Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-12
FIGHT AGAINST BRYAN TOUT IN BRYAN'S STATE|
Leaders Are Stalking the Nebraska Republicans in Con-
Democratic Dictator venton at Omaha.
LINING UP FOR DENVER TAFT Sentiment STRONG
Contest for National Committeeman
Feature
PLAN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN QUEER POINTS INTEREST
of Meeting
and His Platform List of Delegates.
Nebraska Republicans in Con-
vention at Omaha.
TAFT SENTIMENT STRONG
Contest for National Committeeman
Feature.
QUEER POINTS OF INTEREST
lively Canvass for Delegates-at-
Large to the Chicago Meeting.
List of Delegates.

OMAHA. Neb.. March 12-Nearly every
thing in the way OF states had been
agreed upon when Daniel Nettleton. tenn
porary chairman. called the republican
state convention to order in Boyd's The
alter today. The sentiment for Secretary
Taft for President was apparently unani-
NOUS The Lancaster county delegation
which was sent to the convention on
platform favoring the policies of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, was headed by Judge
Allen W. Field. an avowed supporter of
Mr.. Taft and candidate for delegate-at-
large.
The point of interest during the fore
noon was the district conventions, winch
mot at the Rome Hotel to select district
delegates to the national convention. The
second (Omaha) and the sixth districts
were the only districts which had not al
ready named their delegates, and there
was but little contest for the places, the
delegates in each instance having preFl-
ously been agreed upon.
There was considerable determination
evident among the friends of A. L. clark
of Adams county and Representative
Boyd of Neigh to press their candidacy
for places on the "at-large" delegation
However 1t seemed probable that Senator
Norris Brown. Gov. Sheldon. Allen w.
Field and Victor Rosewater would be Sc
lected.
Contest for Committeeman.
The contest for national committeeman
was another source of increasing interest
with A. C.. McCloud of York and Victor
Rosewater leaders in the race. There was
some question whether the convention
will indorse candidate for the place.
hot hnIx foi1 inc n q n
it will be left to the delegation which
goes to the Chicago convention to select
a national committeeman.
A large delegation from the fifth dis
trict, where movement to indorse
President received it's greatest impetus,
arrived last night and at once made 1t
distinctly known that opposition to Sec
rotary Taft had ceased.
Delegates poured in in large numbers dur
ing the morning hours. The second dis
trict convention met at the Rome Hotel
at 10 o'clock and named M. L. Larned
and Arthur c.. Smith of Omaha for dele
gates to the national convention. The
sixth district met an hour later and Sc
lected o. o. Snyder of O'Neili and W. r.
George of Broken Bow.
Boyd Withdraws.
The name of Representative Boyd was
removed from the list of candidates for
delegates-at-large by telegram from
Mr.. Boyd, in which he declined to be
named unless there was a unanimous
sentiment in favor Of his candidacy. This
left A. L. Clark of Hastings the only con-
testing candidate.
At meeting of the executive commit
tee George copeland, university re-
gent. was recommended for chairman of
the resolutions committee.
The second and sixth districts passed
resolutions instructing their delegates to
vote for Taft. first last and all the time.
The other district delegates had already
been instructed.
Spoke Against Taft.
Tony" Donahue. a local labor union
leader who was a delegate to the second
district convention. spoke against the
nomination of Secretary Taft. He de-
clared he represented 5000 labor votes in
his district. and they had fifteen dele
gates on the convention floor. He said:
1T is a matter OF common notOriety
that Secretary Taft is an enemy to or
union labor of Omaha on record as OPP
posed TO him. II this convention indorses
Taft we will not support the ticket. and
want to register q protest here against
take in the Endorsement of Secretary TAFT
for the President of the United States.
No other delegates attempted to press
the matter. and Donahue's talk was re-
ceived with silence. The Central Labor
Union of Omaha recently adopted a reso-
luton placing the union and its members
on record as opposed to Taft.
The fifth district delegates, at the re-
quest of A. l.. Clark, their candidate at
large. withdrew his name candidate
for delegate, but elected him as presi-
Dental elector from the fifth district.
re1A~o$Ar
First district: United States Senator
]. n. Burkett, Lincoln; j. A. Amends,
Syracuse.
Second district-M. l.. Larned and A.
C. Smith. both of Omaha.
Third district-W. NJ. Hnse. Norfolk;
F. p. Voter. Wayne.
Fourth district-Samuel Rinnaker,
Beatrice: F A. Williams Aurora.
Fifth district-A. w. Sternc. Grand
Island j. G. Hammill, Stockwell.
Sixth district-O o. Snyder, O'Neill;
W. a. George. Broken Bow.
Beat Taft Pledges.
BOSTON. March 12.-The filing of nom
ninth. tenth and eleventh district re-
publican conventions at the headquarters
| of the republican city committee yester
| DAY indicates sweeping bCStoH NltlcfS
| for Senator Crane over the TAFT support
| ers The organization slate for delegates
| TO the state and congressional conven-
| tons in all Of the twenty-five wards are
| unpledged
Not only will BostOn's delegates to the
three district conventions and her go
| delegates to the state convention oppose
| any effort TO pledge the delegates to the
national convention, but they will APP
| pose any attempt to pass vote stating
| the preference of Massachusetts.
Slemp Gets Taft Promise.
| RICHMOND. Va. March &c. Bascomb
Slemp. Representative in Congress from
the ninth congressional district. and the
| only republican representative from Fir-
ginia has been offered position in the
cabinet of William II. Taft of Ohio in
the event Taft is elected President.
| State Senators Chase and Parsons, who
left this CITY for their homes In south
west Virginia Yesterday afternoon, di-
vulged the informat ton to the other party
leaders before leaving. Prominent local
| republicans in close touch with the stu
! alton will not DENY the report.
Republicans here are highly elated over
| the fact that a Virginia republican is
spoken of as a member OF the cabinet.