Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
DODGE ENDORSES HOLBROOK
Motion to Instruct Brings Out a Warm
Debate in the Convention.
%oVERTURNS A PREVIOUS COMPROMISE
Had Been Agreed that Delegation
should he for Him for Lieutenant
Governor and CrOunse for Gov
ernOr, but Uninstructed.

FREMONT, Neb., June 7.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The Dodge county republican con-
~vention today passed a resolution instruct
Ing the delegation for Holbrook for lieu
tenant governor by a vote of SO to 107,
after an animated discussion in which Alex
der Ross Of S%cribner, L. d. Richards and
Mr.. Holbrook each had their say. c. D.
MARI Of Fremont was chairman and ]. c..
Newson Of North Bend. secretary, with
]. c. Cook Of Fremont, assistant secretary.
1t was the largest republican convention
ever held in the county, every precinct but
che being represented by full delegations.
When the convention met this afternoon
after a permanent organization, the COM
promise agreed upon between the leaders
of the Holbrook and Crounss factions was
read. 1t provided that all the delegates
selected should be Holbrook men, but half
OF them should be Crounse men, for gov
ernor; that Mr., Holbrook should be con-
suited In regard to naming the delegation
and that no formal instructions should be
passed. Richards spoke a few words in
support Of the compromise. Holbrook
wanted the convention to understand that
he was a Crounse man but thought he
ought to have the delegation for lieutenant
governor. He paid a high tribute to
Crounse but was opposed to a Crounse del
egation against his interests.
Ross Hammond got the floor and said
that his word had been questioned and that
1t had been said by several that he had
given an untrue statement Of the comprom-
ise in the Tribune. II he had done SO it
was under a Misrepresentation Of the facts
and because he did not have much to do
with MI. Richards. A motion was then
adopted that a committee be appointed to
select delegates to the state and congress
sional conventions, the motion being sub
stantially according to the terms Of the
compromise. II was carried without oppo-
stuon though the ayes were pretty weak
in the HOlbrook delegation. The following
delegates were chosen:
State Conventional. +. Zellers OF
Hooper, chairman; H. J. Lee, w. ]. Court
right, J. e. Smails. J. c. CleIand, Dan Al
len, c. o. Leake and Tom Adams, Fremont;
J. A. Yeager, Platte; ]. P. Eaton, Union;
J. O.. Roberts. Elkhorn; Alexander Ross,
Cunning; Andrew Linn. Logan; c. Cusack,
North Bend; John Edelmaier, Everett; ].
w. Dickson. Webster. and Hugh Scilley,
Maple.
Congressional-E. H. Barnard. chairman;
Frank Knowlton. C. NJ. Williams, Fred
Delmatyr. l. s Russels. A. Foreman, John.
Graham and NJ. Morrison. Fremont; c. b.
Noyes, James Schilley. Platte; G. NJ.
smath. Pleasant Valley; ]. NJ. Beaver, Glen
Milligen. Cunning; Andrew Linn, Logan; c.
o. Eigler and e. Learn. North Bend: z. s.
Larson. Hiekerson; Ralph Johnson. Elk
horn; B. Jalker. Cotterel; W. J. Phelps.
Union; L J. Roubinek, Webster; T. w.
Lyman. H.. z. Adams. Hooper; D. Fowler
and ole oleson. Maple.
AS soon as the list was read Alex Ross
offered a resolution ~instrueting the dele
gates for Holbrook for lieutenant gov
ernor. II received a half dozen seconds.
Richards moved 20 lay Il on the table aud
q warm discussion followed between
Messrs- Richards. Holbrook. Fried and
Alexander Ross. The motion to table was