Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-04
CONCRESSNEN CONE SECOND
Petition Of Kinkaid 10 Be Given Pltos
Ahead Of State Tickst Rejected.
PoPUuIsTs FAIL TO FILE NOMINATIONS
Hint that II t. Not Oversight on Part
of OnciaIs-Hsve Until next
wednesday 20 secure Place
ON Ticket.


ON Ticket.
(FTom a stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, Oct s.-Cspecial)-A question !
Of official precedence. not exactly Of the
kind that makes trouble at Washington
social functions, but nevertheless carrying
the idea of preferment and distinction, has
been raised by Congressman Moses p. Kin
kaid of O'Neill. representative from the
Sixth Nebraska district, in a letter to
Secretary OF State Galusha, asking that
nominees for congress be given a place on
the ballot In advance of the state ticket at
the coming election. He declares that as
part of the national ticket they are entitled
to precedence ever candidates for state
Offices
Unfortunately for Mr.. Kinkaid and other
congressional nominees, the ballot law Of
Nebraska is plainly against the arrange
ment he proposes. The law contains
sample schedule Of the official ballot and
provides that it must be followed as closely
as possible in making up the ticket. This
assigns to congressman a place just below
| the state ticket and above the legislative
candidates the theory of the law makers
evidently being that candidates voted for
| by all the people OF the state should come
first and those elected by districts after
wards.
On receipt of Congressman Kinkaid's
letter, Secretary of State Galusha referred
it to the attorney generals office for an
opinion. Deputy w. T. Thompson of the
legal department looked up the law on the
subject, which he found in section 40, chap
! ter XVI, Compiled Statutes of 1905. 1t is
provided there that the form OF the ballot
shall as nearly as possible conform to the
accompanying schedule The conclusion
which he reached was reported to the sec
rotary of states office in this language:
Schedule a, set forth in the statutes I'M
der section 1853 of said chapter. is made
a part OF the statute and is the form OF
the ballot and the order in which the
opinion that tbs statute e is not open ot to-
construction, and that i is your duty as
secretary of state to follow fits provisions.
The secretary of state, In certifying the
nominees TO the clerks of the various coun-
ties. will follow the attorney generals
opinion and recommend that. the nominees
for state office precede those, for congress
on the ballot.
PopuIists Fall Down.
The popuists have thus far failed TO
certify their nominations. although the time
limit expires next Wednesday. An officer
! in the state house, who is Interested in
the success of the populist ticket has in
formed the officers of the populist state
convention of the neglect to file. 1t is
known that the populists swallowed the
democratic nominees, but the certificate has
not been filed. General +. H. Barry of
Greeley Center was chairman of the pop
ulist state convention and ]. l.. SUNBEAM
of Wahoo was secretary. Mr.. SUNBEAM
did all he could to secure fusion, but he
has failed to file certificate 1t is
| thought by some that the neglect was in
territorial on account of the distaste of the
populists to accept the democratic nomi-
| nations IL the certificate fails to an
pear by next Wednesday the populists will
not have a place on the ticket and they
will have to come IN by way OF petition
next year.
BRYAN starts Campaigning.
w. j. Bryan started today on a tour OF
campaigning. which, with few iriterrup-
tons, will continue until nearly election
day. After his speech tonight at st. Jo-
seph. Mo- he will return to Nebraska and
make addresses Thursday. Friday and Sat-
urday. The week following and perhaps
longer will be spent in Kansas and from,
there the central states will be visited. Mr..
Bryan will make another tour Of Nebraska
before the campaign closes.
sunrngists Elect Omcers.
| IHe INtpTdShd E<lutl suffrage association
closed this evening. During the afternoon
the following officers were elected: Prest-
dent, Mrs Amanda ]. Marble, Table Rock;
vice president. Mrs. May G. Ward, Tecum-
sch; recording secretary. Mrs. Helen E.
| Stearns Humboldt; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Mary f. Williams Kenesaw;
treasurer. Mrs. Alice Isabel Brayton, Ge-
neva; first auditor. DR.. Inez Philbrick,
Lincoln; second auditor. DR.. Emma Dema-
rec Roca.
Practically all the business of the con-
vention was disposed of at the morning
session
Supreme Court In Session
The supreme court did not adjourn this
afternoon and no opinions will be filed
until Thursday.
H. F. Rose of Lincoln was appointed this
forenoon by the judges of the supreme
court to act referee in the states quo
| warranto suit to Gust DIR. j. NJ. Alden from
the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the Norfolk asylum
for insane. The attorneys for DR.. Alden
pleaded for delay. owing to the fact that
he is Ill, but counsel for the state pressed
for an immediate hearing on account of
the importance OF getting the matter adj
Indicated at an early date. The taking
OF testimony will begin as soon as the
referee is ready to hear It, which may
be by the first of next week.
Governor Mickey Absent.
Governor Mickey made trip TO Omaha
today. II was stated at his once that
his visit had nothing to do with the South
Omaha saloon situation or other Official
business, but that the governor had some
private affairs to look after. one of them
being his recently acquired farm near Cres-
cent Ia. ten miles north of Council Bluffs
which he may look over on this trip.
Sunday schools and Missions.
FRIEND, Neb., Oct. 3.--(Special Tele-
= gram -Increased interest has been taker
ii in the meeting OF the Baptists today and
III which will conclude with tomorrow morn
III ing's session. The session this Afternoon
II was devoted to Sunday school discussion
III and the Woman's Home Mission. with al