Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-03
REPUBLICANS OPPOSE PASSES
Candidates Are Pledged to Refuse Free
transportation FsvOrS.
YORK COUNTY TAKES VIGOROUS STAND
REGULATIONS Also Endorse President
ROoseveITs Fight for Railroad
Rate ReEuIRtiOn and
/ Against Trusts.

best Of feeling prevailed after the con- |
vention. The convention met in the large
court room and was called to order by ID.
w Hoyt. chairman Of the county central
committee. w. o. Downing was elected
chairman and ]. Z. Hart of Gresham was
elected secretary. r. Price Of Thayer. L.
w. Morrison OF Bradshaw and b. Camp
bell were appointed a committee on creden- |
tials and d. W, Baker, @, w. Post and T.
E. sedgwiok. committee on resolutions.
There was a call by townships on the first
vote for treasurer and r. r. Copsey, the
present deputy. received every vote. For
county clerk William Miller OF York re-
ceived majority OF votes. County Judge
Taylor received the unanimous vote for
county judge. For sheriff John Affiebaugh
was nominated. Charles o. Stewart was
nominated for superintendent Of public
schools, A. B. Coddiug for surveyor and
DR.. Hrsch OF Gresham for coroner. The
convention decided TO nominate Z candi-
date for register Of deeds and Harry Bel
cher of Bradshaw was nominated. Captain
n. =. Lundeen, the present register Of
deeds, did not realize that the convention
was about to nominate a candidate and in
the convention received nice compliment
tary vote that came without any work.
The following are delegates to the state
B. Crownover Thomas Fisher, H. NJ De-
trich, D. w. Morris, A. L. Sandal. J. NJ.
Tucker. w. o. Downing. Robert McCon-
aughy, George shreck, c. e. Wheeler,
Henry Chambers, H. w. Fay, James Ilgen-
fritz Robert Henderson, A. J. Pursel, q.
w. Henry, b. Campbell T. E. Sedgwick
and II. S. Harrison.
The convention endorsed the adminlStra-
ton Of President Roosevelt, under whose
administration the country is enjoying un-
precedented financial prosperity, peace and
honor with all nations and tranquility at
home" other resolutions endorsed Gov
ernor Mickey and the state administra-
tion, and the course of Congressman Hin
shaw. who is supporting the president,
correcting abuses and establishing rural
mail routes in this district"
A resolution was adopted demanding the
abolition of railroad passes and free trans
portatlon Of any kind or character in this
state except to actual and bone1de rail-
| road employees. and requesting that no one
be nominated for ONCE who would not
pledge himself to decline all passes. Each
candidate nominated in today's convention
pledged himself not to accept a pass.
A resolution was adopted that the action
of Attorney General Brown in his efforts
to break up the Grain trust In this state
has our approval and we trust that he
will continue such prosecution until all
/ unlawful combinations in this state are
made impossible"
After the business OF the convention Con-
gresham Hinshaw addressed the conven-
ton. But few knew that Mr.. Hinshsw
| would be in attendance. His speech was
highly appreciated and enjoyed. York
county will again bring in one OF the
largest republican majorities Of any county
in the state.
Lincoln Also Opposes Passes.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Sept. 2.-(Special
Telegram.)-The republican county conven-
tion OF Lincoln county met this morning
! and affected temporary organization. F.
1 H. Longley was chosen chairman and Ray
| Langford secretary, and a committee on
| credentials appointed. The afternoon
session began at . o'clock with I0S dele
gates out of 112 present.
| committee was appointed to select
thirteen delegates to the state convention,
which committee named Thomas Orton, o..
A. Bacon, A P. Kelly, F. II, Longley. Lin
coin Carpenter, L. Fl. Dow. William Yost,
w. V. Hoagland Andy scharmann, Ira
Bare, Oscar Neale, Charles spanford and
D. T. Quigley. The action of the commit
tee was approved. Resolutions were un-
Roosevelt generally and on his stand
against the trusts and for railroad rate
legislation in particular. and congressman
from Nebraska were urged 10 support him.
The state officers were commended for
their efforts to compel the railroads to
pay their share OF taxes Such a revision
| of the national tariff as would operate
against the trusts and their effective COM
bines was adopted. Another resolution de-
manded that passes be given only to rail-
road employees and in no event to ONCE
holders
Voting for county oficers then began.
County Judge Elder was selected by a vote
OF "a to 3s, Mart Mccullough being the
opposing candidate. Clyde Trotter Of Brady
was nominated for county superintendent
on the first ballot, with vote of "a to 45
for william Ebright. There were thirteen
candidates for county clerk. and after four
ballots Frank Elliott was nominated. Ira
Mitonberger defeated Lincoln Carpenter,
the latter being a candidate for a third
term. by vote of Sc 10 %. On the first
formal BALLOT Paul Meyers was nominated
for county surveyor by a vote OF IS to II
for Morey. F. H. Longley was renamed
for coroner by acclamation, as was z. s.
Davis for county treasurer.
In the First district quite a scrap oc-
first ballot Fred Kade. the present incumb-
ent got fourteen and c, c. Hupfer thirteen.
The second ballot resulted in Kade getting
thirteen and Hupfer fourteen votes Kade
arose and protested, declaring that certain
parties were not allowed to vote separately,
but voted with the North Platte Second
ward against their will. The Third district
named B. c. Willis for commissioner after
fEht.
For Roosevelt and Against Passes.
SCHUYLER, Neb. Sept. 2--(special Tele-
gram.)-The republican county convention
to select delegates TO the state convention
was held at the court house here today.
The convention passed resolutions endors-
ing President Roosevelt's action in regard
| TO railroad rate legislation and declaring
against the pass system as an evI tending
70 corrupt legislators. The following were
! selected delegates to the state convention:
l.. w. Dickinson, George wertz, @. W.
KibbleT, c. NJ Johnson. ]. M. Mundill,
Thomas Walker, j. J. Hansen. g. c. Web
Der, z. T. Hodsden and Fred L. Wertz. II
| was decided to hold a convention for the
purpose Of nominating a county ticket at
Clarkson. but no date was set It will
probably be held inside OF a month.
johnson County Ticket in Field.
TECUMsEH. Neb.. Sept. 2-(special Tele-
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