Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-19
How Did Young
Get the Proxy {?
That is tn Question Which.
Puzzles Politicians at the
Present Writing.
Committeeman Walton Replies

Lincoln Daily News, April 18th
"Since the meeting of the re
publican state committee con-
siderable talk has been going the
rounds regarding the proxy held
by Frank II. Young, a Burling.
ton attorney of Custer county,
who attended the meeting. Mr..
Young is supposed to have held
proxy from p. A. Walton, OF
Broken Bow. Since the meeting
however, it has developed that
Secretary Royce of the state
banking board held a proxy Civ
EN- him by Walton.
The question the politicians
are asking themselves is whether
Young really had proxy and if
be did, did Walton give,out two
proxies.
Rumor has it that Royce, after
having been telegraphed by Wal
ton, was called upon by Young,
who insisted upon Royce voting
to eliminate from the call the en-
dorsement of candidate for the
United States senate and to vote
for Omaha as the place for hold
ing the state convention.
1t is said Royce, who did not
know Walton's opinion about
these propositions, refused to be
thus bound if allowed to go into
the committee, and finally decid-
ed to stay away.
In the meantime just before
the committee got down to BUSH
ness, Young turned up with a
proxy from Walton.
When asked about the matter
yesterday Mr.. Royce said:
'Mr. Walton could not get
here owing 20 a wreck and late
trains and wired me his proxy.
| had not been out in Custer
county for some time and did not
know what the people there real.
ly wanted, and meeting Frank
Young, l told him so. Young,
however, wanted me TO GO ahead
and represent Walton.
"After thinking it over how
ever, | decided not to attend the
meeting, and l so told Mr..
Young. ! suppose he then got a
proxy from Mr.. Walton.
II did not think it right for
me to assume to represent the
people of Custer county at the
committee meeting because l had
not talked with Walton and did
not know what they wanted. l
ahink Young was in closer touch
pnd would be able to vote as the
teople out there would want &c
vote"
Secretary Allen will be absent
in Idaho for about ten days and
until he returns it is not possible
to see the records to find out just
what kind of proxy Young real.
ly had, though of course he
must have had proxy made out
in regular form or the committee
would hardly have permitted him
to serve.
The curious part of it is that
Walton had been elected by the
! Custer county men because they
had tired Of Youngs ascendancy
as leader there, and the politi-
clans wonder what these people
thought of it to see Young bot
up as usual and act with the
committee.
Mr.. Walton sent the following
in reply:
Broken Bow, Neb.
April 10th, 1906.
To the Evening News:
The News seems to be worry
ing unnecessarily over the fact
that railroad wreck prevented
my Icing present at the meeting
of the State Committee. Mr..
Royce of the state banking, did
not have proxy from me.
Mr.. Royce has only had a
political residence in this county
for a number of years and could
not be expected to be in touch
with existing sentiment and
certainly would not ask him tc
represent their views in a com.
mittee meeting. | am we'll salts.
fled with the result of the com.
mittees deliberations. This is a
rural district and our people Ger.
tainly did not wish to worry with
a direct primary or an early con.
vention.
Hoping this may be sufficient