Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-24
REPUBLICANS COME TOOMAHA
State Convention Will Be Held Here or
Thursday, September 81.
c. F. REAVs FOR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
state Meeting Is We'll Attended and
Harmony and Confidence
Prevails ins Large
Measure.

Omaha rounds out the list of political
state conventions this year by securing that
OF the republicans, which will be held here
on Thursday, September 81 at 2 o'clock
p. m. The basis OF representation will be
one delegate for each 100 votes or major
fraction thereof cast for Hon. NJ l.. Hay
ward for governor in 1925, and one delegate
al large for each county. C. r. Reavis Of
Falls City will be the temporary chairman
CT the convention on recommendation of the
state committee.
The committee met at the Millard
hotel last evening, with large
attendance OF the members and republi-
cans from all portions of the sttte. Only
seven members were absent, and three
others were represented by proxies. Those
present were: r. B. Schneider OF Fremont,
chairman; P. o. Hedlund OF Lincoln, secre-
tary; and Luther Drake of Omaha, treas
/ urer: C. F. Reavs, Falls City; r J. Pick
! EFT, Wahoo; r. s. Berlin, Dr. W. H. Han
chett, by Victor Rosewater, proxy, Omaha;
! ]. c. Elliott. West Point; II. H. Hart, Pen
! der; George Coupland. Elgin; J. c. Cleland,
/ Fremont; Thomas Chilvers, Pierce; NJ. d.
Cameron, Schuyler; J. A. Armour Broken
| Bow; ]. T Mallalieu, Kearney; B. D. Hay
ward. St. Paul W. K. Watson. Central
! City; William Husenetter, Linwood; R. J.
| Greene, and Dr. ]. L. Green by A. ]. Cor
nish, proxy, Lincoln; h. W Latin, Wy
| more; ]. d. Pope, Friend; F. NJ. Wether-
! aid Hebron; Clark Robinson, by F. Sloan,
| proxy Fairmont: NJ. F. Stanley, Aurora;
/ c. e. Moffet Bloomington; c. F. McGrew,
1 Hastings; F. A. Dean, Holdrege; H. c.
| Becker, Gothenburg.
! Chairman Schneider called the committee
to order and suggested 1t might be a good
! plan to talk over some of the features of the
! new election law. The republicans OF Lam
caster county, having already had experience
| with that law, their county convention hav-
! ing been held, Judge Cornish of that city
was called upon to mention some of the i'm
| portant points in the statute which the
voters should understand.
Explains New Law.
Mr.. Cornish said the parties most inter-
ested in the new law were prospective can
! didates They were required, ten days after
| the convention, to file a statement of their
preconventlon expenses, and ten days after
! election had to file another affidavit giving
! schedule of their campaign expenses.
! Candidates, he said were limited TO an ex-
pense of 500 for 5000 votes and 81 80 for
each 100 votes over 5000 The violation of
any of the provisions of the act by candi
| dates would disqualify them from taking the
/ Office if elected. Giving cigars liquors or
/ entertainments OF any character, according
| TO Mr.. Cornish's Interpretation, disqualified
a candidate for holding an office. Defeated
candidates also required to make
/ similar affidavits.
/ In answer to a question Mr.. Cornish said
/ the provisions to time and manner of
holding primaries and conventions were not
changed in the new law.
A motion then prevailed that the state
committee prepare circular containing the
important features of the law which the
public should understand, and distribute
through the state by means of the county
committees.
The question OF a state convention being
next on the call, motion was made that
the convention be held Thursday, Sep
tember q, at o'clock p. m, with the basis
Of representation at one delegate at-large
from each county and one for each l25 votes
or major fraction thereof cast for Hon. NJ.
L. Hayward for governor in 1898; that no
proxies be allowed. but that the delegates
present cast the fun vote OF the county, and
that the new county committees be selected
at the first convention held where there
| were to be two.
An amendment to change the basis TO 100
votes instead Of 125 was accepted without
debate.
An amendment to the original motion was
made to include Lincoln the place for the
convention and another by Victor Rosewater
to make Omaha the place.
1t was decided to divide the motion, the
time and basis recommendations 10 be voted
on first and the place second.
The first section was adopted unanimously
but for the second roll call was ordered
resulting in fifteen for Omaha and eleven
for Lincoln.
Those voting for Omaha were: Reavis
Pickett, Berlin, Rosewater, Elliott, Hart
Coupland, Chilvers. Cameron, Hayward
Watson, Latin. Stanley, Moffet, Becker
Those voting for Lincoln were: Cleland
Armour, Malalieu, Husenetter, R. j. Greene
Cornish, Pope Wetherald, Sloan, McGrew
Dean.
The question being raised 10 the con-
venience for some counties 10 select theiI
new county committee a. the first conyen-
tion held, Chairman Schneider said it was
cnly a recommendation on the part of the
state committee. The committee, he said
had frequently found itself handicapped a.
. the beginning OF the campaign by having
some counties unorganized, and old com
nittees on the eve Of retiring from office
showing lack of interest in the campaign
To avoid that as far as possible this year
!
counties select their committees at the frs
convention, that organization might be per
fected as soon as possible.
The name of C. F. Reayis Of FANS City
was presented the committees recon-
mendation for temporary chairman of the
| convention. An over enthusiastic Lincolr
delegate nominated John L. Webster who sat
back with approval until roll call was or
dered, when he suddenly realized that tht
man from Lancaster was the sole Webster
man in the committee, and nastily withdrew
his name. Reavis was chosen by acciama
tion
The auditing committee reported that il
had examined the accounts and expenditure
Of the state committee finding the books L
! be all right with AN overdraft OF s45.l9
The committee desired at this time 10 dis
cuss some measures for the coming cam
paign and. that this might be done witt
: more safety, it went into executive session
While the discussion in The executive ses-
sion was not made public, ii was announced
after the meeting adjourned that among
J other things a committee consisting OF j
! F. MalIalieu Of Kearney. chairman; c. F