Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-03
AFTERMATH OF CONVENTION
General Opinion that the Sore Spots will
Heal BY Election Day.
CUnGNs NAY NOT CONTROL COMMITTEE
some Doubt About the Attitude of
second District Menber-Talk
of who WIN Ne the
Chairman,



DIES MONIES, Aug. 2--(special. Nov
that the convention lie all over with what
will be the results at the November cleo
ton is the one question on the tongues Of
republicans today. The majority opinion is
that the full ticket will undoubtedly be
elected. The attitude OF the leading pa
pers, is, however, being watched with in
terest. The Burlington Hawkeye. the ed
itor OF which is a close friend OF j. w.
Blythe. recognized as opposing Cummins
politically, says today:
Governor A. B. Cummins has been nomi-
mated for reelection. The Hawkeye's es-
innate of the man and the incalculable
well known. The result at Des Moines In
no wise changed that estimate, and this
paper has nothing TO retrect that II has
said OF him or the republican principles
for which he has stood. His case Is now
remanded TO the people, who must pass
upon his future relations to the state,
The Sioux City Journal says. editorially
Credit for the fact that party integrity
is to be maintained lies entirely with the
stsnd-patters. Until the vital questions at
issue were decided largely as Governor
spoken threat Of a bolt echoed and rs-ech-
oed. Had the stand patters been Of mind
to meet force with force the newspapers
the news that the republican party OF Iowa
had been split wide open. The opposition
to the governor did not accept the dare,
though the means for making good were
conveniently at hand, and the justification,
too, for that matter. But party interest
doomed larger In the VIEW OF the old,fS s n
the ticket would mean split all along the
line.
Not Sure of Committee.
1t is not altogether sure that the Cum
minis men will control the state central
committee. They undoubtedly have FIVE
members OF the committee and the stand
patters the five from the Eighth, Sixth,
Ninth, First and Fifth. The Second district
IL one of which neither side is real sure.
| Chairman Spence of the old committee will
likely call the new committee together
| about September /, at which time 1t will
| organize. Spence is succeeded on the com
rnittee by Copeland. The Cummns men are
talking Of NJ. NJ. Mccall Of Story county,
| the new Seventh district member, as the
chairman, and IL may be will make an
effort to get the committee together earlier,
or at least the Cummins members together,
New Ordinance Prepared.
A new street railway franchise ordinance
lie being prepared and will be ready to
present to the city council probably next
| Monday The new franchise is being pre-
pared by attorneys for the Civic league
|
chise ordinances heretofore presented. II
! will provide for taxing the street railroad
exactly as other property is taxed in order
that the franchise will be constitutional and
will provide also for payment OF a tal
on the gross receipts for the use Of thu
| streets of the city.
DenniAOn or Ball.
Either John D. Dennison, jr., or George
| rpiM ha
cratic nominee for governor at the con
vention in Waterloo next Tuesday. DENIM
son lives at Dubuque and announced hi
candidacy some weeks ago. Judge Wade
who has been talked OF. is now expected t
run for congress again against Dawson
! Hon. d. w. Hamilton OF Sigourney has beer
selected by the state central committee 70
temporary chairman. '-
! Retailers Organising.
! Representatives OF retail merchants as
sociations from all sections Of the stat,
are meeting in De Moines for the purpose
| of forming an association which shall in
clude all the smaller organizations. Tn
plan is being promoted by the Iowa Stat
Merchants association and one Of the chic
purposes of the new association is to hgh
the mail order bushes.
Delegate Is Robbed.
]. II. Morrison, OF Seymour, a delegate
to the republican state convention, wa
robbed Of his pocketbook containing $31.l
while standing IN front OF the Auditorium
yesterday. He has not recovered the none.
and there is no clue on which the detective
can work.
shaw and HartEelI Speak.
Secretary Leslie M. Shaw and BishOl
Hartzell, were the speakers at the Ep
worth League chautauqua, at Coifax, TO
day. Secretary Shaw talked upon "Evolu
ton in Self Government" The attendant
is the largest in many years.
Grand Master snyder Ill.
:. C. L. Snyder. grand master Of the low
Odd Fellows, who has been in attendanc
at the state convention, was taken YER
Ill and is now at the home OF r. l.. Tilton
the grand secretary. Mr.. SnYder's home I
at Marion. His condition is serious but no
critical.