Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-12

Dan Nettieton OF clay county speaker
of the house of reprusen ntatives. and C. r.
Anderson OF the Board OF Regents OF the
state university were recommended as tenn.
purary and permanent chairman. respee,
lively, OF the republican state convention
which viii meet at the Boyd theater thit
afternoon at 3 u'cincK. The recommanda,
TONS we're made BY the state central com.
mittee at its meeting yesterday afternoon
Delegates to the convention filled ths
corridors OF the hotels yesterday after
noon. Late arrivals increased the number
during the evening and the majority of
the delegates are expected to reach here
this morning. The state central committee
was in session yesterday afternoon and
evening. Only one contest came up before
il and that was frum Platte county Two
delegations. one selected by the cenven-
ton at Columbus and the other by the
county central committee.
Among the early arrivals Wednesday
morning was Lieutenant Governor Hope
well OF Burt county and Senator c. A.
Sibley OF Lincoln county. y. 2. T0miinHon
OF Hall county. Judge Aaron Wall OF Loup
city. I. n. Jewell and Ala Morgan Of
Broken Bow and Thomas Majors OF Peru.
Harry Lindsay treasurer OF the state
GUINnALAGEs hELlNttl AENNt ENttA f4AAGhAH Will
out ever going to Lincoln. Secretary =. P.
Corrick Gf Lincoln and other officers and
members OF committees also arrived
Adzaission NJ Ticket.
The state convention will be called to or
der at the Boyd theater. Seventeenth and
Harney streets. promptly at , O'Clock
Thudsday afternoon. Admission will be by
ticket only, and the g25 delegates viii be
seated on the lower fIuor and stage. x Sec
retary 3 F. Cor-fcK of the state committee
can make 1hs arrahgemant r. overflow
meeting was possible there would be one
Thursday. as the delegations which will
apply Tor admission viii be large. The
stage will probably be occupied by the
Third district delegation. the officers.
speakers and newspaper representatives
Tickets will be given out Thursday morn
ing at the COMMITTEES headquarters on the
parlor floor OF the Rome hotel
The doors OF the theater viii be open to
those holding tickets at 1:s0 o'clock. After
. O'Clock the galleries will be thrown open
60 the public
The two congressional conventions will
be held in the convention rooms OF the
Rome. the Sixth district ar 10 O'Clock and
the Second district at . O'Clock These viii
complete the list OF district conventions.
the third having been held Tuesday a. Nor
folk.
Though the Rome is headquarters and
most OF the delegates are at that hotel.
many are scattered about the city. some
at the Nllard and others at the Murray,
which in times past have been republican
headquarters.
About these hotels nothing but TAFT
talk is heard when presidential preferences
are mentioned. That the delegations have
been voluntarily for Taft. and many OF the
counties would have voted for the war Sec
retary on a presidential preferences almost
a year ago. is shown by the talk OF such
Delegates as Orlando Tefft OF Cass county
and James E. DeIzen OF Lexington. who is
an avowed candidate for superintendent CT
/ public instruc lion. subject to the next re-
| publican nominating convention.
West II Tor Taft.
I IT can honestly say that I am acquainted
I with the sentiment of republicaas from
/ Cheyenne to Grand Island said III. DsI-
zelI. and the western part OF the state has
/ been for Taft for months 1 believe the
republicans OF our country knew their
minds before those In the eastern part Of
{ the state
"Of course. there Is little doubt but that
/ the western part Of the state would have
/ been solid for Roosevelt had third term
I been possible. but we took the president
I seriously CUT there even before his last rs-
7 ftisal to even consider third term Our
I county chairmsn felt that Roosevelt al
I ways stays by a declaration and Taft
leaped into popularity out there months
agu-probablv before the eastern part Of
\ the state had fully made up its mind
ANY talk about the party leaders debating
i 20 the republicans OF the west and talltng
them that a Taft program must go through
ia the merest rot. Frnnl my observation
il was Tart around Lexington and North
. Platte before the leaders were IN. They
followed the rank and fils instead Of the
rank and die following the leaders"
Orlando Tefft 1f Avoca, IN Governor
shsIdon's county. said '"rhe Lancaster
( republicans have been accusing me Of
responsibility in the defeat or their La
I Toilette Roosevelt trick but / have an
alihi Then. besides thar 7 am dead and
gone % my long home politically. I really
had nothing 10 DO with the defeat 0f the
trick. hut chat is not saying that 2 am
not IN sympathy with tne counties outside
n Lancaster which put a spike into the
Lincoln program. II is Taft beyond quss-
ton in the First district. voluntarily, pa
trioticaly and every other way.
AS for the Lancaster republicans maxi
ing an effort 20 get Congressman Pol
lard as A result Of the failure of their pro-
gram. We understand they have several
noses IN the air. looking about Tor ths,
congressional uuminarion-
SUCH Is the senl ugnt OF repuhiicaus fran
every corner OF Tie state. from Onalia %
Broken Bow E-c- Ru'1 tl HDugh
For drlegates-a- --iargr. riie hiE four"
are favored against an s0mers- Governor
3helion. Senator Norris Brown. Victor
RnssWater and Judge Allen W field
Many Of ths counties were instructed FOR