Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-14
CLARK TRIES TO ESCAPE
One Of South Omaha Suspects Almost Gains
His Liberty,
LESSEN NOT OUT FOR GOVERNOR YET
Indications He Is waiting 60 Hear
from Senator sheldon Before
Deciding what He
VIII Do.

hANNOl4Nt marCn lS.-(SpeClal Ielegrarn.)
Clark. one Of the negroes who was held
here for several days to keep a mob from
South Omaha from getting him, made a
desperate effort to escape from Jail last
night and was almost successful Clark
was in the womens ward and had dug out
almost enough brick to allow the passage
Of his body.
The hole he made opened into a vacant
room from which it would have been an
easy matter for him to get out The hole
was discovered after the prisoners had
been started to Omaha.
lesson Not a Delegate.
Judge Paul lessen OF Nebraska City is
not a candidate for governor-at this time.
He may be a candidate later. however, and
his announcement may be made within the
next week or two.
Judge lessen and William Hayward were
here this morning from Otoe county and
visited the various state officers and dis
cussed politics in general. When asked
whether he would be a candidate for gov
ernor. Judge lessen replied:
Il am not a candidate now"
And the manner in which he made the
reply implied that later he might be can
didate.
Down in Otoe and Cass counties it is
tossup which is the most popular, Senator
George Sheldon or Paul lessen, and as SEN
ator Sheldon is down in Mississippi looking
over his business there, it is probable no an
nouncement will be made by Judge lessen
or by friends of Sheldon until the latter re-
turns home. This will be within a week or
two. Sheldon and lessen are intimate, life
! long friends and neighbors, and whichever
one decides to make the race he will in all
probability receive the support of the other.
Judge Hayward who accompan MED Judge
lessen to Lincoln, said:
While 1 have no authority to speak for
! Judge lesser l believe IL he intends to
| be a candidate no announcement will be
made inside OF a week Down in Otoe
county we have been quiet in politics and
no discussion has been INDUCED in at all
We are not making any governors or
United states senators, but when the time
comes / suppose we will do something"
When asked concerning the reported OPP
position to Congressman Pollard. Mr.. Hay
ward said:
81 have heard of no opposition to Mr.
Pollard except what little 1 have seen in
the newspapers. AS far as 1 am con-
cerned he will have no opposition. 1 can
not speak for the county or for the dis
trict, as l am attending to my law prac-
tice now and have too little time to pay
any attention to politics"
Nebraska People Awake.
Representative Junkin. author of the
Junkin antitrust law which the supreme
court recently held was unconstitutional,
was a Lincoln visitor today en- route to
St. Joseph. where he was going with a
shipment of cattle.
II am not a candidate for reelection"
said Mr.. JunlSin. II have held the office
for two terms and that is enough Who
we will send up this fall do not know
| at this time, but l Judge there will be
plenty of good timber from which to select
the man believe the next legislature
will enact a freight rate bill, primary
election law and an anti-pass law. 1 think
there is little doubt of that. The people
are really aroused and they intend to
elect a Legislature that will carry out
the wishes of the people rather than the
orders Of the corporations Nebraska has
been asleep for twenty years and the peo-
pie have allowed the railroads to get alb
solute control of the affairs of state. but
that time is over now and the people are
wide awake. l believe the sentiment
against corporation control is deep-seated
and will result in the enactment of the
laws have enumerated.
Were to belong to the next legislature
should vote for a direct primary law,
though opposed it last winter. Out in my
country we do not need such a law, but
in the eastern part of the state guess it
is badly needed. To help out the east
end of the state should advocate the en-
actment Of a direct primary law"
Mr.. Junkin expressed his satisfaction at
the supreme court decision holding his law
constitutional.
Railroad Tax Suit Next Week.
Attorney General Norris Brown next
week will begin taking testimony in the
Burlington tax suit in which case the rail-
road is seeking TO prevent the collection
OF its 1906 taxes. II it can be arranged
Special Examiner Pearsan of Omaha will
come to Lincoln Immediately after the SUI
preme court adjourns and the members
Of the State Board of Assessment for l9Ot
will be placed on the stand.
Seeks Relatives of Soldier.
Adjutant General Culver is trying to To-
cate relatives of Charles S. Reed, who died
in the Philippines some time after the re-
turn home of the Nebraska soldiers. The
effects OF the dead soldier nave been for
warded to General Culver and he is anxious
to turn them over to his relatives. Reed
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