Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28

| gates here" said Patrick, "and it is not
to the best interests of the party TO per
init Douglas county to have so much power
in the selection Of a state chairman"
That did start something. Judge Old
ham rose 10 the occasion, and carried the
convention with him.
TT is unfortunate that such a remark
has been made" he said; Douglas county
has fifty-four votes in this convention be-
cause Douglas county cast the vote that
carried this state for Bryan and Shailen-
berger. Every delegate here from Douglas
stands for 300 votes cast for the democratic
ticket. Douglas county is entitled to its
votes, and / hope next year 1t will have
100 delegates here"
With Representative Kelly of Furnas
voicing the same sentiment the convention
carried the motion.
Their Kelly placed the name of Gruen-
Their before the convention for chairman
and his motion carried unanimously.
Gruenther Out of 1t.
Gruenther was called before, the conven-
ton and declined. Il am not unmindful of
this honor" he said, but it is utterly i'm
possible for me to participate in the cam
paign this year. My friends in Platte
county know Of my condition and the con
dition of my family, and it would be un-
Just to myself and to my family for me to
| accept the office. Another reason why /
] cannot accept the office is that 1 have
been elected to an office in Platte county.
Last year 1 accepted the secretaryship Of
the Bryan Volunteers, not thinking it
would take me away from home, but
served In that capacity for seven months
and had a substitute in my office. While
there are a lot of republican newspapers
and attorneys in Platte county, no ,criti-
cism has been offered, but I cannot longer
impose upon my people and do not think
1t right for me to longer neglect that
i office. l will aid any chairman who is
elected to the best Of my ability"
A great silence followed the applause
which greeted the Gruenther speech, for
1'everyone that had kept posted knew that
Gruenther has quit because OF the shabby
treatment he has received at the hands of
those he put in office last year. His rec
concentrations to the governor have been
repeatedly turned down, though invited on
all occasions.
Then Judge Oldham and Mayor Jim and
several others said Leave the job to the
committee" and it was left there.
| DouRIa Also out.
Douglas Shawvan, who objected to voting
for Bryan for president, though an elector
from Nebraska last year, was thrown
out OF the convention, figuratively speak
ing. He, with four others, contested the
seats OF the five delegates from Boone on
the ground that they had been elected
at a populist convention called by James
T. Brady, chairman Of the populist COM
mittee. II was proven to the credentials
committee that Brady was chairman of
both committees, had called both conven-
lions, but that when Shawvan and his
crowd arrived. the populist convention
was in session and they refused to join,
but resolved themselves into a democratic
convention. Tom Flynn moved to seat all
the delegates, but the convention refused.
Then ~Shawvan, upon the Invitation of
Mayor Dah1man, seated himself with the
IOmaha delegation and viewed the conven-
} ton.
shaIIenberEer Entertains.
Governor shaijenberger filled In with a
speech, while the resolutions committed
was out, and stirred up great enthusiasm
when he announced that he would call ar
, extra session OF the legislature to enaci
, a banking law should the present law b.
) declared unconstitutional by the fedora
courts. The governor denounced the repudt
: ators and the nullifiers and brought forth
applause at every such statement, HI
J created great laughter when he said h
! had been sustained in his remarks abou
: regulators because It has since beer
E shown that republican officers had ever
repudiated their assessments. The demo