Omaha daily bee., 1912-09-15
DEMOCRATS ATTACK
MOOSERS IN COURT
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TO INTERPRET PRIMARY LAW
Follows Meeting Of Democratic
State Committee.
MOOSE CANDIDATE IN SIXTH
TO INTERPRET PRIMARY Il
MOOSE CANDIDATE IN SIXTH
Progressives in Convention at Kear-
ney Name Armstrong.
VALENTINE MAN MAKES PROTEST
@. III. Cornell Seeks to Address Con-
vention, bat He is Forbidden This
Privilege, but Gets in Re-
marks Edaeways.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Sept. 14.-(Spe-
cial eTlegram.)- attack on the bull
moose from the democrats is announced
after the meeting of the democratic state
While the regular republicans are de-
comittee here today.
While the regular republicans are de-
anding that bull moose electors do not
disframhise them. Mr.. Morrissey, candi-
date for attorney general on the dsmo-
cratic ticket, will on Monday in the courts
Of Lancaster county file protest against
the progressive party going on the bal
lot, as such, In violation of the primary
laws OF the state. r4
I'VE might just as well find out now
as later whether this law really means
what 1t says and whether it Is going to
be enforced" said Mr.. Morrissey.
The action Is not taken by the state
sey personally. The committee discussed
the proposition, but took no formal action,
Secretary Matthews declares that the
meeting was the largest in point Of at
tendance for several years. Among the
candidates present were A. G. Shallen-
berger, candidate for the United States
senate, H. c. Richmond for auditor,
Platform Kelly for secretary of state,
Morrissey for attorney general Eastman
for land commissioner and Clarke Tor
superintendent.
a bureau on speakers consisting OF T.
w. McCune of Omaha and Horace Davis
of Ord, and press bureau consisting OF
Mark Murray of Bender, Edgar Howard
of Omaha and w. M. Maupin Of Lincoln
were created.
KEARNEY, Neb., Sept. 14.-(Special
Telegram. Frank l. Armstrong of Elm
Creek and ex-member Of the state legis-
lature from the Fffty-ninth district, was
today nominated as the bull moose can
iidate for congress from the Blk Sixth
district at the Kearney convention de-
spite strong opposition from the delegates
from Custer county.
C. "a. Cornell OF Valentine, for several
years closely associated with Judge Moses
p. Kinkaid, was present and sought the
pTINilCBe Ol duuicbSii5 tiho haCUlih5.f w.
L. CASTOR Of Anselmo moved that the re-
quest be granted but the Buffalo county
delegation, headed by o. 9. Smith and
]. P. Gibbons, downed the motion, which
was not seconded.
Mr.. Cornell edged In several remarks
while others were demanding procedure
with the business In hand, that of NOM
mating the congressional candidate. He
oontended that the move would cost the
republican party at least 1000 votes in the
district; that Norris would suffer in the
Fifth district and Aldrich votes would
be lost throughout the state by the move.
The regular party affiliation petition
was in the convention hall and the
speaker was invited to sign the same
which would have placed him in regular
standing in the progressive movement, a
thing which he stated was impossible for
him to do in good faith with his con-
stituents in the northwestern part Of the
state. Castor, recognized progressive
party man, used all the influence within
his power to secure the endorsement, but
apart from the efforts of the two men
toned the sentiment seemed to be in
favor of the ultimate action Of the con-
vention.
Resolutions endorsing Roosevelt and the
third party were drawn up, closing the
meeting