The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-03-06
". n. A(JSE IS ENDORSED
AS DELEGATE TO NATIONAL RE
PUBLICAN CONVENTION.
BY MADISON COUNTY RePues
Madison County Republicans Met at
Battle Creek Saturday Afternoon
and Selected state and COMPRESSION.
nj Deleoatjops

Battle Creek Saturday Afternoon
and Selected state and COMPRESSION.
al Delegations,
Battle Creek Neb, Feb. 29.--Spe
cial to The News: The Madison coun
ty republican convention met here this
afternoon and selected delegates to
the state and congressional conven.
lions. Resolutions endorsing Presi.
dent Roosevelt the candidacy of Sec
rotary Taft, Governor Sheldon, Con
gresham Boyd and w. N. Huse for
delegate from the Third district to the
national republican convention in Chi
cago. were adopted.
State Delegates.
| Delegates to the state convention
are: George N. Beels, Burt Mapes,
C. E. Burnham, p. f. Sprecher, w. A.
Witzigman, Chris Schavland, 7. e. Al
derson, f. s. Perdue, G. s. Smith,
George Gutru, E. II. Gehrhart, c. A.
Smith, NJ w. Carmody, Howard Mil
Ter, Herman Hogrefe.
| Congressional Delegates.
Following are delegates to the con-
| bitbblbHdl tOuNtHllou WulCh HttNS lH
Norfolk March 10: Il. A. Bullock,
John II. Hays, Burt Mapes, c. Il. Burn.
ham, A. C. Daniel #. II. l.. Willis, S.
C. Blackman, James Nichols, John II.
Harding, James Dover, II. II. Reynolds.
c. A. Randall, S. d. Robertson, j. S.
Mathewson Burr Taft
Resolutions Adopted.
En1lnmip,r hn nj nm do
ed:
We the republican delegates OF
Madison county in convention assem-
bled, hereby reaflirm our allegiance to
the policies of the republican party as
promulgated by our worthy president,
Theodore Roosevelt, and endorse his
firm and patriotic administration. Re-
GREETING his determination not to serve
as president again, and inspired by his
wishes in the selection of a candidate
to succeed him, we cordially endorse
the candidacy of Hon. William II. Taft
for president, fully convinced that he
is wise and courageous statesman
and eminently fitted to continue the
work laid out by President Roosevelt.
Therefore be 1t
Resolved That the delegates from
llllS convention w lut SNdl' anu NOll-
gressional conventions be instructed
to vote and work for such candidates
for delegates to the national conven-
ton as will pledge themselves to cast
, their votes for Hon. w. II. Taft and
continue so to cast their votes until he
shall be nominated or cease to be
candidate, in which case they shall!
transfer their votes to some candidate
whose progressive republicanism can
not be questioned.
Pleased with the administration OF
= Governor Geo L. Sheldon, and believ-
ing in his integrity and fidelity to the
principles of the republican party, we
hereby endorse his business methods
of conducting state affairs and recon-
mend his reelection.
We congratulate the Third district
of Nebraska upon the splendid record
made by Hon. j. F. Boyd, now serving
his first term in congress, and recog-
3 nizing the merit of republican prin-
ciple that public official who renders
; faithful, conscientious service is en-
! titled to serve two terms, we urge his
/. denomination and reelection.
In acknowledgment of the newspa-
per OF the present day as party fac
tor, we endorse the candidacy Of w.
n. Huse, editor of The Norfolk News,
+ as a delegate to the national repub-
s lican convention from the Third dis
r trict, and the delegates from this
|. county in the congressional convention
are instructed to use all honorable
,. means to secure his election.
Fight Over Resolutions.
It was not without a heated contro-
:. versy and debate that the above reso-
!. lutions were adopted. Early in the
convention a motion carried that a
committee on resolutions be appointed
!, one delegate from each precinct, the
J various precinct delegations naming
their own committeeman on call. A
J committee to nominate delegates to
conventions was named in the same
= way. Then there was a half hours
intermission.
The resolutions committee brought
in the resolutions just as they were
S afterward adopted. A minority report
was brought in, striking out the final
}. paragraph.
1t was here that the debate broke
y out. The minority report was offered
u as an amendment to the original.
Minority Report Showed Under.
q On vote, the amendment was voted
n down, 81 to 81, and the majority re
port adopted.
g The state delegation was named by
g the nominating committee.
20 By vote of the nominating commit
a. tee, the naming of the congressional
delegation was given to w. N. Huse.
v 8. C. Blackman, secretary OF the
4 county central committee, called the
II convention to order, in absence Of
G Chairman C. A. Smith. C. A. Randall
&c was made temporary, then permanent
/ chairman and Mr.. Blackman perma
At nent secretary.
r. Credentials were accepted there be
10 ing no contest.