Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-07
NORRIS BROWNS FIELD DAY
0tOe, Richardson, Frontier, Clay and
Nuokolls Declare for Him.
ALL FIVE OF THEM FOR SHELDON ALSO
Frontier Presents wiIsey for Lieu
tenant Governor and Clay En-
d%ses Caldwell for Rail-
road Commissioner.

SYRACUSE Neb.. Aug. 6.-(special Tel
egram.) -George sheldon, Norris Brown
and Judge lessen were given favors in
the Otoe county republican convention,
which met here today. All Of these can
didates were endorsed and the delegates
to the state convention were instructed
to vote for Sheldon for governor. A reso-
luton was introduced by Judge Hayward
Of Nebraska City that the delegates to
the state convention insist on that body
nominating a candidate for senator. The
precinct chairmen then took a, poll Of the
delegates for senatorial preference. The
result was as follows Brown, 106; Rose
water, So; Currie g. After the poll had
been taken, but before IL was announced,
Mr.. Rosewater addressed the convention.
Senator Sheldons endorsement was unan-
nous. He addressed the convention and
lambasted the railroads for refusing to
pay their taxes in Otoe county and thereby
causing the county the burden Of a large
| bonded Indebtedness.
The delegates to the state convention are
as follows:
william Hayward, F. c. Nicholson, w.
Roddy. Nebraska City; ]. H. Arends, SYRIA
euse; DR.: w d. Gibbons, Talmage; r; w.
Charles R anG Pouglss GuG j. r. M ea
Palmyra A. Botsford. Unadilla; Lincoln
Phelps, Burr, and Henry Wellensiek, SYRIA
| cuse.
Hon Charles Marshall acted as chair
man Of the convention.
The following county officers were NOM
mated: Joel Eaton, Talmage. state SEN
ator; A. F. Coddington of Syracuse and
H. c. Moore Of Palmyra, representatives;
Thomas Roddy Of Nebraska City, county
attorney.
Brown and sheldon.
! FALLS CITY, Neb.. Aug S.-(Special
TeleEram.)-The republican county conven-
ton met at the court house in Falls City
| on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock AS
soon as the convention was organized and
the delegates seated the following resolu-
tion was adopted:
We, the republicans of Richardson county
! In convention assembled. hereby endorse
! the action OF the state committee in pro-
| viding that candidate for United States
! senator be nominated by the state con-
vention, and we hereby declare that our
choice for such position is Norris Brown.
the present attorney general of the state
! have so clearly indicated that he stands
for square deal for all and special priv
res Resolved o That or 9eieFs e to HI.
state convention be, and are hereby in
structed to use all honorable means to
secure the nomination for United States
! senator for Norris Brown. and are hereby
instructed to cast the solid vote Of Rich
ardson county at all times in favor Of his
| nomination for such position
! The fight that has been made on Earnest
NJ. Pollard in his candidacy for re-nomina-
ton came up when the resolutions endors-
| ing President Roosevelt, George NJ Shell
don for governor and f. NJ. Pollard for
congress were read. The anti-Pollard men
demanded that the resolution be voted on
| in sections and II was granted. The Poose-
welt and Sheldon resolutions carried unani-
mously, but the Pollard resolution resulted
in precinct vote that endorsed Mr. Pol
lard with 30 for him and IS votes against
| Mr.. Pollard was present and was called 70
/ the platform, where he received an ovation
| when he started 10 make a speech.
! The committee TO select the delegats to
! the state congressional judicial and sena-
torial conventions was then named and
they retired to choose the delegates While
they were absent, w. f. Darlington was
elected chairman of the county central
committee and ]. r. white congressional
committeeman. A resolution was intro
! duced asking that no person who was ever
a user of a railroad pass since June
1905, be placed on any delegation, but II
was voted down.
John Wilt was nominated for county at
torney after a hard fight. Albert stalder.
Frank Shubert and Cass Jones were nom
mated for the Legislature. The delegation
committee then reported and the following
men were named as state convention dele
gates:
Lou Howe, Humboldt: r. f. Grinstead
Salem; A. r. Keim, Falls City; George n
Ward, Rulo; T. l.. Hall, Verdon; Barney
Ankron Barada; J. F. Shubert, Shubert.
George Goolsby. Verdon; J. D. Grnlths,
Verdon; 2. G Hill, Humboldt; A. A. Tan
ner humboldt; j. w. Powell Falls civ.
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