Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-19
SHELDON THROWS BIC BOAB
Delay in MAKING Appointments We.
Blanket On CfiossseksrS.
RAILROAD LOBBY S UP IN THE AIR
Primary Law and Taxation OF Term
inais 90 ne the Principal objects
OF Attack During the Com
Ing Session.
IFrom a stan Correspondent

LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. Is.--(special. The !
statement by George l. Sheldon, governor
elect, that he did not intend to make any
appointments until after the FIRST Of Janu- |
airy and until after he had taken UP the /
reins and had become familiar with the de- |
tails Of the work required Of him and his !
assistants, has acted like a wet blanket |
on the aspirations of some Of the woud-be
political manipulators down in this section
OF the country.
/ The fake refofmers down here don't seem |
/ to realize that Sheldon has been elected
/ governor instead OF themselves and eonse-
quently while he is preparing himself for
the work Of the winter, they have been |
naming his office force and making his APP
pointments. That he failed to ratify the
appointments they made has given them
quite setback
In the meantime the old time railroad
lobbyists arc up in the air on a program TO
/ be carried out during the legislature and
they have 30 far been unable 70 get to-
| getlIer. One road has proposed staying
away from the scene Of action during the
organization Of the legislature and thus put
up an unconcurned front, so far as the pub
lie is concerned, while the others have not
yet decided whether 20 fall in with that plan
or have their men here as usual. Nearly
all OF the railroad men who have been here
lately seem to realize the legislature will
carry out the program mapped out by the
republican state convention, but they sin
believe they may be able TO get on easier
than It looks now.
what Worries Railroads.
The great fight OF the railroads will be
to kill or mutiiate the primary law and the
the law to tax railroad terminals for city
wfrHw h.
ing them, so It has been figured. more than
the railroad commission bill or the anti-pass
bill. To put an additional tax on the rail-
roads means an increase in their contrlbu-
tons to the public OF several hundred
thousand dollars annually and that Is the
bill they intend TO fght the hardest. HPv-
ing failed to kill the sentiment for this
tax through the medium OF the democratic
state committee the railroads intend TO try
to kin II in the legislature and TO do 80 it
is figured out down here very little opposi-
ton will be made to the other measures out
lined IN the platform
Inasmuch as the Lancaster delegation is
not pledged except by the state platform on
this measure, the railroads are expect ng
help from some Of these men. The fake re-
form News here pledged the members to
vote for Norris Brown for senator. but
aCSOtulNH 70 q lew OF Lne ueleBaGOu II OLD
not pledge them on terminal taxation and
the county platform says nothing Of that
proposition, Inasmuch as the senators
have already repudiated their pledges to
Brown by trying to get the Omaha delega-
ton to oppose him. the railroads, SO it is
claimed have right to reap the reward
now OF the tie-up between them and the
fake reformers previous to the Lancaster
county convention
Trouble over Bills.
Auditor SeaTle probably has laid up some
grief for himself by issuing warrants in
payment OF claims which have not received
the approval Of the secretary of state as
provided by law. The auditor, Deputy Cook
and Secretary OF State Galusha have had
several disagreements over claims and usu-
ally the deputy auditor and Mr. Galusha
have stood together against allowing GER
tain claims, but in number OF instances
they have been overriled by the auditor and
the claims allowed In some instances Mr.
. Galusha has refused TO approve claims be-
cause the bills have not been ItenlEed and
have not been accompanied by receipts and
these have been allowed by the auditor
, without the approval OF the secretary OF
state.
Just how many claims have gone through
the auditors once without the necessary
endorsement Of the secretary OF state has
not yet been looked up. but It lie understood
they are numerous.
F-"er-I ~ d. G. Courtney
The funeral Of D, G. Courtney was held
from his late residence this afternoon after
which the body was buried At wyuka CEN
etery. Chancellor Andrews delivered an
address at the house In the presence OF a
large crowd Of friends who were Intimately
acquainted with Mr.. Courtney during his
lifetime.
Metealfe To Print n hook.
Richard L. Metcaife, associate editor of
. the Commoner. d to become an author.
Not of political battles lost or Of how they
are won, but OF a book entitled "of Such Is
the Kingdom, and Other Short Stories From
Life" Mr.. Metcalfes book will contain a
, compilation Of his nan-politieal writings and
, some other articles which have not yet been
published and the manuscript is now IN the
1 hands Of the printers The book will con-
tain about 800 pages and will. az indicated
by the title. be stories OF especial inter.
est 70 children and the parents Of children.
Barn ana Horses Burn.
Fire last night destroyed the barn OF
I Wesley Jones on South Thirtieth street
burning to death two horses and mule.
: besides considerable harness. II is not
known how the blaze originated. The barn
. was OF little value
Phone Prices Increased.
The Lincoln Telephone company. which "a
I, the new independent company here. has
= notified It's patrons that it's rates have been
4. raised. Residence phones have ben ~.
. creased from SIS to q and business phone.
: from 50 to a. The company tells its pat.