Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
STATE COMMITTEE Is CALLED
Chairman Burgess IEsDst Instructions 70,
Meeting Of Republicans June 30
WILL PREPARE FOR STATE CONVENTION
Preliminary steps for NominstiOB Of
CHndidates fer state omces
Taken ny PresidinE Of
Rcer uf Committee.
L PREPARE FOR STATE CONVENTION


LINCOLN. June 24.-tS0ecisl TeleErBra.)-
Chairman Burgess Of the republican state
committee has called q meeting Of the com
rnittee for Friday evening, June 81. al the
Ldndeu hotel
The purpose Of the meeting is 70 fix
time and place for the republican state
convention 10 nominate 3 candidate Tor
Judge Of the supreme court and two re-
gents Of the state university
LAWYER. Are Not Agreed
Lauyers politicians Rno candidates Hrs
Etiu I'd II the air on the question Of Lhe
legality uf the election proclamation issued
by Governor Mickey FOR the election Of 3
cunEresErnRn IN this. the First district
July IL TO succeed Senator Bur'kett- Though
Atturney General Norris Brown EtIn main
tains that the proclamation is valid for the
reason that the governor derives his right
to issue the call from the federal cousti-
tuition. numerous other attorneys. both re-
pubBcHns and democrats. Ssay there is NO
question bur what the car is invalid L.
N Pollard. the republican nominee, has
been requested TO come 70 Lincoln and q
conference vil be held tomorrow after
noon. The legality Of the proclamation viii
be discussed al that time and q course Of
action will be decided upon.
Governor Mickey is certain the proclErna-
ton is valid and TINS morning said there
vRs no question about Il The cuusttu-
hon Of the United States gives me my Hu-
thu-sty' he said, and under the cuusd-
tuition the special election was called II
that conflicts with the staru-es Of TINS
state. the statutes must give way"
Attorney General Norris Brown takes the
same position
/ Other attorneys Who are close both 70
Pollard and Brown the two candidates. %
not 30 interpret the federal constitution
I They claim this section gives the governor
power TO act but that it is the state stat
utes which provide how he shall act To
strengthen this position they are quoting
this section Of the constitution
| Section Il. The time, place and manner Of
1 holding elections for senators and repre-
| Eeutatives shall he Tr'escI1b bed II each state
4 by the Legislature thereof, bu1 the congress
I may az any time, by law. make Or alter
! EDch regulations except as 10 The places OF
/ choosing senators
! The legislature has exercised this author
itv left TO # by the constitution, say these
LAWYERS. IN the following statute, and this
/ renders the can illegal.
/ AL the trouble STARTED because President
! Roosevelt failed 10 call al extra session Of
1 congress and the biennial election law was
/ declared unconstitutional If President
Roosevelt vet calls the extra session law
yers say the proclamation viii be valid,
otherwise not
Numerous members Of both parties, that
is. members Of the rank and file, are
anxious that the election he called of. not
only because there is q serious question as
TO its legality but because of the needless
expense that win he incurred n is esti-
mated that Il viii cost the First district
not less than S1hsOO 70 hold the election
when the matter may well he settled al
the general election IN November
Governor Mickey Bt this time Is not dis
posed 10 withdraw his pree.lar1s ton. He
was besiered by the candidates and theiI
friends 70 can the election and now feels
that they should 20 ahead with IT,
II the election is called on il viii mean
thai al the county conventions and the
two congressional conventions win have tc
he held over again, providing the calls FOR
the county conventions specified they were
issued in accordance with the proclamation
Of the governor.
ChfldE Succeeds Tawney
+. N Childs uf York has been appointed
& member Of the State Normal board tu
succeed p A THwney. Governor Mickey
made the appointment late this afternoon,
Mr.. Chnds Is q banker 81 York and was a
delegate TO the last republican state con-
veution-
Mrs LfIlie Asks New TRIAL.
Attorneys for Mrs. Lena Margaret lille,
serving q life sentence in the peuifsntiErv
for the murder of her husband. today fled
/ an elaborate brief in the supreme court in
support Of q motion for q rehesrinE. Local
prejudice Al the time Of trial is one uf the
main contentious in the application One
paragraph in the brief says:
Mrs. Lille was convicted because uf the
prejudice Of e Butler county jury against
women who dealt on the board Of trade %
Governor Wants DesiEnk
Governor Mickey is nov ready TO receive
sketches and prices for silver service 10
hs presented to the hsrtleshtp NebrasRs.
1 The Legislature Appropriated g 900 for tins