Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-23
THE TICKET.
(From a Stan correspondent)


LINCOLN, Neb, Aug 22-(Speoial Tele-
gram.)-As will be seen from this ticket
the Brown-Sheldon-Win forces won out
in today's convention, but not until after
titanic struggle, seldom If ever before
witnessed in the political history OF
Nebraska For six successive ballots the
lines were sharply drawn between the ele-
ments that had been gathered together be-
hind Norris Brown for senator and those
who opposed him, represented by a field
In which Edward Rosewater was the
principal figure. At times 1t looked al II
the Brown strength would be haInmeFed
| to pieces, with certainty that II they
should break the nomination of Rosews tier
would be assured, but by a course of trades
and barters, together with the weakening
of certain lines supposed to be antagoniIstic
| to Brown. he managed to build his votel up
until finally be pushed over the line whEt
only four votes to spare
A great many explanations and side
lights could be given; the repudiationI Of
pledges, and the use of questionable
methods, but the vote tells the tale. ON
| the final ballot Norris Brown received 433
votes and Edward Rosewater 29O. 1t was
plain from the start that the minor car bdi-
dates had been simply planted to hold
certain delegates away from the leaders
and were never at any time possibilities for
| the nomination. The predictions OF Brdwn
| and the Brown boosters that he would be
nominated on the first ballot were disbp-
pointed and his failure to show up This
| claimed strength was to his disadvantaAe.
At the same time he did muster a little
bit more than he had been credited with
and held his own with remarkable tenacity.
There were comparatively few changes on
the ballots. Butler, Seward and Saunders
breaking, but carrying only a few votes
away from Brown.
How IL Was Done.
In the meantime the Rosewater column
was gradually gaining. until Nemaha
county which had been dividing in the
interest of good. threw its entire vote to
| Brown on the sixth ballot 1t is said this
| was the work OF Tom Majors. but whether
| true or not, 1t would not have been enough
| to have changed the result had Il not been
! followed by the detection of Pierce county.
| Instructed for Mr.. Rosewater, for which
treachery the chairman, Mr. Williams, was
to be rewarded with the place on the rail-
way commission at the hands Of the Brownf
people. A few other changes followedl
chiefly in the Fourth district where Con-
gressman Hinshaw had been quite busy
as a Brown floor manager, and when the
vote was announced the convention turned
|
In his speech of acceptance Mr.. Brownf
expressed his thank for those who madd;
him and said he had no feeling OF resentkl
ment against those who fought him. HB
discussed in a humorous way the last dem
ocratic state convention and impressed
| upon the convention that the preliminari hsi
Of the hght only had been settled and a. s.t : :
real fight was now TO begin. Emo
Following the speech OF Mr.. Brown, Jear
ward Rosewater, amid a perfect bod
OF applause. was called to the platfqot .
where for several minutes he was gtV1e'
an ovation. Mr.. Rosewater said:
''I need hardly say TO you that atpre-
cate your hearty reception to mo atvthis
time. We have come to the parting ok
the ways 1 wanted to go to Washington
for the good of Nebraska, but expect to
resume my place in Omaha and again take
up the pen, which Is sometimes miehtier
than the sword.
whenever a republican is nominated
legitimately, who is a clean man. win
support and do what 1 can to elect him.
have had no personal differences with
Mr. Brown in this contest and he has no
cause to complain Of the way / have
treated him or TO say that I have treated
him hsrshly In the fight that is over.
Neither will treat him any more harshly
in the night TO come.
1T have no intention to foreshadow ths
momentous questions we must meet. As
a lifelong republican ] will DO what 1 can
to help meet them. Ever since I nrst en-
tered public life in Nebraska l have tried
TO keep our party clean and keep our state
house free from grsf'srs.
'I want TO see you nominate good. clean
men ! want you to nominate clean
ticket that viii give US new deal and
have no man on II for whom you will have
TO apologize: nominate only men whom
you can depend upon; men OF honesty so
that we can place the word integrity above
the state house door"
Tumultuous applause followed the talk
OF MT RoseWater. and uFon Stepping from
the platform he was at once surrounded
by his friends, and thOce who opposed his
nomination. eaEer to shake his hands
The contrast between the two senstortdl