Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-19

lU hUAhH VI NAAR1aA me 80 NhN ~
Of the American soldier. He was their
friend. not their critiSi II was lstt to
on; others to revile while he commended;
others to belittle while he exalted. He
voiced the heart and conviction of the
wrong. Il has been republican doctrine
since the days Of Lincoln to present at all
times to the enemies Of the republic an
unbroken front. That cannot be done n
the people withhold from the soldier in
battle the blessings OF love and gratitude
My friends, l. believe it to be the sub
lime duty Of Nebraska this year to vote
out Of political existence every candidate
breathes 81 mpathy for the fighting foes
OF the nations nag. Let US stand at the
back of McKinley,,s successor, the worthy
spoken and the courageous president, Theo-
dore Roosevelt. The great work begun by
Country 70 demands It. The present financial
and Industrial systems are established poll
cies, but they must be preserved and made
permanent. Cuba Is free, her freedom the
gift of America, but she must be encour-
aged and 2roteeted and, II she Is w'Iins!
they must remain ours and their people
be given those blessings OF education and
liberty that fall from the folds Of the
of this country must be civilized IL It takes
the nation and the republican party the
rest Of the century to 40 H. La b; Is EN- T.
must be kept employed, The nations
commerce exceeds by millions all former
s sSe1rds; i T.Ssfre Be t fspf b%ifSIn sun Of RSS otS;
canals instead Of one across the isthmus.
A shorter water route to Asia and Europe
the future master of the trade of the
world.
Labor and Capital.
The interests Of labor and capital must
have the equal protection OF the law. Labor
has the right to, organize and combine
has the right to cooperate and congre-
gate so long as Its purpose lie peaceful and
lawful. But neither has any right to tram
Of violence, or by limiting production, or
by controlling the prices OF the necessaries
Of life, or by sitting competition; Such
and such Is the work at hand for 1t to do.
How can these principles be best sub
me tell you; go out in the state with. your
coats of and elect the nominees OF this
conventions; but that is not sufficient, keep
To congress six republicans instead OF two.
This state has violated the constitution
long enough by having only two congress-,
does II do anybody to have a pop in con-
gress? We have tried them: which one
about his salary? They, never bring any:
thing back except. garden seeds and a
tale of woe and view vita alarm every
do down there: they ak and vote for a
war and then refuse to vote ammunition
for the soldier, They talk and vote for a
treaty of peace and then complain about
twenty nfs''n miliions for the P iiEPGdH and
a BSy t ifnsy i TS6t trust siT fes tsH% swf BUT They they
vote against the consideration Of a trust
amendment to the constitution. The sim
too little. They interfere with the or
derby dispatch of business at the national
capitol and they should all be brought
Republicans. let us keep Nebraska in
line from On, Hns end end Of the state to the other
for Theodore Roosevelt.
Give Van Dusen a Seat.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Browns address
Charles A. Goss moved the. chair to APP
point a committee OF seven on credentials.
Edward Rosewater directed attention to
the fact that the delegates were assem-
bled for serious work and insisted that as
no contests had been filed or made a mat
ter Of record, the credentials as presented
to the chairman should be accepted by the
convention. He understood that only one
seat was contested. Mr.. Rosewater moved
to accept the credentials. but was in
formed by the chairman that notice Of a
contest for one seat in the Douglas county
delegation. had been nlsd. Mr.. Rosewater
upon hearing this, moved that inasmuch al
! the gentleman. who was knocking at thu
door was q candidate for governor, ant
as there were fifteen vacant seats In the
delegation, he be admitted to fill one o.
the vacancies, and that the lists of dele.
gates as handed to the chairman, with this
addition, be accepted as the lists of &C.
credited delegates.
Goss withdrew the original motion anC
the one introduced by Mr.. Rosewater wal
then carried by unanimous vote.
Davidson for Permanent Chairman
Samuel P. Davidson of Tecumseh, with
out any opposition. was unanimousl!
elected permanent chairman. A. B. Allen
N. p. Ludden, e. L. Gustafson and T. S
Armstrong were elected permanent secre'
taries. Accepting the gavel, Judge David
son said:
l appreciate very keenly the honor you
have done me here his afternoon In sc
Letting me to preside over this magnihcen
convention, and l thank you for the mari
of your favor. l join with my predecessor
in congratulating you and the republican
Of Ns6rS anaer for Which tSe w sus RsHe sss SlTSb%
Of the results of the leadership Of thos
publican craftsmanship has given, the .wor'
expansion a new meaning. The repuo
licans are always ready 70 DO honor I
L ~ hNlOts WIN - @1o 49,
to the ensign Of this great nation. sham
on the man or set of men who woul
SANDER the American soldier. As Amert
cans we nav no apologies 70 oner. Bu
the recent advances of this nation ar
only prophetic OF its oncoming greatness
Americans were never in a position wher
they could feel prouder of the nation tina
Platform Committee Named.
On motion Of Lincoln Frost Of Lancaste
this committee on resolutions was ap
pointed by the chairman; Frost of Ian
caster, John Reese Of Custer. ]. A. Ehrhard
Of Stanton, r. W. Sabin Of Gage, w. I
Wilcox OF Lincoln. j. D.. Haskell Of .Dixo
and w. S. Norton OF Red Willow, A mo
ton was carried to refer all resolution
without reading to this committee,
The convention quickly resolved to pre-
coed under the order Of business as Sc
forth in the call. A motion to take a
informal ballot for governor was defeated
First Ballot for Governor.
The first formal ballot resulted: Robert
son, 252; Black. 202; Wilson, lac; Micke!
1872 Sears, Ill; lessen, 1903; Dinsmore. 81
Van Dusen, 81; Savage, 2; Dean, l, as FOL
lows:
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