Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-16

The republican county conventions held
last week added seventy-seven delegates TO
the number elected. making a total Of 260
OF the seventy-seven seventy were chosen
by counties in the Fourth district, which
Norris Brown had been claiming solid for
him. but he succeeded in getting only three
counties, with thirty-six delegates, in
structed for him for senator. OF the other
counties Thayer put up delegation for
]. A. Boutwell, for state treasurer, Jeffer-
son a delegation for c. F. Steele for gov
ernor and Polk and Cherry counties left
their delegates without instructions. The
distribution of the delegates so far Sc
lected for the republican state convention
is shown in the table above, which keeps
Edward Rosewater in the lead for senator
with ninety-eight instructed votes as
against sixty-seven for Norris Brown.
For the coming week republican county
conventions are called for FIVE counties,
which will choose altogether, ninety-six
delegates, as follows:
July 16-Saline county. at WILDER. 16
July 16-Saunders county, at Wahoo....... 16
July H-Gage county, at Beatrice. ...,..... q
July 1S-Lancaster county, at Lincoln. "a
July 21-Red Willow county, at McCook..
Three Of these counties, it will be noted,
are also in the Fourth congressional dis
trict claimed by Brown. while Lincoln is
in the First district and Red Willow in the
Fifth district. Saline county is expected
to present the candidacy of Fro = ]. sadi-
lex of WILDER for railway commissioner
and Saunders county that of w, j. Harmon.
also for railway commissioners. Gage county
will probably ask for the nomination for
state treasurer for r. r. Kyd.
Fierce Fight in Lancaster.
The tight in Lancaster county is waging
/
backing DR.. H. ]. Winnett for railway COM
missioner in conjunction with Brown for
senator and Sheldon for governor. On the
other side is the candidacy of Rev. Luther
P. Ludden for lieutenant governor. The
Brown forces have been trying to make
| the issue turn upon the senatorial candidacy
| of Brown and Rosewater, although Mr.
| Rosewater has not been a special factor
in the contest. Brown has been for months
| cultivating Lancaster county and at one
| time insisted that he had a sure thing on
! it's delegation, but later was willing to
compromise for half OF the delegation, until
now his championship, which is centerod
in the Lincoln Journal, is said to be fight
ing desperately for any representation on
the delegation that they can get In fur
| therance of their campaign, candidates for
the legislature and county Offices have been
brought out in almost every ward and
precinct, in view of helping one side or the
other to control the respective ward and
precinct delegations. The caucuses will be
held In Lancaster county tonight the pri-
mary tomorrow and the county convention
/ Wednesday.
The first congressional convention to be
held in Nebraska will come of Wednesday
of this week at David City, when the
Fourth district republicans will re-nomi-
nate Hon. f. Fl. Hinshaw without contest
or opposition. The friends OF Norris Brown
had on foot plan 20 get this congressional
convention 10 endorse his candidacy by
resolution, but are said to have met with
obstacles that may cause them to abandon
| II, The congressional committee for the
Third district is TO meet at Columbus also
on Wednesday, to call the Third district
convention. which will then leave the Sixth
district convention alone yet to be called.
ROsewater the Favorite.
BLAIR, Neb., July 15.-(Special.) lit is the
almost unanimous opinion Of the repub-
licans OF this city and county that IL the
republican county convention was called
at the present time a solid delegation would
go from here for Edward Rosewater's NOM
inatlon for senator. His connection with
the international postal congress and rec
ognized ability among eastern statesmen
is referred TO in the highest terms by re-
publicans and also by democrats who are
readers of The Bee. The county conven-
tion, for which the date has not been
hxed is being delayed on account OF the
inability OF the leaders TO settle satisfac-
torily some matters that will come before
the convention.