The Cairo bulletin., 1908-03-13
HARMONY WAS
MAIN FEATURE
or NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION AT
OMAHA YESTERDAY.
WIN. H. TAFT ENDORSED
Some Third Trem Delegates--La Labor
Leaders Protests Were ignored
Tariff Revision is
Favored.

r FaVofed
Omaha. March l2-Without a voice
lcf dissent, the candidacy Of VIM. II,
Taft for president was endorsed by
the Republicans state convention of
Nebraska today, and a solid delega
tion for the secretary will go to Chi
cago instructed to vote fer his nomi.
nation first. last and all the time.
1t was Taft convention from start
to finish, despite talk of division
and when the question of selecting
delegates at large came up for con
sideration the stated delegation OF
| Governor Sheldon, Senator Norris
Brown. Victor Rosewater. of Omaha
Judge Allen W. Field of Lincoln
went through with a rush. Alternates
are A. G. Rankin. OF Furnas county:
II. G. Baright of Omaha Lieutenant
Governor NJ r. Hopewell, of Burt
county; Paul II. Marlay, of Custer
| County.
Harmony prevailed throughout tha
convention, although some dlssension
was apparent In district gatherings
and over the matter OF selecting a ma
tional committeeman
Union Labor Protests Ignored.
The second and sixth districts held
their conventions this morning and
representatives of organized labor
made a demonstration on the floor of
the second district gathering. Tony
Donahue. Of Omaha. labor leader, del
egate tothe ristrlct convention, made
formal protest against Taft's candi
dacy He said he represented FIVE
thousand voters of the second district
who were unalterably opposed to Taft
and asked that he and fifteen other
delegates be placed on record as op.
posed to send delegation to Chicago
for the secretary,
Donohue was heard respectfully but
the convention took no action aud the
matter was not brought TO the atten
tion of the state hcdy
Daniel Nettleton, OF Fairfield, was
temporary chairman while the perma
nent chairman was Charles B Ander.
son.
Candidates for delegates at large
were each asked to state their posi-
tion on the presidential preference
and those present addressed the con
vention. Judge Field, of Lancaster
who followed Governor Sheldon, deliy
cred an address which he divided be-
tween plaudts for President Roosa
welt and Secretary Taft aud sarcastic
illusions to Bryan.
For Third Term.
Judge Field represented Lancaster
of Lincoln county, where delegation
was elected on Il Roosevelt platform
and came t. the convention instructed
to support a delegation favorable to
the president for another term. Sever
al other counties had received similar
instructions about presidential dele
gates.
Those who looked for a division
were surprised, however. TO see a
, unanimous feeling for the secretary OF
war when the convention gathered.
No voice of dissension was heard ar
, at any time The only roll call during
the day came as the result OF a prop
oscition made by a Gage county dele
gate to proceed to the selection OF q
national committeeman.
Although but two candidates-Vic-
tor Rosewater. OF Omaha, and A. c.
I McCloud, Of York-were in the field
the motion precipitated a contest,
Howard Balbridge, OF Omaha, declared
the selection cf a national committee
Imam was the proper work of the dele
cation to the national convention ana
lnOt that of the state convention. His
motion to table the motion to select
committeeman was lost.
The platform was given over prin
Icipally I the endorsement of the pol
licies of President Roosevelt and of
Secretary Taft for president. II fol
lowed closely the lines of that adopted
by the Ohio convention and in one in.
stance quoted that document. wherein
revision of the tariff is declared Heces
: sary. State issues and the admins
: tration of state officials also came In
for full approval.
SIXTH IOWA DISTRICT.