Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-03
CITY FULL OF POLITICIANS
All Of Them Of Opinion Stats Will Give
Usual Republican Majority.
TALK OF SCRATCHING IS DYING CUT
bankers Deny Knowledge OF source
OF Funds Used TO Boom New York
Life Company Administra-
tion Ticket.
TALK OF SCRATCHING IS DYING oU-
dFrom a stan Correspondent

From a stan Correspondent
DES MONIES, Nov. 2.-(Special)-De
Molnes is full Of republican politicians to-
day, having come to the city In order to at
tend the rally last night Senator Saunders
of Council Bluffs reached the city this
morning, passing through from speak
ing trip over the state He, declared that
there was not a county I'm the state in bet
ter condition or where there would be less
scratching than in Pottawattamie county.
Senator Saunders is very confident there
will be no trouble there next Tuesday.
Senator Saunders is a hold-over senator and
said today that he expected to introduce
again the indeterminate sentence law that
was defeated at the last session. He is
especially anxious that IL shall pass aud
will spare no honorable efforts in enlisting
the support OF every legislator for the
measure.
Senator c. ]. A. Erickson of Boone, who
attended the rally last night. was also at
the republican. headquarters today. There
Is no trouble whatever in Boone county so
far as the state ticket IS concerned. It is
recognized that there is being made a des-
perate fight on Representative Doran, who
is up for reelection.
Representative E. J. c. Bealer OF Linn
county, a standpatter was at headquarters
and declared conditions satisfactory in his
county. He is not up for recollection, not
having sought denomination.
w. L. Eaton, candidate for railroad COM
missioner, came down from Usage to hear
the addresses last night and to leave some
information at headquarters that on trip
to many counties he has gained informa-
ton from which he is ready to predict that
the scratching long talked of will not be as
bad as painted and the maiorities will be
about what they we're In 1903.
Il. NJ wentworth of State Center, freight
agent of the Pennsylvania, who covers the
entire state and Is meeting especially farm
ers and dairymen. was another politician
to reach the city last night. He said to-
day that the farmers are going to vote
the straight republican ticket.
Every politician coming to the city adj
mits that there are new elements in the
fight this year that make It difficult to
hazard a guess, but all are insistent that
the majorities will be about what they
we're in 1903. when the majority for gov
ernor was 5000.
May BE Engineers Last.
Edward Bowman, an engineer on the CEN
. trail Iowa division of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee g. st. Paul railroad, may never run
another engine. Early this week he en-
countered a shower of hot cinders while out
on the road with his engine. The cinders
got in his eyes. He was taken TO spe-
oialist and all cinders were removed. but
his eyeslght has been failing him ever since
and he is now at Mercy hospital in this
city.
| shakeup I'm Newspapers.
! Des Moines' force Of newspaper men is to
be shaken up. oliver p. Newman. political
writer on the Daily News, has accepted the
position of editor of the Sioux City Daily
News, which is to be started in Sioux City
December l. He was formerly on the Wash
ington ID. c. Post and other metropolitan
papers. Neal Jones. for some time police
reporter on the Daily News here, goes to
Fairfield, Ia. beginning next week, as ed
itor there of the Fairfield Tribune, A. l..
Frisbie, jr., telegraph editor on the Reg
lister and Leader. has been made city ed
itor, and c. c. Nye becomes special writer.
Paul Matthews Of the Register and Leader
goes TO the News and Snow, police reporter
of the Capital. goes to Minneapolis to take
position on one of the papers there. Other
changes still are rumored.
Attempts Murder for Nickel.
On West. Walnut street car today a
stranger ATTEMPTED to murder Conductor
James Lewis for a nickel. The stranger
paid nickel fare, which the conductor gave
as change to the man sitting by him who
had paid him a dime. Later the stranger
demanded a nickel in change and would not
be pacifed when the man next declared it
was only a nickel. tight followed in
which the stranger drew a knife and at
tempted to kill the conductor, and then
chased a negro from the car who had in
terfered. He was left standing on the side
walk, having done no harm except to him.
self and having smashed a glass door tc
the car.
Feature of Election
A feature of the election in this city for
next Tuesday is the question Of voting
bonds with which to erect a jail The prop
Osition was submitted to the people before
and they refused to vote the money, not
Yithstanding the fact that the jurles anc
judges continually condemn the present jai
as unsanitary and an unfit place to keeI
human beings. County officials are now il
fear lest the people again refuse to vote tn,
necessary bonds.
Don't Know source of Funds
Bankers of Des Moines who signed the
letter which has bs6n sent TO policyhold
ers Of the New York Life, concerning
which Auditor OF State B. f. Carroll ha.
started an inquiry, say they do not know
the source Of the funds that are beine
used to meet the expense of sending on
the letters. Eight bankers of this city
signed the letter. It is held that under tn,
new New York laws the insurance com
pany cannot legally take the money from
its treasury Some OF the bankers VIII,