Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-01
JUDGE WRAY'S BULL
MOOSER CONVENTION
MANAGED BY M'BR|EN
New Party Gathering at Lincoln
Transacts It's Business Under
Experienced Guidance.
ALDRICH APPOINTEES ATTEND
Manuel and Jay, State Employees,
Among Delegates.
CoRRICK HELPS BY COUNSEL
Participates as Coach on Side Lines
at Meeting.
DELEGATES NAMED TO CHICAGO
Double List Chosen, that More VIII
BE Able to Get Into the Big
show In Windy City
Next Week.
ALDRICH APpOINTEEs ATTEND
Manuel and Jay, State Employees,
Among Delegates.
CoRRICK HELPS BY COUNSEL
Participates as Coach on Side Lines
at Meeting.
DELEGATES NAMED TO CHICAGO
trrom a tsaft Correspondent, !,


LINCOLN, July sl.-(Special. .)-Another
bull moose convention was In session
here today, the one called by Judge
Wray Of York. but 1t didn't assume the
proportions Of the Roosevelt gathering
over which Governor Aldrlch presided
yesterday. Jasper l. McBrien. one time
superintendent Of public instruction for
Nebraska, and later manager of the uni
versity extension work, from which van
tage point he was enabled to secure
only tried and true "progressives" as
speakers to be sent out at the expense
OF the university, engineered cute little
steam roller that puffed and snorted
around the Lindell In perfect imitation
Of real one.
About 100 bull moosers were In at
tendance. among them being noted C. B.
Manuel, late chairman of the populist
state committee and superintendent OF
the Industrial School for Boys at eKar-
ney, one OF Governor Aldrich's ap-
pointees and win s. Jay of Lincoln. a
deputy oil inspector, serving under ..Bilr'
Huseneter. late chairman Of the repub-
hcan state committee, also one of the
governors appointees. Several Idncoln
bull moosers, who took part In the
caucuses here and were delegates to the
Lancaster county convention, were also
In attendance, and taking part Ia the
convention. while r. p Corrick. late La
Toilette manager for Nebraska and now
chief elaquer for Roosevelt, stood around
and gave his advice and counsel to those
who were taking part.
Manager MeBrien ia Busy.
Judge Wray OF York called the meet
ing to order and on motion Of aJsper l..
McBrien was called to preside as tenn
porary chairman. He read typewrit-
ten speech In which he declared the bull
moose partyia one ',called Of Cod and
that II Is vain to look to either of the
old parties for any of the new party all
troublous conditions would be removed.
the est Of living would be done away
with, the government would take over
all public service corporations and all
trusts that have reached the stage OF
When Judge Wray had finished his
KEEP note address, Jasper L. McBriep
moved that he be made permanent
chairman. that John c. sprecher of
Schuyler be made SECRETARY. that COM
mittees on credentials and resolutions be
appointed and that double delegation be
sent to Chicago. Each OF these motions
of Manager McBrien was assented to,
although one of those in attendance had
sending double delegation to Chicago
Manager McBrien explained that II was
Intended to give more bull moosers a
,hance to get into the big show, and the
protestant subsided.
The committee on resolutions was Jass
Der l., McBrien. Lancaster; Fl. Jennings,
and c. B. Manuel. Howard.
Delegates to Chicago.
The following delegates we're elected to
'epresent Nebraska at the bull moose
In Chicago:
Delegates at t-Large-A. G.. Wray. York;
|, l.. McBrien, Lincoln; Nathan Merriam,
omaha, j. F. Gibbon, Kearney.
First District-C. II. Williamson. LIN
on: ]. p. Walker, Douglas.
Second District-W. o. Henry, Omaha;
!; f. Klingbell. Omaha.
Third District-J. C. Sprecher, Schuyler;
David Thomas, Columbus.
Fourth Distr1ct--W. L. Burnard, York;
Paul G.. Lehr, Surprise
Fifth District-P. A. Caldwell, Edgar;
|. Lewis. Sutton.
Sixth District-H. A. Elder. Atkinson:
! P. Clements. Ord.
]. L. McBrien. Lincoln; C. B. Manuel,
learney, and Nathan Merriam. Omaha.
we're elected as members of the executive
ommittee with the chairman and secrer
ary.