Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
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Rep s.1,cANS IN
SCRAPPY C0NFAB
Committee Finally Named to
Recommend New Central
Committee and Con-
vention Delegates.
BOB SMITH MAKES THREAT
Tells Committee if Right Men
Not Chosen Candidates
Will Not Contribute.
PRECEDENT is FOLLOWED

By order registered in a "scrappy'
meeting of the county committee the
Douglas county republican convention
is called for Saturday, July D.
The committee met in court room
No. OF the county court house and
the convention is to be held in the
same place.
Following precedent, each county
central committeeman is to certify
two republicans from his precinct as
delegates.
By resolution a subcommittee of
seven was named to recommend the
eligible republicans for service on a
new central committee and for dele
gates to the state convention, subject
to the county convention.
This committee consists of Harry
Byrne, James E. Hammond, J. NJ
Calabria, Myron L. Learned, M. J.
Greevy, George H. Brewer and T. P.
Mahammit
Wanted Thomas to Choose.
The fight of the afternoon came up
over the resolution creating this COM
mittee and empowering it to recon-
mend the names of the new central
committee. The opposition wanted to
let Chairman Amos Thomas control
the selection or give it over to the
candidates on the ticket. Though not
a member of the committee, Bob"
Smith charged that it was an effort
of the old committee to perpetuate it.
self, and declared he and his fellow
candidates ought to determine who the
new committee should be.
The resolution was introduced by T.
]. Mcclure, regular member of the
committee, and Bob" Smith, attend
ing only as a candidate, Immediately
began vigorous talk against it, being
recognized just as though he had a
right on the floor.
Candidate "Bob's" Threat.
Judge A. L. Sutton, likewise attend
ing as candidate for governor, also
argued against the resolution, and
Smith threatened, in effect, to with
hold contributions if the personnel Of
the new campaign committee was not
to his liking.
"The choice of the officers, at least,
of this new committee" said Smith,
should be left to the candidates.
You'll want campaign contributions
and you'll come to the candidates for
them. Certainly the candidates who
give these contributions should have
something to say as to the men to
handle these campaign funds.
Colonel c. L. Mather, after con-
ference with Bob" introduced sub
stitute resolution ignoring the matter
of selecting the new committee and
providing for a committee of five to
be appointed by Chairman Amos
Thomas, with himself as chairman of
the subcommittee, to report to the
county convention the names of the
state convention delegates.
Would Consult Candidates.
Both Byrne and Hammond got to
their feet and declared that as their
names were proposed on the subcom
mittee they desired to announce pub
lcly that they had no thought of act
ing without consulting with the candi-
dates But even this open promise
did not satisfy Bob" IF you don't
trust us, you cannot expect us to trust
you" he retorted
At this point Fred Hoye moved to
table both resolutions and start all
over, which motion was voted down;
but after little parliamentary squab-
Bile, like flash, the motion to table
came up again and this time Chairman
Thomas ruled the resolutions tabled
on a viva voca vote.
Mcclure appealed from his decision
and succeeded in getting vote over
whelmingly overruling the chair, and
when the count was taken it was found
that the resolutions were by no means
tabled.
The Mather resolution was then
voted down, and the Mcclure resolu-
ton carried, q to 10,