Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
REDEEMINC PARTY PLEDGES
Representative Dodge Expects Legislators
to Do What They Promised,
PROBABLE PLANS OF THE OPPOSITION
Seek 90 Confuse Matters by the Intro
duction OF a Multiplicity Of Bills,
Each with It's Coterie OF
Supporters.



LINCOLN, Nov. 9.-(special)-N p. |
eDodge, jr., reelected member OF the leg
islature from Douglas county, was in Lin
coin today on business. Mr.. Dodge be-
lieveS the next legislature viii carry out
Che platform of the republican party to
the letter
THE next legislature will enact a state
primary law. a law to tax railroad termi-
mails for municipal purposes and a law
covering all the points Of the republican
platform. have written for copies OF the
Wisconsin primary law and the oregon
law, and intend to get busy on a bill to
/ he presented to the legislature. I am more
than ever impressed with the good points
of a primary law. Elections cannot be
manipulated under a primary and the man
who does his duty stands some chance of
recollection, while under the convention
system one who ignores the demands of
the special interests is easily defeated for
denomination.
1T Is my opinion many bills will be in
troduced covering every plank Of the plat
form and the special interests will try TO
prevent legislation by confusing the legis-
lators with these bills I believe when the
legislature meets committees will be APP
pointed to prepare the bills necessary, just
like the revenue law was prepared and
the committee bills will be passed. lnas-
much as a great majority of the legisla-
tors have signed up TO carry out the plat
form, there is no doubt in my mind but
what the railroad terminals will be
sessed and taxed for municipal purposes.
This Will be one Of the very important acts
Of the legislature"
Abbott Congratulate Thompson.
w. L. Thompson, attorney general-elect,
has received the following letter of con-
graduation from Lysle 1. Abbott, the de-
feated democratic nominee for this Office:
Permit me to congratulate YOU upon your
success in the recent campaign. While I
have suggested in a number OF Instances to
the voters that in my opinion they should
have selected me for the position of at
make with reference to their decision, for
the reason that ] know they have selected
an able and competent man for the posi-
ton.
old Members i'm Legislature.
The incoming legislature will be prac-
tically a new set of men. Only fourteen
members Of the house and five of the SEN
ate Of 1905 will be in the respective bodies
this winter, il returns which now seem
final are not altered before the official count
Of the election is made. In the senate
three Of the house members Of 1905 will
have seats, DR.. w. II. Wilson OF Pawnee,
c. A. Luce of Harlan and the irrepressible
Joe Burns of Lancaster counties. David
Hanna of Cherry, who served in the house
of 1903 and John Calhoun Fremont Nc
Kesson, who has served in the legislatures
gone by. and other former lawmakers will
be In the senate. The five members who
were members in 1906 are: Thomas, Saun-
ders and Gibson of Douglas, Epperson of
Jefferson and Wilsey of Frontier.
Tie fourteen members of the house who
were there in 1895 arc: Whitman Of john
son, Barnes, Tucker Lee. Dodge and
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Rohrer of Saline, McMullen Of Gage, Line
of jefferson. Lahners OF Thayer. Doran or
GARFIELD, GLEN Of Red Willow and Hill of
Chase. Other members of the new legisla-
lure have been members of former ses-
Bons.
on the showing now, the fusionists have
made a total gain on joint ballot over their
membership Of 1905 of twenty-seven, as
they only had nine of the 1SS members last
session, and they were all in the house.
This session, if returns stand as they seem
70 be now, they will have Ave senators and
rhirty-one representatives.
kennedy Files Expense Bill.
It cost John L. Kennedy of Omaha $4S5.1C
to be defeated for congress in the Second
district and of this sum $500 went to the
congressional committee $50 to the Equal
Rights club Of Omaha, $50 TO the Washing
ton county committee and $40 to the Sarpy
county committee.
winter wheat Figures.
The total acreage of winter wheat II
Nebraska for 1906. announced by the STATE
labor bureau upon reports received from
the various county assessors, is 1,S52,0S
acres, compared with 17i1,s56 acres las
year The average yield per acre this yea
was 24.5 bushels and last year it was 2Lo
bushels. The production this year is 40,
BSs. 1858 bushels, against S6,6S0319 bushels las