PIMHAV MA
RENOMINATED CANDIDATE FOR
MAYOR BY DEMOCRATS.
EXCITING CITY CONVENTION
Result of a Close Vote Is to Give Dur-
land a Renomlnatlon Hulff Declined
to Go Against Harter for City Clerk ,
Haast for Treanurcr.
Democratic city ticket :
For mayor , C. I ) . Durlnnd.
For city clerk , ChnrlcH Stoeber.
For city tronmiror , J. HX Hnnsv.
For city engineer , H. Salmon.
For members of the board of cdu-
vntlon , C. S , Bridge and Cnrl Wide.
For members city council , First
wnrd , Herman1 Winter ; Second ward ,
C. II , Krnhn ; Third wnrd , Anton
lluchholx ; Fourth ward , C. IU Kamp-
man.
Against n vigorous opposition Mnyor
rhirtand'ft friends captured the demo
V cratic city convention Wednesday
evening , winning a renomlnatlon for
C. n. Dili-land by a majority of three
votes. The test vote for mayor stood :
C. U. Diirlnnd. 21 ; John Friday , 21.
'Hie ronominntion of Mnyor Durlnnd
came after a numlwr of vigorous
HiHHxho : hnd been made by different
members of the two factions.
The coii vent Ion nt the city hall
"Wednesday night was the most vigor
ously contested city convention hold
In Norfolk for years. The sharp tight
brought out a full attendance , every
one of the forty-six delegates being
present. The victory for Mayor Dur-
land and his friends marked1 the close
of the most exciting and the closest
pro-convention contest known to city
politics here. The result was In doubt
to Uio last.
John F. Flynn , chairman of the city
central committee , called the conven
tion' ' to order. The convention call
appearing in The News was read.
Ex-Comity Commissioner Herman
Winter was elected chairman of the
convention. Julius Hulff was chosen
secretary. The convention roll was
c.uivnsbed by a committee on creden
tials consisting of W. C. Roland , Carl
Wilde , Anton Duchholz and John
Koorbor. On motion of John Flynn it
was voted that no proxies bo allowed.
On motion of II. C. Matrau It wns
decided that a short period should bo
allowed for nominations for the var
ious olllces and then if there wns
limit' than one candidate an informal
ballot should bo taken.
Nominations for mayor being called
for by Chairman Winter , Former
Mayor H. C. Matrau presented the
name of the present mayor , C. B.
Durland.
"It Is a precedent ot many yeais , "
he said , "that when a mayor has ser
ved faithfully nud well through one
term ho should be accorded a venom-
inntlon as an endorsement ns n cer
tification thnt he has served to the
MAYOR DURLAND
Who Won a Henominntlon.
best of his ability. This is a precedent
nto
nmong both republicans and demo
crats. I don't say that Mayor Dur
land Is perfect but 1 do think that wo
nro satisfied that ho has served us
well and to the best of his ability. It
is n thankless job and a man makes
enemies either way he turns. Two
years ago we renomlnated Mr. Friday
rior
day who had served the city well for
one year. We gave him a second
term. And following that precedent
wo should renominate our present
mnyor. "
C. S. Bridge seconded Mayor Dur-
land's nomination.
Bx-Ma > or John Friday was noml-
nltf
nntod by James Rend. Mr. Read said :
"I nominate John Friday who ns
mayor of Js'orfolk made more Improve
ments "for the city's good than any
other mayor we ever hnd. We have
cover lost out on John Friday when
wo have had him on our ticket"
" 1 am no Allen or Bryan , " remarked
Paul Nordwlp ns he arose to second
Friday's nomination , "but I want to
say u word. There "never were so
many improvements made in Norfolk
, _
as were made when John Friday wns
mayor. The streets of Norfolk were
never in such condidion. Mr. Dur
.
land is n nice man. I have had him
for a neighbor for sixteen or eighteen
yoars. But look at the condition of
the main streets now. Why I have
B on John Friday when he couldn't
get a man to clean the crossings take ;
a shovel himself. Look at the gulch.
ch.Ho
It used to flood Norfolk avenue. Ho
made a failure the first time but
they tried it again and you can ask
any one if it Isn't a success. You
know the other improvements , I ask
you to vote for the moet progressive
mayor Norf01h ever i4 , John Friday
I will have no favorites. Ho IB a man
who handles everybody Just alike"
| Carl Wllile told the delegates he
I wanted to have a heart to heart talk
I with them. Ho said that Friday could
not lw elected. "Mr. Friday Is a nice
man hut the republicans are waiting
for UH to nominate him. Then they
will say that Friday to the cnndldnto
of the snlooiiB nnd will ask the people
of Norfolk , "Is the city to regulate
the saloons or are the saloons to
regulate the city ? If wo nominate
John Friday wo will not elect a man
on the ticket If wo turn down Mayor
Durland after the clenn and moral
administration ho haB given us wo
will slap ourselves in the face. Wo
want a man we know wo can elect. "
I\uil Nordwlg pointed to the two
victories of Friday 'at the polls and
became Involved In n dispute with
Chief Flynn as to thu si/.u of the two
Friday majorities.
"I want a democrat for mayor of
Norfolk , " said James Read rising to
his feet "If John Friday is elected
mayor he will not appoint a republi
can ow city attorney. I don't like it.
It Is not right that wo should elect a
mayor and that ho should put in the
fellows thnt we have been fighting to
keep out of office nnd power for twenty-
five years. If the republicans win le.t
us have a republican administration.
If we win let ns have a democratic
C. S. 'Bridge declared that the way
to build upa city was to keep the city
out of politics.
Dr. A. Bear , who wns twice mnyor
of Norfolk and who last year placed
Mayor Durland In nomination , spoke
in favor of the mayor. "The second
term has been a universal rule In Nor
folk polltlcB , " ho declared , "Tho demo
cratic party did thnt for me. The
democratic party did thnt for H. C.
Matrau nnd they gave him n second
term. They did that for Herman
Oorecke and gave him a second term.
They did It for Dan ICoenlgsteln and
gave him a second term. They din
that for John Friday nnd gave him
a second term. Never before did dem
ocrats over turn out to oppose a mnyor
for renominntion. It is the first time
la the history of the republican or
democratic party In Norfolk. If you
take the responsibility of doing this
you are dooming our ticket to defeat. "
( Applause ) .
Dr. Bear's remarks called for some
interjections. "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. It gave Durland a majority
of three and stood : Durland , 2-1 ;
Friday , 21. Chairman Winter did not
vote.
vote.Dr.
Dr. Bear suggested that the vote
ho declared formal and that Durland
be declared the nominee if there were
no objections. Paul Nordwlg object-
ed. The convention took a formnl
ballot , It stood : Durland , 2-1 ; Friday ,
19 ; Hanse , 2.
The result wns greeted with ap
plause. "Hurrah for Sturgeon ! "
shouted one delegate.
On motion of Carl Wilde the nom-
inntion wafc declared unanimous.
The name of Julius Hulff was pres
ented to the convention for city clerk.
Tlif city clerk withdrew his name
stating that ho had plans for the fu
ture which would prevent him from
accepting the nomination. Ho nom
inated Charles Stoeber. W. H. Bruin-
mund was nominated by H. C. Matrau
but withdrew. Stoeber was nominat
ed.
Julius H.IBBO was reuominated for
city treasurer.
IL Salmon , nominated for city en
gineer by P. Stafford , was given a
renominatlon by acclamation.
Carl Wilde wanted the convention
to pick a city chairman. The follow
ing ward commltteemen were ratified :
W C Holnml , First ward ; Carl Wilde ,
Second ward ; P. Stafford , Third ward ;
John Koerber , Fourth wnrd. The cen
tral committee wns given authority to
fill any vacancies thnt might result.
The convention , In keeping with a '
local democratic custom , adjourned as
tcity convention aud reconvened as
a 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 nnd Dr. Bear
declined to let their names be used
but Cnrl Wilde was persuaded to ac
cept the remaining place on the school
ticket.
The Only Digestible Kind ,
A young man who Is striving for po
litical honors and who therefore feels
culled upon to do considerable public
talking was recently waited upon by a
delegation of men residing in one of
the poorer regions of his district
He wns greatly pleased when their
spokesman requested a speech from
him nt an early date.
"What kind of a speech ? " he asked.
"An after dinner speech. " replied a
wag In a shabby cent Youth's Com
panion.
A Nice Friend.
"You're a nice friend to have ! Why
didn't you lend Borroughs the sovereign
he wanted ? "
"Why should I ? "
"To save me. You must have realized
that he knew If he didn't get it from
you he would from me. You've prao-
ttcnlly roblwd me of that amount. "
London Telegraph.
Criminal ,
The religious editor was struggling
with the query , "Is it a sin to ploy
poker ? " After much prayerful con
sideration he wrote the following reply :
"Yes ; the way some people play If
Philadelphia Press ,
Little sirls believe In the mnn In th *
moon , big glrJa lit toe man In tbe Iron *
ymooo.
'
A Second ,
Ejmerci/dci.
By Coniltnce D'Arcy M ck y. .
Copyright , 1907. by M. M. CunnliiKMutn ,
" "
When IIolllHter Fnnshnw first caught
Ight of her she was Btnndlng nt the
door of a dairy , ber bauds clasped be >
bind her bend. Her gown of rose col
ored print accentunted thu Hues of hi > r
NUpple figure. Her Kolden brown hair
wns gathered lu n heavy cell nt the
nape of tier neck , Beside her stood a
brimming milk pall , its Hides gleaming
as the light struck them.
FuiiBhaw pauiH-d , The roads over
which he hud ridden were dusty and
parched under the bent of the July
nun , and suddenly this dairy , set iu Its
cool cxpando of fields , wemed n most
desirable place. Near by was the farm
to which It belonged , a rambling old
fashioned homestead. Fanshaw's eyes
nwept it in one comprehensive ftlnnce
aud returned to the girl nt the dairy
door. He decided that nothing short
of n glass of milk could quench bin
tbrlst. Dismounting , he tethered bis
horse to the fence.
"Could you tell me the road to Berke
ley ? " he Inquired , for thu truth WIIP
bn had lost his way twice tlurt mornIng -
Ing , not HO much from neglect of read
Ing the signposts as from u dreamy In
attention to their pointing fingers , for
the Hpell of thu great outdoors was ou
J
him , nnd he reveled In the air laden
with the mingled fragrances of wood
and field , the lure of the long white
roud. Yet now that he had questioned
his dairy divinity ho wns once more
alert ; his dreaminess had fallen from
him with astonishing quickness. But
before the girl could reply an older
woman looked from the doorway , nnd
it was her voice that answered him.
She was plump and kindly , with a
fnce like a December apple , ruddy nnd
a bit withered. It was evident thnt
few visitors pnssed that way , and she
was urgently hospitable In ber desire
that Faushnw should not only refresh
himself with her buttermilk , but that
he should drink it lu comfort , indicat
ing a bench inside the dairy where the
air seemed like n mountain spring com
pared to the drowsy blaze of noon
without. Fausbaw's horse was con
tentedly cropping beneath the shnde of
a ( riant onk , and Fanshaw himself
was equally contented and inclined to i
linger. He learned that this pleasant
bit of rolling country wns the Farley
farm , and In return he vouchsafed the
Information thnt he hnd come from the
Hlllbrook House , the chief hotel of n
summer colony some eight miles away.
As he talked he glanced from time to
time nt the girl.
. "A princess of curls nnd cream , " ho
thought to himself. "I wonder how
such n jewel cnmo to have n rustic
Bettlugl" .
"I suppose you live here with your
nunt , Mrs. Farley ? " he hazarded.
The girl smiled.
"Mrs. Farley Is not my nunt , " she
answered in a soft , drawling voice.
"I'm an orphan. I work here. "
Mrs. Farley opened her mouth ns If
to \ add something to this speech , then ,
thinking 1 better of it. closed It again
and , rising , went to a shelf near by
aud continued her skimming.
The girl regarded Fanshnw with
wide , childlike blue eyes.
"I calculate to go to the city some
day myself , " she said. "Tell me about
New York. " And Fnnshaw , glad of
ucb a listener , plunged In at once
with descriptions of Broadway and
Wall street , the rush , the clamor , the
glitter , of it all. Tbe girl listened , en
tranced. Even Mrs. Farley hung on
every word.
"I often tell Joslab it's a shame , " she
burst out , "that we live right here
from year to year and never get away.
Why , the biggest place we've ever
been to Is Clifford Junction. And
guess that , though tbe stores there
seem big enough for me , they wouldn't
be anything In New York. "
"Ob , I don't know , " said Fanshaw
iqulckly , fearing that his enthusiasm
might have sown the first seeds of dis
content. "Plenty of New Yorkers would
'be ' glad to own such a beautiful placer
as this. "
Mrs. Farley glowed with pleasure.
" I'll tell that to Josinb , " she exclaimed.
"Ho thinks there's nothing like the
farm. And I hope , " she added , "that ' !
If you're passing by this way you'll
top in and see us some time again. "
Fanehaw promised that he would. *
All at once the chattering groups on
tbe betel rerando seemed vupld and
uninteresting. Re discovered that golf
and tennis bored h'rm unutterably.
Eron the plans for tbe flower cotillon
to bo held three veeks hence failed to
Inspire him , though only tbe day be
fore he had been one of the prime mov-
[ tra of the innovation. Tbe sweets of
popularity bad become suddenly taste-
: ess , for the very reason perhaps that
Fanshaw had hnd more thnn his shnre.
Rvery one liked the broad shoulder
ed , frank eyed young fellow , from tbe '
senior partners of the law firm where
Ie was making conspicuous progress '
to tbe freckled urchins that followed
aim about the golf course. He bad
.
won his own way up. His friends
were the friends of n man who bad a
seemingly Inexhaustible supply of native
aj
tive energy nnd pluck. He worked '
hard , and when time for recreation '
came be played hard , throwing himself
( lnto the enjoyment of his present va-
.cation with nil the zest and ardor of a
boy ,
His plans now hnd but one focus
point tbe Farley farm. Sometimes It
'was ' in the morning he rode over , some
itlmes late afternoon ; but , whether Inte
jor early , fate favored him. Esmttralda
WM tlway * there , now molding butter
with Bwlft touches of her deft fingers ,
BO T pulling up tiny marauding weed *
flrom tb tnrlfty flower beds. And , as
Jwtya , ber talk/ beginning wbtre H ,
might , ended with the perpetually fas
cinating topic of the city. Again and
again he was forced to describe It for
her , while Emnernlda listened with un
InHi
( lagging attention , but when , to amuse
Hih
her , ho tnlked lightly and cleverly of
the summer colony at Berkeley she
paid little heed till lie mentioned thu
flower cotillon , nnd then she wns like
H child In her engerness ,
"Would you like to go ? " asked Fan-
haw 1 without waiting to consider tbe
wisdom of the Impulse.
EHinuralda wns rndlunt , though Mm.
Farley was dubious concerning clothes.
Yet when Fnnshnw rode over next
morning It appeared that thu question
had been Joyfully settled , nnd Emuer
ulda culled to him from the upstairs
window thai If ho would only wnlt uhu
and Mrs. Farley would IKS down. Aft
er li short pause they came , Mrs. Far
ley first 111 n brown silk dress whose
sleeve * and panniers hnd graced fash
ions thnt held Bway some ten years
ago , while Esmernldn's pale blue cashmere -
mere bojotiged to an even earlier
period.
They were so innocently pleased with
what Mrs. Farley termed "their flx-
lugs" that Holllster Fanshnw hud not
the heart to protest. He tactfully sug
gested that the road to thu hotel was
long aud dUBty and w.ould work havoc
with such llnnry and that thu simple
sprigged muslins that Ksmeraldn Wore
every day would do equally well ,
Whereat Mrs. Farley merely smiled
and produced two long block boiubti-
tine cloaks antedating even tbe brown
silk nnd blue cnshmere. These , she
said , would cover them from bend lo
foot BO closely that not n Bpeck of dUBt
could penatrn'te.
For a moment Fanshaw weakened.
He hud n fleeting vlBlon of these two
nbsurdly old fnshloned figures among
the ultra smart crowd at the Hlllbrook.
Then his eyes met Esmeraldn's , BO
a-sparklu with anticipation , and be In
wardly culled himself a coward and a
snob. Whatever thu outward symbol
of dress might bo , there was not a girl
at Hlllbrook who could compare with
this princess of curds and croam.
The night of the dance was clear
and cool. A breeze swept across up-
laud und meadow. Even the loqua
cious Mrs. Farley seemed to feel the
summur silence und on the way from
the farm to Hlllbrook spoke hardly a
word. Esmeruldu , too , wnB quiet.
From the folds of her all enshrouding
blnck bombazine clonk her neck rose
white and slender. Her cheeks were
faintly Hushed , her eyes like stars.
Never , thought Fnnshaw , had she look.
ed more Injauttful.
Some people on the broad hotel
veranda paused curiously to watch the
arrival of Holllster Fanshnw and his
guests.
The moment that passed while Mrs.
Farley and Ksmeralda removed their
wraps was a miserable one for him.
The world was full of snobs. Suppose
his dairy divinity should be slighted ,
patronized.
"Jove , " cried a man nt Faushaw's el
bow , "I thought thnt Miss Van Hem-
syn was nt Newport ! "
Fanshaw stared. There , coming to
ward him , was a princess of curds and
cream the cream of white , glistening
satin , the curds of billowing lace.
"Ob , " he groaned beneath his breath ,
"what an unmitigated fool I've been
more stupid than the dullest dullard ! "
"Yes , " said Miss Van Itemsyn , nod
ding , "dull enough to prefer the socie
ty of a poor little country girl dull
enough to be chivalrous , to Ignore her
inexperience , her ridiculous attempts
at dress ! "
"Dull enough to be madly In love
with her ! " cried Fanshaw In half env-
ago hopelessness.
"I shouldn't call that dull , " murmur
ed Miss Van Remsyn , with a humor
ous upward glance.
"Do you mean that tbere'd be a
ghost of a chniico for me ? " stammered
Fanshaw , suddenly Joyful.
"Oh , Holllster , are you quite , quite
blind ? " salil F.smcralda the second.
Fun With a Jury.
One of the most amusing yet unex
pected .sensation scenes ever witnessed
In a thuiiter occurred once at the The
ater Hoynl , Manchester. The curtain
drew up for Mr. Toole to address the
court re Bardell versus Pickwick when
suddenly the jury mysteriously disap
peared , the bottom of their box having
fallen out. At first thu audience was
silent , fearing some dreadful accident
had occurred , but as the unlucky Jury
men rapidly reappeared unhurt , though
looking fool lull , they broke out Into hh hu
perfect hurricane of laughter , which
lasted several minutes. Tbe curtain
had to be dropped to allow tbe Jury
to be "boxed" ngnln , and when Mr.
Toole began his address he provoked
another burst of risibility by alluding
to the Jury as "thnt worthy body of
ateadfast aud-Immovable men. "
Hour * Very Enticing.
In many downtown office buildings
men rcpre.tontlng out of town Interests
have ouly desk room where their mall
Is delivered. It was not an unusual
thing , then , for two young fellows
walking along a certain corridor to Bee
on an otllcd door the following :
e"William Smith. Office hours , 1 to 3
p. in. '
"I would Illce to work for that man
with half an hour off for lunch , " said
one of the strollers.
A fen feet away the other youth
atopp d suddenly and , pointing at a
door , said
"I would prefer that man for a boei
if ha would give me that half hour for
lunch. "
Tbe sign read :
"Charles Brown. Office hours , 1:30 : >
to 2 p. m.-New York Glob * .
-
Painful Etiquette.
The royal court of France used to b
a great place for etiquette. Louis XFV.
V.to
ouco caught a severe cold owing to
the fact that on his arising from his
bed one cold morning tbe lord of th
chamber , wuone duty it wai to baud
him his shirt , happened to be aboent.
Not one of tbe numeroiu courtier *
present had tbe courage to tranarcss
etiquette by banding tbe garment to
UM fhlrerlnir monarc i. Ixxwlofi Icrtp '
D. REES AND FAMILY RETURN
FROM EXTENDED VISIT.
WERE ABROAD YEAR AND HALF
The Visit Convinced Mr. Rees That
Irish People Have a Just Protest In
Governmental Matters and That
English Landlords Get It All.
IX Hees and family returned to Nor
folk last night after an extended visit
of a year and n half In ICnglnud. They
enjoyed their visit Immensely and all
wfiir the ruddy llrltlsh glow ns a
trademark of their stay abroad.
During the visit Mr. HCOH visited
Ireland. "I come back with a feeling
of increased sympathy for the Irish
people in their governmental relations
With Englnnd , " ho snid. " 1 also feel
for the English who nro under the
thumb of a landlord.
"In Englnnd the landlords rule the
destinies of the people on their lands.
The tenants have no chance to rise up
beyond a certain point-
A Concrete Example.
"For instance , I saw one concrete
example of what is going on all of
the time. A man owns a building ,
but not the land thnt it stands on.
Ho pays taxes and other expenses ,
and at the satno time pays rent to the
landowner. Sooner or Inter it may
be many years , but tho-tlmo will come
that building will become the prop
erty of the man who owns the land.
"In the Instance that I observed ,
the len e on the land hnd expired a
term of ninety-nine years and the
building wns to be turned over , ns n
pnrt of the proceeding , to the Inml
owner. But the landowner refused
to accept the building in its existing
condition and forced the owner of the
building to go to the expense of100
pounds ? 2,000 In placing that build
Ing In shape acceptable to the land
owner.
"There the man who owned the
building and rented the land was mak
ing a downright gift to the landlord ,
and nt the same time was forced , by
the prevalent business conditions In
England , to go to an additional ex
pensc ' of $2,000 to put the building in
such condition as to make it acceptable
) .
able as a gift. And this is but au
example of what 1 going on constant
ly all over England. That landlord
now owner of the building , will tun
around and rent the structure at In
creased rate for another ninety-nine
years. "
A HOLE IN THE
The Story of an Attempted Es
cape From Gibraltar.
BURROWING OUT OF PRISON.
The Wonderful Secret Work That Con
vict Realff Performed In the Teeth of
Constant and Systematic Supervision
by His Jailers.
Ambrose Itenlff was undergoing a
, llfe sentence on the towering rock of
Gibraltar for scuttling his ship for the
Baku of thu Insurance money. Tbe
governor told the story of Healff's at-
, 'tempt ' to escape :
"Thnt fellow led n roving life n
; dnredcvil that obeyed every impulse ,
good or bnd. Aud yet for three whole
years I found him a model prisoner.
At first he wns employed ns carpen-
'ter ' , and a little later we put him on
'the ' harbor works. But suddenly to
Ithls wild nature came an uncniencho-
jble thirst for freedom. At that time
iltealff was in charge of all the labor-
'ers' ' pick bandies and wheelbarrows in
'the ' Rosla quarry , where he was in-
.stalled in a little lean-to shed against
n hollow In the mighty cliff. Every
report put before me extolled the
man's good behavior.
, "Well , every afternoon at1 the work
ing party of convicts would form up
and return to tbe prison which , as
'you ' know , contains some of the toughest -
est characters of both east and west
.and an officer would go to Healff's
Bbcd to unlock him and bring him
along with the rest.
"But this afternoon the door wns
pened In vain. Healff was not there.
And yet twenty minutes previously he
fhnd been seen through the little win
dow when visited by the chief warder.
He had even answered to Ills name as
ihe stood planing at his bench in a dark
Irecess. He was gone , how or where
not a soul knew. Unquestionably the
Bhed was locked on the outside , and
the lock bad not been tampered with.
The Dolphin Violin.
The Dolphin violin was so named ou
account of the beauty of tbe wood , the
back of the instrument resembling the
color of a dolphin. It was made by
Btradivnrius In 1714 , and U is consider
ed tbe most beautiful violin in the
world. It is owned by an Englishman
and IB valued at . " > ,000. Musical Home
Journal.
uot nn m n.
At tbe height of their nightly quar
rel tbe other day Mrs. Blank choked
back a sob and said reproachfully
"I was reading one of your old let
ters today , James , and you said In it
thnt you would rather live In endless
torment with me than In bliss by your
self. "
"Well , I got my wish , " Blank
/-IIIICI I14M OBI III
Ely. Nev. , March 19. The American
car In the Now York to J'arla race ,
with n pilot furnished from here , left
laut evening for GoFdlleld The car
made the iun of 141 miles to Ely In
teven - hours' actual running time.
IloadB. , and weather are thu best en-
ittusi Out tr - ' -
Iowa Seed Corn
ItobliliiH | iun > Golden Dent need com Wo guarantee ililH corn the hem
yellow corn In the world. It is true ( o niiint1 and touted SMI percent strong.
Sample free. Prleo per bushel , $11.00 ; linlf bushel , JI.L'fi ; Vi bushel 7fio ;
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Department M F C GHAVIOH SI3BI ) ( X ) . . les Molnos , la.
LIVELIE8T POLITICAL GATHERING
IN HISTORY OF CITY.
NUMBER OF EX-MAYORS PRESENT
H. C. Matrau , Dr. Dear and John Fri
day , All Former Mayor * of the City ,
Took Part Policeman Flynn the
Guiding Spirit.
"Tho democratic city convention
ant niKlit was an unique convention
in Norfolk's political nlBtory , " de
clared it democrat Thursday who has
been Kolnj * to democratic conventions
since the days of Gorecko nuil Koen-
Igstcln. "W i hnd the biggest scrap
In A city convention thnt Norfolk has
ever Keen ; we have every delegate
elected present. For the first time a
democratic mnyor serving his first
term had his renomlnatlon bitterly
contested.Vt > had one faction break
ing this precedent and the other fac
tion declaring ; oponl > on the conven
tion floor that a democrat who had
been twice elected mayor within
three Jgtirs couldn't bo elected this
Herman Winter , C'hairman.
year If nominated We bad the llvest
city convention ever held In Norfolk.
Xow watch our smoke. "
The contest between Friday and
Dnrlnnd In the convention was just
as cloho as had been expected. Before -
fore the coinentlon met Friday had
been credited with having just a little
bit the best of the light. He was cred
ited with virtually all the eleven votes
in the Fourth ward , the big end of the
fifteen votes in the Second ward , and
an even bieak or better In the First
ward. Duiland had the Third ward
with eleven votes solid. The Durland
forces were well marshaled and
enough procure was brought , to get
the requisite majority. When the
nominations came Durland has twen
ty-four out of l'ortMx delegates.
It wab ix-Cfiintj Commissioner
Herman Winter , a veteran Madison
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county democrat , who was elected t <
preside over the convention dlvidei
Former Mnyor Matrau ,
Into two hostile camps. Winter made
an impartial chairman Because of
his position' he ducllned to vote.
Tbe fight in the convention lu part
revolved about the democratic prece
dent of according a mayor a renomi
nntion after a first term.
Two former majors wore prominent
lltruivH in ( hi ) convention ; both had .
been glvon two terms and both called
for the satno coat tony for Mayor Ditr-
land.
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HI C. Mntrnu , twlco ma > or of Nor
folk and one of the most Influential
democrats In ( he city , nominated'
Mayor Durland
Dr. A. Boar , mayor of Norfolk for
two years , Joined with former Mayor
Mntrnu lu the light for Durhmd's re-
nomination. Ho warned the demo
crats that any other course spollpd'
certaln defeat.
It Is probable , however , that to Jolini
F. Flynn , chief of pollco under Mayor
Durland and gifted with the political
astuteness of a true Irishman , belongs
the most credit for the Dnrlnnd vic
tory , it wns Flynn who had the situa
tion on his finger tips ; It was Flynn
who quietly marshaled the Durlnnd
forces , it was Flynn who patched up
the weak placet ) ; It was Flynn who
alone made the mayor's renotnlnntloii
IKsslble f > y a brilliant coup In the
First ward caucus where the Norfolk
chief calmly named the First ward
delegation In the faeo of n Friday
majority In the caucus. Flynn got at
least four Durland men on the dele
gation. Two votes changed would
have nominated Friday.
RAY KENNARD'S FRIENDS SEEK
HIS RELEASE.
N PENITENTIARY FOR FORGERY
Sent Up From Madison County for a
Year Tor Passing Forged Pay
Checks of th : Northwestern Rail
road on Norfolk Business Men.
( lovornor Sheldon has been asked
o pardon Ray Konnanl , the former
i'lainvlew boy who was sent to the
.tut . ? iKMiltentliir } from this county to
serve a year for passing forged pay
checks on Norfolk business men. The
application for a pardon was filed by
13. P. Weatherby who was the young
nan's attorney in the case.
Mr. Weatherby urges the young
man's previous good character , his
present reform , the fact thnt he con
fessed and took the penitentiary pen
alty. Judge Welch stated at the time
lie sentenced Kcunaid that ho thought
that the young man's repentence was
thorough and genuine.
Konnard under the custody of Sher
iff Clements was taken to the state
liouso nt Lincoln before he was com
mitted to the penitentiary. Governor
Sheldon talked to the young man for
some time. The conversation devel
oped that Kennard lived at one time
In the governor's homo county. Cass.
Governor Sheldon has requested
that letters In regard to the case be
written to him by District Judge
Welch , who pronounced the sentence ,
nnd by County Attorney Koenigsteln ,
who prosecuted the case.
The governor will announce a time
for a formnl hearing.
Mr. Weathorby says that Kennnrd's
.attitude towards the future Is "high-
toned. "
Statements of Expenses.
Candidates lor city olllceb are required -
quired by law to file a statement of
their nomination expenses with the
city clerk within ten days of the time
they receive their nomination. The
fact that none of the candidates on
eitbor ticket spent anything in secur
ing their nominations does not pre
vent , these stntements being called
for. Blanks are kept in the city
clerk's office.
D. W. C. Club.
The D. W. C. club will be enter
tained by Miss Nora Fuesler on Thurs
day evening at her home on Hayes-
avenue.
City Council.
The mid-winter meeting of the city
council comes Thurbdny evening.
Damascus Commander/ .
Damnsciis commnndery will hold Its
regular meeting Friday evening. There
will be work.
Unique Paper Weight.
Norfolk banks have received &
unique paper weight from a Chlcngo-
trust company in the form of an exact
duplicate of the big key that in revo
lutionary times opened the door to
Independence hall In Philadelphia.
If your plan or "scheme" is renlly
good , a business opportunity ad. will
Introduce you to a mnn with the money
to "make the wheels go 'round. "
Try a News want ad.
In store-advertising , be sure of nd
equacy , human Interest nnd persist
ency and "the greatest of these" I&
persistency !
Tell , In a want ad. , what kind of a
man you want for the Job for he la
reading the ads. every day now I