Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-25
THRONG TO ATTEND
REPUBLICAN MEET
All Arriving at Lincoln Speak
Enthusiastically of Chances
of Hughes and State Ticket.
HALL COUNTY AMBITIOUS

Lincoln, July I4.-(Special.)-
There is every indication that the E.
publican convention tomorrow will be
one of the best attended since the
Inauguration of the primary.
Delegates began arriving in the city
at noon today and all speak enthu-
siastically of the chances for the
election of Hughes and the success
of the state ticket in this state.
Mack J. Agee, chairman of the Hall
county republican committee, with
Representative Scudder and two or
three other delegates ar lived in the
city early. Mr.. Agee says that Hall
county will have full delegation at
the convention with some extra ones
for good measure who will come down
just to let the people know that Hall
county will make bid for the repub-
lican convention two years from now
when the proper time comes. "We
have big hall which will seat 800
delegates on the floor and 1000 more
on the stage" said he, "and we are
going to have new hotet so we will
be in fine shape"
Strong 70 Hughes.
The Hall county men feel that it
would be fine thing to send the
convention out in the tsate once in
a while and give republicans out in
the west end a chance to attend. They
say that Hall county will give Hughes
a big vo teand the state ticket a good
boost.
Another delegate who is enthusias-
tic over the prospects for republican
success is Harvey Webster of Burt
county.
I'VE are going to carry Burt county
for the republican ticket by 1900 ma
jority," said Mr.. Webster. II never
saw such a feeling of unionism in
Burt county in my life," said he.
Everybody who was ever republi-
can is back in the party and whoop-
ing it up for Hughes and Fairbanks
and the whole republican ticket"
Another member of the state COM
mittee who says that republican sue
cess in Nebraska is sure, is Charles
Mcleod of Stanton. Our country is
democratic" said he, "but Hughes
will carry it by fair majority.
Predict G. o. P. Victory.
Senator w. H. Reynolds of Chad
ron, republican candidate for state
treasurer, is here as is also Senator
II. P. Sbumway of Wakefield. Both
are feeling good over the prospects
and predict big republican majority.
Chairman c. c. McNish was on the
ground eafly and takes a optimistic
view OF the future. Mr.. McNish is
not saying very much about the chair
manship, but it is known that he
would take it and he appears to have
a great many friends who believe he
should be reelected. Ed Beach of
Lincoln, w. G. Ure Of Omaha, S. R.
McKelvie of Lincoln and Clyde Barn
ard of Table Rock, are among those
who are mentioned for the place.
The arly evening train brought in
large numbers of republicans, among
them Judge Sutton, w. P. Warner,
E. R. Gurney, who has been selected
chairman of the convention; E. T.
Westerheld of Scott's Bluff, who
never thinks it's too far to go to any
state convention; E. M. Pollard,
Harry Byrne, Dan Swanson and
others.
1t has been decided to call the
convention about AS, in order that
delegates on the noon train will be
able to get bite to eat and get to
the opening. The convention will
then run through without a recess.