Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-29
WILL
SOUND KEYNOTE
ATG.0.P.M MEETING
Wisconsin Senator Selected
for Principal Address at Love
Feast; Chairman Hays
May Attend.
(From a Staff correspondent)


Lincoln, April 29.-(Special.) y
Arrangements are going along nicely,
according to Chairman Ed Beach of
the republican state committee, for
the patriotic conference of republicans
to be held in Lincoln on May rs. Be-
sides Senator Lenroot, of Wisconsin,
Chairman Beach feels confident that
National Chairman Hays, of the re-
publican committee, will be here for
an address in the afternoon, depend
ing as to whether he can be con-
vinced that he can get back to In
diana for a speech the next day. Rail
road schedules say that he can and
therefore Mr.. Hays may be here.
Others Than Delegates May Come.
There has been some adverse criti-
cism as to why the committee is con-
fining the attendance to just delegates
from each county. At the time the
state committee held its meeting, six
weeks ago. this matter came up and
it was finally agreed that there must
be some way to protect those from
out of the state who might be late in
arriving from being deprived of seats
in the auditorium. In all probability
if the convention was free-for-all
affair, Lincoln people would go early
and crowd out the late comers, so
the committee believed the delegate
plan would be best, insuring all dele
gates seats first. This will not keep
Others from out of the state from
coming to the convention, but will
keep local people from taking the
seats
Republicans, yes, and democrats
too, are doing much talking regard
ing the meeting. Republicans are
looking forward with much joy to an
opportunity to meet other republi-
cans and listen to Senator Lenroot,
who has been very much in the public
eye for a month or more. They want
to see and hear the man who went
up against the LaFollette, administra-
tion and socialist machines, all three.
and won out. Democrats are ..>oking
with considerable feelings of misgiv-
ing at what this meeting may mean
and are endeavoring to throw cold
water on it to some extent.
While the meeting is not expected
to endorse candidates for republican
and will not do so, yet
there will be nothing to prevent re-
publicans talking as much as they
please and it is probable that candi-
dates will be cussed and discussed
to considerable extent.
McKelvie Stock Booming.
There appears to be strong feel
ing already not only in Lincoln but
among republicans who visit the capi- |
tai city, not only from Omaha but
out in the state that inasmuch as
Samuel R. McKelvie is the only man
who has filed for the republican
nomination for governor, that he
should receive the nomination with
no opposition. They point to the
fact that McKelvie lacked only 300
votes of receiving the nomination
two years ago and that he went to
DouSidS SOullly tlC CllOlIC VI tuC IC-
publicans of the state by a majority
over the Douglas county candidate of
1858 votes, but being defeated be-
cause of the popularity of Mr.. Sutton
in his own home where he recei, ed |
5,553 voted to McKelvie's 2,115.
There is no attempt to dsparage
the candidacy of Mr.. Sutton, but they |
say that the figures go to show that
Mr.. Mckelvie was especially strong
out in the state and that inasmuch as
Douglas county has had the two last
nominees for governor who have
failed to win out in the election, ;hat
it might be we'll that the state at
large get behind The man who has
shown that he can get the votes.
This appears to be the universal
sentiment of people coming to Lin
coin from all over, but whether it
will keep out other candidates re-
mains to be seen.