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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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