Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-26


its educational institutions, and W
as they clambered in and around seats and
benches, .'Whlle We Were Marching
Through Georgia" AS they swung in
front Of the big stage for the second time,
one Of the number proposed three cheers
for Taft and these were given with WILL
Louder and louder they grew, until many
others of the delegates had taken up the
cry and the grim old auditorium, which
has never Witnessed a more patriotic
sight, fairly shook ass the presidents name
resounded from wall to wall. Tom Majors
and Captain C. b. Adams OF Superior were
called upon for speeches and both gave
brief talks. The former, when he mounted
to the platform steps, was asked by an
enthusiastic delegate from the back or the
hall to step up higher" To this the old
war horse replied, II have tried that be-
fore and failed"
The Nuckolls county mans address was
along the lines Of the history Of the party
and re-echoed the spirit of thousands OF
old soldiers of the state, who felt that the
grand old party was still good enough for
them and that William III. Taft. jurist,
statesman and executive, was another OF
the party's honored presidents to have his
name go upon the walls Of fame.
h, ~ Resolution ON HOpeweli.
Following the adoption of the resolutions
k as submitted by the committee and as read
by Victor Rosewater, "a resolution written
by John l.. Kennedy~of Omaha, relating to
the death Of the late Lieutenant Governor
Hopewell, was passed by an unanimous
standing vote of the convention.
The Thayer county delegation, here OBJ
tanned recognition of Chairman Jefferies,
and offered resolution, which they as
serted, as 1t was brought forward was not
part of the platform, but alphabetically
recommendation to the convention. in
part 1t read as follows. sos
1--WE suggest and urge that the slogan
of the republican. party in this state be,
Get together, Get Together and keep on
getting together from now on until the
polls close on the evening of November 4
and until the sun sinks behind the noun
tains and all the stars, forget-me-nots of
the angels silently one by one twinkle In
the infinite meadows of the heavens"
Cheers Follow Thayer County.
The suggestion of the Thayer county dele
cation was met with cheers from the fast
dissolving factions that had earlier in the
The convention adjourned shortly after
4 o'clock, delegates who had come to the
hall with touches of misgiving in their
hearts, leaving with the thought of har-
mony uppermost In their minds. The at
tendance, which was slightly less than
| that expected a few hours before the gath
erinQ convened, was no less than $50 dele
gates. according to members of the state
| committee. though no official count was
| taken of the delegates present No con-
yention in years has been more harmonious,
| although early activities indicated that
small factional differences threatened to
instiu themselves upon the convention
though their supporters were manifestiy
so in the minority that they could hope to
gain nothing thereby.
New state Committee.
The newly selected state central commit
! tee held a brief session following the i'd
| tournament and State Chairman William
Husenstter and Secretary r O. Douglas
were named as temporary officers thereon
IL was agreed to leave the organization In
that respect intact until after the prim-
aries. when the committee will meet at the
call OF the chairman for purposes OF re-
organization. The new state committee as
named for senatorial districts today Is as
follows, being composed Of only ten OF the
former members OF that body:
First, Ed. Ferneau, Auburn.
| Second NJ. T, Harrison, Dunbar.
| Third, b. e Hendricks, Wahoo.
| FOURTH A w. Jeffries, A, q. Pancoast,
M l.. Learned, f. A Shotwen ana b. o.
Fifth. L. r. Quincy. Fremont.
| Sixth T. ID. Wigton, Lyons.
| Seventh J. c. McNlsh, Wtsner.
Eighth, w. II. Needham,
| Tounland HlR1Q.
| Tenth, George Wertz, Schuyler.
| eleventh. Carl Kramer. Columbus.
| Twelfth +. A Marsh, Seward.
Thirteenth S. w. Burnham' +. h Id
| gerton, Lincoln. -. .-
| Fourteenth, A. b. Spencer Barneston-
| Fifteenth, DR.. +. wilcox, HupDeil.
| Sixteenth Anton Dredla, Crete.
| Seventeenth, w. ]. Farley, Aurora.
Eighteenth, G. X. Hensihger' Srahu
IIland. .
twentieth, George Lyons, Nelson.
Twenty first, c. w. McConoughey' holo-
rege. ..D,s -
ney ,,,
/, TNenty-fourth ID. c. Johns, Burwen.
l. TWENTY fifth o. e. Elder, North Platte
|. TWenty-sixth, j. RMcCarl. McCook;
/. Twenty seventh. J. NJ. Lynch, Bridge
port. -. .u,..
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