Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-14
TALK OF BOLT NOT POPULAR
Lancaster Members Stir Up q Hornets
Nest While in Omaha,
FAKE REFORM ORGANS MAKE OENALs
Treasurer-BIect Brian Hands a Pre-
Convention KnOcker some Cold
Consolation while Ia
Lincoln.
(From a stan Correspondent

(From a stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, Nov. Specially Tine at
tempt Of Joe Burns ana John MckessOn
Of the Lancaster delegation to get Doug
las county TO join Lancaster in bolt OF
Norris Brown, republican convention
nominee for United States senator, has
stirred W considerable discussion down
here, and, as usual. the fake reform
Journal and News have rushed to the
support OF their pre-convention allies aud
place the blame upun Douglas county.
After publishing the story sent out from
Omaha regarding the visit Of Burns and
McKesson, the News adds this paragraph!
on its own account:
Mr.. Burns is still in Omaha. 1t was
suggested here this afternoon that pos
sibly The story was started in Omaha
for the purpose of shouldering of the
blame onto some other county IN case
the Douglas county delegation carries out
the threat II made some time before cleo
ton.
In the meantime. W. II. Thompson, the
democratic nominee for United states
senator, defeated has come to the rescue
of Norris Brown, and has pledged friends
of the attorney general to give him two
votes for every republican who goes
astray. Mr.. Thompson is quoted as say
ing publicly:
Il know a fight is going to be made
on Norris Brown. l have been told So
I want to say right now, IL any republi'
can members Of the legislature vote
against Brown for senator ] Will have
two Of my fellows vote for him have
told some Of Mr.. Browns friends this
and I sent word to him not to make any
PROMISES to any fellows who are trying
II 7 f-
from the republican party 1 will have
my friends hI the places so Mr. Brown
will get SUFFICIENT votes to elect him.
Regarding the object Of their visit 10
Omaha both McKesson and Burns have
published deniaIs in the Lincoln papers.
Both claim they did not breach the mat
ter of boiling Brown to any member
of the Douglas delegation. The News this
afternoon contained the following;
II anyone other than members of the
Omaha legislative delegation stood
sponsor for the tale about Lancaster
beat Norris Brown out of the senatorsmp,
people would be likely 20 give 1t more
credence; but as the Omaha men have
several axes to grind any story originar-
ing with them should be taken with sew
eral grains of saline matter. Nothing
would suit Omaha better than to stir up
row and divide the republican majority
in the legislature so that Brown could not
be elected senator. 1t doesn't want 70
appear in the light of starting any trouble
but il such a division should arise Omaha
would soon come forward with two on
three candidates for senatorshlp ne
to reports on this subject emanating from
Omaha.
Brian knocks a KnOekeF.
L. G. Brian, state tTeasurer-elect, ac-
companied by Mrs. Brian, is in Lincoln
looking UP a house. With their children
they will remove TO Lincoln at once and
the children will enter school. This visit
Of Mr.. Brian recalls an incident that hap
pened recently by which it was demon
| strated that the new treasurer is amply
| able to take care Of himself.
| Joe johnson who. previous to the repub'
| Iican state convention. had assisted in
| filling the columns OF the fake reform
! sheets here with KNOCKS. on Brian and his
pass holding delegation" met Nj. Brian
in the Lindell lobby just previous to the
election This was the converse ton:
You seem TO be getting along all right,
said Johnson.
! Yes, l am well satisfied with the way
things look now" replied Mr. Brian.
Yes" said johnson, lit looks like thai
pass business about you is about dylnl
out and l hardly think it will cut dowT
your vote much"
III the votes are TO be cast according t
the pass records of the candidates" saiC
Mr. Brian, very quietly, Il will run ahead
of the ticket l guess l am the only mar
on the ticket who never rode on an annua
pass."
Johnson, who went to Albion to get in
terviews for the Lincoln Journal Ilnockin,
Brian, had nothing more to say.
ID. G. Courtney Dead.
ID. G. Courtney died at noon today afte
a short illness of heart failure. His dealt
occurred at his home in this city. Flu
neral arrangements have not yet been an
nounced. For some months Mir. Courtne!
had not been in good health, and he jus
recently returned from Sycamore Springs
where he had been in the vain hope OF re
Operating his fast falling strength. Fo
a time ne was better after his return home
but few days ago he had to go to bed
Up until last night, however, his condition
was not alarming to his family or friends
Early this morning it was though; h.
would recover, but at noon the end came
A widow and daughte. are left OF tn
immediate family
Since 1872, when he came to Lincoln. Mr.
Courtney has been an active. energetic citi
zen of this town, taking an interest IN it
development and the development OF tn
state, an active politician and a friend L
thousands, especially the man who needles
friends and the young man just starting
out in the world. His acquaintance wa
statewide and he was recognized as law
yer Of much ability. a politician OF shrewd
ness and the enemy of sham. He came {
Lincoln ard entered the law Office OF 2
NJ Marquette as once boy and from thi
small beginning he builded, until the da
of his death he was a man OF wealth an
influence.
Mr.. Courtney studied law IN BelvlGsr,
ILL.,, In the ONCE Of Charles Fuller, nov
congressman from the Boone county. Iii
nois district, and II was at that place h
was admitted to the bar. While Away
prominent IN politics, state and local. M
Courtney never aspired to once but once
He ran for county attorney and was de
feated. In helping others politically. how
ever, he was a success, and up to the tim
Of his death was active in behalf Of hi
friends Mr. Courtney was the owner Of
splendid library and was considered on
OF the best read men Ia the west
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