The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-30
NEBRASKA A NEWS


A1ts.M0oepesy HspahaIesee.
The Autobiography Republicans re.
Gently met In conference ct Lincoln and
we're called TO order by Acknowledgement
Icese. who said that for years the Re
publican party Of Nebraska has been
controlled by the railroads. and for that
reason the call had been made for this
conference 70 purge the Republican
party Of railroad domination. FIX.
Speaker Harlan ~ss chosen temporary
chairman and appointed committees.
The committee on Organization reported
for chairman u. NJ. NcttletOn, Of Clay
Center, with Mcxsrs. Wolfe. Of Butler,
and 1Hyds, Of Cass, - secretaries. who
were declared officers Of the conference.
Tho committee on resolutions reported
the following:
Resolved. That We reiterate and cordially
ind0rso the fundamental principles Ut the
republican party NJ enunciated by success.
sive National Republican conventions from
1876 to isss. and va believe the Republican
party capable nj dealing with every vital
issue that concerns the welfare of the
american people whenever the rank ana fiic
of the party are untrainmelcd In the exercise
Of their political rights.
Reso we'd, That No view With alarm the
''sCuSr uiscOUttUt uulOUk vEe RpDuUttcuub
Ofthc state, chiefly due to the malicious and
the d'mOraiizinx interference Of corpora.
Ions ana their attempts to control all de.
p~artnents of our State GOvernment-legis.
! tive. executive aud ludici Rl-and we ear.
mostly appeal to ali Republicans who desire
to preserve our Institutions to rally to the
rcst ne Ut our state from corporate aOmina.
I on by actively participating In the primary
elections and nominating inventions.
Resolved. That while We desire to atcOrd
g railroad corporations their rights und
privileges ~ omn,On carriers. we demand
that they shalt 60 out Of politics and 1t, y
Interference with our conventions and Leg =.
l.turcs.
Resolved, That railroad passes distributed
In this state for political purposes sre =
species OF bribery perniciOus In their infu.
once and tending to undermine public NOR.
ais. subversivs tO v FREQ and unbought cx.
preston of the vii Of the people In their
conventions. legislature and jurlrs. and va
hereby demand this prohibition Of passes
and free transportation In any form, under
severe penalties.
Resolved. That Ncbra ska has for years
been subject to exorbitant transportation
rates. discriminating against her products,
thus rotardInH her development. and W.
condemn the state Board Of Transportation
for failing To exercise the authority vested
In them and by refusing 10 afford to the PEG.
p,s the relief they were pledged tO give. We.
therefore. demand that the Irgis' ature shall
enact u maximum tarin bin covering the
transportation of our products and principal
imports.
Resolved. That the National convention Of
isss plsdgcd thu Republican party To rcvis.
ION OF ehe tarin ana u reduction at import
duties. therefore We. Rs Republicans, re-
quest our delegates Ia Congress 90 oppose
he Mckinley hin In its present form
Resolved, That u committee of fifteen, I'VE
from each tonKressional district. be an.
pointed 60 draft AN address to the Rcpub.
licans Of the state eMbody nv tho rcsoiu.
lions adopted by this convention. and said
committee shall urge the Republican statc
Central Committee to call = state conven.
tlOn.t tn be held not later than Ju y a. for tho
purpose Of nominating q full state ticket
under regulations that will give equitable
representation and exclude proxies And,
In csse the state Central Committee de.
ciines to nx Tho date Of said convention as
requested. this executive committee tn call
q regular state convention under tbs regular
apportlOnment.
After q spirited discussion the rcsolu.
ions were adopted. Also u resolution
favoring the passage Of a law for the
Australian system Of voting. The OK.
ccutive committee from Congressional
districts was named ~ follows: First
district, Il. RoscWatcr. Of Douglas: Cor
bin. Of johnson; GOOdcll, OF Lancaster;
Hayes, of Cass, and Smith. Of Saunders.
Second district, kcckly. OF York: Hill.
Of Butler; Elliott, Of Harlan; Harlan. u
Frontier. and licdlund. Of Phelps. Third
district Sutherland. Of Hurt; Mari. Of
Dodge; Manning, Of Wayne; iIccbc, Of
Custer, and Smythe. Of Buffalo.