Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-24
TENTH IS FOR ROSEWATER
Compact ORGANIZATION Formed at Meeting
Held az Metz Hall
ROBERT cowElL THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
voters warned to Use Care. as he
Rotating Ballot was Expected 20
Confuse Them and allow OpPO-
sItion 60 slip In Delegates.

AhNABA ~ SLID VI
Fifty republicans, representing AL classes
and nationalties OF the Tenth ward, held
en- enthusiastic meeting in Metz hall Friday
night TO perfect arrangements for a strong
ward organization in the interests Of the
RoseWater senatorial candidacy. Names
were added to the precinct committees and
the plans outlined at a previous Assembly
completed. Speeches we're made by Robert
Cowell ]. Fred Benin. John c. Lynch, A.
r. Eovak, Assistant County Attorney Eos.
ter and Others. telling OF the remarkable
trend OF sentiment in favor of Mr.. Rose
water and urging the need Of careful work
at the primaries July to overcome the diff
hcuities Of the confused ballot forced by the
Vaccinations Of the remnant OF the Fonta-
nelles.
Precinct committeeman reported 80 per
cent OF the Tenth ward voters anxious to
send Mr.. RosewateT - the senate, but en-
phaszed the necessity OF instructing people
how 10 mark their ballots properly. Mr..
Benin and others declared they proposed 10
make a house-to-house canvass OF their dis
tricts 10 roll up the biggest possible ma
iorty
Plans which Miscarried.
In my political experience have found
the men of no ward more enthusiastic or
displaying greater interest in political mat
ters than those Of the Tenth said Mr..
Cowell. This time you will find you are
up against a proposition specially designed
to prevent many Of you voting for the del
egates to the state convention whom you
desire.
Few men in the county or city who have
paid any attention to politics during the
L. f., he Who will not
concede that II Il were left to popular vote
Edward Rosewater would be elected United
States senator by an overwhelming major
ity The opposition in our own city know
Il and they know II we'll Prior TO the last
city election a man who often acts as
spokesman for the Fontanelle club called on
Victor Rosewater and asked him his opinion
about the fling OF delegates to the state
convention. He said II was his theory that
the eighty-three delegates should be brack-
eted so one cross In the circle would suf-
Ace. Mr.. Rosewater agreed with him. The
Fontanelle club fully expected to win in
the city campaign and emerge as a strong
political factor. They planned TO induce a
prominent man OF large means to be their
standard-bearer for United States senator
and they anticipated an easy victory In
capturing the state convention.
duet their senatorial fight on a different
basis. They hrst presented a plan for
compromise delegation, half from each
faction. to be pledged to the candidate for
senator receiving the highest preferential
vote. Experience had taught us that such
a delegation could not be effective. II
Mr. Rosewater won, the Fontanelle half
would go to Lincoln, not to make him
senator. but to embarrass his candidacy.
Plan of FOntanelIes.
THE opposition then went into court,
finding they could not get a man willing
TO be their candidate who could defeat
Mr.. Rosewster In a fair and open fight.
The only hope they had left was to break
into the Rosewater delegation for the
purpose of making trouble in the conven-
ton and possibly prevent any endorsement
for senator. We are told their present
plan is to concentrate on from two TO
twenty-five of their delegates with the
hope Of making them part OF the delega-
ton to carry out this program of dissen-
sion and dog-in- them policy.
I'VE are anxious to send a solid delega-
ton to Lincoln. Such body would lend
prestige to the Rosewater candidacy and
influence other delegates. ! feel however.
that even though our delegation is not en-
tirely solid the convention will nominate
Mr.. Rosewater anyhow ] have seen a
surprisingly large number OF letters from
influential men all over the state some
of whom have antagoniEed Mr.. Rosewater
for years pledging their support to him
at this time on the ground that he is the
Nebraskan best fitted TO represent the
state and entitled to the honor because
he has done more for the republican party,
the state and city of Omaha than any
other man in Nebraska.
Care IL Necessary.
ut is necessary to exercise great care
in marking the ballot and to carefully edu-
cate all voters along these lines. II more
than eighty-three delegates are voted for
the ballot is lost and the judges must dis
card IT, II you spoil your ballot in the
booth you can get another one, but a
spoiled ballot once in the box is lost.
Every man interested in Mr.. Rosewater 8
success should get out and take part In
this work of instruction. II you do there
will be no doubt OF the complexion OF the
delegation that goes to Lincoln, Get the
voters out, and IL half who are pledged
10 the cause vote our list, 1t will be car
ried by great majority"
Mr.. Cowell explained at length the in
trieAcies Of the rotated ballot and said
that study anu preparation was the only
way to guard against pitfalls.
The following are the names OF the ward
committees, which are now in full workins
trlm
First Precinet-J w Harpon. Sam Pol.
lock. Louis Kornbeck, r. Burneil, Josepl
kaspar, A, c. Kugel. b, C. Miner, Franz
Eorness W, II, Champenoy. George G
Second Preclnet-sam w. Scott. c. r
Foster. f. F. Grimes. Ed F. Morris. jaime,
Ford. George Howell, Tony Calabria.
Third Preclnet--P. l.. Van Dorm, JohnA C
Lynch, Joe Calabria, r. c. Hallett Charlie,
karbaeh.
Fourth Precinct-John Korft, ed Garde
pee, William S. WardlRw, Frank Brodi
ing
Fifth Precinct-Ben Reinschreiber ]
Fred Behm NJ. Davis, W. Swartz Franz
kaspar, John Swoboda, G, N. SaltKgrist
J. shabbuck, Ben Mallstrom, Jane
Quinnes, DIT. Louis Swoboda.
County Commissioner Brunjng preside,
as chairman over the meeting and A. +
Novak hlled the duties OF secretary