Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-03
SENTIMENT Oy PRIMARIES
Victor ROssvatsr Submits Sample Ballot to
Secure Opinions
SENTIMENT FAVORABLE TO uHE SYSTEM
AccordinE 80 Re~~nt Decision OF
supreme Court Hor,-a-en Ha-t
Take Other Method Than Wan
damns 9" r--t eligibility.


'Ffpm 81 SIAN correspondent
LINCOLN. MARCH, Z-,Special- Letters.
inclosing sample bs dot ro be used al a
state primary to select a republican candi-
date for tne Tmtrd States senate and 20 Sc
iect candidates Tor state Offices were re-
"eived by me state officers this morning
rom Victor Rosevater member or the
state committee The letters requested tn.
opinion Of the officers on the primary and
whether the ballot should include places
for nrst and second choice Of candidates
Attorney General Brown. Auditor searie
and superintendent McBrien are out OF the
city. but Mr.. McBr1en will not object 70
primary having stated on a previous oc-
casion he would be satisfied with the PR
mary should the state committee conclude
90 Instruct delegates IN thst manner. Al
the ONCE of the attorney general II was
stated the place for voting for = second
choice would be- objected 70. a. il might
give an opportunity to those 50 disposed to
manipulate the convention and thus pre-
vent the will o. the people in voting in
structions for delegates and prevent the
nigh man from winning by trades on the
part Of the second choice men
Treasurer Mortensen said. Il believe such
a primary. Together with the convention
would be an right 10 would bring the cleo
ticn closer TO The people and would prevent
trades IN the convention"
Secretary Of safe Galusha and Land
Commissioner Eaton both agreed that il
was immater1al tu them whether a primary
was held Both said they would be salts
ned with vhatever arrangements were
made by the state committee.
Governor Mickey said Ice had not looked
over the proposition carefully ana was az
views in the matter.
Mort@nsen Must rake Another Tack.
Should the supreme court adhere 70 its
decision in the Hyland- Coney mandamus
case. in which it refused To 90 into the
matter Of the eligibility Of a candidate for
once in such proceedings. friends Of Stale
Treasurer Peter Mortensen will have 20
una some other method than mandamus
proceedings by which 70 get The matter OF
lhe eligibility OF the treasurer TO be gov
crnor. before the supreme court
In the HyiHnd-Conry case Coney brought
mandanus against l1yIand 20 compel him
30 turn over the office OF county supeTin-
tendent 20 HIM, Cuney having received %
maturity Of Iae votes cast for that Once
hyiand defended on The ground that Cunpy
was not eligible -1 fls office on the day
ul tine election h.causy he had no ir=t
s.ade certincale on that day as provided
10y law
The court granted the nandamus as
prayed FOR anu stated IL was not necessary
10 20 into the merits Of the eligibility OF
the candidates - mandamus was not IN,
proper proceedings Ter such an invesriEa-
Ion but that under the showing male
,oncv haying the Certificate OF election.
me writ issued. IN that opinion. the court
s5ld the proper proceedings 10 test ~
eligibility II claimant for an office was
QUO var1antu.
should the court hold TO this rule il has
just laid down quo vIIranto proceedings
would be the proper method by which the
eligibility Of Mr. Mortensen could DE-
tested. Under -lcn proceedings Mr. Nor
tonsen would mrs, have to be voted for
before he could claim the Office and IA,
man then m office would have to refuse ll
give il ND
In the meantime. however. friends q
Treasurer Mortense7 have made arrange
ments 20 get up q petition Of 51a naues
20 have his name put on the ticket in order
Go get the matter before the court before
Inc convention il held.
society Di-turbs Family
After eighteen years Of married life. d.1f-
ug which time both the husband and wit
were seemingly contented TO hoe their sVn
row without mingiinc In society or curtira
AMY wide swath iu ll circles Mrs. Me-
lie l. Whitney Dos. zed a divorce fror
George .. Whitnfv The lower court
Holt county granted her petition. ana nrf'
the husband has appealed to the SUPPER
court for a reversal.
Il is set out in the brief OF the Hush. =
that Mrs. Whitneys sudden deteruana
To get into society caused her 70 mas
her husband was on the "clod" ~ ~. ~
therefore was more Of a hindraace .hai'
help TO her in her social ambitions
At the time Of the marriage u tire
in Cedar county, in 1851. the brisl