Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-17
TWO COUNTY CONVENTIONS
Saunders Gives Brown Vote Of Preference
Saline Uninstructed for Senator.
sADuEK FOR RAILWAY COMMISSIONER
strong Anti-CorpOrRtiOn Resolutions
unanimously Adopted In Both
These Republican
Meetings.

wAHOO, Neb., July 16-(Special Tele-
gram.)- Saunders county republican
convention met in the court house at Wa
hoo today at IL o'clock. All precincts were
represented but one, about 200 delegates
being present. +. +. Morrow Of Mead
was made chairman and J. c. Hamilton
of Wahoo secretary. Delegates to state,
congressional and senatorial conventions
were chosen, a new central committee APP
pointed and resolutions adopted. Hon. E.
Rosewater and Attorney General Norris
Brown were present and made able ad-
dresses. The following resolutions were
adopted:
We, the republicans Of Saunders county,
in convention assembled, do hereby declare
that has shown itself capable of faith
fully conducting the affairs of this great
istration Of President Roosevelt and we
heartily commend the congress of the
United States and delegation in congress
from this state on the success of their en-
deavors to frame and pass such laws that
shall Danish graft from our country and
establish just and fair railroad rates be-
tween all shippers and for the efforts put
forth to compel the companies engaged in
tine manufacture of food products 70 use
proper efforts to give the consumers cleanly
and wholesome productions.
We commend Governor Mickey and State
Treasurer Mortensen for the decided stand
they have taken as members Of the State
Board of Equalization toward securing a
more equitable assessment Of the railroad
property Of Nebraska. We believe that the
action of the Burlington and Union Pa
cihc Railroad companies in refusing to pay
their full and Just share of their taxes in
Nebraska is wholly unwarranted and with
out cause, and we most heartily commend
Attorney General Norris Brown for his
untiring zeal in prosecuting the cases in
court IN behalf of the state against the
said railroad companies and various other
trusts and combinations that have been
fattening on the taxpayers of this state.
we favor the enactment of state and ma
uonal laws that will prohibit any railroad
or other corporation from Transporting free
the property or person of any public official
or any other person except II be an employe
of said corporation in their actual service.
| We favor the adoption of the proposed
viding for an elective state railroad COM
mission duly empowered to prohibit rebates,
Determinations and special rates to privi-
legged corporations, persons or localities.
Three Denounced.
The following resolution was introduced
by A b. Fuller, delegate from Ashland, and
was adopted by the conventions:
Whereas, The State Board of Equalizati ton
fixed the valuation Of railroad property in
Nebraska for the purpose of taxation for
the year 1906 at the same sum as was placed
upon 1t in 1905. Notwithstanding the fact
that the reports of the railroads themselves
showed a large increase in their earnings,
large amounts expended for the better
ment of their tangible property and an in
crease in their stocks and bonds during the
year, and
of Nebraska was brought about by the
vote of the state auditor, secretary of
| state and commissioner of public lands and
| buildings, despite the protest of the gov
ernor and state treasurer, and
Whereas. The said auditor, secretary Of
state and commissioner of public lands and
the offlces which they hold in the coming
state convention, therefore be 1t
Resolved By the county convention of
Saunders county, that the delegates to the
state convention from this county be and
are hereby instructed to do all in their
power by voice and vote to defeat their
denomination.
The delegates to the Fourth congressional
district convention were instructed for Hon.
f. H. Hinshaw.
Upon the request OF the two candidates
present for United States senator, a vote
was taken by the convention as to the
preference for candidate for United States
senator, resulting in 1923 votes for Norris
Brown and 81 votes for E. Rosewater.
1t was the wish of Hon. W. j. Harmon,
candidate for railroad commissioner, that
no delegation be instructed for him.
| Delegates to the State Conventional.
| Porter, c. L. Walin, ]. s. Walin, Peter
Reimers, F, ]. Polak Norris Hancock. Nels
Olson, Peter Wolfe. James scholz, T. T.
Charles Perky w. Polak, v L. Hawthorne,
H. e. Bruce, Alexander Laverty.
| Delegates to Congressional Conventional
| c. Humelka, Frank Lukas Fred Haskell, w.
| Polak, H. E. Good, H. d. Mackprang, r. J.
pickett Joe Erickson, John Jeppson,, Dean
e: ]. Rose. p. ]. Hall, George Christian,
! w. ]. Harmon.
Delegates to Senatorial conventlon-Burt
! Cook, Oscar Anderson, Thomas Madogan,
! A G.. Larson, Walter Fleming, NJ Ras-
mussen, B. E. Hendricks, ]. H. Linder
S1aus Peters Mons ~ M lessen essen
Henry Mays, George F. Stats.
Saline COunty's Session.
WILDER, Neb., July 16-(Special Tele.
gram)-In the republican county conven-
ton today the main struggle was over the
method of selecting delegates to the state
convention. Finally each precinct selected
its own delegates. A resolution instructinl
the state delegation for Rosewater fol-
senator was tabled IS to Al.
Delegates to the State Conventional M
Murphy, Anton Dredla, A. B. Kenyon, VIII
lam Dreher, r. NJ. Proudit. A. w. Hoyt
c. B. Anderson, j. c. Dewitt, John T.
spirk. George Shirley, J; T. Richards, Rob
Stout.
Eight or nine OF the delegates are known
to be friendly TO Rosewater.
Frank ]. Sadilek was unanimously en-
dorsed as candidate for railroad commits
sioner. DR.. p. F. Dodson of WILDER wa
nominated for state senator, Fred G.. John
son OF Dorchester and ]. ]. Rohrer o
Friend for representatives, ]. B. Chapman
commissioner and DR.. c. H. Cudice of De
witt was given the privilege of selecting
the delegates to the float representative
convention for Saline and Gage.
The congressional delegation was unin
structed but favors Hnshaw.
Resolutions were adopted that the republi
cans of Saline county are unalterabIy op
posed to the domination OF railroads 1
politics, state and county, and favor a
elective railroad commission to reg1ilat
rates. Recognizing the iniquity, injustic
and pernicious effect OF free passes an
other forms OF free transportation, the reu