Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-04
lFrnm a staff Correspondent.l )


egram)- republican state convention
today was so completely in control of the
progressive element that 1t lost much Of
its interest to the mass of the visitors.
When the caucuses were held It was dis
closed that the progressives had control
OF six of the eleven, though in one there
was peculiar fight, which left the matter
in some doubt.
| When the convention came up to the
first test vote it showed that the progress
slye. majority was npwardssiof 2S5. The
test came when Ttwo reports were made
for permanent chairman. majority re-
port for Senator DoliiVer and a minority
report for ]. G. MAbry Of Abba. On the
vote Dolliver received ss4 votes and Mabry
49, Ten votes went for Dolliver that
might have been counted for the minority
candidate but for a desire 10 aid can
didacy for superintendent.
| Senator Dolllver spoke briefly and in good
humor but did not discuss issues TO any
| extent. The convention gave to both Doili-
yer and Cummins generous applause, and
especially when reference was made to
Roosevelt the convention became wild with
| excitement. There was no show of disap-
proval of anything said or done, but the
! discussions were In the main in good tenn
per. The platform committee spent much
time in preparing the two reports and in
| the meantime the convention disposed of all
other business. Judges Deemer and Evans
were renominated by reclamation. On the
first ballot for superintendent the vote
was: Deyor Se4; Riggs. t2O1a; Welty. 2441h
Minninger, IA; Lark, tbs1h; Brainerd, 1904
Picket, 1874. on the second ballot DeyoT
led and great many changes we've made
to Deyor until he was declared nominated.
Platfotnt Fight.
Then came the platform fight about
$50 p. m The majority report presented
the progressive view and was read by
Robert Healy of Fort Dodge. Then
Colonel w, p Hepburn read the minority
report containing the speech and extern
sive endorsement of President Taft Both
reports received much applause from the
different sections Of the house. There was
no debate, when roll call came the con-
venton refused to substitute the minor
lty for the majority report by vote of 56S
to SIS. The platform was then adopted.
During the ballottlng d picture of Taft
was shown and II was made the occas-
ion for great show u approval later
a picture of Roosevelt WAS shown in like
manner and the other crowd did the ap-
plauding.
An effort was made to force a vote On
the parts OF the resolution report. and II
finally got into the form of a vote to sus.
tain the claim that the adoption Of the
report could not be divided, There was
another faction division With the usual re.
suit. The platform was Finally adopted on
a short factlonal vote
Following the adoption Of the platform
just as presented by the majority the con.
ventlon elected the members of the state
committee who were reported from tn,
caueuses. At no time during the day was
there any angry talk and everything wa,
accepted as final Few speecses wer,
made, both sides oontenting thmcselve'
with show Of strength on the roll calls
A. NJ. Deyor of Hancock county, the can
didate for state superintendent, regarded
as an able man, who Win fiji the offic,
we'll.
During the week TAFT clubs decided
upon continuing their Organization during
the next two years and they viii malntair
headquarters and do some work in tn,
campaign fer some OF the candidates fo
Z congress.