Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09

represented by one OF her citizens in the
We Commend Hon. M. p. Kinkaid. our
member OF congress from this district,
i9r his good work in behalf OF Western
us in Congress-.
We endorse. the proposed amendment
70 our constitution. submitted by the
last Legislature OF our state, provididg for
an elective railwey commission. and we
demand Of our members Of the Legislature
ahe snsStmeat 91 such laws under said
the commission, IL elected, to fix, adjust,
and equalize freight rates within the
state hnd prevent discrimination. rebates
We demand the passage of law abol-
ishing railroad passes, believing that the
preston of favoritism and detrimental
TO the interests OF both the pass giver
and the pass taker. and also the business
and commercial interests OF the state.
We favor the SELECTION OF ,candidates
n state and de
We further recommend that the road
laws OF the state be so amended that a
road tax can be levied upon all taxable
property in the road district and that
the money thus. raised by such tax be
ine to the valuation Of t the districts and
for road work under the direction Of the
the concurrence ofthe township board OF
the township OF which said road district
As republicans. we congratulate our.
selves. our party and our country upon
the facts established by each passing
that the priGspes and policies iSl Of
best interests oil all the people: that un.
der republican rule. the resources Of the
sbor Of he eonntrs IS whoy and
wages and better prices obtain and that
" i@proSins. We W. v reiSice u" In our CON,
and abroad. and we invite sli to ioIn with
30 censpicuously begun and vigorously
psosecuted by our president, Theodore
Roosevelt, pay bear ultipate fruit.
9Th, 1906.
CT GpTTERsoN, Chairman,
?. q WAL IA IaS
s. Bo n 4 sa a4HsAaD'
Delegates to the state conven-
ton: E. A. Hanna, John Nc
Inich, D. c. Konkel, |. A. Re-
neau, r. n. WEIGH, L. H. Morri-
son, w. ]. Rice, H. M. Baird,
is. l.. Glover, Jules Haumont,
A. Lazenby, E. N. Bishop, Ed
Myers, s. A. Robinson, C. z.
Cannon, Francis Marsh, H. A..
Sherman.
Delegates to the congressional
convention. S. S. Mcconnell,
Chas. pavy, B. F. Kiker, John
Scott, w, A. Gardiner, T. II.
Varney, E. A. Hanna, F, A.
Amsberry, John Reese, L. H.
Jcwett, A. r. Humphrey, J, B.
Miller, ]. S. McGraw, John S.
Smith, Chris Bonde, A.. ]. FL
lott, ]. ]. Douglass,
Delegates to the senatorial con-
ventionl T. ]. Wood. A. Z.
Streatur, F. N. Bishop, ]. q.
Taylor, ]. c. Bowen, Jos. Molly
neaux, ]. ], Douglass, E. c.
Spoouer, Anton Qohesh, H. X.
Atkinson, w. p. True, H. Pes
ter, D. H. Bowen, F. C, Wilson,
c. Metcalf, W. A, Gardner, Hen
ry Brown,
Delegates to the representative
convention; Jim Henry, w. H.
Comstock, Sam Mcconnell, F. G.
Wilson, A. Fonda, J. O. Taylor,
G. f. Christy, 7. ]. Wood, John
Davis, Ira p. Mills, A. Morgan,
A. J. VanAntwerp, H. F. Shid
ley, H. K. Atkinson, Roy Hicks,
Albert Shafer, B. F. Empfield.
The county central committee
is as follows: II. J. Wood,
E. Hagin, |. p. Mills, r. r.
WEIGH, Jules Haumont, w. J.
Rice, Joe Haefele, John S. Smith,
H. b. Glover, Jas. Henry, G..
Hiser, l.. Haumont, John Ma,z,
Z. N. Bohart, Fl. X. Atkisson,
q. F. Christy, John E. Myers, +.
r. Delano, Jas. Haggerty, w. E.
Warn, ]. Fred Brechbuhl, c. O.
Lind, H. M. Brownell, w. A.
Gardner, S. A. Robinson.
Jules Haumont was elected
chairman of the county central
committe and A. ]. VanAntwerp,
secretary.