Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-16
VICTORY is SEEN
BY REPUBLICANS
Party Men Gathered at Washington
Feel that Every Sign Indi-
Gates Success.
EARLY DATE MEETS WITH FAVOR
CFrom a staff Correspondent

Ctrom a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-(spe-
cial Telegram)-At Chicago on or
about June Z, 1916, the next presi-
dent Of the United States will be
nominated. That is the consensus OF
opinion last night among hundreds
of republicans here assembled from
all parts of the nation in attendance
upon the meeting of the national re-
publican committee.
Monday it looked as IL st. Louis
had a show for the republican con-
vention, but between midnight and
the hour of converting of the national
committe, Chicago was easily selected
as the winner. 1t was thought it
would take two ballots to decide. but
so cleverly had the work been done
that when the vote was taken Chi
cago won on the first ballot, leaving
a lot of Chicago friends out on the
limbs, but that's politics.
In selecting June Z. a week before the
democrats meet in St. Louis, astute poll
tics was played. Only once since Lin
coins time have the democrats preceded
the republicans in a national convention
and that was in the first Cleveland adj
ministration. Even though 1t might inter
fere with presidential primaries In South
Dakota and West Virginia. 1t was the
almost unanimous opinion Of the national
committeeman that the republican con-
vention should be held before the demo-
cratic convention and upon that PROPOSE
ton the committee proceeded.
Provides for south Dakota.
Ex-Congressman Burke OF South
Dakota, national committeeman from that
state realizing that the primaries in his
following resolution which was unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, delegates to the national
convention in the states OF South Dakota
and West Virginia, under the laws of
state would be held on June 6, offered the
these states, will be elected on June 6
in the year 1915 and,
Whereas there may not be time to
provide certificates of election to dele
/ gates elected as provided by the law of
said states; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the delegates in the
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ginia, respectively, shall be entitled TO
have their names placed upon the tenn
porary roll call of the convention by
filing with the secretary of this COM
mittee certificate from the chairman of
the republican state committee; in the
case of South Dakota and in the case
Of West Virvinia, from either the secre-
tary Of state or the chairman of the
republican state committee. provided no
notice OF contest be filed"
i In Interest of Harmony
THE resolution is one In the interest
OF harmony" said Mr.. Burke in explana-
tion.
Nobody wants two primaries In our
state, and believe a gentleman's agree
4 ment as to the delegates to be selected
will preclude the necessity of two pri-
maries. A primary in our state costs
$4,000. and I feel sure no one In South
Dakota wants to saddle such a charge
upon the state.
"If the factions of the republican party
can agree upon the delegates It will be
clear shedding and we will be in Chicago
to help make the next president. If dis
sension ensues. then the responsibility
must rest where II belongs"
In Honor of ThOrsOn
The following resolution was adopted
by the national committee m relation to
the death OF Thomas Thorson, late a
member from South Dakota;
Resolved, that we have learned with
deep regret of the death of Hon. Thomas
Thorson. for many years al honored
member OF this committee which oc-
CURED at his home in Canton. 8. D.. on
August 30, 1915.
Resolved, that we express our pro-
found sorrow and extend our sincere
sympathy to his widow and surviving
relatives; be It further
Resolved. that these resolutions be
extended upon the permanent minutes
of the committee. and that the secretary
be directed to communicate a copy TO
Mrs. Thorson-"
Howell for Chicago
Committeeman r. B. Howell of Ne
braslka voted for Chicago on the only
ballot taken. as did Charles H Burke OF
South Dakota and John T. Adams OF
Iowa, national committeeman from
those states. Mr.. Howell will return to
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