Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-01
At LINCOLN NEXT AUGUST
Republican State COMMITTEES Fixes Data and
Place for Convention.
REPUBLICAN CLUBS COME 70 OMAHA
Executive Committee OF the State
Les=ue Calls n Convention In
C-ounectfon with the Va
tfonaI GntherinG in July.

The Nebraska republican state convention
will meet az Lincoln Wednesday. August 10
At I'D O'Clock. Charles W. Conklin Of t.
kamah will be temporary chairman and the
ratfn Of aupurtiunment will be the same that
ruled a year ago. This Is one delegate for
each 100 votes cast or major fraction thereof
and one telegate-at-large from each county
This is the summary OF the business that
was transacted by the republican state cen
t-al at the Willard hotel last
night. incidentally there was a hot but
rather oue- sided fight between Lincoln anu
Omaha for the location OF the convention.
The Lincoln people had a strong delegation
on hand headed By Tom Benton. Ell r
sizer and Brad Slaughter and they put IN
the hours preceding the meeting in vigorous
coercion OF the country members They
made their fight on the ground that. nwing
70 the large number OF conventions that
we're billed in Omaha this summer. II
would be impossible 10 secure a hail for the
convention, and when this idea was dtssi-
pated BY the Information that tn audi
torium at the exposition grounds would be
available they advanced the rgumsnt that
there would be no hotel accommodations Il
was evident long before the m met
that the Capitol City contingent had a
death grip on the situation
Owing to the absence Of Chairman Mer-
GER. John T. McPheeiey Of ssinden was
elected temporary chairman. R. J Greene
Of Lincoln then moved that Lincoln be
named as the place of holding the state
convention and D. H Wheeler Of this city
moved that Omaha u substituted. Mr..
Wheeler read a letter from the Commercial
club. in which a hall. committee rooms and
music were promised free Of cost and hotel
accommodations guaranteed at reasonable
rates. Also an invitation from King Ak
Sar-Ben ".
Very Friendly to Omaha
Mr.. Greene then made a rather pugnac-
ious speech in favor OF his city He de-
eIsed that the had experienced Omaha
hcSpicality and they know what il amounted
70. He alleged that Omaha could not fur
ash hotel Recommendations, but Lincoln
could. The delegates could also get good
treatment in Lincoln and they could never
get it in Omaha The question was debated
At considerable length, hut On the roll call
Lincoln won by y to 3. On motion Of NJ.
Wheeler the date Of the convention was
fixed as above stated and the remaining
business was quickly transacted. The sec
rotary was incidentally instructed 10 in
clude IN the call for the convention 4 no
tee 10 all county conventions 10 perfect
their county organization and to hand in
the names Of their committeeman at the
state convention.
The members then accepted an invitation
from the exposition management 10 see the
Midway by electric light and adjourned in
haste.
state Lea=ue Executive Committee.
The executive committee Of the Nebraska
State League Of Republican clubs met at
the Willard hotel at ) O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. The members present we're T. L
Alderman. Stanton; E. NJ. Pollard. Ne
hawka; Lincoln Frost and Brad Slaughter.
Lincoln: NJ A Brown. Kearuey. W. Z.
PEBBLES, Fender; z. O.. Lewis Falls City;
e J Mock, Hastings; James 3. Aeikle, J
J. Boucher and Charles E. Winter. Omaha.
The date Of the state league convention vas
located on July L at ) o'clock. AMI Omaha
vas selected as the location. This Is on The
evening OF the day On which the Iowa State
League convention at Council Bluffs occurs
and preceding the meeting Of the National
League OF Republican Clubs in this city.
The financial question, that has been
raised by the decision OF the National
League 20 become self supporting, was met
by the adoption Of a resolution by which
each club IS assessed 81 and 80 cents addi-
tlnnal for each delegate in excess Of four.
The apporrionment vas fixed on The same
basis that ruled at the previous convention.
being the president, vice president and sec
rotary and one delegate for each 100 mem
bers or fraction thereof.
The Omaha members Of the COMMITTEES
we're authorized 10 act for the committees IN
all matters pertaining % Tie national con-
venJi0n- 4 new feature Of The coming con-
ventiou. and which VIII De observed in all
subsequent conventions. viii be the pres
entariOn OF a dag 70 the county that is
able 10 show the largest percentages Of gain
IN its vote as compared with the previous
year ". E. PEBBLES viii present the rag
this year and ThurstOn county viii be the
recipient It's percentage Of gain IS slightly
over 9 per cent.