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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1002. "MERCER ON FIRST BALLOT tsceno Co.;f rtf'ouai Dittrict Eipublicaai lenominttf Prveit T rB'snUtire. VOTE IS NINETY-FIVE TO FORTY-NINE Sixth Ward II! legation Elected Inrter Pratt's ime (irtn into the Mer- cr Lin Before Result Is Anni.n . c d. Th. Second district republican congr.i- slonal convention was rallrtl to order at , 11:2S yesterlay mornlne, In Washington hall and adjourned promptly at noon. The result n the unanimous nomination of David II. Mercer for corgress. T. W. Blatkburn. Mr. Mercer", political mamrr and chairman of the congressional remml.tre, convened the meeting, with Wesley Cook cf Blair at the secretary's dcek. R. W. Breckenrldge of the Seventh ward, bavin been agreed on by the committee for temporary chairman and Clyde Sunblad for secretary, were perfunctorily chosen and mads the permanent officers. There waa no ronteit over the credentials, hence all the delegates named on the lists submitted were given scats by acclamation. Every ward and precinct in the district sent a full 'delegation. The attendance at the convention was argn. Every seat on the floor and in the Kallery was taken and all the available landing room occupied. The gathering was a demonstrative one, yet there was no causa for excitement. One notable feature cf the ; convention was the appearance of faces new 'to republican conventions in this city and ! district. These were In evidence on all sides. Yet many of the Veterans were there as well. Mercer and his crowd, Gur ley, Blackburn et al., were among the first to arrive. Two of the men who had been opponents of Mercer In the primaries, Cor nish and Pratt, were present, but Breen did not show up. Inevitable Clontarf Protest. The Domination of Mercer was accom plished within fifteen minutes after Black burn had called the meeting to order. Everything went off perfunctorily and but one suggestion of a contest occurred. That was when Clontarf was called on the roll. Eamuel Hoff arose and announced the one vote from this precinct for Mercer. Simul taneously another delegate cried, "One vote for E. J. Cornish." But the Mercer or I ganlzatlon was Impregnable and would not . tolerate anything calculated to obstruct or ; Impede the consummation of its "cut and dried" plana. Bo, In sonorous voice and emphatic terms. Chairman Breckenrldge called out: "The gentleman over there (pointing to the anti-Mercer man) Is out of order. This vote has been given for David H, Mercer." This precipitated new life In the at tempt at a contest and Henry C. Murphy of South Omaha took up the gauntlet and "tried to buck the Invincible line, but he was ' told by the chairman to be seated, that he was out of order and that no other delegate from Clontarf would be heard but the one who had cast the lono vote of thai bailiwick for Mercer. "I appeal from the decision of the chair," shouted Murphy, but only the faint echo of his voice could be heard as the din and turbulence of the howling crowd subsided. Murphy persisted In his vain attempt to get a hearing or to have his appeal from the decision of th, chair submitted to a vote, but he was finally compelled to take his seat. In the meantime the credential list was consulted and It was announced that Samuel Hoff was the only accredited delegate from Clontarf; therefore his rote and none other was admitted. Gnrler Start the Voting;. It was by motion of W. F. Ourley that a rule was adopted for the chairman of each delegation to announce the vote of his dele gation as its name was called. Before getting down to business Chairman Breckenrldge made a few remarks, saying: "This looks more like a Jollification meet ing to me than anything else. We have passed through a spirited primary election and are here to celebrate our victory by nominating our next congressman." The roll call was then taken up, with this result: Omaha Mercer.Cornish. First ward 7 0 Second ward 0 7 Third word 0 7 Fourth ward 7 0 Fifth ward 7 0 Bixth ward 7 0 Seventh ward ; 7 0 Eighth ward 7 0 Ninth ward 7 0 South Omaha 0 18 Benson precinct S 0 ore Hands Red Rough Hands Itching Palms and Painful Finger Ends. ISA ONE NIGHT CURE. SOAK the htni on teilt'mz la a strong;, hot. creamy lather of CUTICURASOAP. Dry,ancl anoint freely with CUTICURA OINTMENT, the great skin - cure and purest of emollients. Wear, during the night, old, loose kid gloves, with the finger ends cut off and air holes cut In the palms. For red, rough, chapped hands, dry, fissured, itching, feverish palms, with shapeless nails and painful finger ends, this treatment is simply wonderful. Millions of Peoplo TJaa Ctmcun. Soap, assisted by Cuti coa OiKTMsmT, for preserving, purify ing, aad beautifying the skin, for oleanstng tb soalp at eruau, scales, and dandruff, and thattopptng of falling hsir, for soften ing, whitening, and soothing red, rough, end sore hands, for baby rashes, Itching, and lrritaitona, and for all the purpose of the toils I, oath, and nursery. Millions of Worn ti us CuTictTBt Boar in the forte of baths for annoying Inflammations, chaf ing, and exoorialloiis, or too free or offen sive perspiration, In the form of washes tor alosretiv. weakness, and for many sanastva, entiteptio purposes which read ily toggest themselves to woman. COMPLETE nUMOUR CUKE, $1. '' Comtrtlni of Cmot'BA OAf (r..), toelcause the orueu sud smlea, and eufU'u the thickened euttrje; Curious Ommrirr. (.), to la. saintly allay ItrJilug, Inflammatloa, and Int. tattoo, ad sooths and heal; ( UtICCII IwuLraiT Pills ; , ths new chocolate coated substitute fr liquid Resolvent, ta cool sod nraDU the blooO. A SISMLB fBT ta ertea olai to ours Uie severest case, es pecially oi baby humour. a-M kf'! aa KrMhk Daw ST -SB, lataraua, rvtiaa I. Ca. GoaJ-fr, Chicago precinct 0 Clontsff precinct 1 0 Douglas precinct 0 Dundee precinct Knt Omaha precinct J 0 Klkhorn precinct I 0 Florence precinct S 0 Jcffcreon precinct 0 McArdle precinct 0 I Millard rreclnct S J Platte Valley precinct I J Union precinct 0 I Wsterloo precinct 0 Washington county 15 0 Sarpy county 0 8 Tota.s i tilth Ward Delivers. The Sixth ward In Omaha on the original roll call announced Its vote for Nelson C, Pratt, but as soon as the roll was com pleted It changed this to Mercer. Imme diately then Fred H. Hoye of the Second ward arose and moved that the nomination of Mercer be mads unanimous and the motion was carried, amid loud cheering. The nominee of the convention was then escorted to the platform and spoke for a few minutes. In his remarks Mercer did not forget to impress upon the audience. In the presence of his two defeated oppo nents, that he paid mire taxes into ths county treasury than all three of the men Breen, Cornish and Pratt who had ran against him In the primaries. The remark had no particular connection with the trend of his talk. Mr. Mercer then said: "We have passed through s whirlwind of fun and have come here to rejoice in the part we took. The boys who opposed me made a good, hard fight and me and my friends tried to meet them at every turn. Thla is a big meeting and I think It shows that no one can say the repub licans ,i Omaha did not express their choice for congressman." Affer assuring his audience that he was the right man for the place, Mercer then unfolded the pages of his personal history and reviewed his "pioneer" days as one of the advance guards of civilization in Ne braska. He said: "I have lived in Nebraska ever since I was a little boy and I am still a resident of Omaha and expect to reside In this mag nificent city for" v "Where do you live?" broke In a voice. "In the Seventh ward, sir, if you, please," was Mercer's retort The next vital issue with which the can didate grappled was the status of his indi vidual wealth. "I am not a wealthy man," he said. "But is that any discredit? Must every man hold a large amount of property In order to be a good American citizen?" Continuing, Mercer said: "The fray is over. We now enter the campaign, and we enter solid and united. We are now all republicans. We will up hold the great party's principles in this campaign and come out victorious. Who ever the common enemy is to be In thla fight, we will meet him shoulder to shoul der. I have never compromised a political fight and I don't propose to begin it now. I have lived long enough in this community to establish a reputation for myself of be ing afraid of nothing or anybody. As to ths result of this campaign, I have not the slightest question, as I have said before. You will have the opportunity of writing to Congressman Dave Mercer for two years longer, at least, after election." Cornish Promises Support. In response to the unanimous call of the audience E. P. Cornish took the stand and made a few remarks. Ho was grateful to his friends for their support during the pri mary and the struggle preceding it and said he had nothing to regret, that he had made the best fight he could. He promised his support to the Successful candidate from now on. Nelson C. Pratt took notice of the fling which Mercer made regarding the payment of taxes by the individual candidates by saying: "I acknowledge I do not pay a third of the taxes paid by the three men who ran against Mr. Mercer, but it Is be cause I have not ths property on which to pay them." Pratt, too, said he would sup port the successful candidate. On motion of W. F. Ourley Mercer was authorized to name the chairman of -the congressional central committee and five members from Douglas county, two from Washington and two from Sarpy. The com mittee was Instructed to fill all vacancies on the ticket or committee. TO DEBATE THE INJUNCTION Strike Leaders and Others Will Dis cuss I'nlon Pacldo Action In Court. The committees of strikers in charge of the antl-lnjunctlon mass meeting to be held In Washington hall Monday night, urges all who can to attend. Special Invitations have been extended to business men, the Com mercial club. Real Estate exchange, the grocers', butchers' and other such organisa tions. The merits of the strike, with par ticular stress laid upon the recent Injunction Issued for the Union Pacific, will be dis cussed. The speakers will be First Vice President P. J. Conlon, Third Vice President George Mulbery of the International Amo- clatlon of Machinists; President John Mc Neil and Oeneral Secretary Robert B. Kerr of the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers and Iron Shipbuilders of America, and representative business men if they can be Induced to speak. New Telephone for Beatrice. BBATRICE, Neb.. Sept. 20. (Special.) The Beatrice Home Telephone company. which was recently granted a franchise to operate its lines In this city, has estab lished an office here and is getting ready to go after business in earnest SSS5 SHOWERS ANDC00LER TODAY Tomorrow ta Be Fair and Warmer In Nebraska Iowa Aboat the Bantc. V WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. Forecast: For Nebraska Showers and cooler Sun day; Monday fair, warmer. For Iowa 6howera Sunday, cooler in west portion; Monday fair. Far Kansas Showers Sunday, cooler la west portion; Mondsy fair and warmer. For North Dakota Showers in east, fair aad warmer In west portion Sunday; Mon day fair. For Missouri Showers Sunday, Monday probably fair with warmer In west por tion. For South Dakota Showers In east, fair in west portion Sunday, warmer In ' ex treme west portion; Mondsy fair, warmer in east portion. For Wyoming Fair Sunday; Monday fair, warmer. For Colorado Showers Sunday, cooler in east and warmer In west portions; Mon day fair, warmer. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Sept. 30. Official record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the past three 1(01. 190ft. IS! Maximum temperature .. 9 M 71 (9 Minimum temperature ... t 3i 48 45 Mean temperature S4 GO SO (7 Precipitation 06 .00 .00 .00 Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha lor tins uay ana since March 1, Wu2: Normal temperature 63 Excess fur th day 1 Total ext-eas since March 1 82 Normal precipitation in inch Deficiency for the dav 06 Inch Totul rainfall since March 1....2! 17 Inches iH-ih-temy since March 1 1.30 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1W1.. I. M Inches Deficiency fur cur. porioa. jn.. i w men L A. WELSH, Local Forecast Official. s II I V E R I C K F U R N I T U R E & C A K P E T C o ir Annual Furniture peek COMMENCING MONDAY, SEPTEM BER 22d, on our floors you will find some very rare novelties from the eastern show rooms, bought as a special attraction for our opening. Our furniture department never displayed so many high-class novelties as we are displaying this season. Our suite of art rooms will be re furnished for our opening. i i-i:! . rn u ni Grand Opening, Thursday, September 25. Napoleon Bed Room Suite In dead finish crotch mahogany, beautifully carved, mahogany lined drawers, one of the swell est suits we have ever shown on our floors.1 A four-piece French burl walnut suit ,triple swell front, large French plate mirror, hand carved, piano finish, a very handsome suit that will interest all our lady visitors. A Louis XII bedroom suit in crotch mahogany, beautifully finished in wax. This is another suit that will be of special interest to you. Wo Will Show a 3-Pieco Italian Finish Mahogany Bed Room Suite.... be autifuily Carved. This Is One of the Greatest Nov elties Shown fills Seastn. Ask to See It. We will show you some very high class novel ties in princess dressers, hand carved birds' eye, ma hogany and curly birch. Our line of cheval glasses is the most beautiful thai we have ever had on our floor. Ask to see the line of dressing tables that we are showing in birds' eye curly birch and ma hogany, as these are novelties that you seldom see in Omaha. Special Prices for Opening Week. Bpeclnl prices for this Tvek. We will pnce on sale Mon day three-piece solid oak bedroom suit, French Plate mir ror, size 2x'H, beautifully carved, solid oak bed, dresHer and wah(tand that cannot be duplicated for loss than Ba!a.!h.'8. SI5.00 A three-piece solid oak bedroom suit, swell front, dress er, was nut and and bed, nneiy carved, shaped plate mir ror, slse 24x30. This suit belongs in theft Qfk ff 40 class, on sale this week at vJOJ'JJ Three-piece oak suit, bed, dresser and washstand, large plate mirror, carved. This is the BUit that ft I I "7 CZ yoj regularly pay 20 for, on sale this week Oil' U Solid brans beds. Genuine brass tubing, 1H Inch, 3H inch ornaments, high head and end. This bed should bring J40 as a close cash price, on sale ftOsTa 7K thla week &t J A full size brass bed, 1V In. tube, all solid ft f 2 ff brass a regular $23 bed, on sale at sIO.vJ Solid brass bed with swell end; m-inch tubing, highly ornamented with S-ln. huffs and ornament!., a very swell bed that is worth 50 In any department, ft07 rr f on sale this week at WW! 'OU Our line of dining room and library furniture la ona of the largest we have ever shown. W. feel justly proud to call your attention tu Uie novelties we are showing In these lines. Our line of sideboards and buffets should Interest every buyer In Omaha at the prices w. are quot ing on same. CARPETS, CURTAINS AND DRAPERIES CABPET AND Bl'O DEPARTMENT. In Cut Carpets we are showing a complete line of Ingrains. Tapestries and Body Brussels, Moquettes, Wiltons. Axmlnsters and Velvets. We also carry a full sample line of BIgelow Imper ial and Royal Wiltons. Theso are the. two finest carpets shown in . th. country. Ol'R Rl'Q DEPARTMENT. The largest In the west contains all the leading patterns In Axmlnsters, Brussels, Royal Wiltons and Bigelow Imperials, In room sizes. We will display a complete line of Oriental Rugs, showing soma very antique novelties. IIIGS AT S31.7B, WORTH 2T,30. W. will place on sale Monday, twenty-five 9x12 Smith's Ax minster Rugs, all new patterns; not goods carried over from last season, but .very one strictly up to date, at $21.75. RIGS AT flU.OO, WORTH fan.OO. We will place on sale 15 9x12 all wool Bmyrnaa In rugs that cannot be du plicated for less than $25.00 on sale this week for $19.00. CTRTAIN DEPARTMENT. We have spared no time or expense to make this department of Interest to every lady. At our opening we will exhibit all th. leading makes In re-aj laces and Imported novelties. Brussels Curtains from $5.00 to $200.00. Point Arabs Curtains from $10.00 to $150.00 Cluny Curtains from $5.00 to $40.00. A full line of Oriental and Bilk Portieres. We also show a full line of double faced Ve lour Portieres In all the new colorings RfOB AT fSS.OO, WORTH Mft.OO. ti will place on sale our full line of BIgelow Imperial Rugs. Sil 2r.w Pttern. 'n sizes 8-3x10-8 and 9-13. These ruga are worth $45.00 in any market, and for one week w. will give you your choice of thla nHra lln r,w tiA nt '"ur FOR OPENING WEEK WE WILL MAKE SPECIAL PRICES ON ALL OF OUR REAL LACES AND WE WISH TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE, FACT THAT OUR LINE OF DRAPERIES CANNOT BE DUPLICATED IN THE WEST. ATTENT,0N T0 SHIVERICK FURNITURE AND CARPET CO llltR.1T.lft FAR AM STREET. s H I V E R I C K F U R N I T U R E & C A R P E T C o jsWfiBBflflj NOMINATE COUNTY TICKET Kerocritet Contr.1 Ooivsitiou and Pit Thrsusch Thsir Rlata. IGNORE SOUTH OMAHA AND UNION LABOR Delegates Denied the Right to Name Representatives of Their Respec tive Wards and Precincts on County Committee. For County Attorney ....A. W. JEFFERI8 For Stat. Senators C Li. BAUMJUKS. M. A. HAM,, R. B. HOWELL, For Representatives r,. Al. muno.Hftn, jr., PETER MANGOLD, V. B. TEN EYCK, M W. T. NELSON. ' J. H. R1GQ8, ! JOHN WALLACE, D. W. GILBERT, T. C. 8HELLEY, F. W. KOETTER. For County Commissioners HENRY M' DONALD. At tha renuhlican county convention yes terday afternoon the Mercer machine was In absolute control and tb. managers of that newly-oiled apparatus carried their pre arranged plans through witn a cigo nana and utter disregard for precedent and har mony. The most arbitrary measures were ths ap pointment of a new county committee with out consulting th. delegates elected to rep resent the various wards, precincts and South Omaha, tbs complete turning aown of th. demands of Bouth Omaha and the tin Inn Uhnr element for representation on the ticket and the defeat of Fred Behm, who in a contest with his opponent oaa fairly won th. nomination for representa tive. It having been agreed that th. Second m,.- r.nriiitata receiving th. largest vol. at th. primaries should be entitled to the nnmlnation bv the convention. Auomer iu- cldent of not. was the placing of Rev. George H. Shaffer, colored, in nomination for a place on th. legislative ticket and then cutting him off with Just three votes. Whole Pr.rr...d. As a matter of fact th. entire ticket nominated was made up and written out in th. office of Tom Blackburn several hours before ths convention was called to tiir and earn of the machine delegations had been handed a copy of the list that had received Dave Mercer's O. K. That this list did not oontaln the nam. of any rep resentatives of South Omaha or organised labor made no difference with th. majority of tb. delegates; they were ordered to put It through and they carried out orders. Th. convention was called to order by Chairman Goss of the county committee. m-hA tnnk Arasloa ta snesk briefly A? tfk. L pleasure he had .xperientea iu serving la kit official capacity during tbs past' i.ai and of the esteem In which he held the members of the committee. After this bit of pleasantry, Frank H. Gaines was named temporary chairman and W. A. Messlck secretary, and this organization was mad. permanent a few moments later. There were contesting delegations. from Clontarf, as usual, and a credential com mittee composed of Charles Vnltt, F. A. Brogan and W. G. Ure was appointed to straighten out the tangle. The committee reported In favor of giving each delegation a half-vote and the report was adopted. Jefferls Wlthoat Opposition. First of the nominations came that for county attorney and A. W. Jefferls was made th. nomine, by acclamation. Mr. Jef ferls made a speech thanking the conven tion for the nomination and promising to support the republican ticket this year. The only contest In the convention was over the nomination of a candidate for county commissioner in the Third district, which, was left for th. delegates from the country precincts to settle among them selves. C. H. Denker, G. R. Williams, A. P. Ackerland, F. L. Blelcb. William VanDohren and John Paul were the candidates and It required five ballots, participated In only by tbe country delegates, to settle th. contest In favor of Mr. Denker. Henry McDonald of the Sixth ward, brother of John McDonald, of th. Brpatch McDonald firm, had the nomination for county commissioner In th. Fifth district handed blm with th. compliments of Dave Mercer, although th. useless ten rotes of the Ninth ward were given to C. S. Hunting ton. For th. three senatorial nominations th. names of M. A. Hall of the Ninth ward, Charles L. Saunders of tbe Fifth ward, R. B. Howell of the Fourth and John T. Catbers of tbe Sixth were presented. Mr. Catbers received ten votes from bis own ward and seven from the Eighth, but all ths others were delivered according to previous ar rangements to Messrs. Hall, Howell aad Baundera. KamlasT Legislative Ticket. Seventeen names were presented for th. representative ticket, as follows: Edwin Copenharv. and Richard Gllchrest of South Omaha, C. A. Porter of Dundee, W. B. Ad kins of South Omaha, E. M. Morsman, jr., of tb. Ninth wsrd, Peter Mangold of Jef ferson, Fred Behm of the Second ward, W. B. Ten Eyck of the Sixth, W. T. Nelson of the Fifth, J. H. Rlggs of Waterloo, Johu Wallace of th. Eighth ward. D. W. Gil bert of tb. Second ward, T. C. Shelley of the Seventh, F. W. Koetter of the First, Rev. George H. Shaffer of the Fourth. A. W. Johnson of the Sixth aad Samuel Fin layson of Benson. Henry C. Murpby of South Omaha was recognised by the chair and mad. a talk In behalf of Mr. Copenharve's candidacy. He said tbat It bad always bsB th. cus tom to glvs ths city at the south at least one representative on the ticket and tb. delegate from South pmaba were unant nously in favor of th. nomination of Mr. Copenharv. Mr. Murphy, knowing tbat tb. Mercsr slat bad been mads uo with- out any relereuc. to Bouth Omaha, pleaded that It would be a good thing for har mony in the party to recognli. tb. claims of th. Magic City. It was after Mr. Mur phy's talk that the nam. of W. B. Adklns of South Omaha was presented by John Norberg of the Seventh ward, and Mr. Ad kins promptly withdrew his nam. and an nounced tbat be was In favor of Mr. Co penharv.. Popular Preference Doesn't Connt. Fred Behm of the Second ward presented a certificate from the election board show ing that ha had received a large majority as tb. preferred candidate tor th. legisla ture at th. primary In bis ward. H. said tbat he and hit opponent for. the legisla tive nomination In tbe Second bad agreed to place their names on ths ballots at tb. primary and to abide by tbe majority vote ot the ward. This had been don. and a large majority of tbe voters bad expressed a preference for him. Mr. Behm pleaded that It would be manifestly unfair for ths convention to Ignore th. expressed wish of the voters of the Second wsrd by refus ing blm a nomination. But tb. slat, bad been mad. out and when tb. roll call cam. It was put through without any regard for South Omaha and th. claims ot Mr. Behm. Th. following nln. wer. nominated: Morsman, Mangold, TenEyck, Nelson, Rlggs, Wallace, Gilbert, Shelley, and Koetter. Machine with n Vengeance. Then, Ignoring tbe precedent of allowing each delegation In the convention to name Its members of th. county committee, tbe Mercer machine put through a resolution naming tbe entire committee. Tb. resolu tion was typewritten end copies for tbe newspapers had been prepared In advance. It having been taken tor granted by the Mercerttes that It would go through with out a bitch. When It was Introduced Indig nant delegates from the Second and Third wards In Omaha, from South Omaha and from a number of tbe country precincts in quired as to who had arrogated to himself th. authority to nam. every member of tbe county committee, but their questions were left unanswered as the resolution was put through In a hurry. Tb. resolution fol lows: Resolved, by the Douglas county repub lican convention, That the following per sons be and hereby are elected to serve as committeemen until their successors are elected, In their respective wards and pre cincts, tuwit: Fr the City of Omaha First Ward Clyde C. Sundblad, B. C. Miner, R. K. Paxton. Second Ward A. C. Harte, C. II. Kessler, J. F. Brown. . Third Ward-W. A. Messlck, V. B. Walker. Edsar L. Bradley. Fourth Ward W. F. Uurley, Harry B. Morrill. N. P. Dodge, Jr. Fifth Ward Hugh A. Myers, Harvey B. Hlnton, Joel Jvhnson. Bixth Ward (irant Williams, Bert Bush, Robert Houghton. Seventh Ward A. H. Burnett, C. S. Hay ward, John .Norberg. Eighth Ward t'harles Pedersen, Charles Leslie, Charles Younsers. Ninth Ward Ed Lone, W. E. Rhoades, Charles Unlit. Fi-r the City cf Houth Omaha F. R. I e. T. V. toy, T. J. t'ooley, D. M. Click, Fred Wllluhn, IHinna Alberry. For th. Country Precincts JJeasoft-IL J, Grove, t A, Eroxtn, Chicago Charles Witte. John Hensley. Clontarf Fred Burke, S. O. Hoff. Douglaa-H. J. Roessig, E. C. Hensman. Dundee Henry p. Leavltt, David Reed. Last Omaha P. B. Clauaen, Fred Moran. t khorn J. W. Shumaker, F. J. Bessen. Horence F. D. Leach, L. Plant. Jefferson Charles F. Uottsch, John Tem perly. McArdle George Rohwer, Hiram Avery. Millard John Lemke, Henry Keisey. Platte Valley O. E. Gaines, John Yager. Vnlon Zach Ellis. William Stoltenberg. Waterloo Smith Brown, J. H. Riggs. Resolved, That said commute, be and It hereby Is authorised to Mil all vacancies on said committee whether caused by declination, death, resignation or other wise. On motion Charles A. Goss was re elected chairman and W. A. Messick waa re-elected secretary of ths county com mittee. Tbe following candidates for assessor wer. nominated: Ward Thomas Atleford. Second Wsrd William Nlckle. Third Ward William Shoup. Fourth Ward W. G. Anderson. Fifth Ward-I. N. Hammond. Sixth Ward-W. W. Eastman. Seventh Ward Charles L. Thomas. Eighth Ward Chris Boyer. Ninth Ward C. E. Malm. South Omaha First Ward-Jay M. Williams. Second Ward Albert Johnson. Third Ward Fred Martin. Fourth Ward P. J. Tralnor. Fifth Ward Frank Madura. Sixth Ward 8. G. 6pen:e. Just before th. convention adjourned the following resolution of respect for on. of th. leaders ot tb. new machine was adopted: Resolved, That the appreciation of Doug las county Is due to Hon. Charles A. Goss for the efficient, courageous and courteous manner in which he has performed the duties of his position as chairman of the county committee and w. tender to him our sincere thanks and congratulate hlin on the contribution which Tie has made to the betterment of party politics. HYMENEAL 8teyera-Mor tense n. FORT CALHOUN, Neb., Sept. 20. (Sp. clsl.) Wednesday at th. hotne of th. bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mads Morten sen, occurred tbe wedding ot William Stey ers and Mias Mary Mortensen. The young couple are well and favorably known here. having lived at Coffman for a number of years. They have a beat of friends who wish them well. Th. ceremony was per formed at 4 o'clock by a German Lutheran minister. The ring ceremony waa used. The ceremnny was witnessed by the rela tives of the bride snd groom. MANY CIRCDS PEOPLE HURT Selli-Dorni Bhow Train ts Sua lata by a Frsifht. ENGINEER RUNS AWAY IN TERROR Showmen So Demonstrative that Ho Conelndes to Postpone- Making" ExplanationsTwo Persons Killed Ontrlght. Beharton-Masterson. BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 20. (Special.) Mr. Christ Scharton of this city and Miss Bell. Masterson of Edgar, Neb., were mar ried at the Congregational church yesterday. Rev. G. W. Crafts officiating. The young couple will reside here. Papll.lun Jaalor Foot Hall Team. PAPILLIO.V, Neb., Sept. 20. (Special.) Tbe Papllllon junior foot ball team bas been organled and Is hard at practice. The club would lln bear from all junior teams. CHOCTAW, Okl., Sept. 20. An east bound Choctaw, Oklahoma V Gulf freight train ran Into tbe rear ot tb. Sells Downs show train here at E o'clock this morning. Two sleeping cars of th show train wer completely demolished and many ot Its occupants wer. pinioned be neath th. wreckage. Two parsons were killed and twenty-six Injured, all but tour seriously. All of th. casualties wer. on th. show train. Th. dead: HARRY WILLIAMS. A NEGRO, unidentified. Seriously Injured: Lawrence Cbeatman, Internal Injuries. Belle Cheatman (African quaes). A Whitman, conductor; leg cut off, arm broken, back hurt; will die. W. K. Parks, leg broken. G. W. Bryan, arm fractured. J. M. Katbley, bruised and cut. Ed Smith, Internal Injuries, arm broken. Clarence Jones, cut on bead. James Carson, back hurt. Elthu Edmond, bead cut. Chester Johnson, back hurt. W. H. Raymond, head cut. Paul Graft, leg broken. N. H. Jones, feet crushed. ' Robert Bruce. Miss Prlncr Oscar Johnson G. Blko, Internal Injuries. John Smith, bead cut. Linden Nathan (negro), arm broke Prlnc. Mgngcl (negro), badly hurt. John Smith (negro), head hurt. Blame Freight Engineer. Th. show trs.li) was standing on tb. main track when lb. accident occurred. Th. freight engine was not damaged badly and th. freight crew was unhurt. The show peopla laid the blams for th. wr.ck at tb. door of th. freight engineer and became so demonstrative tbat h. fl.d. Tb unlujured went quickly to their relief and soon extricated ths dead and Injured all of whom wer taken to Oklahoma City' sixteen miles distant, 1st In tb. after noon. After th. excitement bad died down the freight engineer returned. He declared that tb. lights on ths show train war out snd that bs wss unabl. t s tka show train In tb rala and darkness. I