Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-08
Party
in Custer
lnyades Sixth District and
Names Personnel-Lead.
ers Against Fusion
With Old Parties.
Advise Middle Of Road
BY EDWARD BLACK.
staff Correspondent, Dmah- nee,

Broken Bow, Neb,, Feb, I--lspe-
eisl Telegram, 1.-The progressive
party was established today IN Custer
county and the Sixth congressional
district by formal organization IS
provided by law
For the county organization 10
signed the roll, OF which IS were
residents OF Broken Bow. The con-
gressional district roll call contained
liz names OF persons from yariois
counties OF this expansive district
{. w. Beal OF Broken Bow was
named as the new county chainma1,
and i. A. Amsbefry, cousin oo.he
secretary OF state. is secretary.
This is the third county organized
by the new party.
!. II. Edmiston OF North Platte.
state chairman, and L. l.. Bollen oi
Lincoln, chairman OF the state cx-
ecutive committee, assisted in the Or
ganizaton work.
Leaders and members Of the pro-
gressive party cherish the big Six
as the district wherein their party
was Graded and born. They refer
10 the palmy days Of populisni, when
o. NJ. Kern, "soA ho1so statesman"
was elected 70 congress fom the
district. Kern lived near Broken
Bow.
Today Custer county has J. D.
Ream, one OF the leaders OF the Nom
partisan league, also w. ]. TayloT,
real "dirt" farmer. who served TO-
day as chairman OF the resolutions
committee.
Other members of the resolutions
committee were Ross Moore, John
Dietz, Mrs. S. A. Dean OF Broken
Bow, and DR.. A. L. Matthews OF
Galloway. -.
Rail Question Brings Ripple.
The resolutions committee caused
ripple during the afternoon session
| by omitting reference to the rail-
roads. Some OF the delegates thought
this was an egregious error, which
Chairman Taylor of the committee
skillfully parried. He asserted the
question was too big to cover BY
resolutions. After the railroads had
been cursed and blessed, Taylor Of
Tered one amendment. and w. 4.
Dunning OF Broken Bow another.
One was against guarantee of rail-
road capitalization. and the other was
a declaration for lower railroad rates.
Some OF the delegates wanted 10.
60 on record in favor OF flat re-
duction OF 20 per cent in railroad
rates, and others thought the con-
vention should temper its wrath with
modicum OF care. The result was
compromise and a declaration for
a radical reduction"
The resolution referred to violent
dehation of our currency" reduction
OF state expenses to a prewar basis,
and demand for "thc personal serv-
ices OF all state and county officers
AS policy of politics in the coming
state campaign, the resolution said,
we are unalterably opposed to fu-
sion with, or the endorsement OF any
candidate of either of the old par
ties"
The resolution reads: "The Custer
county progrGives went on record
as against fusidl with any other
party or endorsement of any candi-
date who is not pledged to the
party"
I'VE must keep in the middle Of the
road" adjured County Chairman
Bcal.
May Trot Beal Out.
IF we fuse it will spell ruin" said
Mr.. Taylor.
c. w. Beal, county chairman, is
being discussed as a probable con-
gressional candidate in the Sixth He
has lived in Custer county IS years
and was elected four times to the
state legislature, twice as a populist
and twice as democrat. He was
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