The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-08-23

ture. He counselled moderation and
urged that he had as good friends and
as loyal supporters in the other con-
vention as ever supported a candidate,
and had they been successful in NAM
ing him as their candidate that all
would have expected and he undoubt-
edly would have received the cordial
and hearty support of the democrats
of the state including Mr.. Shallen-
berger, the successful candidate He
urged that under the circumstances
it was no more than right that the
successful candidate should expect
from him and from his friends cordial
support and he urged the convention
to endorse the ticket as nominated by
the democrats and give it's support as
we would have the right to expect
from them had he been the nominee
instead of Mr.. Shallenberger. The
speech of Mr.. Berge, while running
contrary to the temper and DISPOSE
ton of the convention he was address
ing, was received by the convention
as a message from a man whom they
loved and during its delivery the room
was as quiet as church and every
word that fell from the lips of the
speaker entered the hearts of his
hearers.
AS soon as Mr. Berge sat down a
delegate arose and moved that the
convention proceed to nominate full
state ticket with Mr.. Berge the head
as candidate for governor While
this matter was being debated COM
mittee appeared from the democratic
convention with a proposition that the
populists name the balance of the
state ticket. The committee consist
ed of P E. McKillip, DR.. Hall and Mr..
Metcalfe of the Commoner, all of
whom pleaded for harmony and flu
sion. At the close of which a motion
was made and unanimously carried,
instructing the committee from the
democratic convention to return to
their convention and state to them
that the populists desired Mr.. Berge
for governor and if given this would
adopt the entire democratic ticket.
The committee returned and made
it's report to the democratic conven-
ton whereupon a Douglas county del
egate ridiculed the proposition, and in
fact the whole proceeding and moved
that they proceed to complete the
ticket, which was done Later, how
ever, conference compittee of the
two conventions was appointed and flu
sion agreed upon whereby the demo-
Gratis took down four of their candi-
dates and gave four positions on the
ticket to the populists by naming
Uncle Jake Wolfe as candidate for
superintendent of public lands and
buildings and j. S. Kennedy of Min
den for auditor. George Horst of Polk
county and John w. Davis of Fillmore
county for railroad commissioners.
The conventions were in many re-
spects the most notable ever held in
the state by these parties. The at
tendance upon both conventions was
extraordinary The democratic con-
vention came nearer having the full
quota of delegates present than of
any former convention in the history
of the party. and the populists sur
prised everybody by turning out six
hundred strong, including the old war
horses that were so conspicuous in
the early conventions of the party and
who were the leaders of the great far
mers' alliance movement of sixteen
years ago that has now become his
toric.
The democratic convention contain
ed majority of delegates favoring
the nomination of George w. Berge
for the governorship, but the non1i-
nation of Mr.. Berge was prevented
through the trade and decker of I'M
instructed delegates from the country