Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-23

For U. 5. senator. .NOrflS Brown
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 23.-Norris
Brown, attorney general OF Nebraska,
was nominated as the republican can
didate for United States senator late
last evening on the sixth ballot His
victory was defeat for e. Rosewater,
editor of the Omaha Bee.
George l.. Sheldon was nominated
for lieutenant governor and Melville
r. Hopewell for lieutenant governor.
Interest in the republican state con-
vention conferred around the United
States senatorial contest, which fol-
lowed bitter campaign extending
over many months. Editor Rosewater
announced himself as candidate early
in the campaign and made vigor-
Gus canvas.
The whole field conferred its opposi-
ton upon him, and as a result he was
defeated. The first ballot stood:
Norris Brown Neutrality-suspicious. 1
b. Rosewater ..................2 73k
Frank M. Currie ....... 55
Joseph III. Willard .............. 46la
George d. Meikeljohn ......... 81
l.. j. Evans Observation-Disclosures. 81
Lorenzo Crounse ............ 16
Governor Mickey ........ 1
Six Exciting Ballots.
Brown gained four votes on the Sec
ond ballot, but well to 400 on the third.
and his supporters, who had counted
confidently on his nomination on the
second ballot, displayed alarm.
The fourth ballot showed gain Of
five for Brown and a greater gain for
Rosewater. There was a mild attempt
at stampede for Currie, but it failed.
Brown gained two more on the fifth.
The excitement which had been
great, became intenseswith the Begin
ming of the sixth ballot. There was
practically no change until Nemaha
county, which had been splitting it's
went solidly for Brown.
Two or three other small counties
followed. With the announcement that
Brown had received 433 votes, four
more than enough to nominate, the
convention went wild delegates and
spectators singing, shouting, and Wav-
ing hats ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Mr.. Brown
and Mr.. Rosewater were called be-
fore the convention and both made
brief addresses.
The nomination of Brown comes
after fight in many respects resemb-
ling that of the gubernatorial CAM
paign in Iowa, the issues being largely
the same and the progressives winning.
Nebraska watched the fight in Iowa
with a good deal of interest and Gov
ernor Cummins to some extent created
the issues there. Many republicans in
the Nebraska convention favored
resolution complimenting Governor
Cummins, but majority feared such
q resolution might be construed as an
endorsement for president, whereas
there had been no announcement Of his
candidacy for the presidency. The
platform, however, endorses many
measures advocated by Cummins, 'in-
GLIDING the. direct primary and anti
pass legislation.
Formerly an lowan.
Norris Brown, who was nominated
for the United States senate by the re-
publican state convention of Nebraska.
was formerly an Iowa and Des Moines
man. He is the son of Mrs. Emma
Brown, 1905 Ninth street, Des Moines,
and brother of Leon Brown, political
reporter on the Register and Leader.
Mr.. Brown is a graduate Of the State
University of Iowa. He is the Oldest
son of Mrs Brown and has been a
resident of Carney, Neb., since 1883, at
which time he left Iowa for the neigh
boring state on the west. He is a law
yer and for the past four years has
been attorney general Of Nebraska.
He is the leader of the reform wing of
the republican party in Nebraska.