Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-21
HAPPY HIT OF CAMPAIGN
Bee Clipping with Pledges Redeemed
Tells Unanswerable Story.
PARTY PAPERS MUCH ALIVE
Senator Burkett starts ON Tour
Of Investigation of Irrigation
Works and Array POsts
In West.
fFrom a Star Correspondents }

! leaders say the statement OF Chairman
Hayward sent out Saturday, together with
the fac simile Of the redeemed pledges
made by the republican legislature has
made happy hit and is one OF the most
original campaign documents ever sent out
by any chairman. incidentally nice little
story is back Of that document When The
Bee published the pledges signed by the
republican candidates for election and thus,
gave It's own pledge that the party platform
would be carried out It attracted univer-
sal attention. Before the election Attorney
Pitzer OF Nebraska City, law partner OF
Chairman Hayward. wrote 70 Governor
Sheldon He told the gubernatorial can
didate that he had the pledges pasted in
his hat for reference. Governor Sheldon
answered:
while you have the pledges pasted In
your hat / shall paste them on the wall
in the governors ONCE after election"
And he did
That page from The Bee was seen by
every visitor to the executive office. 1t
was commented on. Just as soon as
bill reached the governor, in which
pledge had been redeemed he drew a blue
line through the particular pledge. Under
the pledge regarding the expenditure Of
the states money for a long time the
governor ndQ Teu llnt. AlNihOhhAS
referred the members OF the legislature
to that red line. After he had Topped of
a quarter of a million dollars from the
appropriations. the blue line went through
that pledge as we'll and every promise had
become performance. The printed pledges
we're taken or the wall when workmen
began to fix up the executive Office 1t
was put away, but recently Chairman Hay
ward dug It up. He considers it the best
guaranty OF what the republican party
will do In the future.
Campaign Progressing Well.
The republican campaign Is well under
way and progressing nicely. The repub-
lican newspapers OF the state, according
TO Chairman Hayward, realize the Inn
portance Of keeping intact a powerful or
ganization for the fight to be waged next
near and that this can only be done by
creating interest in the present contest.
Nearly all the republican papers are urging
the voters to get out to the polls and
county workers are showing unusual ac-
tivty. Most favorable reports are coming
in 70 tho Headquarters to the effect that
Judge Reese will get lots OF populists and
democratic votes Much Of this report, II
is said. is due to the fusion members of
the last legislation. some OF whom 1t is
reported realize the importance Of electing
Judge Reese a; this time. when the rail-
roads are so unanimously opposing him
Henry T. Clarke. jr., can almost read
his title clear to HIS present seat on the
railway commission for he has no opposi-
ton except a socialist. The democrats
failed to get a candidate filed up to last
night when the ballot was closed and no
> other republican filed by petition. This
! leaves Mr. Clarke practically clear field
John o. Yeieer failed to get his with
drawal into the hands of Secretary OF
State Junkin last night and he will go on
the democratic ticket as a candidate for
| judge in the Fourth district. 1t is possible
] however Mr.. Yeiser mailed his letter some
time Saturday and II he did so and It is
received by Monday morning, Mr. JunlSin
will leave his name of the ticket.
= Burkett on Tour.
Senator Burkett left tonight for a visit tC
the government irrigation work in the wes
end of the state. While on this trip he will
take part in the dedication of a bridge
across the Platte at Mitchell, at which
place banquet will be given by the bust
> ness men. Senator Brown expected to &c
on this trip, but this afternoon a telephone
message was received by Senator Burket
A., that he was sick in bed and would be un
able to go,
Senator BuTkett will also visit Fort Rob
inson during his absence from Lincoln
During the last year he secured an appro
priation of $4,000 for new buildings a
this fort and the same are now undei
course OF construction. AS a result of hii
recent visit TO Omaha the posts at Omaht
and Fort Crook will shortly be improved
by the expenditure OF about $4,000. 4
wagon shed VIII be constructed at For
Crook and bakery and Toulouse at For
Omaha. When the senior senator wa
shown the conditions at these posts he tool
|, the matter up with the department and h,
was promised the work would begin a
once For sums under $4,000 the War de
partment does not have to wait for a spe
cliic appropriation by congress, hence Sen
. ator I3urkett was able to do the business
in short order. The senator will return t,
q Lincoln Friday. making a few politica
speeches In the meantime.
: Suit on saunders Claim.
$ The case of the First National Bank 0
2 Columbus against the State of Nebrask
has been brought to the supreme court b,
= the state, on appeal from Lancaster county
: The bank is the assignee OF Warwick saun
n ders. The legislature Of 1897 passed a con
3 current resolution authorizing the goyerno
+ to appoint three commissioners whose dut
[ was to ask the Interstate Commerce com
s mission and the railroad commissioners O
Nebraska, Kansas. Oklahoma and Texa
a to assist N getting fair freight rates an
4 as a last resort to consider the prophet
j, OF building an interstate railroad to tn
/ gulf. The pap set out in the resolution
was TO be $ dap and actual expenses
J. Warwick Saunders, one OF the men ap
= pointed, put In a bill for thirty-two dapl
; work and u7s.16 as expenses. He wa
d given permission TO sue the state after tn
auditor had turned down the claim. II
= brought sui in Lancaster eountp and tn
e state nled a demurrer. which was over
e ruled, and the case went against the stats
Attorney General Thompson contends in
Is brief filed yesterday that the state legls
l. lature had no authority 70 order the pay
d merit OF money out OF the state treasur
y except by law. He holds the concurren
= resolutions Is not statWte; it has no till
and can confer no power on the governor
Therefore he contends Warwick saunder
/ has no claim against the state.