
both parties putting a ticket in the field.
For the first time in many years in this
county there will be no fusion. Antagons-
tic feeling runs high. Both democrats and
pOpulists concede the election of the entire
republican ticket. The following tickets
were named: Populist-Clerk, ]. II. Jensen;
superintendent Edward Curtis; judge, c..
L. Jordan; sheriff, William Gormly; treas
urer, @. II. Wenner Democrat-ClerIS,
George Hammond; sheriff, d. w. Hecox;
treasurer, NJ. Bang; Judge, Charles Chap
pell; coroner, DR.. England. The democrats
made no nomination for superintendent,
having no one qualified for the office.
| HARRINGTON, Neb., Sept. 16.-CSpecial
| Telegram)-The democrats of Cedar county
met in convention here today, there being
fairly good representation. The popu-
| lists will hold no convention and fusion Is
| thing Of the past. The following ticket was
! nominated: Clerk, Charles Herter; treas
| urer. Theodore Baste sheriff, Dave Nc
/ Fadden; county Judge. c. II. Whitney; sup
erintendent. w. E. Miller; coroner, DR.. N.
| Fl. jones' surveyor Bert Watson; commits
soner, John Hoesing. Delegates to the
! state convention are Frank Ocara, ]. G.
| Beste, ]. c. Moore A. V. Parker. John
! Kuhl, John Tinkcom, c. II. whitney, John
| Schwabland, f. r. Bladen, Harry Ham
mond, Charles Weiss, Fred Fisher, Theo-
| ~ too
| was organized with j. c. Beste as chair
man, q. NJ. Baird, secretary and A. V. Par
ker. treasurer
PIERCE, Neb., Sept. 16.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The democratic county convention
named the following ticket: E. A. Dwyer
| sheriff; DR.. f. II. Oelke coroner; August
| Hoebner, surveyor; Herman Steinkraus,
commissioner. The following were selected
as delegates to the state conventions Her
man steinkraus, Frank Strelow, Henry
Buckendahl. julius Kuhl. Gus Herman,
| Frank Pilger, Ernest Peters, Douglas
Cones, Fred H. Free. f w. Stinkraus, f. A.
Dwyer The nominee for sheriff, in accept
ing the nomination, said he only wanted
democrats to vote for him. II. Vossberg of
Plainview said in a speech in the conven-
ton that this was not a democratic con-
vention. as they had nominated three pop
ulists and only two democrats for Office.
SCHUYLER, Neb, Sept. 16.-(Special
Telegram)-The democrats of Colfax
county held their convention at the court
house today to elect delegates to the state
convention. The attendance was slim. Ed
ward Lampofer presided. sentiment was
expressed in favor of holding the county
convention tn elect the county ticket in
Schuyler, as the towns in the north end of
the county are not easily accessible. II
was recommended. however, that if>any of
the other towns wanted the convention they
| should have fair hearing. The Colfax
county popullsts held their convention at
the courthouse today to elect delegates to
attend the state convention at Lincoln Sep
TENDER 20. The attendance at the conven-
ton was small, but thirteen delegates were
finally elected.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. Sept. 16.-(Spe-
clal Telegram. 1.-THE democrats and popu-
lists of Hall county met in convention in
adjoining rooms today. the former being
attended by about fifty and the latter by
thirty delegates. A full fusion ticket was
placed in the field, though in the populists'
convention there was disposition to en-
dorse Miss Brown, republican candidate
for superintendent. A pathetic incident oc-
CURED in the democratic convention when
George Poell, the st. Joseph & Grand
Island fireman, who saved the life of a
child which was playing on the track and
lost his left leg thereby was nominated
for county clerk. Several eloquent ad-
dresses were made as to the heroic act
of the man, and when Mr.. Poel was
called for he merely bowed and said
Gentlemen, have not much to say; II
kind of hurts" and his voice broke with
emotion. There was scarcely a dry eye
IN the conventioa.
ALLIANCE, Neb., Sept. 16-(Special Tel
egram.)-At the democratic and populist
| conventions held here today the following
ticket was put in the field: County treas
urer. Charles W. Brennan; county clerk
d. X. Spacht; county judge, w. s. Ridgell;
sheriff. Frank Giller. and NJ. f. Reardon
c. w. Brennan and George Gadsby were
elected democratic delegates to the state
convention and d. X Spacht and F. A.
Marsh in similar capacity TO the populist
convention.
BLAIR. Neb., Sept 1s.-(special Tele-
gram.)-A full ticket for county Offices was
placed in nomination at the Washington
county democratic convention held at the
, court house this afternoon. The attend
ance was small. was also the attend.
S ance at the populist convention. which met
I and endorsed the nominees and the pro-
5 ceedings of the democratic convention. The
a nominations are as follows: County treas
urer, soren Jensen; county Judge, George
D c. Marshall; county sheriff. Clause Mencke
[ county clerk, George II. Faber; county
. superintendent, John A. Rhoades; county
! coroner, John l. Unruh. Delegates to the
: state convention: Clark O'Hanlon, L. A
Heinzerling, Fred Echtenkamp, J. H Jen,
= sen, Watson Tyson, John Henrichan, Pc
4 ter Schmidt, IL ID. SchOettger, Ed GIL
bertson, John Cameron, George Snyder
William Jensen and ]. c. Rosebaum. A
1 county central committee was selected will
y Attorney Clark O'Hanlon chairman and
Thomas T. Osterman secretary.
= FENDER, Neb., Sept 16-(SpeciaI Tele,
70 gram)-The democratic county convention
e held today was a very tame AFFAIR. 1t wa.
noticed that but few precincts had full
r delegations, These were nominated fol
d county officers: Judge, John King; clerk
= l.. w. Fansler; treasurer, P. d. Hencock
e sheriff Pat Dorsey; superintendent, Eller
r NJ, Austin: commissioner, Third district
+. Joseph LameTe; state delegates, Johr
= King, Nick Fritz. P. G. Niebuhr, J. G
d Adams ]. A. Wachter. w. f. Estil and
J. Folks.
e AERONAUT FALLS INTO THE RIVER