Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-19
DEMOCRATS GET VICTIMS
Conventions Both Compelled to Take .
Recess to Search Them Out.
PATIENCE FINALLY MEETS WITH REWARD
william c. Campbell of Harlan Com
sents TO Run for Congress and
r. W. Miller OF Council
BIuGs for Judge.

For Consress-willam c. Campbell, Hsr-
For Judge Of District court-Franklin w.
Miller, Council BLUFFS.
These nominations were made yesterday
by the democratic convention of the Ninth
congressional and Fifteenth judicial dis
tricts.. ---H
The two conventions we're called for the
morning the judicial at 1880 o'clock and
the congressional at II o'clock but lack
OF delegates and candidates resulted in a
postponement until the afternoon. Even
after dinner It was apparent that there
was the utmost difficulty being experienced
in securing candidates willing to be offered
up as sacrifice on the political altar.
The judicial convention was supposed to
name three candidates for judges of the
district court, but In view Of the lack of
aspirants II was decided by the party man
ayers to name but one. F. W. Miller.
former chairman OF the Pottawattamie
county central committee and a member OF
the Council Bluffs bar came to the rescue
and consented to accept the nomination.
The congressional convention had like
difficulty in securing a candidate. The re-
fusal Of l.. r. Genung OF Mills county and
g. T. Cochran of Harrison county to al
low tnelT nd1ncb 10 ne uIohknl DtlOtt tHo
convention left a big void in the field, A
still hunt was instituted by the leaders
for a candidate and just when II looked
as II the convention would be Obliged to
adjourn without making a nomination,
William c. Campbell. publisher and edi.
tor of the Harlan Tribune, who had pre-
sided over the judicial convention, offered
to play the part OF the sacrificed lamb.
Business Done in Hurry.
Bath conventions were called TO order
, by Herman schurz of this city. About
twenty delegates, including those from the
city, constituted both gatherings. The
work /, of the two meetings. including
speech from c. w. Miller of Waverly.
chairman Of the state committee, occupied
about hfty-five minutes.
w. c. Campbell OF Harlan, later nomi-
mated for congress, presided over the ju-
dicial convention, assisted by w. F. Hill
4 OF Glenwood as secretary. The usual COM
:. mites on credentials and permanent or
ganisation were dispensed with and the
J temporary organization made permanent
/ by vote of the convention.
Mr. Miller was nominated by acclama-
! ton after the convention had decided on
motion Of S. B. Wadsworth to name but
| one candidate for the district bench In
place of three. Mr.. Miller, on being called
for, made a short speech in which he said
the democratic party in Iowa was on the
eve Of a great success and that there would
be great change in the political, COM
piexion of the state this fall.
The congressional convention was pre-
sided over by Frank Tamissea of Mis-
souri, Valley, with NJ. Flahmant Of Mine
ola as secretary. AS In the judicial con-
vention the usual committees were dis
pensed with.
Roscoe Barton of Avoca placed Mr..
Campbell in nomination and the Harlan
editor was declared the candidate Of the
party for congress by reclamation. Calls
for Mr.. Campbell met with no response
as at the close OF the previous gathering
he had left the court house ana could
not be located.
Miller Optimistic.
At the close of the judicial convention
and before the calling to order of the
congressional convention Chairman Miller
of the state committee addressed the
gathering. He optimistically declared
I'VE are going to win. There is no ques-
ton of 1t. We are going to win because
we deserve to win. We are right in the
great paramount issue before the people
J of Iowa The paramount issue is not that
of railroads, or tariff Il is that of men
and we have the right men. We have
selected Claude r. Porter because he II
the right man to carry the message "a
Garcia We at first had thoughts that
! Cummins was going to carry the mes
sage to Garcia. but our opinions changed
when he issued his message. Why. tina,
message was about useless as last
years wash bill"
At the close OF the convention c. F.
Swift OF Harlan Mas made chairman OF
! the congressional committee and s. b
wadsworth of Council Bluffs chairman OF
the judicial committee.
Page, Montgomery and Audubon counties
were not Represented in the judicial con.
vention. The other counties named the
following as members of the judicial
committee: Harrison, Frank Tamissea
Fremont, j. C. Shockley; Mills, NJ. Flam.
mant Shelby. w. c. Campbell; Pottawas.
TAME, f. H. Shoemaker; Cass. William
Garlack.
Adair and Audubon were not represented
In the congressional convention The fol.
lowing counties named as members OF
the congregational COMMITTEES: Cass, ]. Il
Jones' Guthrie, H. NJ. Fagin; Harrison
W. ]. Burke; Mills, NJ. f. Huffmaker
Montgomery. e. o. Gardiner; Pottawat
tamie. II, Schurz; Shelby, C. II. Swift