Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-30
Two Hot Fights Are On for Repub-
Iican Congregational Nominations
In the First and Third
Districts.
Republican Instructions to Date.


FOR GOVERNOR.
Instructed for Sheldon .................... Is
instructed for Conaway ................... 10
Instructed for Rouse ..............,........ ~
instructed Tor Wall ..,.........'''''''.'''' ~
Instructed for Steele neutrality-suspicious.. l4
Instructed for Miles ........................ ID
FOR TREASURER,
Instructed for Kyd ......................... =
Instructed for Boutwell, ............,....... y
Instructed for Brian .................,..'.. II
FOR RAILWAY COMMISSIONER.
Instructed for Winnett .................... "a
Instructed for Sadilek ..................... Il
No instructions on candidates ............ ~
Last week witnessed four republican
county conventions which added fifty
delegates to the list of those already
elected, making a total of 4OS, or nearly
one-half of the entire number which will
make up the state convention.
The only instructions for senator were
given to Edward Rosewater by Wayne
county, Brown making no headway what
ever. in fact, losing at least one county
-Madison-which he had been claiming.
The addition of Wayne's nine makes Rose
waters total of instructed delegates lOi,
while Browns remain stationary at 1A OF
the uninstructed delegates in Madison and
Antelope, Rosewater is conceded to have
far the best Of 1t, while Cass county's
eighteen delegates are yet to be appointed
by Sheldon in the interest of his candidacy
for governor so that they must for the
present go into the column whose prefer
ence on senator is unknown Adding in
the estimated strength Of the different
candidates from the uninstructed delega-
tions, the total for Rosewater is 1856 and
for Brown 154, with five instructed for
Millard and hfty-nlne scattering or un-
known.
Browns ExtravRRant Claims.
The Brown managers are, Of course, maxi
ing all sorts Of claims, which, however,
are unwarranted. They claim 1856 in
structed votes for Brown by including
Thayer countys twelve. The Thayer county
convention adopted a resolution endorsing
Browns work as attorney general and
commencing him, but subsequently voted
down by a decisive majority a resolution
instructing the delegation for him. In
quiry in Thayer county develops the fact
that the edelasates regard the rejection Of
Brown instructions as resembling any pre-
vious action and that they do not con-
slider themselves instructed. number OF
them are for Brown, but several also are
opposed to him and the delegates will in
all proba blity divide when II comes to
vote on United States senator.
In a statement of Browns claims. made
| by his managers in the Lincoln News last
week, Brown conceded Rosewater eighty
| FIVE Of the uninstructed votes, which is a
dozen more than was claimed for Rose
water at that time, and insisted that all
| the rest, or sixty-njne, should be counted
/ for Brown, although it is we'll known that
there is a scattering vote which neither
can vet count on at the start. By this
| wholesale appropriation OF unnstructed
| delegates the Brown boosters had figured
| up a total of 2O5 for him, and adding, in
| their expectations from delegates to be
! elected up to the end of next week, they
! set his claims at 2S9. These figures are
interesting only to the extent that they
show the wild speculation that is being in
dulged in by Browns political statisticians.
schedule of Weeks Conventions.
| Republican county conventions scheduled
! for the coming week are as follows:
July 30-Nemaha county, at Auburn.
July 3l--Boyd county, at Anoka.
| August Franklin county, at Hildreth.
August l-Webster county, at Red Cloud.
August 1-Furnas county, at Beaver City.
August 2-Platte county at Columbus.
August 4-Custer county, at Broken Bow.
August 4-Phelps county, at Holdrege
August 4-Kearney county, at Mlnden.
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August 4-Soux county, at Harrison.
August 4-Hayes county, at Hayes Center,
August 4-I<imball county, at Kimball.
| August -Stanton county, at Stanton.
This will add 40 delegates 10 the number
chosen, making a total of 6S out OF S5T
and leaving at the end OF the week 80
still 10 be elected
I Platte county and Custer county are dowr
to project two more candidates for United
States senator in the persons of r. d
Evans of Columbus and Hon F. Nj. Currit
Of Sargent, respectively. State Senator
Good is asking for the endorsement Of Ne
maha county for his candidacy for stat,
treasurer Webster county is the home o
Secretary of State Galusha, who is up fol
reelection, and there is a possibility o.
other counties presenting favOrite sons fol
some ONCE.
MIIIaFd Opposes Instructions.
Notwithstanding his public announcement
that he would not abide by the actor
of the convention, but would look TO IN,
legislature for reelection, Senator MilIarI
is still exerting himself to prevent conven
ton instructions on the plea that the mat
ter should be "relegated to the convention,
but really in the hope that it may be ''rele
gated TO the legislature" His private sec
retary, ]. b. Haynes, was sent up to Wayn
last week to see that the senator's pro
gram should be carried out there, havinJ
preceded his visit by letters TO party work
ers, written on beautifully embossed senat
| stationery, Of which the following Is
copy:
OMAHA. Neb.. July 95 ISO6.-Dear Sir
, ! Friends of Senator Millard in Wayne count,
advise him that il is not likely that you
I convention on the 18th will instruct dele
gates TO the state convention with referenc
| 10 the nomination Of a United States sen
, ator, They say that the scramble for sue
. I nomination is felt 10 be detrimental to IN
candidates for the legislature in you
2 county as well as other counties in you
section. and they hope that the matter ma
! ! not be stirred up any more. They appes
to Senator Millard in the interest OF har
mony in the party to use his influence.
, | necessary, with party leaders in Wayn
, cotfnty to oppose the instruction OF dele
gates in your county convention on IN
subject Of senatorial nomination. relegatin
: the contest TO the state convention mn
senator IL inclined 10 take this view q
the case and hopes that you will cOunss
the party workers accordingly, II In YOU