Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-25
FIGHT AT BULL MOOSE MEET
Strenuous Proceedings at Yeiser's
MASS Convention.
DELEGATES NAMES ARE READ
DR.. Henry Operates Steam Roller
Republicans Later Name Same
Delegates ~ Were Chosen
Last Saturday.


John O. Yeiser's bull moose gathering
1t Washington hall TUESDAY night will 80
down in history as one Of the most re-
markable assemblages ever set before the
public. Mr.. Yeiser denominated the gath
ering mass convention of republicans"
called for the specific purpose Of nam
Ing a delegation to the state convention
at Lincoln that should not be tainted
with "bosasm," and which should con-
tain no man who is even suspected OF
favoring the reelection of President TAFT
1t went through as per Mr.. Yeiser's care
fully laid plans, but the program was ex-
tended somewhat and included, among
other things. free-for-all fight.
49,. Proceeds with Program.
The Yeiser program started as soon as
a handful Of the trusted bull moosers had
entered the hall. BY actual count. ninety
seven were present when DIR. w. o. Henry
was chosen chairman Of the meeting and
proceeded with the reading of short
typewriter speech on the great achieve
Iu6ULS VI luc ICpuUllSeH pdA ~ |is AASAhS
proved himself an excellent steam roller
engineer by refusing to call for the mega
tive vote on any question. The Yeiser
program called for committee of three
on order of business, committee Of five
on selection of names Of delegates and q
committee of seven to name a new county
committee In less than fifteen minutes
these committees were appointed, retired
and returned with their reports, and the
reports were declared adopted. The COM
mittee on delegates showed the greatest
celerity in action of any, it requiring but
three minutes to select the ninety-four
names Of the delegates and to honor eight
others by naming them as alternates.
BY the time the committee on delegates
had returned with its list of names,
neatly typewriter, the attendance at the
mass meeting had swollen to about
800 and evidence of interruption
was in sight. DR.. Henry had al
ready neglected to call for the negative
vote on two questions, and the clamor
from the floor was becoming insistent.
Dave Shanahan was endeayoring to Sc
cure recognition, but the chair could not
see him. And here Is where the fight
started ...
Young Goes After snanahan.
DR.. George Young, former city veteri-
marian, undertook to squelch Shanahan,
and In minute dozen fights were 60
ing on in different parts of the hall.
The committee started to read its list of
delegates. but Yeiser stopped this by tell
ing the chairman to declare the report
adopted without reading. This was done,
and Henry declared the meeting ad-
journed and left the stage while Yeiser
was calling for the delegates present to
assemble in a room below. Mr.. Yeiser
doesn't say how the delegates came to
know they were selected, as the report
had not been read, but he called them
to meet, and says they did meet, al
though the meeting could not be dis
covered.
After the Yeiserites had left the hall
order was quickly restored and the meet
ing was organized by the election of
David Shanahan as chairman and M. J.
Greevey as secretary. Then the dele
gates selected at the regular republican
convention last Saturday were formally
approved, as well as the resolutions
adopted at that convention.
Henry Reads a Speech.
Dr. w. O. Henry was appointed chair
man and Henry Genau was named secre-
tary. DIR. Henry then read a speech from
manuscript, recalling the history Of the
republican party since its inception in
1854, its fundamental principles and the
record of the party for the last several
years, which record he said had upheld
the high principles of Lincoln and the
party of Lincoln's time.
There was a lull in the meeting at this
point and two collectors were appointed
to raise s25 to pay for the rent of the
hall.
Chairman Henry then appointed, upon
motion of c. D. Hutchison, a committee
Of three, consisting of J. L. Kaley. G. |
L. G. Klingheil and L. J. Healey, to
recommend an order Of business. A COM
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