Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-16

)Alf11 BEE. Thu RoDAl
corporation has a right to be heard upon
all matters affecting their Interests, bet
outside Of that the PROFESSIONS ION .19pS sSs
Legislators than a Hugant hes to tamper
with aars thaeis considering his case.
tlon eliminating tns professional lobbyist
non our politics.
We dsPlcte that the repu1lics. cam, party
renominate by reclamation as represent
ative in congress from this state man
sS tS M u re sh. act peo Ga
ing to rid the couhtry,.ot oiheiai graft
Direct vote for Senators.
We favor the election OF senators by the
direct vote of the people as soon as the
Constitutional amendment for that purpose
can be secqred, ard IN the present ,N cam a,
the legislature t6stfpport for United States
senator the-desAoctsItic candidate who may
be nominated for stnat office by this eonven-
WE we demand that the attorney general Of
Nebraska shall make an attempt to rein
state the ma ximutu freight rate law, tenn
porarily suspended by the supreme court Of
the United States during a period OF rail-
road depression, bot now subject to en-
foremost and, we demand that the at.
torney general shall enforce the criminal
law against the henderson, the grain and
other trusts. &
Believing that the vitaI9interests of the
people of Nebraska are at this time In
volved chiefly in the triumph of the reform
corporate controls in it's legislative and ad-
ministrative branches, we. deplore the fact
that Ia the preliminary republican cam am.
paign sta tei interests have been largely lost
sight OIL or skillfully snnpthered by the
manipulations of senatorial aspirants and
plotting railroads. who have subordinated
the state issues and the state campaign 10
the personal contest OF senatorial aspirants.
BY these means 1t has been possible for
corporat9ns largely to seesrs Gon'rol ,a
dates and state nominations, thus holding
for themselves the substance of political
power In Nebraska, while the attention or
republican leaders and voters Is fixed upon
the glittering senatorial prize.
We favor the abolition Of the common law
fellow-seryant rule as applied TO the opera
ton Of railroads in our state. We believe
where any employe of a railroad is injured
or killed in the line OF duty through the
negligence of a co-employe without con-
tributory negligence on his part that dam
ages should be awarded to the person In
pTed or to the next Of Kin GIN % the e. otSs
cases. go
we favor the enactment OF law whereby
persons and companies desiring to DO q
shipping business in lumber, live stock,
fuel and grain, and who shall give bonds
to erect a public elevator Of not less than
pany for a site on its right of way for an
elevator, and in case of refusal shall have
the same rightto have cG pSbt ns wav S sf
such railroad, company as railroad com
panies have under existing laws to coii-
denim real estate for right OF way pur-
Local seIf-Government.
! We demand local self government for the
cities Of this state in az police regslaSWR s
! believe the voters of the city are best
! quailfed to determine their administrative
| : We therefore demand that Omaha and
! South Omaha have the right to govern
! themselves like other cities and towns OF
board Of fire and, police commissioners
| appointed bystheS governor They shouio
! be elected by the people. la,,
| in Nebraska for the cruelties infiicteu py
| it's official representatives upon the inmates
/ of the Norfolk asylum for the insane, ,anu
! take prompt and effective measures Tor the
| removal of these helpless. wards , Oh tns
and attendants. We invite attention to the
! rumors concerning instances of alleged pru,
talty and neglect s an Sto NJ NeSTaska that
! n change of state ADMINISTRATION 1s essen,
| tial to thorough Investigation OF the chatses
! made against asylum managers anu lht
| adoption Of practical measures for perma,
! nent reform. To this end limited tenure %
office for superintendent and empl91Su $50 -
Important, native Kindness being OF mort
F., mart Of those entrusted with the care Of
the insane Wet,therefore pledge demo! demo-
mann cement TO such change in, the person.
mel Of the asylgg sfa ihs As KIND IND considera
t t0a snd from EsTe mem whose hay,
S All sspsaRE S
/ iums for the insanea syo ,,a y, all. nerson,
we invite TIE soS2sssltHiSS Of principle
10 mi'T unite WithSius in support OF the ticket
A, nominated by this convention
80" hitchcock is Out Nofea''
t.,tobcock moved to amend the senatorial
nlank by inserting the Hitchcock plan. 1i'
spoke in favor of It. Thompson sns"efec
him. ~,
- r. Dunn moved TO defer action on the
senatorial plank until the platform wa'
aaontad Attorney woodrough spoke ,toi
Dunn s notion Dunn spoke amid the yein
and ieers of the convention. he Ns'
nnaliy forced TO quit. Edgar ho"Aru 'he'
asked the Indulgence OF the convention fo'
Dunn and he was permitted to go~anead
Fleharty spoke against the endorsetneh
and the Hitchcock plan, He wanted tn'
Dunn motion TO prevail Seorse -
7 oor,ts smoke for the endorsement McKil
lin. objected to the Dunn motlon' saw
,in,e he wanted to vote on the adoption o.
,ha rlattorn. Dunn's motion to adopt thu
nlatform without the senatorial plank
action 4iipon which to be deferred, carried
IA roll call was demanded resulting; yea
400 and NAYS $685. The motion carried.
Thompson moved TO adopt the resoiuuoi
nrov,d,ng for the endorsement Of sena
torial candidate. p. l. Hull VINO tool
the chair. held the Hitchcock motion wa
before the house. Hitchcock's plan wa
overwhelmingly defeated. Thompson's mo
ton TO endorse a candidate for senator wa
carried.
The platform in its entirety was the'
adopted.
SOCIALIST STATE CONVENTION
r..,, T,cket Nominated, Including
United states senator.