Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-14

the action of Attorney General Brown in
his efforts TO break up the grain trust and
pledge our adherence to an open market
TO every person, whether producer or con-
We demand the abolition of all free rail
road passes and other free transportation
of any kind or character IN TINS .,i state eN-
We endorse the candidacy of Dr. A. >.
Mansfelde OF Saunders county, for regent
of the state university, and request that
the delegates to the state convention give
him their hearty support for said position
The following ticket was then nominated:
For treasurer, w. ]. Lehr; judge, ]. E..
Wilson; clerk. F. Pacal; sheriff, H. Ras-
mussen; superintendent, e. E. Hays; reg
lister of deeds, w. T. Pickett; coroner, F. r..
scheel; commissioner, d. p. Turney.
Delegates to the state convention: J. j.
Pospisf, Matt Rasmussen, w. M. Patton,
N. H. Olson, Claus Peters. William Bocke-
muhl, Lewis LAnebaugh. George Scott, r. j.
Fleming Charles Anderson, A Johnson,
Stewart Sharrar, A. Laverty, w. N. Becker
t. B. Wilson. DR.. ]. d. Cutlery, e. H.
Jacobson. c. H. SlamR, c. A. Wenstrand,
Joe Erickson, James Kudrna, w. ]. Har-
mon John Jeppson, N. ], Martinson.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Sept. 1s.-(speciaD
The Merrick county republican conven-
ton was held here today with all town
ships fully represented. Thomas l.. Dixon,
of Clarks, was nominated for Ttreasurer;
Charles e. Lind, for clerk; John d. Hollis
ter, for sheriff; Thomas Lucas, for county
Judge; Allen Richards, for superintendent;
u. S. Adams, for coroner and w. d. Ben
son for county surveyor. The only contest
over nominations was for county clerk,
| being between r. M wolcott of Palmer,
and Charles E. Lind OF Central City. How
! ard c. Thompson was chairman of the con-
I vention and harmony prevailed throughout.
Resolutions were adopted highly commend
| ing the national, state and county republi-
can administrations especially commend
/ ing Attorney General Norris Brown. The
/ following state delegation was selected and
went uninstructed, viz: w. r. Morse, NJ.
H. Whaley, F. X. Sprague, J. c. Martin,
H. c. Thompson, r. NJ. Campbell William
Harms, J. b. Templin A M. Smith, H A.
Wells and w. w. Burroughs.
The county ticket is generally considered
| as being exceptionally strong throughout
and it looks much like a straight republi.
can victory in this county this fall. Frank
X. sprague. present treasurer, was made
| chairman of the county central committee
SEWARD. Neb. Sept. 1S-(special.)-At
the republican county convention held al
Seward yesterday Judge Holland was nomi
mated for county judge, Charles Hickman
for county clerk, Z. s. Newton for county
treasurer. John Gillen for sheriff, f. H
Koch for county superintendent and DR.. H
]. Wertmen Of Milford received the nomi
nation for coroner. The convention passed
resolutions endorsing the policies OF tn,
president; also resolutions favoring tn
enactment Of state and national laws pro
hibiting any railways or other corporation
from transporting free the property or per
son of any public official. 1t was also re
solved that the convention commends tn
action of the attorney general in institutin
proceedings looking TO the dissolution o
the Grain trust in this state