Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-20
WILLIAMS SOUGHT PLACE
Ten Days Before Convention Asked EI-
Representative Thompson for Support
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN AUTOMOBILE STORY
ID. BurIeiEh Now says Machine
which was Franked from wash
inEton was the Property
of His Son.
.From a star Correspondent

tFrom staf Correspondent
LINCOLN. Oct. 19.-(SpeciaI -. A. VIII
liams, the man who betrayed the repub-
licans of Pierce county in order to secure
the nomination OF railway commissioner at
the hands Of the republican state conveu-
ton, and who is now preaching honesty
and morality in politics. and who is talk
ing OF the square deal" has again been
branded as a falsifer and this time by a
man who lives neighbor to him.
Representative Oscar Thompson of Wis
ner, who served in the last legislature, and
who was a delegate to the late state con
vention. said williams had solicited his
support for railway commissioner ten days
previous to the convention. Williams de-
MED recently that he was a candidate pre-
vious to the convention and that he had
not solicited support from anyone Here
is what Representative Thompson said at
the Lindell hotel last night:
81 see Williams has denied that he ever
solicited support for his candidacy for
railway commissioner and that he did not
betray the republicans of Pierce county in
order to secure his nomination. Williams
did solicit support and he tells an untruth
when he denies II. About ten days before
the state convention l was on the train
going to Omaha when williams was
brought back to my seat and introduced to
me He then asked me to vote for him in
the state convention for railway commits
sioner. He sold out the republicans of
Pierce county to get his nomination and
he violated his instructions. To his treach-
cry he now adds falsehood.
The railway commission is an important
body and should be composed of men of
integrity and men who cannot be swerved
from the path OF duty by offer of political
70 Il.
sell out his home county, he certainly can
not be trusted to look after the interests
OF the state"
BurleiRh on Automobile Frank.
The following statement by d. Burleigh,
superintendent of the Rock Island at Fair
bury. regarding the ownership Of the auto
mobile franked on Thomas c. Piatt's frank
from Washington to Fairbury. and the
attached letter on file in the ONCE of the
secretary of state and signed by II. r.
Hinshaw, son Of the congressman may
be of interest to the people of the Fourth
district. MIR. d. Burleigh claims the auto
mobile was the property of his son while
the letter on file gives out the impression
that II was the property of young Hinshaw.
Mr.. Burleigh's statement is being circu-
lated over the Fourth district in the inter-
est of the congressman and a request was
made that it be published in this column
by friend of Mr.. Hinshaw:
The incident happened two and a half
years ago. My son Will was working at
that time in the Rock Island shops here
as a machinist. He got the automobile
fever and decided that he wanted TO get
secondhand machine which he could fix up
and run. So he wrote to his chum, Ray
Hins aw who was with his ia b n in Wasi-
ington then, and asked him to look around
and see what he could find for him 1t
seems that a man named Peschel was
think it was a 1902 model Will liked the
proposition and. not having quite enough
to apply on the purchase. The bows We're
going to send the machine by freight. but
| told them could arrange TO have it sent
free.
am trainmaster on the Rock Island
over which the United states Express com
to give express passes over the company's
lines to officers of the railroads over which
they operate and consequently I was able
20 arrange to have the machine shipped
free on my account. and did so. Congress
man Hinshaw did not have anything to do
with it. In little over year the ma
| chine was sold to young fellow named
Wolfe--in August, 1905, the sale was-who
is employed by the Fairbury Telephone
company.
! Mr.. Burleighs attention was called to
the statement in the Omaha papers that
the machine was registered in the name
OF r. IL. Hinshaw. He said:
| | did not know anything of this at the
| time, but ] have since inquired and ind
| that at the time the automobile registra-
/ ton law went into effect my son was in
| Valley Junction, Ia, working in the Rock
| Island shops there. Desiring to get the
| machine registered, before he left he asked
| RAY Hinshaw to send IN description OF
| the machine at the proper time for entry,
| which was done. He intended TO register
| IL in my sons name but through some mis-
! chance or mistake il seems that II was not
so registered. The boys did not know until
| the publication OF these articles how the
machine was registered as nothing but a
| small tag with the number was sent back
| from the office. The machine was assessed
here on WilIs account and he paid the
| taxes on it, The boys are about the same
| age. VIII being . and Ray "A. They have
| been very Intimate friends for thirteen or
/ fourteen years and they are accustomed To
| attend to minor matters OF this kind for
| each other when necessary.
Application for Registry.
Following is a copy of the letter MAX
| ing application for the registry of the
automobiles;
FAIRBURY,. Neb., July "a. 1sO5.-Hon.
! Find enclosed herewith draft to your
! order for 81 10 pay for an automobile il
cense, ! have an oldsmobile engine. No.
I have also a specially-made number,
| with the figures 4ls. If not inconvenient
! or some other number which can be
made from those three figures. The
number is much nicer than can get
| made. II this is too much trouble how
| ever do not so arrange II. Yours very
| truly, II. X. HINSIIAW.
! Pullman Needs Attention
While legislative candidates are pledging
themselves on matters pertaining to rail-
road taxation, very little is being said OF
| the Pullman Car company which is as
sessed in Nebraska now at just one-half of
what Treasurer Mortensen and Governor
Mickey believe it should be assessed It's
right TO do business here is not assessed
at all the value of the physical property,
without regard 10 the business done. con-
| shutting the amount of the assessment.
Governor Mickey and Treasurer Mortenseu
worked hard to secure an increase In this
assessment, but Attorney General Brown
held under the present statute this increase
could not be made, Both Mickey and Nor
Jensen opposed the Interpretation OF the
law as made by Mr.. Brown. but. failing "a
J he Of he OH