Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-27

however. eritioise Mr. Pollard severely and
say that as he was elected az a refortner,
he should have been the man to have
smashed such precedents.
BerGe Followers JubiIant.
BerEs democrats in Lincoln are rejoicing
today over the outcome OF the Platte county
convention yesterday, which endorsed Mr.
Berge for the democratic nomination for
governor On the other hand those who
oppose Berge merely say Il was a slap at
Edgar Howard and the convention cared
nothing about BerEe. Berse now intends to
put up a tight in otoe county. and II that
instructs for him his friends assert he will
get the nomination without any more OPP
position. One Of the principal hackers Of
the BerRe candidacy said last night
"A few OF the so-called leaders Of the
democratic party are lighting Berge on the
ground that he is a populist. The night IN
Platte county forever puts end TO that
opposition. Platte county IL the hotbed Of
democracy in this state. The result Of
that convention practically ends the con-
test and Mr.. Berge will be the nominee OF
the democratic party.
Hitchcock will try his best to name
shallengerger but he will fall and with his
failure there his chance to be United States
senator, even II the democrats control the
legislature. is gone glimmering. In fact,
there is no opposition to Berge except by
a half dozen would-be leaders who can do
nothing with the uprising among the rank
and file Of the democratic party for Berge."
Pullman Assessment.
The attention Of the next Legislature will
be directed to the law which governs the
assessment Of the Pullman Car company in
Nebraska. Attorney General Brown, upon
the request of Tom Benton, the Pullman
representative here, told the Board of As
sessment when that body wanted to in
! crease the assessment, that under the law
Il would be impossible for 1t TO so do.
Every member Of the board expressed a
desire to increase the assessment Of the
Pullman company and Treasurer Mortensen
and Governor Mickey wanted to do so even
after Mr.. Brown had told them the law did
not permit II.
Mr. Mortensen and the governor wanted to
double the assessment Of the Pullman com
pany by adding the franchise value instead
OF just assessing II upon the dead physical
property. Both held that the railroads were
assessed that way and that It was legal to
assess the franchise Of the Pullman com
pany Tom Benton at once sent for the
attorney general and Mr.. Brown sided with
the Pullman representative.
That Tom Benton, the Pullman lobbyist
then became the ardent supporter Of Mr.
Brown for United States senator and as
sisted him in getting Lancaster county, ac-
cording to Mr. Browns friends, is of no
significance.
In the meantime Mr.. Mortensen. though
still believing the board has right to as
sess the Pullman company on its franchise
value believes IL the law is not right the
next legislature should amend II so the
Pullman company could be assessed at
something near the value of its property in
Nebraska.
First Car on Interurban.
The Interurban company this morning
received It's first car and It was formally
received into the city by General Manager
| Hurd, who smashed a bottle of good rich
wine over its side after which H. H. Will
son. attorney for the company, made
short address in which he told of the diff
culties which the company had overcome.
The car will be tested and will be used
in few days to carry passengers to the
| Bethany assembly.
Capital Briefs.
DR.. Singer of Omaha who has been ap-
pointed by Governor Mickey assistant su-
perintendent of the Norfolk asylum, called
upon the governor this morning and later
consulted with DR.. Young, the new superin-
| tendent. DR.. Singer will go to Norfolk
tomorrow 10 assume his duties. DR.. Young
will not go there until DR.. Alden has been
oustcd
! DR.. B. F. Bailey was this morning ap-
! pointed a member OF the penitentiary board
| 70 mr. of pa mr.
City. The law requires that the physicians
Of this board shall be members OF the
Board OF Secretaries OF the Board Of
Health Governor Mickey made the ap-
| pointment.
The State Normal board will meet in the
once Of Superintendent McBrien August
q. At this meeting the opening Of the
normal schools will be discussed and the
work OF the summer schools will be re-