Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-27
REPUBLICANS FIX TIE DATE
Next State Convention to Be Held in Lin
Ooln on August l8.
COMMITTEE ENDORSES THE PRESIDENT
Basis of Representation Fixed on
Vote for Mickey, Cutting Down
Douglas County Repre-
sentntiOn.
(From a stan Correspondent }

| LINCOLN, Neb., May 8.-(Special Tele-
sram.)-The republican state committee at
its meeting here tonight fixed Wednesday,
| August Is. for the republican state con-
| vention, selected Lincoln as the convention
city and adopted by unanimous vote a
| resolution endorsing the administration Of
| Theodore Roosevelt and pledging him the
support Of Nebraska republicans. The
resolution, which was introduced by Victor
Rosewater, with a few preparatory re-
marks reads:
! Voicing the sentiment Of Nebraska re-
| publicans, we express our grateful appre-
| citation of the privilege recently accorded
our state of entertaining, as our guest
our distinguished president, Theodore
| Roosevelt His wise and courageous ad-
ministration OF national affairs, his judi
| governments, his fearless enforcement of
| the laws against unlawful trusts and COM
| binauons. his patriotic efforts to maintain
labor, his friendship for the west mani
| tested by his interest in irrigation and
OF the western states, command our hearty
approval and endorsement. Theodore
| Roosevelt has demonstrated his eminent
htness for the exalted position of president
| of the United States and we extend to him
| the assurance of the support or Nebraska
republicans whenever 1t may be of service
Addison Waite Of otoe had prepared a
resolution in similar terms. prompted by
the republican sentiment of the people of
his home and several other members spoke
briefly in a seconding motion.
Punishment for Douglas.
The details of the convention call were
not agreed with so much unanimity
The first pop out of the box was a motion
by Senator Warner of Dakota that the
basis of apportionment be one delegate al
large for each county and one delegate for
each 100 votes cast for John H. Mickey for
governor at the last election. The two
committeeman present Tor Douglas county
b. E. Wilcox and Victor Rosewater, made
a determined fight against an apportion-
ment on this Mickey vote on the ground
that it did not accord fair recognition C
the republicans of Douglas county ant
other counties in which the governor had
run behind his ticket. A motion was made
to substitute the vote of Mortensen fol
state treasurer and again to substitute the
vote of Marsh for secretary of state, bu
both amendments were voted down after
protracted discussion. Senator Warner anC
one or two others insisted that DouglPi
! county was not entitled to any considera
ton beyond what 1t could claim by III
vote at the head of the ticket and 1t wal
; plain from the remarks of several mem
bers that the idea animating them was Il
! get a whack at Omaha and punish the re
publicans of Douglas county for not votinI
; the ticket straight by depriving them o
: representation In the next state convention
: in proportion to their real numbers Oh
behalf Of the amendments offered bv MIR
: Rosewater, Hague OF Kearney and Capp
a of Adams put in a word declaring that 1
J was not a question of Furnishing any on
! but of disfranchsing republicans who's
t votes would be wanted. for the ticket mex
fall The vote, however. was largel,
! against the proposal to take a candidat
4 as a basis against whom no fight had beel
1 made and as a consequence Douglas count,
: will have only ninety-two delegates in tn
i convention instead of 1O6 which it woul
otherwise have had.
5 Call Convention Early.
' On the question of the date for the cal
q another divergence of opinion was mani
e fest as between an early and a late con
9 vention. Richards of Thayer propose
!, | August IS, Warner of Dakota wanted 1t l.
e early as July s, while Hague of Kearne
< advocated September 2. The division cam
on the amendment to settle upon Septeribe
i q being the week before the state fair, q
). against August 49, and the latter won D
> a vote of II to TO-
r Lincoln had no competition for the lo
g cation of the convention and the resolu
tion for the call was made to include
no proxy recommendation and a reques
\ for the organization of county COMMITTEES
by the convention that selects delegates {
. the state convention. The executive en-
" mittee was empowered to select and recon
mend to the convention suitable person
for temporary chairman and Temporal
secretary and Chairman Lindsay announce
=, that he would call the executive committe
= together for this purpose about the first c
. July,
OF the thirty-four members of the CON
: mittee twenty-five were present in perso
or by proxy. The membership roll wa
corrected by the substitution OF e. +
20 Phelps OF Schuyler in place of NJ. D. Can
: eron, resigned.
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