Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-28
CAMPAIGN OUT IN STATE
Hastings Holds the Biggest Rally so
Far in Fifth District.
BIG CROWD COMES FROM M'COoK
Congressman Pollard waking Things
Up in Hts DistrIct--Other Portions
of state show Republican
Activity.

sram)-Rcpublican activity in the Fifth
district reached a climax tonight I'm a spon-
tsneous demonstration that ecllpsed any
former event OF the campaign. The mani
festation was brought about in a rally for
the congressional candidate. Congressman
Norris, but it grew to a general celebration
for all the party ticket. The feature Of the
demonstration was the participation Of
500 visitors from points west along the Burl-
ington, most of whom came on a special
train that left McCook at $50 this morning.
The train arrived here 81 $3.50 in the after
noon and unloaded 426 passengers, all
wearing Taft buttons and Norris ribbons.
The delegation was headed by. the McCook
band, one OF the finest musical organiza-
tions in the state. Many persons from
the west came on a regular train. arriving
here about noon.
An impromptu parade was formed at the
depot following the arrival Of the special,
with fully 500 out-of-town persons in line.
Tonight there was a much LONGER process
sion, the visitors being augmented by hun
dreds Of local republicans. There was a
plethora Of fireworks and red fire and
an abundance of music. The rally crowded
the opera house to its limit, President
J. N. Clarke of the Taft club presided and
introduced Judge Norris with brief form
ality.
Judge Norris emphasized the necessity Of
electing a republican house IL republican
policies are to be continued and also de-
clared that with a republican congress there
should be a republican president. He was
warmly cheered throughout his address.
The Fifth district congressional commit
tee met this afternoon for the considera-
ton Of reports from the various counties
These reports reflected a favorable con-
dillon. The committeemen reported that
within the last two weeks there has been
an awakening throughout the district that
Indicates the reelection of Norris by a
large majority. They also united in de-
clarlng that the Fifth district will do Its
full share in carrying Nebraska for Taft,
Sheldon and the republican ticket gener-
ally. From a democratic source a report
was circulated this afternoon that the Nc
Cook special train was furnished gratis by
the Burlington. The falslty of this was
easily proven, for ell the passengers paid
regular fare. Conductors were aboard and
collected tickets and fares in the usual
way.
MCooK, Neb., oct. 27.-tspecisl Tele-
Rram.)-One hundred and fifty enthusiastic
McCookites, together with their Peerless
band. took the Norris chartered train to
Hastings this morning to hear Congress
man Norris speak in the Hastings opera
house tonight. This number was augmented
along the way between here and Hastings
to over 400.
SILVER CREEK, Neb., Oct. 2I.-(special
Telegram.)-In a signed statement put out
today Hon. Charles Wooster says: 81 shall
not vote for James p. Latta, democratic
candidate for congress in the Third dis
trict. chiefly because during the primary
campaign he secured a poll of his district
under the false pretense that it was for
Bryan, when as a matter of fact it was for
himself. and because he did not include the
cost of that poll in his sworn statement of
expenses to the secretary OF state. 1 will
not vote for a deceiver II l know it,
Pollard at m
TALMAGE, Neb., oct. G7.-(Special.)-Con
gresham Pollard spoke here last evening
to a large and appreciatlve auditnce. The
hall was completely filled and many were
compelled to stand.
Mr.. Pollard said that the charge Of the
democrats that the republicans have stolen
their railroad and trust regulation policies
from the democrats is false because the
original act creating the Interstate Com
merce commission was passed by the re-
publicans in 1887 and the law passed in
1906 was simply an amendment restoring TO
the commission the power to fix a reason
able rate and enforce Il. 1t was thought
that the commission had this power when
1t was created and the power was exercised
for ten years until the supreme court de-
cided otherwise i'm 1897. After the problems
growing out of the Spanish war were set
tied and Mr.. Roosevelt became president
the republicans took the matter up and
passed the Hepburn act, which gave the
commission full power In fixing rates. The
law was also strengthened in many ways
Passes on interstate roads we're abolished
and the commission has been given power
10 compel the railroads to keep their books
in a systematic way so that there can be
complete publicity OF their affairs, The
Ia st session of congress appropriated $4,000
to hire expert accountants to examine the
hooks OF the railroads in order TO find out
whether the companies are living up TO the
law II there is any rebeting going on this
will expose II and they can be prosecuted
under the antitrust act of 1903. Mr.. Pol
lard said that strong laws are on the stat
utes and complete machinery for enforcing
them exists and that the administration Is
doing so in an energetic manner,
MIR, Pollard pointed out that the Sherman
antitrust act was passed in 1880. He SAID
that President Cleveland's attorney general
Mr.. Olney, gave it as his opinion that TINS
law was unconstitutional and that during
the whole administration nothing was done
to enforce il. Since the republicans came
back into power the law has been tested In
the courts and held valid and that illegal
agreements between separate corporations
in restraint OF trade have been broken up
Individual corporations have been CONSOLE
dated into one great corporation ana the
law is now gotten around in this way. The
law needs amending in many ways and
s,renVthening as was the interstate com
merce act.
OXFORD. Neb., oct. 27.-(special Tele-
gram Congressman Norris special train
enroute from McCook to Hastings, where
Mr.. Norris is billed TO speak, reached this
city at 1855 today. \ large crowd had