Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-08
REPUBLICANS ACT AS A UNIT
County Committee Is Harmonious
N the Selection Of Its New
Officers.

Harmony was In the atmosphere at the
first meeting OF the new republican county
committee Saturday afternoon at Wash
ington hall. Contests were on for only
two Offices and in both cases when the
will of the majority was manifested mo-
tions to elect unanimously were carried
These are the new officers of the committee.
Chairman, Anthony j.. Donahoe.
Vice chairman, ]. J. Boucher.
Secretary, Frank II. Woodland.
Treasurer Gurdon w Wattles.
The meeting was called to order by Chair
man l.. c. Gibson. Mr.. Gibson spoke
briefly, expressing his thanks for the sup
port given him in the past aud declaring
the belief that factional fights in the party
are over. He said he believed the new
committee with the support Of the party
at large could elect every man on the
ticket. ~Iet.
A letter from Treasurer Wattles stated
that after all bills had been paid balance
of 81 90 remained in the treasury. Some of
the vacancies on the committee were filed
by vote and then nominations for chair
man were declared in order. The nominees
were A. j. Donahoe, who had been agreed
upon as a harmony candidate by the go
called factions; j. ]. Boucher and w. A.
Foster. The first ballot was sufficient To
elect, Mr.. Donahoe receiving llS votes and
Mr.. Boucher IS. Mr.. Boucher, who had
previously cast the vote Of his precinct
for Mr.. Donahoe, moved that the nomina-
ton be made unanimous and the motion
went through with a whoop. Mr.. Boucher
was named for vice-chairman by unanimous
vote.
Frank II. Woodland was presented for
secretary in accordance with the harmony
agreement and was pitted against NJ. J..
Greevy, the present incumbent Mr.. Wood
land won out by a vote of 1Oi to IS and
his election was made unanimous on mo-
ton Of Mr.. GreevY. Gurdon w. wattles
was reelected treasurer by a rising vote.
The committee empowered the new chair
man to appoint an executive committee,
consisting of one member from each ward
in Omaha, two from South Omaha and
one from the country. Then by another
rising vote the committee expressed its
thanks to the retiring chairman and the
other officers for their services to the
committee. Mr.. Donahoe and Mr.. Wood
land were called to the platform and both
addressed the committee briefly.
Just before adjournment Congressman
John i. Kennedy was called on and in re-
Spouse spoke for few minutes. He con-
graduated the committee on it's organiza-
tion and commended both Mr.. Donahoe
| and Mr.. Woodland. He said the congress
sional committee had decided to cooperate
cordially with the county committee to Sc
cure the election of the entire ticket.
with a good chairman, a good secretary
and a good cause, why shouldn't you win?''
he asked. His remarks were given enthu-
slastc applause.
Mr.. Donahoe, the new chairman, is a
resident OF the Fifth ward and is yard
master of the Missouri Pacific.
An aggressive speaking campaign in con.
| nection with the county committee was the
course decided upon at meeting OF the
republican congressional committee Satur-
| day morning I'm Congressman Kennedy's
ONCE. The meeting was we'll attended and
those present were enthusiastic over the
progress already made. Speakers and dates
will be announced by James II. Adams
chairman of the committee.