Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-28
Ninth District
Fight Warns Up
Judge Green, While Leading, May
Have TO Contest for Honors
in Convention.


ATLANTIC, Ia, April N.-(Special. D
ago for Judge Green Of Audubon county,
the Ninth district congressional campaign
has suddenly warmed up into a regular
fight for the republican nomination While
Judge Green is still unquestionably In the
lead, there is no denying the fact that
several counties which few days ago
were regarded as certain Tor him are now
talked of as fighting ground"
Only sixteen days will elapse before the
county conventions will be held in the
district 1t is conceded that Guthrie and
Audubon and probably Montgomery will
instruct for Judge Green, That will give
him twenty-seven Of the 100 delegates in
the congressional convention willis
Stern Of Logan will have the twelve votes
from Harrison county and Ed s. White
OF HARLAN the nine votes from Shelby.
Cas- county Is very likely to be for Judge
Green, though there Is still u possibility
that an uninstructed delegation may be
sent An effort is on foot to get such q
delegation. so that it may be used TO fur
Their the candidacy of Cass county man
in case the congressional convention should
be deadlocked and II would be necessary
to have a dark horse
very strong sentiment there for Judge
Green. Some Of the more optimistic be-
lieve that he will be- able to control that
delegation of twenty-four, and If he could
do so he would have fifty-one votes on the
first ballot, or one more than the required
number. On the other hand, the opponents
of Judge Green say that the leaders in
Pottawattamie cannot deliver all OF the
twenty-four votes and that, while Judge
Green will get a good showing from Potta-
wattamie, the delegation will not be in
strueted and will not vote for him as q
unit AdaiF county. with nine votes Is
first, last and always for Senator Savage
who is 20 be the temporary chairman OF
the congressional convention TO be held
in Council Bluffs Ray i6 Senator Savage
has repeatedly stated that he win not be
a candidate He has a strong hold on the
standpatters OF the district and there are
regulars" in practically every county who
would be willing to turn to him In case
Savage holds to his announcement to re-
main out OF the race. Adair Is likely to be
divided between Judge Green and willis
Stern With Savage out OF IT the county
would be glad to have a man Hike Judge
Green from the eastern end Of the district
Judge Green is also personally popular
Win the IaLhncfb Dy reason or MS fearless
ness on the bench and his reeord for
handling crime without gloves While
Adair county is not included In his judicial
district, word OF his record IL pretty gen
orally known among the farmers there
Mills county seems TO be an unknown
quantity In the race. with the odds favor
ing Willis Stern OF Logan. The county q
strongly standpat, and as Mr.. Stern leans
that way he would be likely to command
support there. Judge Green has been on
the bench OF this district for sixteen years
and has not been aligned with factional
politics, He has been a warm personal
friend Of Judge Walter L Smith. who re-
Gently resigned a. Congressman from this
district, but has differed a. times with
Judge Smith on political issues IN the re-
publican party. There Is a feeling In this
part Of the district that Judge Smith would
very much desire TO see Judge Green
named as his successor. Judge Smith
however, is now on the United States cir
cult bench and is taking no part whatever
In the contest