Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-21
Nebraska
CAUCUSES ARE HELD
Candidates Placed in Nomination for
City Offices in State.
ALL IS PEACE AT NORTH PLATTE
Republicans and Democrats Agree on
Present Incumbents TO Succeed
SeIves-Temperance Party
Meets ut FRirmOnt.

NORTH PLATTE. tNeb, March 2O.-Cspe-
cial)-Both the republican and democratic
parties held a mass meeting in the court
house at the same time Friday evening to
nominate a city ticket. Each convention
unanimously adopted the same ticket. For
Mayor Thomas c. Patterson. City Clerk
c. +. Temple, City Treasurer f. L. Mooney,
City Engineer Paul G. Meyer. Members
Of the school board, A. F, streitz and j. J.
Halligan. All of these nave held their
respective offices for the last year. In the
First ward William Maloney was nomi-
mated as councilman; Frank Tracy in the
Second ward and Charles andaIl in the
Third ward. The nominations were re-
garded as an endorsement Of the city's
administration during the last year and
particularly OF the attitude OF the city Of
ficials in connection with the water works
controversy. ..
Temperance Caucus at FRIrmont.
FAIRMONT. Neb.. March 2O.-(Special)-
The Citizens temperance party met in
caucus Friday and placed in nomination
the following candidates FOR the several
city offices: Mayor, william Nedrow;
clerk, Charles. L. Cox; treasurer, NJ. j..
Boydston; police Judge. s. s. shivers; city
tuB lllttlt d. i 1dublldNOu NOultllIIltlls
First ward, S. Cockerman; Second ward,
Fred Padley.
PeOpIes' Party Ticket at Pierce.
PIERCE, Neb.. March 2O.-CSpecial. 1.-THE
peoples party met I'm mass convention last
night at the opera house and organized
by selecting N. M. Nelson chairman and
J. L. Centlivre secretary. The convention
then proceeded TO the nomination Of a
candidate g. 49,. a. - a---I
ent, Daniel Duff, receiving fifty-four votes
tc ten for II. H. Mchr. five for n. NJ.
Nelson. four for James r. Duff and three
for Woods Cones. Mayor Duff's nomina-
ton was then made unanimous. For city
clerk the name of Frank Drebert met with
no opposition. For city treasurer the
ms mes OF NJ. InheIder and L. p. Tonner
were placed before the convention, In
helder receiving fifty-seven votes, Tonner
thirty and Jim Dahlman one. Mr.. Tonncr
moved that the nomination of Mr.. In
helder be made unanimous, which carried.
A warm fight took place over the position
of police Judge. c. f. Mcdonald was pitted
against the present Incumbent. The in
formal ballot gave Littell forty-eight ard
Mcdonald forty. The second ballot gave
Littell fifty-two and Mcdonald forty-onc.
Littell was declared the unanimous choice.
Herbert Craven was selected as city e.si-
neer, II. J. Hccht and Wood Cones were
nominated for councilman.
Democrats ut McCOOk.
M'COOK, Neb., March 2~0.-(SpeciaI Tele-
gram)-The democrats of McCook last night
nominated the following city ticket: Mayor,
Frank Real; councilman First ward, Sam
uel S. Carney; councilman Second ward,
william Wood; citysclerk, Dr. Robert Gate
wood; judge, Joseph sullivan; members of
the board of education, RIA. Green. c. j.
Ryan, committeeman. G.. r.. Gale, f. L.
Schwab, Barney Hofer.,
C~nucuses at H0IdreEe.
HOLDREGE, Neb., March ~20-(Special.)
The citizens held their caucus last night
at the court house. putting in nomination
for the mayors office, Charles Engstrom,
Burlington agent OF this city. The can
didates for city treasurer, c. l.. Granlund;
police judge, G. Johnson, and city clerk, s..
H~eliSer, which the temperance caucus nom
mated some time ago were endorsed and
declared the nominees of this caucus. w.
H.. Wood was nominated for the council
from the West word, while Charles Lund-
strom was made the choice of the East
ward