Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-15
Nebraska
TAFT PETITIONS COMING IN
General Response from Voters of
State to Place Him on Ticket.
La TOILETTE MEN ARE WORRIED
Determination of Roosevelt Men to
Go IL Alone Causes Alarm In
Their Ranks-North Platte
Man withdraws.

lFTom staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Feb. N-tSpeciai Telegram)
The executive committee OF the Taft
league together with q number OF candi-
dates for delegate to the national con-
vention. met this afternoon at the rooms
OF the club In the Lindell hotel Members
from all portions Of the state brought
most encouraging reports and Secretary
Currie had a number Of petitions to
show that the work Of getting the names
on the ballot was making good progress.
The first petitions were sent out from
the secretary's office only the last days
of last week and already they are being
returned signed up, Among those to ar
rive today was one from Silver Creek
containing fifty names, one from Teka-
nah with seventy-five. one from Superior
with seventy-five
From now on they are expected to ar
rive rapidly as the workers get busy,
Considerable discussion was INDUCED In
as to the best means of conducting the
campaign and among other things 1t was
decided to get the friends of Mr.. Taft to-
gether In various portions of the state in
series Of banquets where opinions could
be interchanged and conditions talked
over.
Form of the Ballot.
The form fthe urinary ballot and how
the different delegations might be dis
unguished thereon was discussed and the
matter was finally left with the executive
eap,rnittsa Thara haing tUa ana rnaslhl,,
three sets OF republican candidates for
delegates, national committeeman and
electors TO 20 on the primary ballot
makes a decidedly complicated situation
for the voter unless some means can be
provided by which they can be designated.
The following members Of the executive
committee were present: C. E. Adams,
Superior; 4. n. Pollard. Nehawka; r. B,
Schneider. Fremont: +. NJ. cuTie, Broken
Bow; S. II. Burnham. Lincoln. and jesse
McNish. wisner.
or the candidates for delegates In add
ton to those who are also on the execu-
tive committee there were A. w. Field.
Lincoln; Charles Hunsinger, e. p. Shell
don. r ]. Fitzpatrick. J. H Culver and
Carl Kramer.
Several prominent republicans from out
in the state who came to attend the
Young Mems Republican club banquet to-
night dropped in at the meeting.
La Toilette Men Worried.
The morning mail Of the secretary Of
state disclosed break in the La Toilette
Roosevelt slate as nominated Monday
night. E. o. Elder OF North Platte. named
as candidate for elector from the Sixth
district, requests the secretary to leave
his name off the ballot In the following
letter:
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Feb. HI no.
tice in this mornings Bee that l have
been chosen by the parties representing
Senator La Toilette as q presidential can
didate as an elector from the Sixth dis
trict. had no knowledge OF this matter
until l saw II In the paper, and do not
know who 10 responsible for putting my
name before the committee. do not
care to 20 on the ballot as an elector.
and would be pleased to have you notify
the proper parties.
Yeiser Throws Bomb.
The news from Omaha that John o.
Yeiser did not propose to subside and that
he had not been thoroughly crushed by
the steam roller somewhat disconnected
the La Toilette managers here today.
though they pretend they do not care
what Yeiser does The fact is patent.