The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-09-07
RANDALL FOR SENATOR
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
NOMINATED BY RECLAMATION
Chas. A. Randall Of Newman Grove,
Madison county's Candidate, Was
Given the Place on the Ticket With.
out Opposition.


Given the Place on the Ticket With
out Opposition.
TFrom Mondays Daily.l
| CHARLES a. hahudu O., Newman
Grove was nominated for state sen
ator of the Eleventh senatorial dis.
trict by the republican convention
held in Norfolk today.
The convention was held in the city
hall at 1880, and was called to order
by A. II. Davis, chairman of the cen.
trail committee. On motion, j. j.
Williams of Wayne was made tenn.
porary chairman and W. A. Witzig.
man of Norfolk temporary secretary.
A comittee on credentials consisting
of w. II. Widaman, II. Halderson and
Chas, Bebee was appointed, who re-
ported the following named entitled
to seats in the convention:
Madison County-W. II. Widaman,
Chas, Hartford. b. w. Jonas, A. l..
Carter, Christ Schmtt, c. A. Smith,
Chris. Schavland, Norris Gross, Jas.
Clark IF. II. l.. Willis.
Pierce. *. Smith, w. l.. Mote, r.
D. Coryell, l.. p. Tonner,
Schuyler-Durfee, Fred Brande, b.
NJ. Smith.
Stanton-Geo. Mcleod NJ. 3 Cox,
c.. j. Thurman. 10. Urine, Ernest
Sporn, Jos. PLANT
Wayne-W. II. McNeal, Chas. Be
bee, C. d. Jones, A. B0hIanoer, c.
Templin, Peter Kautz, f. NJ. Northrop,
J. j. Williams, o. C. Lewis.
After the report of the committee
on credentials had been accepted. a
rotion was made that the temporary
organization be made permanent. but
| Mr.. Williams stated trat it would be
impossible for him to serve as he
Wished to leave on an earlv train and
1t would be necessar? for him to start
tor the depot at once. W II. Vida
man was then elected for permanent
chairman, and w. A. Witzigman, sec
| rotary.
H. Halserson offered a series of
resolutions which contained a clause
condemning the practice of trading in
conventions. which was taken to be
aimed at j. A. Williams of Pierce. re-
publican candidate for railway COM
missioner on the state ticket. This
aroused decided opposition and con-
| siderable heated discussion, during
which Mr. Williams, who was in the
room, was called upon and he said
| that he has nothing to cover up. "Any
statement that | traded the Pierce
| county delegation to anyone or for
| l.. FL.
| did not trade a solid vote. The dele
cation did not come down for me.
| When they came to Lincoln they did
not know | was a candidate The dele
cation was nominally instructed for
Rosewater and we voted for him for
| five ballots. Then it was concluded
| that Mr.. ROSewater could not make it,
and each delegate voted his Individual
preference, and as chairman | an
nounced the ballot four for Brown and
thee for Rosewater. There was no
trade or sell out of any kind
Mr.. Northrop moved that the OBJ
jectonable clause be stricken out of
the resolution. Halderson, the intro
Queer, objected. Finally the ayes and
nays NViC NSlllCu anu Illt Cuull w do
undecided as to the result. Then a
rising vote was demanded and this
resulted in a tie, six votes for and six
against.
A demand was made that the chair
cast the deciding vote, and some one
suggested that roll call of counties
be made. The chair decided that this
was the correct way out of the diff
Guilty, and on call of counties there
were thirty votes to eliminate the
clause and four to retain it, the four
being all from Madison county.
Then the resolutions were adopted
as amended, reading as follows:
1--WE, the republicans of the Eleventh
senatorial district of Nebraska, in
convention assembled, address our
selves to the intelligence and con-
science of American citizens in the
following declaration of principles
I'VE endorse and approve the fear,
less and patriotic administration of
our ilIustrious president, Theodore
Roosevelt.
I'VE favor law prohibiting the ac-
ceptance and distribution of free trans
portatiOn.
eve demand that the next legisla-
ture enact direct primary law.
I'VE favor an amendment to the
constitution providing for an elective
railroad commission, and a law which
will give full and adequate power TO
said commission to fix, regulate and
control freight and passenger rates
within this state
"In a free country the incumbents
to public offices are the criterion of in
telligence and moral standard, and we
demand that high minded and able