Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-07-22
STATE REPUBLICANS /
MAKE DECLARATIONS
ON CAMPAIGN ISSUES
Representative Bodies from Over
Nebraska Convene to Decide
Upon Their Policies.
STANTON MEN ENDORSE TAFT
Declare Full Confidence in the Re-
publican Party.
CHERRY TAKES SAME POSITION
Votes Down Motion to Split Vote Of
Delegation.
SLOAN IS FnLM0RE's FAvORITE
Congressman from Fifth District Sc.
cures Unqualified Endorsement
from Home COHnty--N0rris n
Gets Western Counties.
Declare Full Confidence in the Re-
publican Party.
CHERRY TAKES SAME POSITION
Votes Down Motion to Split Vote Of
Delegation.
SLOAN IS FILLM0RE's FAv0RITE

SIANION, Neh., July E-lSpeclal.D-'
The republican delegate convention of
this county met here to day and selected
the following as their representative
delegates To the state convention at IAn-
coin: w. w. Young, Charles McLoad,
Louis Smithberger. Ed. Daniel, and Sol
d. Denney. All go as aft men.
The following resolutions were adopted
with but one dissenting vote In the sixty
nine votes which made up the conven-
ton:
Whereas, plain speaking and common
honesty demand that we fairly state our
position as Republicans on the questions
that are presented to US as members Of a
great and historic party; and that we
give due recognition to the conditions
that confront us; therefore. be 1t
Resolved, That the republicans Of
Stanton county, In convention duly as
sembled, express our pride in and ap-
proval fthe grand and mighty accom-
plishments achieved In cur national life
by and through republican men and re-
publican measures. We especially COM
IHtIu tH6 S6ucidl CpuIcG VI fCStSidGOh
and measures promoted by our party rep
resentatives during the administration of
Mckinley, Roosevelt and Taft.
I'm the face Of the record Of halt
century Of our party's history. we feel
that there can be but one rightful con-
clusion and that Is: that the necessity
for a third party does not exist and
that the best interest Of our common
country demand the perpetuation Of the
republican party, and that its policies and
administrations be sustained.
Therefore we. of this convention made
up Of republicans. some OF whom at the
late presidential primary were followers
OF William Howard Taft. some Of whom
there supported Theodore Roosevelt and
some of whom endorsed the favored son
of Wisconsin. Robert La Follette, unit
ing upon con,man ground FOR he-promp-
tion OF what we deem best for the COM
mon good. hereby join in the solemn
declaration that our country's welfare,
demands the acceptance Of the results
of the national republican convention at
Chicago. and the hearty and loyal sup
port of Its candidate william Howard
Taft; and be It further
Resolved, That good faith and public
honesty demand, that the custom estab-
lished by more than eighty years Of our
political history be observed and adhered
to: that we hereby express as the moral
conviction of this convention our solemn
Aa1 of - tha&
Dental elector heretofore nominated as
republican, or whose name may here
after appear on the ticket as such, can
In any manner be justified in casting his
vote as such elector for any candidate
other than william Howard Taft, who We
duly called national republican conven-
ton.
And we further expressly instruct the
delegates chosen at this convention to
attend the state platform convention to
as far as possibly carry out and promote
the sentiments expressed in these reso-
lutlons"
VALENTINE. Neb., July 21.--(Special)
The republican county convention yes
terday afternoon elected delegates to the
state convention and instructed them to
support the present administration. w.
s. Barker was elected chairman and
Woodruff Ball. secretary. The "bull
moosers" we're in evidence at the con-
vention. but there were very much in
the minority. A motion was made by
them that the delegates be instructed
three and half for Taft and three and
a half uninstructed. This otion, how
ever. did not get very far.
Resolutions were carried which en-
dorsed President Taft and also endorsed
all candidates on the republican ticket
who are in sympathy with and who sup
port the national republican ticket and
platform. The following delegates were