Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-09

This table summarizes the situation to
date in Nebraska with reference to the
preliminary lineup for the republican state
convention.
Three counties went on record last week,
Douglas, with eighty-three delegates, and
GARFIELD with four delegates, instructing
for Edward Rosewater for senator, giving
him a total of ninety-eight instructed dele
gates, and York for Norris Brown for SEN
ator, adding sixteen to his home delegation
or total of thirty-one delegates. The
York endorsement for Brown, however, was
weakened by instructions also for a home
candidate for governor
The coming week promises to give con-
siderable impetus to the campaign with
seven counties scheduled to hold conVen-
tions. These counties are:
July 12-Thayer county at Hebron.
July 14-Hamilton county at Aurora, But
Ter county at David City, Seward county
at Seward, Polk county at Osceola, Jeffer-
son county at Fairbury, Cherry county at
Valentine.
Brown strategy in Fourth District.
It will be noted that all but one of these
counties are in the Fourth congressional
district and supposed to be strongholds of
Norris Brown. The Brown managers
early by procuring the calling of this con-
gressional convention for the Fourth dis
trict to meet at David City July IS, the
| intention being to initiate the Brown column
at the start for its effect in other parts
| of the state.
OF the other Fourth district counties,
| Saline and Saunders will hold conventions
/ on the 18th and Gage on the 18th, Fillmore
| having appointed its delegates to the con-
| gressonal convention by its committee
owing TO the fact. that its county conven-
/ ton has already been set in August. Brown
! has been cultivating these counties very
assiduously and Is billed to make two or
three speeches there during the week In
the hope OF talking himself into instruc-
| tions in his favor
! York county added to the list of cand-
| dates by instructing It's delegation TO DR..
! ]. b.. Conway for governor. DR.. Conaway
| has served in the state senate and is we'll
known in his section OF the country. JEFF
ferson county promises also to bring out
! another gubernatorial candidate by en-
dorsng c. F. Steele, who was in the leg
islature several times and president of the
senate once In Saline county Frank j.
Sadilek is aspiring 10 be railway commits
sioner and in Gage county a candidate for
state treasurer will be projected, probably
! r. r. Kyd, now a member of the legisla-
| ture. II is possible the counties which
/ have candidates of their own for other
ofices may not express themselves on the
senatorship.
Trouble In the First District.
Another development of the past week
| arose out of the calling of the First dis
trict convention with an apportonment
4 based upon the vote for Congressman Poll
ard at the special election at which he was
chosen, which spportionment makes it pos
out both Lancaster and Csss counties. This
is supposed to Jeopardize Congressman
Pollard's chances for renomination and is
also liable to complicate matters in Cass
county, which has a candidate for governor
in the person of George l.. Sheldon.
The First district congressional call was
| followed up at once by the Lancaster
county committee fixing July is for the
Lapcaster convention. Lancaster will prob
ably have a candidate for congress in Judge
f. p Holmes, while the state delegation
is sought for in the interest Of Rev. Luther
p. Budden for lieutenant governor on one
side and Dr. II. ]. Winnett for railway
commissioner on the other promising al
interesting fight, especially as Norris
Brown is also figuring on getting instruc
tions for himself for senator
The calls for congressional convention,
in the Third, Fifth and Sixth districts ar,
expected to come within a week or ter
days now.