Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-07
TWO NAMED ON COMMITTEE
Will Present Minority Report for
Resolution Committee.
MEETING HELD LAST EVENING
Resolution Will Then Be Drawn by
Friends Of Thomas.
ATTENDANCE is NOW 400
This is the Largest ESrOiIment the
Association Ever EajOyed at
Any Convention OF the
state Teachers.

After resisting stubbornly all forenoon.
yesterday, President James E. Delzell OF
the Nebraska state Teachers association,
melted a trifle Just before noon and ap-
pointed on his resolutions committee two
men who are known to have pro-Thomas
leanings They are r. u. Moritz OF Red
Cloud and o. n. Bowen OF West Point.
To get a representation on the resolu-
tions committee Is what the Thomas fac
ton has been fighting for since the open
ing OF the convention. BY this means
they hope to have minority resolutions
introduced into the convention which are
In some way to express displeasure at
tho way DR. A. O. Thomas was dis
missed from the head OF the Kearney
normal by the state Normal board, OF
which State superintendent Delsell is a
member.
The resolutions committee appointed
by DelEoll Is as follows: A. II, Water
house. Fremont. chairman; First con-
gresslonal district J. A. Doremus.
Auburn; Second district, N. NJ Graham.
South Omaha; Third district. o. II.
Bowen, West Point; Fourth district, F.
A. steok. David city Fifth district, r.
d. Morltz, Red Cloud: sixth district r.
w. Pate, Alliance.
This leaves the Thomas faction repre-
sented by two men on the resolutions
committee as to five OF the anti-Thomas
| faction. All morning leaders of tho
Thomas faction lobbied with President
DeIEell in the hope OF getting a Thomas
representation on the committee. Even
up TO 1890 or II o'clock the Thomas fac
! ton was dubious as to the possibility OF
getting representation on the resolutions
committee. This would have meant that
they would have no chance 10 get a pro-
Thomas resolution before the convention
In the regular way--that 10 through the
resolutions committee.
IF. White of ..AN.-Ts~Dats
OF MeCook and r. y. Moritz OF Res
Cloud and others eNerted every influences
in the hope OF getting Delzeli to give some
OF the Thomas faction a representation.
They practically gave up In despair once
when they could get only the promise that
Bowen OF West Point might be appointed
This Wes not satisfactory to the Thomas
faction, for although Bowen inclines
toward the Thomas faction he did not
seem disposed to make an active fight
for Thomas resolutions
with the appointment. however, of both
Morltz and Bowen, the Thomas people
are sure that these two committee mem
bers will bring In a minority report that
will favor Thomas, and thus get the mat
ter considered before the convention.
The resolutions probably will not con-
tain the name OF DIR. Thomas, ms the
teachers are anxious to make the fight
on the principle involved and keep in the
background as much as possible any
thing that would seem TO make the fight
center on individuals. The resolutions are
to be drawn up In language so general as
to cover what will be referred to as ma
chine politics In school affairs. that re-
suits in the summary dismissal without
cause OF heads OF state achools. The Kear-
ney affair and the recent Peru affair
may be referred 10 in such language, but
Il il said TO be very doubtful II the name
OF DR.. Thomas will appear in the wording
OF the resolutions
President Delzel went so far as to say
to some of the Thomas men that he
would not be averse to the introduction
OF resolutions favoring a hearing before
the State Board OF Education OF the case
OF any educator whom II ls proposed 10