Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-23
HALL COUNTY BOOSTS PRINCE
Republican Urged as Candidate for
Congressional Honors.
DELEGATES FOR PRESIDENT TAFT
Fight Al Ide Ia Opposition is Speedily
CheclSea--Dodse County EN-
dorses Taft and Norris
Brown.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 22.-(Speoial
Telegram .)-The republicans OF Hall
county in convention today adopted the
resolutions committee, heartily pledging
anew their support to President Taft and
cordially endorsing his administration,
commended the republican state adminis-'
tration, demanded honesty and fidelity in
ali public affairs and economical admins
tration, for both state and nation and
endorsed extension of rural free delivery
by a reasonable increase in the parcels
post service.
Later Representative w. A. Prince was
called upon to address the convention and
following his address. motions were Of
fered and reported recommending him to
the voters of the Fifth congressional. dis
trict for congress and endorsing the rec
ord Of Senator Norris Brown.
An effort was made by o. o. McPheeters
of Cameron to eliminate the endorsement
OF President Taft from the resolutions
committees report, but the effort was
overwhelmingly defeated and the resolu-
tion adopted as reported with an emphatic
and vociferous vote. --s.t..
The convention was we'll attended, nearly
every precinct being represented. The fol-
lowing delegates were chosen for the state
conventions:
Thomas Gaylord, c.. ]. vanNess, A J.
F1lsinger. ]. Nj. Weldon. s. w Wilson.
Charles Humphrey, ]. r. Fulton, Edward
Williams, J. ID. Whitmore, w. A. Prince
o. A. Abbott jr., G. 3. Norris Edward
Kelso and Gus Neumann.
The democratic county convention was
quite a Harmon and harmony affair, in
the recommendation Of +. w. Ashton, the
pronounced Harmon candidate, for dele
gate-at-large to the national convention,
and the hearty approval of the record of
Senator Hitchcock. together with the per-
sonnel Of the delegates The candidacy OF
w. H. Thompson, for United States sena-
tor. was also heartily endorsed. j. l.
Cleary, county attorney. was made chair
man OF the state delegation.
PL4ATTsMoUTH. Neb., July 22.-(special
Telegram .)-Republlcans OF Cass county
met in delegate convention at l O'Clock
today at Weeping Water. Former Con-
gresham E. NJ. Bolard was present TO
give the principal address of the meeting
The administration of President Taft was
heartily endorsed and a resolution con
graduating the people OF Nebraska on the
election of Chester H. Aldrich as governor
was unanimously adopted. The endorse
ment Of United States Senator Brown and
the members Of the supreme court was
/ set forth in an enthusiastic resolution
which recommended the reelection of VIII
liam b. Rose and Charles b. Letton and
commended Judge Jesse L. Root for his
| activities in the capacity of supreme Judge
The following delegates TO the state re-
publican convention to be held at Lincoln
Tuesday were selected: ia
/ b. Woph, c. G. Mayfield Peter Eveland
| A. T.. Taylor, l.. r. Polk, r. NJ Pollard
a. A. Wettencamp. A. l.. Kidd, NJ Il
/ Frederick, NJ. @. MRnspeaker b. l. Tai
! cott, William Schlck, Charles Allen, James
Ranney, William Spaigler. j. M. Teegarden
and George r. Stoner.
Wayne knocks Primary.
WAYNE. Neb.. July 22.-(Speciai Tele-
gram. )-rhe republican county convention
OF Wayne county was held at the court
house here this afternoon. with the pre-
cincts well represented. w. II. Glider
sleeve was elected chairman and C. II.
Bright secretary of the convention. The
I following resolutions were adopted
Whereas. a practical demonstration of
I the primary law has clearly proven that the
benefit sthrefrom are theoretical and the
maintenance OF the same has created a
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