Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-06
KENNEDY HEADS COMMITTEE
Omaha Man Made Chairman of Repub-
lican Organization
HEADQUARTERS COME TO OMAHA
Tvventy-seven Members Attend and
Vote on Location Seventeen 60
Nine-secretsry Wilson
Talks.
From a staff torrespondent)

LINCOLN. Neb Sept. 5-(special Tele-
gram THE republican state central com
mittee last night selected Omaha for head
quarters for the year, elected John l.
kennedy chairman and adopted the rules
of 1910 for the coming year. Twenty-seVen
members Of the committee we're present.
Mr.. Kennedy was empowered to select his
own secretary. The vote on location OF
HEADQUARTERS was II for omaha and 3 Tor
Lincoln.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson ad-
dressed the committee
No opposition existed toward Mr.. Ken
nedy lie was on the ground and willing
to take the position But he made one
condition which caused the members TO
balk on his selection. His business would
not admit Of his taking the place II the
headquarters would not be moved to the
metropolis
some members were afraid that it would
not prove a wise move to take the head
quarters 10 Omaha and select Chairman
from that place also Lancaster county
CONSERVATIVES in the committee wanted
the headquarters to remain in this city,
but were not willing to push their prefer
ence. The same friendly attitude was ex-
pressed by Omaha members. These de-
Husenetter for a second term, although
he had publicly announced his desire TO
retire
Secretary Douglas was not present and
H G. Thomas OF Harvard acted as secre-
tary
Myron Learned of Omaha placed Mr..
Kennedy in nomination, explaining care
fully, however that he would withdraw the
name unless the committee could see its
way clear TO allow the headquarters to go
to Omaha also, where Mr.. Kennedy could
take care of the campaign without hav-
ing TO seriously neglect his business.
Opposition TO Omaha.
s w. Burnham Of Lincoln move the To-
cation be selected first and thus get that
matter out Of the way. F. Wilcox was
afraid the people in the central and western
part of the state did not understand
Omaha and that If the headquarters were
located there it would work TO the disad-
vantage of the ticket. The people Of his
section are inclined to criticise the me-
tropolis, he said, and to believe that
Douglas county republicans work for that
county alone Marshall Harrison of Otoe
county seconded this sentiment, in part
and moved that headquarters be left in
Lincoln. E r. Quincy of Dodge asked to
hear from Mr.. Learned as to why head
quarters should be moved. Mr.. Learned
explained it was wholly on account Of Mr..
Kennedy.
E. P. Brown of Lancaster declared there
was rivalry between the two cities. What
was wanted was success for the party.
The vote was in favor of Omaha.
Mr.. Kennedy was announced as chair
man. He made a short address. in which
he declared his thanks were due the com.
mittee. because he felt any opposition t.
him was due entirely to the change of To-
cation. He promised to give his most
earnest support and promised also that if
any strength was lost in the state by rea-
son OF the change Douglas county would
make it up twofold.
Thanks to Husenetter.
The thanks of the committee were ex-
tended to Retiring Chairman Husenetter
on motion of A. w. Jefferis. The commit.
tee elected E. P. Brown Of Lancaster vice
chairman of the committee and empowered
Chairman Kennedy to name his own treas.
urer as well as secretary Addresses were
made by Judges Rose and Hamer candi
dates for supreme judge, and by T L
Hall, candidate for railway commissioner
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson
made an ardent Taft speech. He reviewed
affairs from the day Mckinley took thc
presidency, showing that a period of al.
most uninterrupted progress and prosperity
had followed He had no doubt Taft
would be renominated He lauded Taft
as q conservative, wise and diplomatic
president and told his hearers that it was