Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-19
PROGRESS OF The CAMPAIGN
Sheldon Pleased with Result of His
Week of Campaigning.
CONDITIONS SUIT THE PEOPLE
fractional Differences Among Demo-
Gratis Continue to Crop Out
Bryan Managers Ignoring
ShaIlenberRer.
(rrom a staff Correspondent

Sheldon came In last night and spent Sun
day at home, having been out making
speeches for the last week. The governor
has been having splendid meetings and his
message to the people has been well re-
ceived. He will start out again tomorrow
for another busy week. In the opinion of
Governor Sheldon, there is no doubt of the
outcome OF the election, as he found the
people satisfied with the present prosper
Gus condition and they are not hankering
for a change back to the old democratic
hard times The only thing to look out for
in the mind of the governor is overconfi-
dence.
Fight In Third.
Reports received from the Third district
indicate that Congressman Boyd is max
ing u winning fight to succeed himself
against Senator Latta, Frank Nelson
chairman of the congressional committee
has published a circular giving the record
of both Boyd and Latta,i which tells the
whole story. The records of the two men,
Boyd in congress. and sfIstta in the state
senate. are as follows:
CONGRESSMAN BOYD'S RECORD FOR
FIRST SESSION OF SIXTIETH CON
Length of son...............,.....13S .13S days
Boyd attended .........'..'''.''''''''l0 GAYS
(Which was memorial session on Sunday.
introduced forty-three bills, Of which
twenty-three were enacted into law.
Secured $l27,0O0 in appropriations for the
Aided in securing more than 500 increases
Aided in securing more than $50 new PEN
Voted for every measure before congress
approved by Roosevelt, except that he
voted for two battleships instead of four,
nT,1 h. rod a 81
proved by Roosevelt.
Among the reform measures he voted for
are the child labor law Gong Bee 99St}' 9,St}
pure food Gong. Rec. 62l2), bill enlarging
interstate Commerce Commissions control
of railroads and other corporations (Cong.
Rec 3S5D, bill restricting railways Gong.
Rec 49SO bill for publicity Of campaign
contributions Gong. Rec. 6I6O, bill of spe-
cial interest to his district on waterways,
Indian affairs agricultural appropriations
and the measures of reform in Roosevelt s
special messages Gong. Rec. 1925 to 1886,
1852, 1853, etc. and his votes 10 appeal from
Cannon's arbitrary rulings (Cong. Rec.
SENATOR LATTA's RECORD IN THE
STATE SENATE.
Length OF session h''''''''''''''''''''''' 90 9aS
Latta attended. d......'.'.....'''''''''''' ~ Gays
Latta abscnt.....:.......,..,,.. 10 days
Absent without excuse from 4 sessions.
Introduced two bills, both of which were
indefinitely postponed. (sen. Jour. PIP. 70
Made two motions, one of which was a
motion TO adjourn (Sen. Jour pp' "a and
Voted against the child labor law (Sen.
Jour. p 1854; against the direct primary
law (Sen. Jour p ll69), although ms party
platform pledged him for II; against bill
to prevent unfair discrimination in freight
rates between different sections (Sen. Jour.
p. 26S); against bill regulating sleeping car
companies (Sen. Jour. p. lOS2); against blli
for publicity of prices paid for grain by
elevators (Sen. Jour p, sod, and he @ cas-,
the only vote cast against the pure food
lie did not vote at all on the bill to pre-
/. vent railroads going into federal courts anu
! enjoining the state from collecting taxes
| (Sen. Jour. p. 36D; on the bill making II a
/ misdemeanor to solicit money for vote
(sen Jour p 4SD; on hi so 10 prevent YEN 0r5qse 51S
/ on 2-cent rate bill (Sen. Jour. p. 603D. (Mr,
Latta's platform pledged him to most OF
! tho above reform measures Tor WMch he
/ did not vote)
Usual MBIOrity In First.
! Reports received at the Pollard head
| quarters at the LindeI hotel are to the
| effect that Mr.. Pollard will get his usual
majority in this district and that the ma
| jority may be Increased. Congressman
| Scott of Kansas, chairman of the commit
| tee on agriculture, Of which Pollard is a
member has Just finished a week Of cam
! paigning here and yesterday called at the
/
| lngs.
Democratic Factions.
! As the campaign progresses the Bryan
| and ShalenberEer factions Of the demo
cratic party grow farther and farther
| apart. The democratic state committee has
! passed up Shallenberser absolutely, and
! this is causing serious disturbances between
| Chris Gruenther and Tom Allen. Cru.
! enther was the choice of the rank and file
| OF the democratic state committee, but Mr.
! Bryan wanted his brother-in-law at tho
! helm. So Allen got the job Inasmuch as
! the committee is bending all its energies tc
elect Bryan and has passed up shallen,
! berger, the activity of Mr.. Bryan's lieu.
| tenants in selecting Tom Allen for chair
man is easily explained. Gruenther be,
lieves the committee should not work fol
| any particular candidate.
Some four years ago, or whereabouts. Mr.
| Shallenberger expressed his opinion of Mr.
Bryan and nothing he has done since could
possibly have wiped out that sting. There
fore he is getting no comfort out Of IN,