Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-10-07
MOOSE ELECTORS 70 RESIGN
Will Quit Republican Ticket if Court
Gives Progressive Place Upon It.
CULVER FILES TAFT PETITIONS
Practically Every County In state is
Represented---Dr. j. Eyerist
Catheli to Make Cam
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1t Is stated by prominent bull noosers
that II the supreme court finally rules
that the progressives shall have a. place
on the ballot this autumn UNDER the party
name "progressives," the six bull moose
electors who are now holding places
under the name of republicans will con-
sent to resign and go on the ticket as
the nominees OF the progressives. F. M.
Curre Of Broken Bow, chairman of the
republican state central committee, at
headquarters In the Paxton, yesterday
said he had talked with some prominent
progressives of the state who had as
sured him that the state candidates were
willing to have this done In case the
supreme court grants the moosers a
place on the ticket.
Vice Chairman Culver OF the republican
state committee late Saturday afternoon
took the petition for Taft electors to Lin
coin, where he flied 1t with the secretary
OF state. The petition carried 5,S9S names,
representing all Of the counties Of the
First, Second, Third. and Fourth con-
gressional districts. OF the thirty-six
counties in the big Sixth district, all but
seven are represented by the petitions
and these are counties that either have
no railroads at all or are barely touched
by railroad, so that the mall was very
slow in getting there and back and the
time for circulation of petition was short.
OF the Fifth district all but three have
returned the petitions. The same condi-
tions with regard to railroads and mail
service exist in the measure in these
counties
In case the bull moosers should be
given place on the ticket In this state
by decision of the supreme court, and
the six moose electors now holding places
under the names of republicans" should
resign and go on the progressive ticket,
the six filled by petition yesterday by
the Taft forces could resign and allow
the six nominated by the state commit
tee to 60 on under the regular republican
head.
Chairman Currie says there Is sur
prise in store for the democrats this fall,
as they are not the unit many believe
they are.
Il nave icdfH6u LlOIU UOtu GhS oiiu
republicans" said Chairman Currie, shat
large number Of the democrats, espe-
cially the old line ones who were popu-
lists years ago, are not going to support
Wilson. / have been told this by some
prominent democrats In the state and
by some republicans. Besides this, there
are a considerable number Of democrats
who are satisfied with the material
conditions of the state and do not be-
feve II wise to hazard change Of ad-
minlstration. These will support Taft.
This latter class is not saying much
about it, but Taft will receive con.
siderable vote from them.
Employ DIR. CatheIl.
DIR. j. Everist Cathell has been en-
ployed by the state committee and is to
start out this week to cover the First
congressional district, speaking at the
following places: Weeping Water, syra
cuse. Auburn, Tecumseh and Hayelock.
Jacob Hauck of Omaha, the noted lin.
guist who can speak fluently in some