Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-05
TALK OF EARLY CONVENTION
Difference Of Opinion Develops Among
Candidate, on This Point
BANQUET or REPUBLICAN, CLUBS
secretary OF state John n. swanEer
of Missouri and Attorney GEN
eraI brown VIII Make
Addresses.
,From a stan Correspondent

(F'rom a stan Correspondent
LINCOLN. Feb. E-tSpecial 1T is wof-
thy Of note that here In Lincoln, where
the chief business OF large part Of the
people is TO talk politics, that there has
been little talking during the last week.
II may mean that the Lancaster statesmen
arc getting. busy. but It is fact that little
rultics has been discussed during the week.
Tho Hon. Joseph Burns. who is usually
called upon TO run for the legislature when
there Is anything doing that needs fine
Italian hand has been asked to announce
himself again this time. Colonel John Nc
clay, who has been in the last two ses-
slons. has also been asked 10 get into the
znme again This has aroused the doc
tors. because McClay did what he could
To- prevent the passage OF the anti-Chris-
ton science bill a year ago \ repre-
sentative Of the medical society said that
lrganization would camp on McClay's trail
should he be candidate. The powers that
he, however, want both Burns and McClay
to run.
Talk of Early Convention.
Lancaster county probably will go ON
record for late convention. Bud Lindsey,
member Of the state committee. said
day or two ago that he saw no sense in
4lNhtiilB di early convention ana uldEBlHE
the campaign out all summer. Secretary
Of State Galusha wants late convention.
while most Of the other candidates for
state Offices. II not all OF them. want an
early convention.
Republican Club BanIuet.
The Young Mems Republican club is pre-
pairing TO make the coming annual banquet
TO be given on the evening Of February
Y one of the most interesting yet held
Among the speakers who have already ac-
cepted invitations to be present and deliver
addresses are Secretary of State John +.
Swangcr of Missouri and Attorney General
Norris Brown. Other noted men have been
invited to be present, and when the list
OF speakers is announced IL will include
some Of the big men of the republican
party. Should Governor Magoon be able
TO get here from Washington he may be
one of the speakers.
Some of the candidates seem unable to
make up their minds whether they would
DE benefited or injured by the late con-
vention. Should the convention be called
early they figure that the fight would be
upon the nomination of a governor and
tho endorsement of candidate for the
senate, and in the excitement they would
crawl under the wire without creating any
disturbance. The other thought is that il
an early convention is called the delegates
might he in such a hilarious mood that
they might conclude to make d clean
sweep of the state house. Therefore. with
the exception of Secretary Of State Calusha
none of them will be quoted on the matter
The coming meeting of the newspaper
men TO be held here the latter part of the
month is creating considerable interest
1t is the general talk that the editors will
adopt some red hot resolutions telling how
the state officers should conduct the bust
ness of the state and also recommending
TO the next Legislature few things that
should be done.
MagOon Worked for The Bee.
The Washington correspondent of the
Journal says: editor Edward Rosewater
Of the Omaha Bee and Governor Charles
t. Magoon of the Panama Canal zone
shook hands very cordially in the Airing
ton hotel lobby the other evening. Their
friendship is OF long standing. More than
twenty years ago Governor Magoon lust
out of college. became an employee OF Mr.
Rosewater, and travelled throughout Ne
braska in the interest of his paper He
did the work faithfully and efficiently.
said Mr.. Rosewater, and had he staid with
us would no doubt have become a sue
cessful newspaper man. ="
Soldiers visit General Thayer.
Members of the Grand Army of the Re
public posts and Woman's Relief corps of
Lincoln visited General John NJ Thayer
last night in body and congratulated him
on his good health and wished him many
more years of happiness. This is an an
nual custom of the old soldiers They
form in procession at the meeting hall
down town and march 10 the residence of
the general without notifying him of their
coming. The evening was spent in fighting
over old battles and living over old DAYS.
Brsan's Former Home sold.
Colonel c, G.. Barns has sold the we'll
known and historic ID street residence
the home OF W. ]. Bryan during the time
he was member of congress and twice
candidate for the presidency. to Frank
Jouvenat, present member of the Nebraska
lcgislatun&f from Boone county. The prom
erty is situated i'm good residence nor
ton OF Lincoln and is a valuable piece