Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-08
ALL NIGHT AND NO AGREEMENT
Jacks and Jims Labor in Vain TO Get
Together.

Though both the Jacks and Jins
contended last evening that through
the streams of blood they sought
only the path to peace, as did Old Hickory
at Tohopeka and Emuckfaw, they failed
utterly to select delegates to the national
convention, and conference committee of
fourteen could not even pass a motion to
adjourn, the members fading away at mid
night. The Dahlman committee of seven
was bitter and accused the Jacksonians of
unfairness even in the conference.
Ed Bergman of the Jacksonians appeared
at the Dahlman club early in the evening
and made plea for harmony. He wanted
the Dahlman democrats to accept c. ].
Smyth as a delegate and Ig Dunn as dele
gate at-large. If the Dahlman forces
would do this. he told them George Rogers
could go from the Dahlman club.
This proposition was NOT even entertained,
but the Jims Immediately made counter
proposition, which was the same as that
rejected by the Jacksonans at a previous
meeting. The proposition was that each
club name a delegate, and committee of
fourteen be selected. seven from each
club. TO elect the third delegate. The Jack
sonans were to have either a district del
egate or the delegate-at-larRe The third
delegate was not TO be closely affiliated
with either club.
After a conference of half an hour the
Jacksonians accepted this proposition,
which they had refused before.
Chairman Rogers named the committee
OF seven, which consisted of L. ]. TePoel.
#. ]. o'Conner. Thomas Flynn, j. ].
Mahoney, L. ]. Piatti, Sam Rothwell and
Harry v. Hayward.
George Rogers was Immediately selected
as the delegate of the Dahlman club to
go to the national convention. and the
committee was instructed to favor Joseph
Hayden fo- the third delegate
The Jacksonians named the following
committees: DR.. A. H. Nipple, Robert
Aitchison, c. ]. Cannan, John Zeller owen
slaven, Edward p. Bergman and Joseph
Sherry.
C. ]. smyth was selected as the choice
Of the Jacksonians for district delegate
and the committee was instructed to favor
l. G. Dunn for the third place on the
delegation.
The committee of fourteen went into a
semi-star-chamber session at 1880 o'clock
both delegations voting as instructed
which resulted in a deadlock Then com
promises were attempted. For an hour
they balloted. Nothing was accomplished
Half dozen men were tried for third
place.
Finally DR.. William ], McCrann Of South
Omaha was nominated by the Jackson
ians. The Dahlman committee which was
given full power TO act. agreed to accept
DR.. McCrann-then the trouble happened
In the reception room of the Jacksonian
rooms half a dozen Jacksonians waited
DR.. A. H. Nipple stepped out and and re-
quested the newspaper reporters to step
out in the hall After they compiled he
held hurried conference with Fred Cos
grove, Ig Dunn and others. Dr. HippIe
returned TO the conference room. He told
the Dahlman committee that he could not
accept Dir. McCTann, and that he had con-
ferred with others in the reception room,
the Jscksonian committee did not have
full power TO act
Immediately the Dahlman committee
made a motion TO adjourn. II was as i'm
possible to pass the motion as il was TO
select a third delegate. Half an hour
longer was spent trying TO adjourn 10