The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-09-26
Campaign
.Reopened
by Howell
Republican Candidate for U.
:. Senator Renews Flee
lion Fight After
Brief Rest.
Starts Speeches at Alma
Iis T.. &. POWELL.
staff Correspondent, III. Omshs lice,

Alma, Nebs, Sept, 2S,- Special Telcs
gram Fresh from brief rest after
his gl0mile tour II the Sixth con
gressionai district, Il. n, Howell can.
didlte for United States Senator
opened his campaign with renewed
yigor today In the Fifth district with
speech at Alma.
other towns on tho days schedule
We're oxford, Beaver city and Orleans.
Mr. Howell started this morning
from lIoldrsEe ana there Was genuine
regret expressed by large crowd
which gathered at the Holdrege hotel,
that he would be unable TO speak
there. However Mr.. Howell assured
the crowd that lie would talk there In
october.
From Holdrege, two autos filled
with men and women followed the
Howell car through Phelps county.
The party included DIR. II. #. White
~head, candidate for the legislature,
and Mrs. WhiNhead DR.. Rachel A.
Long; State Senator Fred A. Brown;
W. W. Aten, chairman republican
fVuiAA NFilldl AbiiillAlfff t'hfIlAi VI
\. Anderson. Il. u. Nelson, S. a. An
drew, r. J. O'shca. w. o. Brunsell and
c. G, Porter.
Ex.Democrat ia Delegation.
At Atlanta Mr.. Howell was met by
delegation composed OF w. F. Case
and Mrs. N..B. Fulk, who was n dem
ocrat until the last year, when, nc.
cording To her statement 10 Mr.. How.
ell, she became convinced that sena-
tor Hitchcock. IL continued in the sen.
ate, would betray the prohibition
cause.
His present words and past actions
on prohibition do not dovetail 10 salts
fy friend Of prohibition" Mrs. Fulk
said, "and am n republican this
year"
Mrs. Fulk also expressed her in
sight into the incongruity Of Senator
Hitchcock declaring he is for law en-.
forcement and refusing, so far, to
state openly IL he had abandoned his
stand in favor OF light wines and
beer.
1T looks like a clever attempt at
betrayal OF the prohibitionists," she !
said
Reaching oxford at 1880, Mr.. |
Howell found the high school ciyics |
class with notebooks waiting TO pre- |
pare an essay lie set forth his pro |
,osed sol, tion OF noncompetitiye |
freight ratbs, his stand in favor Of
the primary law, his pledge to join !
he farm boo, and. his insistence that |
he failure of Secretary McAdoo to |
obtain negotiable securities for the bill |
ions loaned England be righted and .
the money collected despite propa
sanda under way at this time to can
,el the debt.
Large Crowd Assemblies.
Despite the fact that through an
oversight, Mr.. Merwin, old.time friend
# Mr.. Howell, and editor of the Bea-
ler City Times Tribune, did not know
Mr.. Howell was to speak there, ex-
'ept through a schedule published in
newspaper, a good crowd was on
land in the afternoon when Mr..
Howell arrived at Beaver City. The
EXCELLENT Beaver City band was play
ng as the party drove into the city.
With w. B. Whitney, precinct COM
and j. u. Phillips, Mr..
lowell went to the auditorium, where
he held his audience for more than an
lour.
The Beaver City auditorium drew
much praise from Mr.. Howell. and he
the citizens of the COM
nunity for their enterprise in erecting
The first floor is equipped TO hold
tssemblies, while the basement is
with a basketball court
hover baths and a modern radio out
ii where the youths and old folks
ather In the evenings to hear con.
erts from Denver and other cities.
Praises State Ticket.
Mr., Howell, in his speeches today, /
ontinued to praise the state ticket
nd before launching into a discus.
ion on national issues emphasized /.
he fact that 81 cents Of the tax dol.
lr was spent by the school districts. J
own boards and county boards.
saving 10 cents Tor the state
II would advise formation of local !,
10 call on your local
fflcers to urge reduction In taxes and il,
lso would advise that they cali on
oar legislative candidates to insure
aduction Ia state taxes as the lesis
,tare votes The appropriations which
,ake- the iBKss be said r.
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