Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-22
FRIENDS WIN
luty Convention n Lancaster sustAinr
Them al Every Point
PRIMARY SYSTEM VOTED DOWN
Placed in Nomination who
Have An AlonG Been Reeoe-
ntsed Friends OF Mr..
Thompson
Trom 3 90 coresponaentl

Thompson
prom q STAG Correspondent
LINCOLN. Nay u-lspeciAl The Ian
tnster county Republicans met in convsn-
bon today. with So delegates, and made
ibe following Nominations. state sen
ttors. H 0Neal and B. p. Berhtol: rep
ressntBtives. J. Il McClay. J. II. MocketL
Dr. H n Burgess. Charles J. Warner.
James G. Holiiet; county attorney, J. L
Caldwell: commissioner. Samuel Tflton.
Tbs chairman o. the convention Was J c
y. MeKessoD. secretary Of Governor Saw
age.
A resolution offered by l. l. Lindsey
was adopted endorsing H. Il Wilson for
governor and z J. Burkett for congress.
The interesting feature Of the contest
which hnd been wAged in the primaries was
the question Of direct primaries. An effort
was made 70 discuss this question before
The nominations were made. but Chairman
NeKesson ruled that the nominations must
be made drHL After the nominations Judge
Allen Field presented The following reso-
luton. supporting il in an extended
speech:
vote Down Direct Primaries
Resolved. BY the republicans Of Lancss-
Ger county IL convenuon Ihai
] LDE nominees "a AAAE L0AaA AAAA ~ -
| bers OF the legislature be and are hereby
| Instructed to present and secure the pas
sage Of II possible a direct primary Law,
ureTidfnr for the nomination OF all public
ofhccrs by a direct vote OF the people.
The opposition to the resolution was les
By z. 3. Stephenson. Bud Lindsey and !.
c. Munger. Judge STROBE and c. H Sar-
gent made speeches fer che resolution AMI
the discussion was closed by Judge Field
tn roll call showed the resolution de-
- aTE - DHE -. HHlnruHnz Nwr~u Hhn
country precincts being generally opposed
TO the system Of direct primaries
A telegram was received from E J. Bur
kett. reading as follows;
Chairman County Central Committee,
Lincoln. regret inability 70 etteno con-
and oonErsfuiate c5nrenuen upon excel
lent prevailing conditions IA the country,
ts.tifyt9g to the correct Pelir E1S e Ef III
The convention adjourned without adopt
ing a platform or resolutions
snake in Letter Box
MalcArrier warnke opened up q mail
box in the Southwestern part o. town and
found & live snake therein. 1t WIS Of :
harmless kind, but for all that the carrier
did not exactly like It and reported the
affair to the police. Henry Ernst. 3 small
Russian boy, was located as the one who
put the snake In the box. The boy ex-
planned il by saying he laid the snake on
the box and the reptile rrEwled into the
slit intended for receipt Of mail The chief
gave the boy a lecture and allowed him
TO 60
J. J. HIN Visits Lincoln
sheltered in his palatiAl special car. !.
]. Hill. the famed railway maEnats, passed
the night in Lincoln. leaving this morning
for the far west He turned a number Of
PAGES on the Burlington station platform
last evening. took a few mental photographs
Of the architectural proportions Of the sta
Zion and its surroundings. with the equip
ment and sesck IN sight xDd retired 20 The
fhsaness Of the car. Not many were aware
Of his coming and few who saw him on the
platform recognized him. After his first
appearances he occupied the time with his
correspondence and barred the doors
against visitors and newspaper men.
With him were a number Of officials whom
he picked mp as he came along from Chi
caEo. They informed waiting newspaper
men that the trip was purely one Of in
spection- Not since his absorption Of the
Burlington has Mr.. Hill visited its territory
and his idsa Is 10 view IL in all its aspects
Aboard the train with him are President
George B. Harris. Director c. z. Perkins
Darius Miller. franc manager. Howard
Elliott. second vice president: p. z. De-
lEDo. general manager Of the 90" Super
tntsndent Mutt and a number Of others. in
GLIDING General Manager Holorege o.
Omaha
Onward 10 Denver went the special trsiI
this morning The trip VIII be made II
easy stages The idea lie TO view the coun-
Try and ths prospects Of q wealth Of bust
ness this tAIl. as wen ~ TO note Burlington
conditions III the way From Denver tbs
special viii make its way 70 Billings and
> from that town Mr. Hi viii have his
private car Transferred TO the Northern Pa.
eihe and then TO the Great Northern
The Nebraska state Dental assOeiAfiOl
continued It's annual conrenfaon today. To
night the Lincoln dentists enfertAined IN
visiting members Of the association al
banquet. The election Of ofnoers and de
termination Of the place for the next meet
inE IL on the program for tomorrow morn
1pg'E session
knocks out GarbaEe Contract
The decision Of the supreme court REAinE
Charles Ross. appealed from DouEla
county. E1rns the judgment Of the lowe
court. which revoked the exclusive gHrbsg
contract held by Alexander Mcdonald IN
syllabus follows:
ernlng cities OF The metropolitan class IN
authorities thereof. fer roe purpose Q
EIGlcCI4k afA RINrcIA4& nv R@L
health, confOr1 and welfare, are empoW
cred 70 enact BY ordinance az aecesSar
ant reasonable regulations fpv fSe coDeo
ton and removal OF all EarhsNe, Nth an
orhar noKiOus Snd uuwholeSume sub
stances. ashes staASe manure, rubbish IN
other waste and refuse matter accum0
lating IN centers Of Population, aNo which
without such regulations. would becum
n~u1ERncek- rnenaciDE 10 GAe comtur1 an
health q the Inhabitants 81 such cite
\ % nosnss s8eh persons engsysd q
such occupa ton OF business.
Such cities may also. as incident 10 N
power Of regulation. grant an eNcHAs1E
privilege by cuntrac1 70 one person 70 co
iect and remove unoer rs oEn tnnettiRt
direction and control. and IN pursuance G
regulations enacted for that purpose tkos
noKioas ana unWholesome substances
which are nuisanceE per se ana q menAc
10 the public health
The 1eg1slature cannot under the guise {