Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-13
PREPARING FOR PRIMARIES
Executive COMMITTEES Of Republican County
COMMITTEES Hslds a Meeting.
ADOPTS SPECIAL RULES BY RESOLUTION
Republicans who Have Moved from
One ward 90 Another Must
Make Amdavit Before city
Clerk 20 vote.

clerk TO NOte.
In response TO the call Of Chairman Goss
q majority OF the members Of the execu-
tive committee OF the county republican
central committee assembled in his ofhce
yesterday afternoon and adopted resolutions
governing the primaries TO be held next
Friday. Those present were: John +.
Benin Of the Second ward. Harry B. zim-
man Of the Third, c. w. DeDamatre OF the
Fifth, w. S. Askwith Of the Sixth, John L.
Pierce Of the Seventh, Clark r. Hutton OF
the Eighth. Charles A. Goss Of the Ninth,
John c. Trouton and Joseph Koutsky OF
South Omaha. II was voted to allow George
CAthroe. who was present, to serve as
proxy for A. NJ. Back, the member from the
First ward.
The resolutions adopted were these:
Be It resolved, Tha where a voter prop
erly registered in one ward has removed TO
another ward since his last registration, It
is necessary for him to swear to an am
davit before the city clerk TO the effect that
he was duly registered In the former ward
from which he has removed as a replb-
lican. and as a republican voter at the iast
general registration in said ward, which
afhdavit must also be sworn to by at least
twp well known and reputable resident tree-
holders Of the ward In which ne desires 10
vote at the said republican primaries on
Bartender 10, 1902, and must produce TO
and file with the Judges and clerks OF said
primary election where he desires 10 vote
1t is hereby resolved, and judges and
clerks OF the primary election to be held In
the cities Of Omaha and South Omaha on
Friday. September 10. 1902, will take notice
and govern themselves accordingly, That
no transfer or certificate Of removal Is
necessary to entltle a person to vote at
ouch primary, otherwise entitled to vote
thereat, where the removal Of such person I
ward into another district of the same
ward. since the last registration of the
Resoivedi That unregistered voters be-
forging to any one of the following classes
may be permitted to vote by making am ~,
freehoiders Of the ward in which the party
person is a republican and is entitled to
vote in the next election In the ward and
neglecting to register for one Of the fol
OF the last registration he was necessarily
absent from the city, or was sick, or was
ness or other calamity in his family, or
was a nonresident of the city at that time
and has since removed TO the city, or was
fion.
Clark R. Hutton Of the Eighth ward was
elected assistant secretary OF the conven-
tion.
The committee adjourned until 1890 this
morning, when It is to meet and complete
it's iabors. Chairman Goss had a meeting
OF Methodists slated for 4 o'clock in his
once and the political conferees were not
through when the hour arrived.
William A.. DeBord announced to his
friends yesterday that he would not be a
candidate for county attorney. He said:
Yes. I have decided to withdraw. l find
that professional business will prevent my
GIVING IN the ramnaiOn the TINA Fadrirad
for a vigorous contest. While l shall sup
port and try to help elect the ticket nom
mated, my efforts will be first directed to
my law business. Ny law partner. Mr.. Bal
fidrige, has thought II would take too much
Of my time from our business to make the
canvass, or to attend 70 the business OF the
county attorneys ONCE. He has been
through both and l defer to his judgment. -
Although the meeting of the First Ward
Republican club last evening had been an,
nounced as a club business session and none
OF the candidates was present, the members
were entertained with several speeches anc
. showed their appreciation OF the sentiment
expressed by heartily applauding the speak.
ers.
The first speaker called was L. Ernest
Phillips, who came as the representative o
the 1OuuB Men 3 htpQDllCdn CluD anu WHOSE
subject was Harmony" There Is prob.
ably not a man here this evening" said Mr.
Phillips. who does not want that this dis.
trict should continue to be represented by
republican congressman. II is only natura
that each man should have his own ideas al
20 who that republican should be, but
think we are all agreed that the congress
man from this district should above al
things be a republican. To that emo We mus
see to II that we nominate a man who car
be elected; a man upon whom the party car
agree and not one who will divide the re
publican vote and give the democrats
chance to elect their candidate. Mr.. Hitch
cock is in many respects a worthy man ant
peri APPS he would r present this district wei
in congress, but he is not a republican an'
therefore we republicans do not want him.
Judge Hascall. who was next called gu
upVn the floor. said be was glad to hear tn,
representative of the young mems club max,
so good a Cornish speech. I'VE do nee,
harmony and / am glad the young man cam
here this evening TO present that idea Il
us, but I wish also to say that we are go
ing 10 have harmony. The young man ha
spoken OF II as something we lacked. but
think he has become unnecessarily alarmet
at the activity OF the campaign Just as som
persons hearing two cats lighting in tn
back yard might believe that all the cat
were going to be exterminated on the spot
but the cats keep on increasing and so d
the republicans. II Mr.. Mercer should /
nominated we would probably get out an
support him, but he is not going to be nom
mated. for we do not want him. Merce
has been our representative for i've term
now and he has never done anything to re
feet credit upon his state or to distinguis
himself. That idea OF harmony Is a goo
one and l am obliged to my young frien
here for having suggested It. Let US hav
harmony and nominate Cornish as a ma
who can be elected and who will be a cFedi
10 us and to himself after he is elected. ]
Mercer had stayed at home instead OF tax
ing g couple Of trips around the worl
maybe he would be more In harmony wit
the people OF this district, but he seems I