Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-04
LATE CONVENTION FAVORED
'oll Of Republican Committee Shows Only
Two Who Desire TO Meet Early,
FORE PART or AUGUST POPULAR DATE
Land Commisrioner Eaton sendinE
out Notices of Dates for Leasing
Of school Lands I'm the
various Counties.
CFrom a stan Correspondent


LINCOLN. March 3-(Special.)-It was |
reported in Lincoln this afternoon the can |
vau Of the members of the, republican |
state committee by Chairman Warner re- |
garding a date for the state convention |
we're almost a unit for a late convention. |
Out OF all the members Of the committee |
who answered the letters only two voted |
for an early convention. The remainder |
Of the committee was for a convention to |
he held either in the first second week |
Of August. In discussing the date Of the |
convention former Chairman Lindsay OF
the committee said: |
The poll taken by a state committee that !
counts 10 the first poll 1t does no good |
to take a poll a few days before election. |
II does not matter whether the chairman |
knows tust how large the majority II
going to be. The first poll shows him just
how many voters there are and just what
material he has TO work on. This is the
poll that does the real good. After he has
secured this poll he can begin work and
try TO make converts. poll just before
election doesn't help him in the least. be-
cause he would have no time TO change
votes then.
"A convention along I'm August would
give the committee plenty OF time to take
a poll OF the state and to get the orRani-
ration In shape. Then a short. snappy
campaign would bring results. There is
no good 70 be obtained by a convention
called early in the summer"
Aactions of school Lands.
Land Commissioner Eaton is today pre-
pairing notices to be sent out to the various
counties interested of the dates and the
places OF auctions OF school lands. Owing
to the prosperous times in Nebraska few
lessees Of school lands have defaulted in
not much land will be leased under the
auctions. 1t is believed in the future the
number Of delinquents will be gradually
reduced, as that has been the record for
years. The land is getting worth more
and IL more productive and the auctions
will shortly be a thing OF the past.
Between April and IL auctions will be
held as follows: Cedar county. at Hart
ington; Holt county. at O'Neill: Brown
county. at Ainsworth; Cherry county. at
Valentine; Sheridan county. at Rushville;
Dawes county, at Chadron; Sioux county,
At Harrison; Keya Paha county, at Spring
view.
Answer to Railroad Brief.
Copies of the demurrer and the answer
fled by Attorney General Brown to the pc
tition of the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany asking for an Injunction to prevent
the collecting of taxes levied against the
road for the year 1906. have been received
ut the ONCE OF the legal department.
The brief flied denies the allegation OF
the railroad attorneys that the State Board
Of Equalization failed TO equalize between
tho valuations OF the various counties and
that several counties were valued notori-
ousiy too low. 1t also denies the state
board based its assessment for 1906 on the
valuation fixed in 1904, but says instead
the board took into consideration all the
facts and reports filed by the railroads
and then with what other information II
could get. II fixed the valuation Of the
property.
Hotel Wants Water.
A. L Hoover & Sons secured a tempo
Sary Injunction against the city of Lincoln
yesterday afternoon to prevent the city
from shutting on the water at the Lindell
hotel. The city some months ago discov-
evered that water used at the Lindell was
not going through the meter and decided
the hotel should pay some 5000 back water
rent. To this the Hoovers objected, assert
ing they did not know the connections had
been madeNso the hotel could get water
free. To bring the matter to a showdown
the water commissioner notified the hotel
proprietors TO pay up by o'clock yester-
day or the water would be shut OF at the
hotel The injunction is made returnable
March 10
Instructions for Assessors.
In answer TO numerous questions raised
st the meeting OF the county assessors In
lincoln some time ago Secretary Bennett
OF the State Board OF Assessment has with
the aid OF the legal department. prepared
a letter to be sent out to the various as
SCISSORS. The letter first will be presented
to the board for it's consideration and en-
dorsement before being mailed out
The letter will instruct the assessors to
value a liquor license as a franchise or a
right 90 do business. II win also state
rent earned by a piece of property. but not
and included In the assessment OF prop
erty., AS The property exempt from taxa
ton b the exception rather than the rule.
the letter will instruct the assessors when
In doubt levy the assessment. Parsonages
and church property not used for church
purposes. the letter will say, are subject
20 assessment and taxation.
state House Brevittes.
Charles A. Goss OF Omaha, United States
district attorney. was in Lincoln on bust
ness this morning and called for a short
time at the state library, where he looked
up an opinion handed down some time ago
Representative Clarke OF Omaha was q
visitor at the once of the secretary OF
state this morning. Mr.. Clarke was look.