Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
ADAMS AND DODGE WANTED
Two Men Touted for Chairman of New
Republican City Committee,
NO MEETING HELD UNTIL NEXT WEEK
Robert CoweIl's Retention il Favored
but He Declines-FOntaneIIe
Want Peace More Than Any
Particular Chairman.

The new republican city committee will
not meet to elect officers and organize for
the campaign until next week. Chairman
Coweli of the old committee does not wish
to call a meeting until the committeeman
elected have received their certificates from
the city clerk. 1t was supposed this could
be arranged by Monday night but City
Clerk Elbourn says the clerical work neces-
sary before the official canvassing board
can complete it's work will not be pre-
pared before Saturday afternoon. He will
proceed to issue the certificates as soon az
the board makes report. This would
hardly give time for the receipt of the
certificates by the committeeman before
evening. but it may be decided TO go ahead
with the meeting anyway. Monday night
was the time considered likely Saturday
morning.
Both Claim the Committee.
Both the Equal Rights and the Fontanelle
factions are claiming control of the or
ganization. AS a matter Of fact the situa-
ton will not be known for a certainty I'M
til the committee convenes and there has
been a show of strength. The Fontanelle
people are numerically stronger. but the
Dodge law provides for a representative
vote based upon every fifty ballots and
fraction cast at the last general election.
Thus a single committeeman may be en-
| titled TO cast two or three more votes in
| the committee If a corresponding number
| Of ballots vas cast for the republican
| ticket in his precinct last fall. The Equal
| Rights people go on the theory that the
| few Broatch committeeman elected will
| pool issues with them. 1t Is possible they
may make a fight at the organization
meeting to assert supremacy and the right
to name the Officers. The candidates. how
ever, have TO be consulted on this point,
according to the law.
] COwelI Declines 20 serve.
The candidates met Saturday morning at
! the Fontanelle club rooms to discuss the
personality of the new chairman. The
bulk OF opinion favored the retention OF
Robert Cowell as the manager of the cam
paign, but MIR. Coweil. in response to in
quiries by telephone, positively declined to
serve, saying he had had enough Of active
politics during the last few years to last
him some time. He volunteered. however
70 be in 1.-THE front ranks OF the privates. "
and to be at the service OF the COMMITTEES
for speeches at meetings.
| The other men most prominently men
toned for the place are James H. Adams
and n. p. Dodge, jr. 1t is possible there
may be an out-and-out fight in the COM
mittee, with one force seeking to name
Adams and the other trying to place
| Dodge.
FOntRneIIes Want Peace.
The Fontanelle people are very anxious
to repair broken party lines just much
| as possible. and for this reason many OF
them are Inclined to favor a man formerly
well Identified with the old machine. Adams
would nh the bill IN ahis respect and Dodge
wouldn't The latter is one OF the board
OF governors OF the club. The Equal
Rights people, or some Of them at least
would oppose him, whereas the COMMITTEES
might unite on Adams. Neither man seems
particularly anxious TO undertake the jot
and both have been consulted about Il
and asked II they would serve.
The candidates decided 20 meet agaiE
Monday morning and try then 70 unite o.
choice for chairman. In the meantime
they win await Developments ana hope fol