The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-06
Primary Election
Proclamation Is
Issued by Bryan
Governor Announces Seven
Delegates-at-Large to Repub-
lican National Con-
vention Possible.

Lincoln. Feb. 5.-The question Of
The election OF the 10 delegates allot-
ted to Nebraska to the republican ma
tional convention was settled def
nitely today. when Governor Bryan
issued his election proclamation. Al
though the proclamation states that
delegates shall be elected as provided
by statute, which declares there shall
be four delegates-at-large, the COVER.
nor announced that seven delegates.
at-large would be permissible and
that Secretary of State Pool had so
ruled.
The proclamation also provides for
the election Of a national committee
man and a national committeewoman
although the statute does not so
state. Governor Bryan explained
that he included such provision to
meet the expressed desires to~the two
national parties.
Whether or not a candidate for ma
tional committeewoman would be
named could not be learned here this
afternoon. The present committee
woman, Mrs. f. 3. Penny OF Fuller
ton. was elected by the national com
mittee, and 1t is understood she will
retire from office following the con.
vention, unless reappointed.
Candidate Already Filed.
The democratic party already has
filed a candidate for national COM
mitteewoman IN Mrs. Jennie Callfas
Of Omaha.
The governors proclamation makes
no mention of the nomination of dele.
gates to county conventions. despite
a recent ruling OF Attorney General
Spillman that the nomination was
provided for in the statutes.
The proclamation follows:
by virtue of the authority vested
in me by the constitution and laws
w. Bryan. governor Of the State of
Nebraska, do hereby direct and pro.
claim that primary election he
held in the several voting precincts
throughout the State OF Nebraska on
the sth day OF April. 1924. during
the hours designated by law for the
| following purposes. to wit:
l. To express preference. If de-
sired. by each political party for
president and vice president OF the
United States.
2. The election of one committee
man and one committeewoman as
members of the national committees
Of the several parties.
Convention Delegates.
3. For the election by each OF the
political parties OF delegates and al.
ternates to the several national con-
ventions as provided by statute.
4. For the nomination by each poll
tical party Of a candidate for United
States senator.
| 5. Also the nomination by each
political party OF candidates for state
offices, to wit: One governor, one
lieutenant governor. one secretary OF
state, one auditor public accounts
one commissioner public lands and
buildings, one state treasurer, ono
attorney general and one railway
commissioner.
6. For the nomination by each poll
teal party OF one candidate for con
gress from each OF the 81 congress
ional districts in the state.
/ Provision for State Officers.
7. For the nomination of one can
didate by each political party Of one
state senator from each OF the 3;
senatorial districts.
3. Also for the nomination of on'
candidate for state representative
from each of the 100 representative
!, districts.
o. Also the nonpolitlcal nomination
OF two candidates from each OF tn
three odd numbered supreme cour
districts for judge OF the suprem
court as provided by tho constitu
ton OF the state OF Nebraska.
, 10. For the nonpolitical nomination
Of 10 candidates for Judges Of the dis
trict courts in the Is judicial district
of the stateSas apportioned by tn
! session laws OF 1923.
II. For the nonpolitical nomination
r Of two candidates for the board q
; regents Of the state university 10
regent districts Nos. | and