The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-20

Will have no favorltes. He Is a man
who handles everybody just alike"
Carl Wilde told the delegates he
wanted to have heart To heart tall,
with them. He said that Friday could
not be elected. Mr.. Friday is nice
man but the republicans are waiting
FOR us to nominate him. Then they
Will say that Friday is the candidate
OF the saloons and will ask the people
Of Norfolk, rs the city to regulate
the saloons or are the saloons to
regulate the city? II we nominate
John Friday we will not elect man
on the ticket. II we turn down Mayor
Durland after the clean and moral
administration he has given us we
Will slap ourselves in the face. We
want man we know we can elect"
Paul Nordwig pointed TO the two
victories OF Friday at the polls and
became involved in a dispute with
Chief Flynn as to the size of the two
Friday majorities.
II want n democrat for mayor OF
Norfolk" said James Read rising to
his feet. IF John Friday is elected
mayor he will not appoint republl.
can as city attorney. I don't like It.
II is not right that we should elect a
mayor and that he should put in the
fellows that we have been fighting to
keep out of Office and power for twenty.
five years. If the republicans win let
us have a republican administration
IL we win let us have a democratic
one"
G. S. Bridge declared that the way
to build up a city was to keep the city
out of politics
DIR. A. Bear, who was twice mayor
of Norfolk and who last year placed
Mayor Durland in nomination, spoke
in favor of the mayor. THE second
term has been universal rule in Nor.
folk politics." he declared. THE demo
cratic party did that for me. The
democratic party did that for II. c.
Matrau and they gave him second
term. They did that for Herman
Gerecke and gave him second term
They did 1t for Dan Koenigstein and
gave him second term. They diu
that for John Friday and gave him
a second term. Never before did dem.
ocrats ever turn out to oppose mayor
for denomination. 1t is the first time
in the history of the republican or
democratic party in Norfolk. If you
take the responsibility of doing this
you are booming our ticket to defeat
(Applause).
DR.. Bears remarks called for some
intersections. Don't get hot" warned
the chairman.
r. f. Redman warned the delegates
that if Friday was nominated he would
be turned down at the polls.
The convention took an informal
ballot. 1t gave Durland majority
of three and stood: Durland, "a;
Friday, 81. Chairman Winter did not
vote.
DR.. Bear suggested that the vote
be declared formal and that Durland
be declared the nominee if there were
no objections. Paul Nordwig object
ed The convention took a formal
ballot. 1t stood: Durland, "a; Friday
10; Haase, 9.
The result was greeted with ap
plause. 'Hurrah for Sturgeon
shouted one delegate.
On motion of Carl Wilde the nom
ination was declared unanimous.
The name of julius Huff was pres
ented to the convention for city clerk
The city clerk withdrew his name
ture which would prevent him from
accepting the nomination. He nom
mated Charles Stoeber. w. II. Brum
mund was nominated by H. c. Matrau
but withdrew. Stoeber was nominal
ed
julius Haase was renominated for
city treasurer.
H. Salmon, nominated for city en-
gineer by p. Stafford, was given a
denomination by reclamation.
Carl Wilde wanted the convention
to pick a city chairman. The follow
ing ward committeeman were ratified
W. C. Roland, First ward; Carl Wilde
Second ward; P. Stafford, Third ward
John Koerber, Fourth ward. The cen
trail committee was given authority tC
fill any vacancies that might result
The convention, in keeping with a
local democratic custom, adjourned as
city convention and reconvened as
school district convention.
c. S. Bridge was nominated for the
school board. He wanted to with
draw but the convention would not
let him. w. C. Roland and DR.. Bear
declined to let their names be used
but Carl Wilde was persuaded to &C
cept the remaining place on the schoo
ticket.
III. n,IS n;ansf;hl. Mind