Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-13
PLUM TREE STILL UNSHAKEN
Governor Gives No sign and WEAR Place
Hunters Are Leaving Capital
soARO or ASSESSMENT SIN BUSY
Representative of Railroads Who
Have Not Yet Appeared VIII BE
Given a Hearing
TuesdF--


CFrom a stan Corresponder2)
LINCOLN May l2-(special Though he
has borne the bombardment since last No
venber Governor Sheldon shows no III ef-
fects OF the assaults Of the would-be plum
harvesterH, but instead is bearing up well.
and patiently receives his advisers and just
as patiently gives them no satisfaction.
The crop is all ready, but as no one but
the governor can shake the tree there is
no telling when the harvest will begin.
The splendid physical strength Of the ex-
ecutive has stood him in good need and
many of the solicitors for jobs have sue
cumbed at the outskirts OF the battlements,
exhausted and probably nervous wrecks
at his cool demeanor and long drawn out
deliberations. This Is deducted from the
rapidly decreasing number OF strangers
who daily call at his ofice. For days after
the legislature adjourned IL was no uncom-
mon sight to see forty or fifty men in the
reception room waiting to see his excel
lency. ali happy in anticipation. but now
the reception room Is practically deserted.
Occasionally. on tip toe nervous appear
ing individual slips into the Office and
inquiries Of the secretary II anything has
happened. Nothing has so far as the
secretary knows" but the nervous one
never waits for an audience with the gov
ernor For the governor Is busy with the
State Board OF Assessment and II he has
given the matter OF appointments thought
recently 81 evidently was one OF dismissal
from his mind.
Hon. Peter Mortenaen Calls.
Hon. Peter Mortensen was in the state
house few days ago and at once the ru-
NOR got started that he had been sent for
TO see n he would take Colonel Majors
place on the State Normal board and an
rrsnr
TO the door OF the executive Office, but
when he found the assessing board meeting
he shIed around the place as though 1t
brought up unpleasant memories Of the
time he and others grabbed the big rail-
roads by the throat, hguratively speaking.
and shook an increase of 100000 out OF
them.
mo. no: I don't care % go In" quickly
said the man from ORD, as he backed
away at the approach OF Secretary Allen.
give the governor my regards That Is
all; good morning" and the former mem
Der OF the assessing board made a hasty
exit from the building. II developed later
that he was here on private business and
then went TO Omaha.
HentinR Plant for Peru Normal.
The State Normal board. including Mr..
Gregg and Superintendent Thomas, met
one day last week in the ONCE Of the
superintendent OF instruction and let the
contract for the heating plant at Peru,
but II IL not of record that the Kearney
member called on the governor in the
interest of anyone 10 take Colonel
MajorB place.
In fact. according 20 the politicians who
hang around all the time and keep tab
on things, II is beginning to look like the
governor Is going 10 make his own sp-
pointments when no gets around 10 1t
and that may not be until after the State
: Board Of Assessment gets through with
the railroads. and as the state Board Of
4 Equalization comes on shortly after that
he may wait until that is through, and
then comes ,Christmas. which Nome down
here have figured is an appropriate time
70 hand out presents.
The State Board OF Assessment will
make an effort 20 get through this week
with the work OF assessing railroad prop
erty. though It may not succeed All OF
the big roads have hsd their hearings and
each has protested against an increase in
its valuation. but there Ii no indication
what the board viii do. II looks certain
that the fve members win have no trouble
IN getting together on a decision when
the time comes as 50 far In the discus
sions there has been no disagreement.
Tuesday the roads which have not yet had
a representative here win be given an
opportunity to be heard and this will
probably close the discussion and the
board viii do the rest
Members Of the Board of Public Lands
and Buildings left this afternoon for Grand
Island to look over the Soldiers Home and
figure on the repairs which are TO be made
there.
RHssianS 20 Visit Bryan.
NJ Aladdin and NJ. Tchuykovsky, former
leaders Of the group of toll party in the
lower house Of the Russian parliament,
will be the guests OF William Jennings
Bryan in Lincoln a part OF the present
week. They win arrive Wednesday morn
ing. according 20 advices received by Mr..
Bryan today. and will speak at the Uni
versity of Nebraska. A complimentary lun-
cheon viii be rendered them later the same
DAY at the rooms OF the Commercial club