Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-07
Nebraska
YElSER AND HARRISON FIX IT
One Primary Ticket for 10 Palette
and Roosevelt Forces.
C0RRICK HAS BEEN SNUBBED
La Toilette state Meeting Called for
Monday in Lincoln to Pick Dele
gates and Trouble Likely
to Follow.
CoRRICK HAS BEEN SNUBBED
tFrom a staff Correspondent J

TO FOttoN.
From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Feb. 6-Cspecial.)--lt wa
announced today ON the best Of authorit,
that John o. Yeiser. representing thu
Roosevelt forces. and Frank Harrison
representing the central organization o
the La Toilette forces. had ARRANGED {
lette forces would unite on = primar,
ticket. dividing the delegates. This deal
il Is announced. has been made without
consulting Secretary Corrick OF the Stat
Taft league. who all along has expressed
opposition to the plan.
The plan was originally sprung at Q
conference Of Yeiser and Don c, Van
Dusen OF Blair. but Corriek immediately
repudiated 1t. Harrison is said TO have
favored II from the first. and ii Is said
the arrangement Of the details is what
has kept him in Lincoln since his return
from the southwest. The La Toilette
men have already secured their candi-
dates for delegates in five OF the six
districts, and convention has been called
for Monday to choose the delegates-st-
large TO the national convention.
Frank Harrison is quoted as saving that
il the Roosevelt and La Toilette forces
divided there was not a ghost OF q show
Of beating the Taft ticket, and that
united the best they could figure out was
fighting chance. 1t is one thing to put
up deal like this and another TO make
Il work In view of the harsh things
some OF the La Toilette leaders. notably
Corrtck and their newspaper mouthpiece
in Lincoln, have said about Roosevelt and
his friends there may be trouble deliv.
ering the goods.
La Toilette Convention.
The state convention OF the La Toilette
men will be held In the Lindell hotel,
Lincoln. Monday. February 20, at p. m.
This was decided on this morning after
the receipt of telegram from W. L,
Houser. chairman OF the La Toilette ma
tional committee Notices were sent ont
at once TO followers OF the senator In all
parts Of the state. II was also decided
to hold the Sixth district convention at
the same time and place as the state
convention 1t Is not known whether
speakers Of prominence can be obtained
for this date but II has been decided 10
hold the convention just the same. All
the districts except the Sixth have named
their candidates for delegates to the Ma
tional convention
Possible Action of Populists.
Secretary currie of the Taft league has
received word from several parts OF tho
state that populsts are planning TO vote
for La Toilette in the primaries. though
Il is evident they have no intention OF
voting for any republican candidate for
president in the November election. lie
has been asked by republican workers
especially those from the southwest por-
ton OF the state. and has been compelled
10 answer that he knows OF none II the
II the voter is willing to make oath that
he intends TO vote for a majority OF the
candidates on the republican ticket. II
will be especially difficult TO prevent this
In most parts of the state for no reslstra.
ton is required except In the cities, Care
full scrutiny by challengers. however, may
reduce the number somewhat. Some such
move as this has been anticipated. as
there viii be no contest over delegates In
the populist ranks.
la Toilette Men In Air.
The Ia Toilette men were somewhat
relieved this morning by later news de-
nylng the breakdown Of the senator and
the statement Of his managers that he
would not pun out of the race. In spite
Of the denial, however. there Is a llnGer-
ing belief that the report. in the end. will
be found to be true II II should they are
Just as much at sea today as they were
last night as TO whom they would seek
to rally eir-forces around. Whether az
not La Toilette withdraws II is conceded
be will not visit Nebraska previous to
the primaries and this alone win be a
serious blow to their hopes. as they had
counted on the senator's visit to put iifc
into the movement
Cox Groomed by Friends.
Senator J. ". Cox Of York county. is
being sroomed by his friends as a can
iidste for lieutenant governor on the re-
publican ticket. The senator was In Lin.
coin yesterday and was silent on the
proposition. II Is known. however, that
some Of his friends are doing some quiet
work for him, The senator has served
several terms in the legislature
Primary Proclamation.
The governor Is working on the proc
lsmation for the primary election. which
must be In the hands OF the various
county clerks sixty days before the date
Of the primary. II will be the longest
document Of the kind ever issued from tina
executive mansion.
stephens sends Word.
Dan Stephens Of Fremont, present con-
gresham from the Third district. made
il known 10 the secretary Of state today
that he desired his name placed on the
primary ballot as democratic candi-
date for the place he now holds.