Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-21
Nebraska
CUMMINS WORKER
ACTIVE In STATE
Headquarters Will Be Opened To-
day at Lincoln by ]. R.
McCarl.
DELEGATE CONTEST OPENS UP
CFrom a staff Correspondent.

CFrom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Feb. eO.-tSpecisl.) -Active
work to advance the candidacy of SEN
ator Albert r. CImmins of Iowa for the
republican nomination for governor will
be at once started ami headquarters will
be opened in the Lintell hotel in this
city tomorrow morning.
That there will be something doing -
evidenced by the fact that ]. r. McCarl.
private secretary to Senator Norris Of
Nebraska has arrived in Lincoln with a
personal commission from Senator Cum
minis to seek the support OF Nebraska
republicans. The work will be prosecuted
vigorously.
McCarI Arrives.
At the Lindell hotel this morning MIR.
McCarl said:
Il have been in Nebraska nearly a
week and am delighted to find the senti-
ment for Senator Cummns so strong
and sincere. anticipated that Nebraska
republicans would feel kindly towards our
neighbor on the east, but the sentiment
for him is even greater and more pro-
nounced than 1 expected to find 1t at
this stage of the campaign. Nebraska re-
publlcans seem to turn naturally TO Sen
ator Cummins because he is their friend,
their neighbor ami their kind Of a man.
II have talked with not less than a
hundred republicans, from all parts If
the state and of all factions, and Nave
yet to find a man who does not agree
that Nebraska republicans should AMI
will endorse the candidacy Of Senator
Cummins at the April primary. Even
those who have favored Justice Hughes.
and we all realize hiatt he is a superb
man. realizing that he has totally clint
mated himself and will not permit his
name to go upon the primary ballot.
heartily endorse the idea that our sup
port should so TO Senator Cummins.
state headquarters are being opened
in Lincoln in order that the senator's
friends in various parts of tho state may
more conveniently cooperate. Judging
by the support and encouragement the
movement has already received, VIC
anticipate it will be a busy place"
Delegate Contest On.
Nebraska republicans will be called upon
TO select sixteen delegates to the national
republican convention when the primary
arrives April Is. Four of these will be
delegates-at-large elected by the entire
state, while twelve will be selected by the
congressional districts, two from each dis
trict.
Candidates have begun to show them
selves in all OF the districts and there
are enough for delegates-at-large TO In
sure the voter a chance to make a choice.
So far as heard from those who have al
ready signified their willingness to stand
or have been mentioned as liable to stand
for election are the following:
Observation-Disclosures. H Baldrige o.
Omaha, A. c. Epperson OF Clay Center
F. M. Currie of Custer. f. r. Quincy o.
Z Fremont, ID. Ia s.HevelQne of Beatrice, /
a. Reneau OF Broken Bow. r.. p. Brown
First Distrtct--.J. Reid Green Of Lincoll
and EDITOR Sweet of Nebraska City.
Second Distrtet-Myron L. Learned. G
w. Wattles, w. +. Gurley, ]. w. Towle
n. II. Loomis, J. C Rait and John T
Third District-J. H. Kemp Of Fullerton
and o. r. Thompson of Wisner.
Fourth District-W. /. Farley OF Aurora
William Cotton Of York and Peter JanseI
OF Gage.
Fifth District-N. T. johnson Of Uplant
and A. Barnett of McCook.
Sixth District-E, T. Weetervelt o.
SCOTS Bluff, w. @. May of Gothenburs
w. A, Davies OF Butte and Tarl Mailer!
National committeeman--C F. McGrev
and r. B. Howell, both Of Omaha