Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-11
LINING UP BEHIND CHASE
District Attornsyship May Cut Some
Figure in Senatorial Elect on.
CATO SELLS SIGNS A BRYAN PLEDGE
Minority Report of Insurance scores
the Majority and Takes Radical
Position on Reform In Con-
duct of Business.
Iron a SAD correspondentl

(From a stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES. Ia, Jan. 1O-(special
Telegram -Friends Of Cady Chase Of
Webster City will make an effort to line
up the northwestern section Of the state as
well as some Of the counties in the rest
Of the northern district for Chase for nor
thern district attorney. 1t is claimed that
Hubbard. Conner and Haugen are for
Chase while Birdsall is for Tobin. or at
least leaning that way while Allison and
Cousins are for Tobin strong This leaves
Dolliver the deciding voice in the selec-
ton. Dolliver is up for reelection to the
senate and the Chase men mean to know
what he proposes to do before he is re-
elected
The senate caucus will be held Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. a move in the in
terests OF harmony and a peaceable ses-
sion free from politics took place here
Friends of n strong Cummins man were
starting movement for his election "a
secretary of the senate. Garst and other
Cummins leaders put a quietus on It fear
ing the defeat of DIR. George Newman
would be the opening wedge for more fac
, tional spirit.
Sells Pledges to Bryan.
There is a well defined rumor here that
before Cato Sells consented to withdraw
from the contest for national democratic
committeeman from Iowa. Judge Wade
signed a statement that he would do every
| thing in his power to get the Iowa delega-
ton for Bryan at the next national demo-
cratic convention and that this statement
is now in the hands of George F. Rhine
hart of Des Moines. Mr.. Rhinehart could
not be seen tonight.
Caucus for University Trustee
The Tenth district legislators will caucus
soon on the position of trustee of the State
university to succeed Allen. who has been
elected senator and has rendered his resg-
nation to the governor It is generally con-
coded that Whine will be selected.
Governor silent on Lynching.
Governor Cummins not ready today
to make any statement regarding the
lynching of George Cullen at Charles City
last night at midnight The governor has
received no official information Of the lynch
ing and knows only what the press dis
patches relate. Although the law has
not been thoroughly looked up concerning
the matter, it is believed the governor has
almost unlimited authority in such a mat
ter. At least it can be said that he has
wide authority, and unless the courts and
administrators Of justice I'm that section
begin work at once to bring the members
of the mob 10 Justice there is reason to be-
lieve that Governor Cummins will exercise
his powers in the matter. The governor
has authority to order the courts to in
vestigate by special grand jury or other
wise and If they fail to investigate can
himself appoint persons to make such an
investigation. He has authority to re-
move the sheriff and county attorney il
they fail to discharge their duty and to
appoint others in their place. 1t was too
early today for the governor to give any
indication as to what course he might
pursue as he has made only hasty ex-
animation of the matter himself.
Minority Report Strong.
In the minority Insurance commission re-
port filed this afternoon after a meeting
of the Insurance commission, Representa-
tives Kendall and Jones, the minority men,
hers, made an unqualified demand for the
abolishing of deferred dividends. The re-
port recommends chat expenses of insur-
ance companies be rigidly held down,
that the salaries of insurance company
officers be limited so as to conform to the
value of the services rendered and recon-
mends that insurance be restored to the
proper sphere as first intended, as an in
demnlty for death instead of a form of
speculative investment. The report of the
majority of the commission makes only
mild recommendations and urges that no
legislation be enacted on deferred dividends
nor on limiting expenses to the loading nor
on limiting salaries of officers, nor elm
mating the investment idea from life in
surance.
The minority report scores the majority
OF the commission as going to unneces-
sary extremes in emphasizing the diff
cuties In the way of insurance reform,
and charges that the majorty's belief in
publicity is evasive and inadequate. The
minority charges that the evidence in the
hands of the commission shows that in
surance companies are frequently managed
In the interest of promoters; that the
managing boards of directors are COM
posed of the officers, who elect themselves
and fix their own salaries frequently so
high as to make the expense out OF pro-
portion with the services rendered; that
the surplus from deferred dividends is
controlled absolutely by the loosely in
stalled management and is used to get new
business, enlarge salaries and for need
less extravagances 1t scores the majority
report for recognizing the Irregularities
In the east but refusing to recognize them
in Iowa.
Appointments and Positions
Committee appointments and positions as
employees is the main talk about the cor
fidors of the Slavery with the legislative
arrivals. BY tomorrow noon il is ex-
pected nearly every member of the legis-
lature will be in the city. This will give
disappointed position seekers an oppor-
tunity to go home before Sunday. Elk