The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-07-29
Republicans in Battle.

Lincoln, July 26.-Special to The
News Norfolk was represented on
the state republican convention reso-
lutions committee today in the person
of w. n. Huse, editor of The News,
who was named by Chairman Brown
to represent the Third congressional
district. The fight in the resolutions
committee over county option took up
the afternoon.
The committee on resolutions was
named by Chairman Brown, after
which the convention took a recess
until 3 o'clock.
The committee consisted of seven
members, as follows:
John l.. Webster, at large; Ned
Brown, First district; former Con-
gresham John l.. Kennedy, Second
district; w. n. Huse, Third district;
Harry Sackett, Fourth district DR..
Jennison, Fifth district; Wesley Will
cox, Sixth district.
OF these three are said to favor
county option and four oppose it. 1t
is the general belief that some kind
of county option plank will be in.
serted in the platform as reported to
the convention.
Brt vn Permanent Chairman.
The state convention of the repub-
lican party met at noon today and or
ganized with United States Senator
Norris Brown of Kearney as perma-
nent chairman. The sentiment of the
convention was divided on the ques-
ton of regulating the liquor traffic by
the county option plan. Senator
Brown was classed with those opposed
to that idea and strong campaign
was made against him, with Congress-
man G.. w. Norris of McCook as the
rival candidate. The result was de-
cided victory for Senator Brown.
1t was claimed that the result of this
vote did not indicate the sentiment of
the delegates on the county option
question. Many voting for Brown be-
lieved that his defeat would be re-
garded as a rebuff to the national ad-
ministration and create dissension in
the party in the state that would be
better averted.
The county option advocates claim
Gu ludl a ldl sc magnify VI bhC uSiS
gates were willing to support their
idea and that strong plank would be
placed in the platform.
The resolutions committee was near
ly evenly divided on the question ant
ii was hoped that plank acceptable
to all would be evolved.
The convention, after organizing
adjourned until 3 O'Clock.
Norris Browns Speech.
In assuming the temporary chair
manship of the Nebraska republican
state convention, United States Sen.
ator Norris Brown spoke only along
general political lines, making no al
lusions to the questions uppermost In
the minds of the delegates-the en-
dorsement of the insurgency" o
some of Nebraska's congressman ant
the county option plan of regulating
the liquor traffic.
Mentioning the democratic state con
vention being held today at Crane
Island, Neb., Senator Brown declared
that it is useless for democrats tc
fight over a platform, as democratic
platform is neither useful nor orna
mental" Said he:
The men who make it forget it, ant
the men who are elected on it are ex
pected to repudiate it,"
To support this declaration he citeC
the record of democrats in the las
congress. Said he:
Their last national platform pledg
ed the party to free lumber but the!
voted against free lumber. The!
promised postal savings bank. The.
kept their promise in the senate b!
casting 81 out of 80 votes in that bod!
against it. They promised the peopl
free coal, they voted for a duty OIL
coal. They promised free iron ore
they voted mo- on the proposition"
Contrasting this record with that o