Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
LINING Up FOR SENATOR
Hayes for ROsswatsr, Custer for 0urrie and
johnson for Brown.
ALL FAVOR NOMINATING A CANDIDATE
KeRrney County Presents n New Can
didRte for Governor In the
Person of state senator
A. r. Harsh.

Republican county conventions were held
yesterday in ten counties. A new candi-
date for governor was projected by Kearney
county. which endorsed the candidacy Of
State Senator A. F. Hash for that position.
Custer county brought out former State
Senator Currie as a favorite son candidate
for United States senator. johnson county
instructed for four candidates, namely:
Brown for senator, Sheldon for governor.
Good for treasurer and McBrien for state
superintendent. Brown resolutions were
voted down in Kearney and Phelps county.
Several of the other counties expressed
approval of convention nomination for
United States senator and instructed dele
gates to carry II out without making
specific expression of choice between candi-
dates. These conventions added sixty-nine
to the list of elected delegates, making a
total of 53S elected out of s57, Of which 275
are instructed and 33 uninstructed on
senator.
johnson Has Many FavOrites.
TECUMsEH, Neb., Aug A-CSpecial Tel
egram)-The johnson county republican
convention held here this afternoon was
well attended and was an enthusiastic gath
ering. The meeting was called to order by
L. c. Chapman, chairman of the county
central committee.
temporary organization, which was
afterwards made permanent, was effected
with L. A. Warner of Sterling in the chair
and s. W. Thurber and NJ f. Cowan Of
Tecumseh secretaries. The following reso-
luton. offered by DR.. NJ. Stewart Of Te-
cumseh, was unanimously accepted with
others:
Resolved, That we. the republicans Of
johnson county In convention assembled,
do hereby instruct the delegates to the re-
publican state convention to use all hon
orable means to secure the nomination of
Hon. Norris Brown for United States SEN
ator, Hon. George l.. Sheldon of Cass
county for governor, Hon f. e. Good Of
Nemaha &C unity for state treasurer and Hon.
]. T. McBrien for state superintendent of
public instruction.
E. f. Young OF Elk Creek introduced a
resolution endorsing Congressman Pollard,
which received considerable opposition. II
was finally adopted, however, and follows
Resolved, BY the republicans Of johnson
county in convention assembled, that we
endorse the oflcial record Of our congress-
man. Hon Ernest M. Pollard and we have
confidence in him as a republican and rec
ognize his honesty and ability. We endorse
his candidacy for the United States con-
gress from the First congressional district
of Nebraska and we instruct our delegates
TO the congressional convention to be held
at Auburn, Neb to vote for his non1ina-
ton in said convention for said office.
Mr.. Brown and Mr. Sheldon were present
and delivered short addresses thanking the
convention.
j. c. Moore, the present incumbent, was
the unanimous choice for county attorney.
]. w. Whitman received the unanimous
vote for representative from the Fourth
district.
]. S. Dewey was chosen as the candidate
for clerk of the district court, winning
| from II. Howard.
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dorsement for float senator, including j. G.
O'Connell, william Ernst, o. A. Corbin and
e E. Young. Mr. O'Connell was successful
and was allowed the privilege of selecting
his own delegation. Delegates were selected
to the several conventions as follows;
! State Convention-A D. Flanagan. w.
Robb, Frank Rothell, David Collins e. 1,
young TIrner j rqTne abbott rerT Brown Rr j.
| judicial Convention-Frank L: Dinsmore,
n CSffey e J. Both RSthel Thar Harry IIo RogR'
Krause. F. M. Jump, E. E. Souders, VIII
Smith.
NJ. f. Cowan, f. B. Laf1n James d. Eulen,
| F. B. Foster, Ora Shaw, L. II. Latin, II.
n Libby; Luther Mattox' James LYingS-
| Smith, ]. w. Whitman.
A new central committee was chosen with
j. G. Burress as chairman. The commit
teemen are w. X. Taylor, Harry Phelps,
L. NJ. Davis, f. B. Laff1n George Sabin,
j. NJ. Shaw DR.. C. H. zeigler, L. H. Latin,
! e. E. Young, Carl Buethe w. L. Wilson,
Jacob Kritner. Thomas Roberts, j. w.
Smith, NJ. H. Carman.
Following the county convention dele
gates from Nemaha and Lincoln precincts
met and unanimously selected w. H. Alb
bolt OF Lincoln precinct the candidate for
county commissioner from the Third dis
| trict.
Harsh for Governor.