Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08
sAARP Contest ON nOOT
Convention Conflict over Designation
of meeting Place.
CHICAGO sTRUNG COMPETITOR
windy City Warehouse Men Make
Strong Fight.
VICTORY CAMPA1GNs FRUIT
NebrHskRns BusS irons Moment Of
.tfriVsl - several states Aid
Movement To Capture
Annual show.

lORTLAND, ore, Jan. Especial Tele-
gram )--Omaha won the next meeting OF
the National Wool Growers association
after one Of the most energetic contests
witnessed on the floor Of the convention
during fthe half century since the associa-
tion was founded. 30 tense has been the
struggle for the next meeting that the rtgu
lar order OF business was dispensed with
and the convention proceeded saturday
MOI nng to select the next pace OF meet
ing whfch was to have been the last thing
before the convention adjourned saturday
evening
1'he question Of where the meeting should
go was not 80 much selection OF par
ticular city, but those most interested IN
the wool storage business wanted the assO
cation 10 hoid its next meeting at some
point as tar east as Columbus, o., but
finally conferred their efforts on getting the
meeting to go to Chicago, where the wool
Warehouse Is located 1his house is owned
bs large number OF WOOL producers. VINO
save active support to the recommendation
tliat the convention go to Chicago.
ank r. Gooding, former gOvernor Of
loaho. was elected president OF the 1850
cation 70 succeed his brother Fred Good
ing. who has been president for three years.
Wyoming had expected to pace in nom
nation the name OF Ur. }. IA. Wilson OF
Dongias for president Dr. Wilson had
favored Omaha from the first and stood
Pat by that city. His name was finally
withdrawn and Wyoming voted for frank
h Gooding
simpson OF Cody an Ally.
Then came the struggle for the conven-
uon. w. l.. simpson of Cody, wyo,.
walked to the platform while Secretary
Walker was reading a most cordial invi-
tstion from Governor Aldrich OF Nebraska.
Z io governor of Nebraska had wired the
association extending greetings and bid
ding il welcome TO Nebraska. lie assured
the members his hearty sympathy with
the wool growers organization ana prom
ised TO be on hand 10 perHsnaliy greet
them II they deesdea,t 10 come 20 Nebraska
Wien the cheers OF the wool men died
away. after che Eovernors message had
been read. Mr.. simpson made a speech Of
ten minutes, telling what Omaha and soueh
Omaha are doing for the sheep gro~erS IN
handling the largest receipts OF sheep ever
sent to a single market and AZ the same
time maintaining a market steady 10
ST. Ong, lie declared II a marvel OF modern
live stock handling the way IN which the
Cnion stock Yards company, OF south
Omaha had handled from 5000 TO 10000
lie closed BY paying a high tribute to what
Omaha Is doing all the time, day and
night year in and year out, for the great
states Of Wyoming. Colorado Montana
Idaho, oregon, washington. Utah and Cali
fornia-
This met with applause which continued
for several minutes. When the room was
once more quiet. former President Fred
Gooding who had Just given the gave to
his younger brother, was standing in front
OF the house and a dozen workers for
Chicago were circulating among the state
delegations, Mr.. Gooding moved that the
matter of selecting a place Of meeting be
left to the newly-elected executive COM
thittee. The chairman had TO call for a
second and got II. Dr. James NJ. Wilson
OF Wyoming then asked for the floor.
when Omaha Wins.
Conventions are In the habit OF handling
their own business. and by the delegates
who have paid their own expenses" ne
said. I'VE ought TO he able to show the
people OF this country that we are big
enough TO select place OF meeting with
out putting the proposition up to the ex-
ecutive committee
This little address was receiving such
applause and DR., Wilson was making such
headway that Former President Gooding
arose and walking to the platform with
drew his motion and moved that Omaha be
made the unanimous choice OF the associ-
alton AZ the next place OF meeting.
The president put the motion and almost
every delegate Jumped TO his feet and
yelled aye for Omaha Then three cheers
We're given for Omaha as the greatest
sheep market In the country and thes
We're given with a will.
A mi of hsa sta daIa had
voted to endorse Omaha, among then
wyoming California and oregon. Denver
Colorado Springs Cincinnati and Boiss
were other candidates. but they we're elm
mated by the invitations Of Omaha and
chicago
From the minute the Omaha delegation
arrived in Portland an active campa gn has
been waged TO capture this convention
The Omahans opened headquarters al tn,
Portland, kept open house, gave an auto
mobile ride TO the ladies visiting the con
yention and spread the gospel OF Omaha II
the newspapers, Those who put ON IN,
campaign were; A. $, stryker, secretsr.
OF the South Omaha Live Stock exchange
Joseph Shoemaker OF the Union stool
Yards CO. wm. II. Wood Frank Scott
&. b. Bogue. J. l. Paxton, W. N. Farrar
I'd w. Cahow and Arthur J. Cooley
Those from Omaha were: Fred Castle o
tue Her Grand j NJ. Guild. commissions
of the Commercial club. and VIII a
campbell OF the publicity bureau Of m
tommercial club
Faxes ~ TaTtff Questioa.
The principal resolutions submitted 10 IN
convention by the resolution committee D
enc dealing with the tariff The comml,ts
fayors 3 united front by members an
growers IN defense Of The present schedule
he resolution says:
We resffirm our belief In the America
ssstem of protection and unequivocall
indorse the application Of It's principles a
embodied in the present arrangement q
slhedu.e X. as applicable TO the wOc
CONTINUED on second Pagel