Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-29
REPUBLICANS In CONVENTION
Meet and Elect Twenty-si1 Delegates from
Pottawattamis County.
GEAR SUPPORTERS CONTROL GATHERING
Resolution Favorine Return of Ven.
cradle Senator TO Congress is
Adopted - County Central
Committee Reorgsnized.

twenty-six delegates to attend the state
convention in Des Mones August 2. The
convention was enthusiastic and when the
resolution endorsing the re- e-election OF Hon.
John II. Gear to the United States senate
was read the cheering with which the ven
erable senator's name was greeted demon
| stated the fact that among the 10 delegates
there we're very few supporters OF Mr.. Cum
| mings In fact there were but three Cum-
mings delegates in the convention. and in
duty bound they voted mo" on the adoption
OF the report of the committee on resolu-
| tions.
The convention, which was held In the
superior court room, was called to order
shortly after II o'clock by Chairman Ever
est Of the county central committee. who
wasted no time in prelminaries but at once
proceeded to business by naming DR.. F. w.
Pierce of Carson as temporary chairman.
| DR.. Pierce, on assuming the gavel, thanked
| the convention for the honor, but refrained
from making a speech, saying that the dele
gates were there for business and that a
speech by him would be out OF order. H. V.
Battey, editor Of the Avoca Herald. was
| selected as temporary secretary and the
following committees were named:
Credentiars-First district. A. C. Meitzen;
Second district, J. H. Turner; Third dis
| triot, R. McElralth; Fourth district, A..
| Woodworth; Fifth district, John Norman;
| Sixth district, Ora Clark; Seventh district,
w. F. Sapp.
Permanent Organization-First district, j.
N. Frum; Second district, A. A. Bruen
| Third district. s. NJ. Johnson; Fourth dis
trict, Jacob Hansen Fifth district, J. H.
Mayne; Sixth district. A. B. Walker; Sew
enth district, ]. D. johnson.
| Resolutions-First district, E. l.. Fehr;
| Second district, G. P. Swarm; Third district,
| b. F. Cook: Fourth district Dexter Frank;
Fifth district, N. A. Crawford; Sixth district,
Harl.
| Delegates-First district. w. F. Chester;
! Second district. A. e. Young Third district,
b. G.. Aud; Fourth district. q. L. Wilkfn-
| son; Fifth district, Ed Canning; Sixth dts
| trict, f. K. Hart; Seventh district, W. s.
| Baird.
| After dinner the temporary organization
was made permanent. The committee on
credentials reported that all districts were
fully represented and that there were no
| contests.
Resolutions.
| Then followed the report of the committee
on resolutions, Charles NJ. Harle reading the
| following, which were adopted amidst much
enthusiasm, the mention of the names of
President Mckinley Governor Shaw and
Senator Gear being received with loud
cheering:
Resolved, by the Republicans OF Potta-
| wattamie county, in convention assembled:
First-We heartily endorse and commend
| the wise and patriotic administration of
| William Mckinley.
| Second-As Americans we take pride in
| the valor displayed and success achieved by
our soldiers and sailors, on land and sea, and
| express our veneratiou for the memory of
the men who have given up their lives in
| ho dofap nj
! tend our sympathy and cheer to the brave
| men who are now sustaining the flag and
honor of our people in the Philippines.
Third-We heartily commend the wise and
| prudent policy OF the administration in ap-
pointing experienced and capable commits
sioners to investigate the condition of affairs
! in the Philippines to the end that the future
| government and disposition Of that territory
may be determined by the patriotic and en-
| lightened judgment of the American people
after full knowledge of all the facts.
Fourth-We denounce those men who, for
personal and partisan ends, have attempted
to dshonor our flag, cause mutiny among
our soldiers, and embarrass the government
| in the discharge of the duty which Provi-
| dence has committed to 1t.
Fifth-We are heartily in favor Of main
| tanning the present gold standard and favor
such legislation as will place it beyond the
reach of partisan efforts to impair ii.
| SiXth-We are unarteraby opposed to
trusts and combines as hostile to the best
| interests of our people and as threatening
| our financial security and commercial su-
premacy. We deny the partisan charges of
the enemies OF the republican party that
| these combinations are the result of repub-
| lican legislation. The falsity Of that charge
| Is fully shown by the fact that they exist
In England and continental Europe under
different systems and different policies The
| republican party has given legislation both
| by congress and our own state against these
institutions, and we demand of both ma
| tional and state administrations vigorous
and impartial execution of these laws, and
the adoption OF any additional legislation
| which experiences may prove necessary, 10
| the end that all trusts may be stamped out
| and the commerce OF the nation relieved
| from unnecessary burden. and our financial
security be freed from the menace of trusts
| and combines entered into either for the
purpose of increasing the price of articles to
the consumer or the floating OF wildcat
| stocks.
nesslike administration of Leslie NJ Shaw.
the governor OF Iowa and particularly his
| earnest and successful efforts In furnishing
| and equpping Iowas quota in the recent call
for volunteers, We congratulate the people
| that under businesslike administration the
| affairs Of the state have been prudently
| managed and its finances placed upon
| sound and enduring basis
| Eighth-We congratulate Iowa republicans
| on the high standing which their represent
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| senate and the house of representatives,
and upon the universal acquiescence in the
| candidacy Of Colonel Henderson for speaker
OF the house of representatives.
Ninth--At this time, so pregnant with
great events, and when the legislation OF
| the near future will so radically affect the
| welfare of our people We deem II imprudent
to dispense with the experience, ability and
influence OF Hon. John II. Gear in the SEN
ate of the United States, and We heartily
favor his return to the position to which he
has brought such signal fitness, experience
and integrity, and in which he has reflected
honor on his state and party.
At this point In the proceedings Major E.
A, Consignsy OF Avoca rose and submitted
the following resolution, which he said he
did on behalf Of many old soldiers. and
which was adopted Dy rising vote:
Resolved, That we enthusiastically ap-
prove President McKinley's special endeavor
to do away with All sectional feeling. as ex-
pressed by himself lately IN some OF the
southern states; sealing our friendship for
the living by demanding OF the government
to decorate the graves of the confederate
soldiers.
In accordance with the report of the COM
mittee on delegates the following were
elected to attend the state convention in
Des Moines:
First district. r. Hannah. W. y. Chester,
J. l.. Blanchard; Second district. Ed Young,