Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-08
TROUBLE BREWS IN FIRST
Makeup Of Convention May Be Means Of
Dsfeat Of Pollard.
LANCASTER AND cAss DO NOT CONTROL
Remaining Counties Have Nine More
Than Majority, which May Induce
Judge william Hayward 20
Enter the Race.


First district at It's meeting last night IN
so apportioning the delegates that Lancas-
ter and Cass counties could not name the
candidate has started talk OF opposition
10 Congressman Pollard. other than Judge
Holmes Of this county, and the result
probably will be Judge william Hayward
will De brought into the race and an effort
made to get the FIVE counties other than
Lancaster and Cass for him for the nom
nation. These Ave counties have nine
more votes than the Lancaster-Cass COM
binatiUn and lnasmuch as their representa-
lives manipulated the committee last night,
IT is taken to mean they expect TO man
ago and control the convention.
Some time ago Judge Hayward said to
friend II he thought he could get the
nomination he would make a fight. but he
did not want to go in and lose. Around
Lincoln 1t Is believed he will shortly get
into the running.
both Pollard and Holmes last night ex-
pressed themselves as being we'll satisfied
with the action of the convention. With
scvcnty-seven votes Lancaster. under the
old apportionment could either have COM
PEELED the outside counties to come to It
or could have made Pollard It can do
neither now.
Congressman Pollard spent all day Wis
itlnE with friends around the hotel lie
sad.
THE work at Washington is hard. but
ve:y Fascinating found IT a great deal
diIcren: from the work in the legisla
lure Back here / thought | was a very
fah rariiamentnrian. but when / got to
Washington | found the rules entirely diff
fercnt and IT took me some time to get
familiar with them. Speaker Cannon is a
wonderful man and he has the respect OF
both the republicans and the democrats.
1 never saw him make a ruling but what
! thought II absolutely fair. / look for
Mr.. Cannon to come to Nebraska shortly.
but believe he is coming on private busi-
ness and not on a campaign tour"
Last of Rotation Ballot.
Lieutenant Governor McGilton OF Omaha
was in Lincoln a few hours today, having
come down TO meet his family, who have
been visiting in Kansas Though he has
withdrawn from the race for the republican
nomination for governor, Mr.. McGlton is
still taking active part in politics and
had a few words to say about the rotation
ballot used in the last election in Omaha.
The next legislature will, Of course,
amend the law so as to prevent another
such ballot as was used at the recent
election" he said. II have never looked
INTO inc law very closely, Dut suppose
under its provisions 1t was necessary for
the court to hold the names OF the candi-
dates for delegates 10 the state conven-
ton should be rotated. In my opinion the
law should be amended so candidates would
have to pay a certain Ming fee. THIS
would prevent many persons from filing
who do So not because they have a chance
to be elected or nomns ted. but merely
to get their names in the papers or for
other reasons. have not looked into the
fee matter. either. to any extent. but
should think It could be done legally"
Lancaster Convention Called.
The republicans of Lancaster county will
hold their convention July IS at p. m. IN
the Auditorium. On h basis OF fifteen
delegates for every fifteen votes cast for
Judge Letton the convention will be COM
posed OF t34 delegates, OF which the city
will have 25 and the country $50
This the county committee decided this
afternoon at a meeting at which nearly all
OF the members were present. An at
tempt was made TO hold the convention
August 3 the motion having been made by
/. w Wright. but on a roll call asked for
by Paul Clark July IS was fixed as the
date.
A motion by Benton was carried for
Chairman Roberts to appoint a committee
OF FIVE to select a temporary chairman Of
the convention and to audit the accounts
OF the committee.
McGiltOn to Present silver.
Should the time arrive for the delivery
to the batteship Nebraska OF the silver
service presented by the state of Nebraska,
before January l. Lieutenant Governor Nc
Clifton will do the honors for the state
and Governor Mickey will not attend This
Il.
tenant governor to attend the presenta-
ton and represent the state taking with
him any friends he desired to invite As
Governor Mickey attended the launching
he felt II was due the lieutenant governor
that he represent the state at the time
u Is commissioned.
Few Counties Report.
Secretary Bennett OF the State Board Of
Equalization received today the abstracts
OF assessment from hve more counties,
Knox, Seward, Keith, Fillmore and Paw
nee These counties report an increase in
the assessment OF $4S4. &C. or an increase In
the actual value OF their property OF 81 40,
7l0. The increase is distributed as follows:
Knox, $7l.eo6; Seward, A6,744; Keith. s4O2O
Fillmore SlO6,O66: Pawnee. s5s.s4s.
Mickey Talks at OakdaIe.
Governor Mickey will speak at Oakdale
at a meeting Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic next Wednesday. In his speech
the governor will review some OF the work
OF the state Board OF Assessment.
MeBrien Visits NOrmaIs.
Superintendent McBrien has returned
from a trip through the northwest part OF
the state, where he has been attending
junior normal schools July he spoke AT
Bordeaux. together with Congressman Kin
kaid and Charles Weston.
Two Burglars Caught.
Charles Gloe, with the assistance OF Al
FREQ Rolfsmeyer and Marshal j. H. Wen1
OF Hallam, captured two burglars in the
act Of robbinG the ONCE OF the Rosen-
baum Elevator company at that place last
night Gloe, who runs the hotel there. re.
turned from Princeton at an early hour
this morning and while unhitching his
team saw a liErt IN the once OF the ele-
vator compans across he street He in
v@stlgated and saw two men in the ONCE
Calling the other meh - tis assistance he
made a rush for the oface One OF the
men on the taside showed revolver ir
Gioe's face an1 a rough and tumble nght
ensued. resulting In the tBl men beins
overpowered a&d takelg 60 lnG. Gloe was
badly bitten or the hans ~ rue OF the mer
while one OF tho burglars was badly beaten
The arrested men gave the names OF