Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-20
SOME
OPPOSITION TO FUSION

Finally Carries, However, in York
County.
| YORK, Neb., Sept 19.-(Special. )-when
the few democrats met in convention at the
courthouse for the purpose Of nominating
county ticket and selecting delegates to
the state convention, nearly every demo-
crat wished to sever all relationship with
the populists Of York county and when
| Tom owen made a motion of this kind, al
though they wished to quit fusion, they did
not have the courage to carry out their
conviction and outvoted owen. c. r. Reckly
was elected chairman and George Corcoran
secretary OF the democratic convention. An
hours time was taken up in waiting on the
populists to learn whom they wished nomi-
mated and finally committees appointed to
| confer agreed on the naming OF the ticket.
| When the report OF the conference commit
tee was read It looked as IL there would be
little excitement when Tom Owen, county
chairman OF the democratic party, moved
! that the report OF the conference committee
be tabled. Mr.. owen begged the democrats
| TO stand alone, saying that II they intended
! to stand alone in the next presidential cam
paign now was the time to commence, and
asked the convention to name a straight
! ticket, disregarding the wishes of the hand
| full of populists. After considerable discus
sion the report OF the committees was
adopted and the populists invited to attend
| the democratic convention, which invitation
was accepted The following is the county
| ticket For treasurer, Thomas Henahan;
| clerk, Otto Leidtke; register Of deeds, Will
liam Feaster; county Judge. J. r. Hoover;
superintendent OF public instruction. Miss
Alice Florer; coroner. A. r. Allen; surveyor,
George w. Bowers.
BATTLE CREEK, Neb, Sept ls-(spe-
| cial)-The democratic and populist conven-
tions Of Madison county met here today
and fused on the following candidates for
county offices: Treasurer. c. D. Jenkins
of Norfolk; clerk, Joseph Daniel of Madi-
son; sheriff, T. D. Preece of Battle Creek
judge. William Bates OF Madison; superin-
tendent OF schools, Miss White of Norfolk;
| coroner Walter P1lger OF Norfolk; sur
| veyor. Charles Selma OF Norfolk; commits
sioner of First district. John Malone of
| Madison.
SnoCKVIbI4E, Neb. Sept 19.-(speciai.)-
The populist convention OF Frontier county
was held at Stockville. L. NJ. Graham was
| chairman. The committee on credentials
reported delegations from five precincts,
present On call OF the precinct persons
from six other precincts responded. making
eleven out of twenty-six precincts of the
treasurer, r. d. Logan; clerk, George ].
Dold; Judge, T. c. Kester: sheriff, John
Chambers: superintendent. w. C. Blooe;
coroner. DR.. J. NJ. Lggett, surveyor, B. f.
Beery; commissioner Second district, Jacob
Scherer. The populists fuse with the demo-
Gratis this year by the nomination of r. d.
| Logan for treasurer and Jacob Scherer
for commissioner both democrats.
GENEVA. Neb., Sept. l9.-(SpeciaD. AT
the populist convention yesterday after
noon the following nominations were made
| County treasurer. G. f. Buehrer OF
Geneva county clerk, W. C. Petersoni
sheriff. H. L. Page county superintendent
Henry Vanck; surveyor. Peter Eggenber.
ger, Of Strang; coroner Ben Smrrha, OF
Milligan; Judge, o. T. Wheeler. Of Exeter
Mr.. Page is the present sheriff and Mr.
Vanck is superintendent of publis instruc-
tiou.