Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-29
KEARNEY WINS
NEXT MEETING
Buffalo County Seat Wrests 1911
State Commercial Club Gather
ing from Lincoln.
FIGHT IN OPEN CONVENTION
Heated Contest Arises Between the
Opposing Towns.
LOCATION COMMITTEE BALKED
Report FavOring State Capital Turned
Down on Floor.
CAMPBELL YIELDS A CON- 4
Omaha Man Gives way 10 ThOmDs,
OF Albion In Race for Treas
urershIp-Banauet at
Might.
Heated Contest Arises Between the
Opposing Towns.
LOCATION COMMITTEE BALKED
Report FavOring State Capital Turned
I, Down on Floor
CAMPBELL YIELDS A CON-

COLUMBUS, Neb., April 2S.-Cspecial
Telegram J-The 1911 meeting Of the Ne
braska Commercial clubs Is to be held at
Kearney. A sharp contest between
Kearney and Lincoln featured the closing
day OF the convention. Two combats were
involved in the general campaign which
resulted in the ultimate choice Of Kearney
BY practically unanimous vote.
The location committee OF six members
appointed by President H. NJ. Bushnell
held long and heated session eventually
reporting in favor of Lincoln. The battle
in open convention started at once. 1t was
attended by much OF verbal fireworks.
The Kearney Commercial club came to
the convention armed for the fight and de-
termined to land the convention. When
Columbus awakened this morning It was
20 find the city plastered with posters
proclalming in bold letters "Kearney
Next"
In seeking the convention of 1911 Lincoln
advanced the argument that the gathering
should be held there while the state legis-
lature was in session, that direct pressure
should be brought to force the passage OF
certain bills which the state organization
proposes to demand at that time. The re-
port OF the location committee in favor of
and then followed the motion for the loca-
tion Of the next meeting at Kearney, which
preciptated the battle.
A second fight resulted in the contest
between VIII A. Campbell Of Omaha and
+. S. Thompson OF Albion for the consoli-
dated offices of secretary and treasurer
The struggle continued with no promise OF
an agreement and finally Mr.. Campbell
withdrew
Norfolk Boosters There.
Norfolk was present in full force, having
a special car along with the Madison dele
CATION. The resolutions presented to the
convention were adopted except that ask
ing FOR tha endorsement OF the postmaster
generals position on second-class matter.
At the adjournment of the convention, the
visiting delegates were taken automobile
riding over the city and at o'clock 300 sal
down TO the banquet at Orpheus hall. II
M. Bushnell OF Lincoln was toast master
The speakers were Chancellor Avery Of
the state university, Francis A Brogan o
Omaha, Henry T. Clarke, Jr,, of the Stat,
Railway commission and Loran Pierce o.
the Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton ID. c.
Every city and village that has any in
ducements for new industries should b,
spending money advertising, even II merel!
through want columns of metropolitan
dallies, and every community should en-
courage local correspondence to send ou
stories OF even the bad" things that hap
pen for the sake of the advertising il
getting the towns name in print. declare
N. A. Huse of the Norfolk Commercial
club In paper read before the convention
today.
advertising as a Factor of Town Build
lng," was the subject. He also declare
that Nebraska should, as a state, ap
propriate an advertising fund