Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
CONVENTIONS IN HoLr COUNTY
Republicans and Fusionists Nominate
Tickets SntnrdnN.


Tickets saturday.
O'NEILL, Neb., Sept. 17.-tspecial)-R
publican ticket: r. f.. Chittick, treasurer;
W. P. slmar. clerk; G. E. Hall, sheriff. c.
j Malone, county Judge: Florence link,
county superintendent; Or. +, J. Bid. coro-
ner, and G. II. Frady, surveyor
Fusion ticket: ]. p. Mullen, treasurer;
James Hiscock, clerk; William Purdy,
sheriff; Sheridan Simmons, county Judge;
Margaret Hurley, county superintendent;
DR.. J. T. Flynn, coroner, and J. l.. Norton,
surveyor.
The above tickets are now before the
people of Holt county and are entering one
OF the hardest fought campaigns to be
waged in the state.
The republican convention was harmon
ious throughout and practically all Of the
candidates were nominated by reclamation
after a few good natured contests had been
settled. The republican convention was the
most representative convention in some re-
spects, ever held in Holt county and people
Of all parties concede the ticket to be a
winner.
on the other hand the fusionists had a
hard time TO name a ticket at all and the
sore spots will not heal up for many moons.
The pop convention and the democrat con-
after long drawn out contest and the
democrat part wanted half of the officers
and this started the ball to rolling.
They reported back to their convention
recommending that there be no fusion un-
less they get half OF the officers, but the
convention had cooled of during the recess
and promptly turned, down the report and
began doing business without conference
committees with the above result There is
said to be four pops and four democrats
on the fusion ticket, but no one seems 10
know which is which.
FAIRBURY, Neb., Sept. 17.-(Speciai)-
At the democratic county convention
held this afternoon the following nomina-
lions were made: For county treasurer,
John Simpson; sheriff, Jud Clark; supern-
tendent public instruction, Mrs. Olive v.
True; surveyor, w. w. Watson. No nomi-
nations were made for county clerk or
county Judge.
ST. PAUL, Neb.. Sept. 17-(special)-
The populist and democratic county con-
ventions were held here this afternoon and,
as usual, fusion was effected on the county
ticket The nominations were: County
treasurer. d. A. Cell (pop): county clerk,
John Wysocki (demD; county Judge, NJ. d.
Smith (dem); sheriff, w. c. Alexander
(popO; county superintendent, ]. A. Ziegler
(popO; coroner, DR.. Morrow (dem.). Dele
cations were also elected to the state con-
ventions. Resolutions were adopted scoring
the republican administration, and affirm
ing the usual opposition Issues
LEXINGTON, Neb., Sept. 17.-(Special.)-
The Dawson county populist county con-
vention convened at the court house in this
city Saturday afternoon and organized with
E. B. Smith as chairman, and hardwood
IpI,oau IN.
nominations were made: County clerk,
Samuel X. Hewitt; treasurer, j. w.
Hodgson; judge. Robert Scott; county
superintendent, Mrs. J. NJ. Wells; coroner,
DR.. Hugh Mantor surveyor. Robert
Smith; commissioner, Philip Mutchie
| The following delegates were elected to the
state convention: hardwood Holmes, d. E.
Lincoln, b. F. Davis, j. T. Costin Jacob
EIiser. ]. II. Donahue, ]. T. Roberts, o. X
Jones, E. r. Kennedy. ]. T. Moore, r. NJ.
Scott, Charles McCabe.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb, Sept. 17.-(spe-
| cial)-The republicans and fusionists have
now the following tickets in the field: Tor
county clerk, John Schaupp (rep) present
| INCUMBENT, and George Poell (fus); county
judge, ]. II. Mullin (fus), present incum-
bent, and T. o. c. Harrison (rep); sheriff.
]. w. Eby (rep). present incumbent and
James Dunkel Gus); treasurer w. r. King
| (rep), and J. ]. Lorentzen Cfus); superin-
tendent, Miss Margaret Brown (rep), and
James G. Kunz Cus); coroner, DR.. ]. Lue
sutherland Gep), present incumbent and
| DR.. Andrew Baker (fus); surveyor, c. A.
Baldwin and Jay Kingsbury.
AlNSWORTH, Neb, Sept. 17-(SpeciaI.) y
The democrats Of Brown county met here
In the courthouse Saturday afternoon and
| nominated the following candidates TO be
voted for at the coming election this fall:
Clerk II. Krisenbeck Of Ainsworth; treas
urer, Charles o. Murphy Of Ainsworth;
judge, Charles Potter of Ainsworth; sheriff,
]. D. Cook Of Ainsworth: county superin-
tendent, Miss Florence Johnson OF Aims
worth; surveyor, Uriah Halipeter; coroner,
| DR.. H. c. Cameron OF Jamestown
! BEAVER CITY, Neb Sept 17.-Cspecial
Telegram.)-The populist county convention
yesterday was SHINY attended, some pre-
cincts being unrepresented. All OF the old
officials were renominated without refer
ence to the democrats, who are unrepre-
sented on the ticket. The democrats have
called convention for next week, when IL
is claimed another ticket will be placed in
| nomination.