Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-09
AFTERNOON.


Texas met secretly in caucus in a secluded
room at the Oma hotel Wednesday even
ing and laid plans to capture the important
offices OF the National Rural Letter Car
riers' association. Their slate Is yet sub
ject to revision. The important offices
are those of president and secretary, for
these are the most influential and incl
dentally the only ones to which salaries
attach.
1t is stated that neither e. A. Mcmahon
| Of Texas or Vice President Crum of Mich
/ igan both leaders in the caucus, has yet
! decided which shall run for secretary and
1 which for president. II is declared that
each prefers to run for the place now
I held by Gull of Massachusetts,. both feel
ing that there is more show to beat him
! than President Lindsay.
! In view of the strength which Frey of
( Indiana is showing for the vice presidency
friends of Mrs. Ruth Kenyon of Nebraska
| have about decided that 1t would be inju-
dicious to place her in nomination
Whether the present administration is re-
! elected or not, Frey seems likely to land
| the second place. The duties of this Of
flee are nominal, but his friends say that
! he wants 1t because It is believed that
one more year will content Lindsay as
president, and then the Hoosier would be
I in excellent position to run for chief Of
ficer.
Frank Cunningham of South Omaha is
declared to be allied with the Texas
Kansas Michigan combination, but may
have a hard time swinging Nebraska into
line against Lindsay, who has many
friends in this state.
The question of the new officials Of the
association became burning one Thurs
day and threw into temporary eclipse the
/ fight for the next convention, although
I partisans did not let up in their efforts
On account Of Portland's brilliant cam
paign 1t is thought to have likely chance
for the honor. Delegate Coins has en-
listed the active aid of the Omaha Com
mercial club and is successfully pulling
many wires.
| An appeal for postal savings repositories
was made at the Thursday morning ses-
sion by Postal Inspector Thompson of
! Omaha, who was followed by Spillman,
| superintendent of rural delivery of Wash
ington. The latter made an urgent appeal
for the parcels post.
Changes I'm Constitution.
! A dreary discussion of proposed amend
/ ments to the constitution Of the National
Rural Letter Carriers association yester-
| day afternoon was suddenly interrupted by
the intelligence that Delegate ]. w. Bra
ziel Of Mansfield, Mo-, had been taken i'll
| with appendicitis and was about to be re-
moved to hospital for an operation.
10 Rogers, a fellow Mssourian, brought
the news IT don't know II the convention
| will wish to take any action" said he,
but want to say that Brazie is one of
the best fellows in our state and is the
father OF six children"
Half a dozen delegates Jumped to their
feet clamoring for recognition. But Coins
of Oregon managed TO catch the president 3
! eye. 1T think, Mr. President" said the
Portland man. I'VE ought to do something
for Mr. Braziel. shall consider II an
honor to lead off" So saying the speaker
slapped $ gold piece on the president s
table.
The whole convention was now on it's feet
and making for the rostrum. President
Lindsay promptly nominated three collect
ors to pass the hat and these soon had
brought In a sum a few cents less than
800 Half OF the delegates to the conven-
ton were not present at the time and the
sum will be considerably increased today.
stiIIman on Parcels Post.
The address of Superintendent of Deliv-
cry Stillman on the parcels post bore fruit
during the Afternoon in the shape of dec
laraton brought in by the committee on
resolutions favoring the project This was
adopted by the committee. as was reso-
luton that the motto Of the organization be
Better Roads, Higher Education and q
Greater Association"
The report OF the finance committee was
then adopted and the committee on con-
stitution finally had its innings. It's report
was read by Chairman o. L. Steinbrecker
Of Mt Healthy, o., and produced great
debate although II was now after 6 p. m.
The report recommended the dropping OF
the clause of the constitution which raises
the per capita tax paid by the state asso-
Citations from 20 cents to 81 and also the
clause providing that the national associa-
ton pay the expenses of state delegates to
the national convention. Steinbrecker ar
rived here almost a minority OF one ir
favor OF this action. but by persistent ham,
mering swung his committee and almost
the whole convention round to realize that
the associations life would be greatly en-.
danEered unless they followed his lead. Al
D. m. the delegates left for Council Bluffs
for a banquet and program given by the
Iowa association.
CONVENTION OF POsTMAsTERs