Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29

the policy OF the democratic convention
to appoint resolutions com Inh ttees In this
way
John Byrne OF Platte, .'drmerly state
chairman, denied Aliens statement as to
the method Of selecting reuo iutions com
mittees. lie declared to tai G tho selec-
ton OF the committee out OF the hands of
the chairman would be to dscredit the
chairman and show lack of confidence in
him.
Matt Miller OF Butler nty defended
the Allen notion
Henry c. Richmond of Dluglas county
said the question was not 80 much how
10 select the resolutions committee, but
TO get Il selected and get the delegates
huut Of the session
1--WE want to get through and get out
Of here. and J. therefore suggest permit
tInR the chairman TO select tho committee
and get to work" said Richrnond
wants ChnirmuT Ia, Act.
MAYOR Dahlman was on his keet In
mornent fighting for the selection OF
resolution committee by congressional
| districts, and that the chairman he al
lowed to select the chairman thepeof
The mayor moved as substitute that
Corey he allowed TO choose the chairman
of the resolution COMMITTEES at large. and
| that the rest he chosen by distructs
The fight had been partly on the Sc
( lection OF John Outright OF Lincoln as
( chairman OF the committee. II was con-
ceded that II Corey chose the chairman it
would be Outright.
I ThompHon Committee Chndr7p'Rm,
The substitute carried and corby re-
tained the power to name the chairanan.
The action had every appearance OF Il
compromise between the factions.
! W II. Thompson OF Grand Isnn was
unanimously chosen as chairman OF the
state central committee for the coming
two years term.
| A. l.. Sprague of York and t. G, KEN
bile OF Lincoln were nominated for secre-
! tary OF the state COMMITTEES,
Judge Oldham of Buffalo county moved
that the new committee be allowed 20
choose the secretary This was lost. by
a small vote, A vote by counties was
then taken and Sprag,ie won, by sub
stantial majority.
snrRxn. fac Secretary.
sprague is the candidate favored by
the Hitchcock people and opposed by the
Bryan people.
/ Dr. r l.. Hall OF Lancaster was un-
suimously chosen treasurer
state C0Rntttee,
The new democratic state central COM
mittee elected in the convention tonight
for the coming two years Is by senatorial
districts as follows:
First District-H l.. Feistner, Auburn.
Second District-w1iliam Wheeler,
Plattsmouth
Fourth Distrlct-Charles y. Tanning
George Rogers. Arthur Mullen, Omaha
Tom Hector. South Omaha; r. j. Me
Are. Benson.
sixth District-J :. Hurley. Ponca.
seventh Distriet-F. d. bunker. West
I Point.
Eighth District-Ben Saunders. Mo
brara
Ninth District--John weams Fullerton
, sllsAoH 'sdlsVd n H-loIsIq VluaL
|. Eleventh District-C. NJ Gruenther, Co
lumbus.
Twelfth District-J. NJ. Gerka. seward
? Thirteenth District-A. = Tibhets ani
!, T. - Allen. Lincoln.
Fourteenth District-Euseue Mumford
| Beatrice.
h Fifteenth Dtsrlet-Dsn Caveuaush
FairbuTy.
Sixteenth Dlstrict-w. :. Couett Crete
Seventeenth Dlstrict-H, Y. MetzseT
e Aurora.
Eighteenth Dlstriet-J r. swan
Greeley.
Nineteenth District-R II. DamAral
J. Hastings.
4 twentieth District-Dan Livingston
/. Lawrence.
Twenty-first DistHct-A, p. Held, HoI
3 drege.
d TWenty-second District-w. ID. thinner
man. IsOup City.
Twenty-third = Tome Moore, Broke
Bow
! Tyyenty-fourth 90 lanes r. O'Donnel
, | OMEN.
Twenty-fifth-J @. Costin. wnIo,
4 Island.
r Twenty-sixth-W. n. Latham. Curtis.
Twenty-seventh-E Won Farrell, Scott
Bluff
twenty eighth. T. Galloway. Valen
= tine
winter Cough.