Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-28

ASK ELECTORS TO RESIGN
State Republicans Make Formal Re-
quest to Moosers on Ticket.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN VIEW
To Come Unless ResiEnatfons Filed
by September 10 Head
quarters VIII Be in
Omaha,
(From a Staff Correspondent.

From a Staff Correspondent
! LINCOLN. Neh,, Aug 27,--(Special
| Telegram THE executive committee OF
the regular republican state committee
met at the Lincoln hotel in Lincoln last
evening and elected Frank Nj Currie of
Broken Bow chairman of the state COM
mittee with power to select his secre-
tary. BY vote of four to three head
quarters were located in Omaha, Jefferls,
Mapes, Wall and Greevy voting for
Omaha and Holmes, Culver and Keifer
for Lincoln.
All members of the committee were
present as follows:
First district, E. P. Holmes.
Second district, A. w. Jefferis.
Third district, Bert Mapes.
Fourth district, J. H Culver
Fifth district, j. W. Keifer
Sixth district, Aaron Wall.
J. H. Culver was chairman and NJ. J.
Greevy secretary, the latter holding the
proxy Of Herman Buclo!=, treasurer of
the committee.
present at the meeting, among the num-
Der being Victor Rosewater. John Wall,
A. B. Allen Ben Johnson, Victor Sey-
mour, F. E. Helvey, Ed Hayes, ]. H.
Eager, r. H: Evans and F. E. Edgerton
Vacancies on the state committee that
had not been filled were elected as fol-
lows:
Third district-W. H. Davidson,
Springfield.
Seventh distrct-Fred S. Berry, Wayne.
Eleventh district-J. c. Martin, Central
City.
Nineteenth distrct-C. ]. Miles, Hast
ings
North Platte.
Ask Electors to Resign.
The following resolution was passed
unanimously:
Whereas. The eight presidential
electors nominated at the republican pri-
nlaries in April are under legal and moral
obligations to support the republican
standard bearers-William H. Taft for
president, and James s. Sherman for
vice president; and
whereas, Six of these nominees for
electors have publicly announced that
they do not intend, If elected, to cast their
ballots for Taft and Sherman but intend
to cast their ballots for the nominees for
president and vice president of some other
party; and
Whereas, These six candidates have
thereby ceased to affiliate with the re-
mi rfx oI o4 he
have abandoned and forfeited their men,
bership in the republican party and places
on the ticket: be 1t
Resolved, That all such persons nomi-
mated for elector in the April primary
who no longer recognize their obliga-
tton to vote for the nominee of the party,
are morally and in honor bound to file
their designations from the ticket with
the secretary of state at once, and they
are hereby invited and requested to
do so.' -s
Acting Secretary Greevy, who will act
as SECRETARY until Mr.. Currie takes
charge, was instructed to forward to
each of the six electors referred to
copy Of the resolution.
Call Full Committee.
A call will be issued for meeting Of
the full state committee on September
10 in Omaha, when matters relative to
the selection of candidates to fill all
vacancies on the electoral ticket will be
taken up.
The committee favored taking legal
steps to compel the removal of the six
bull moose electors on the republican
ticket and il they do not get off by the
time the state committee meets, Septem-
by legal proceedings.
General Culver and Judge Holmes were
selected to secure a speaker for the state
fair.
HilIes' Message Read.
Prior to adjournment, Judge Holmes
read the following telegram received from
Chairman Hilles of the national repub-
lican committee:
Have already notified Currie that reg
ular republican organization will be re-
organized in Nebraska. Those who would
masquerade as republicans at a time
when 1t is an open secret that they are
plotting with boilers to wreck the repub-
lican party will not have the cooperation
of the national COMMITTEES. We find that
in most states republicans are showing
their colors. The attempt to confuse the
issue by men who are out of the party
and are seeking to operate from within
the party is being exposed and defeated"
Headquarters of the committee will be
at room f50, Omaha National Bank build
ing, Omaha, until further notice.