Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-19
DEMOCRATS IN EVIDENCE
Legislators Confer and Candidates for
Clerk Are Busy.
MULLEN GIVEN A CALLDowH
Democratic Member from Clay County
Says County option win he
Big Factor I'm Organization
of Legislature,


From q Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Dec. S-tspecial. with Cone
to the right Of them, Richmond TO the left
Of them. Cone 10 the front Of them. Rich
mond TO the rear OF them. a bunch OF the
unterrified from the Fourth Congressional
district met at the Lincoln hotel this aft
ernoon 10 discuss legislative ways and
means and pave the way for Victor Wilson
Of stromsberg to be chairman Of the com
nittee on banking.
Cone and Richmond. or Richmond and
Cone. 10 be fair TO botn, each dssires 10 be
chief clerk Of the house. So thai IS why
Cone was to the right Of them, Richmond
TO the left OF them, Cone TO the front OF
them. Richmond TO the rear Of them and
the reverse. Those at the meeting. which
was called by Mr.. Wilson for the re
ported purpose OF submitting the draft o,
a banking bill. were Representative Brod-
eriok Of Clay. LUX OF Butler. Murphy Of
Fillmore, Gregg Of Platte, who strollec
over from the Third district. and possibly
one or two more. Mr.. Clsncy of the Union
Pacific remained al the Lin6en hotel dur
ing the meeting. after which he went "a
the state house on Official business. with
out having received q rePort OF the session
which was executive The fact that Mr.
Clancy had been in Lincoln all night is not
material. so The legislators indicated.
But back 70 the real story. Never IN
the history Of Nebraska politics have two
men put in q more strenuous day than did
Co1se and Richmond. To get legislators
away from each other and from visitors in
the hotel lobby these two worthy patriots
thought nothing Of dislccating an arm al
the shoulder; they paid no attention wher
ears stretched clear cut of ali reason; moi
a bit ot IL.
4 I thought you had the sob nailed down.
said a member to Cone. after being dra gget
4 acre SIS the lobby.
I have" replied the Saunders county
4 soldier. and ! v ant 10 keep il that way
Just then Richmond ripped up one corner
Of the lid and Cone flew over TO Rich.
r1ond's convert And thus Was the figh-
kept I'd until the members retired behind
1 closed doors.
Reason for Meeting.
The Fourth district members met Mr.
Wilson explained. simply 10 listen TO hin
discuss a banking bill 50 that be ccult
get pointers Then, besides, he said, tht
Fourth district had no candidate fo
! speaker or clerk or any other office. 50 8
was agreed that they should meet ant
form a close corporation, though he dit
not mention that elose3 corporation
Mr.. Wilson has plan for a new banking
4 Law Of which the guaranty Of deposits j
! only an incident. ne sara He would lew
a tax on the banks TO create fund, begin
ming the first year with a levy of one-hal
4 Of / per cent and follow that with ar al
nual levy Of one-tenth Of ! per cent unit
/ the fund eqaaled ! per cent Of the tots
deposits OF the state He would limit tn
number Of assessments which could b
made on a hank 10 per cent Of the de
posts IN one year.
He would have % psr cent OF the deposit
paid out when the Ls.nk failed and the
deposltors should be gwen receivers Ger
tificates for the Tsrlzlnder. These certfi
Gates, he said, should draw per cent in
terest and run probably for one year. An
bank he figured, ould cash the certifi
Gates In the matter OF commission Q
bankers TO enforce the Law he endorse
Governor-elect shallenberger's plan. and &
addition he would give each bank exam
iner q clerk 10 check over the books an
thus elave the examiner FIRE 10 look afte
the banks securities.
Mr.. Wilson announced that he desire
70 be a member Of the committee on bank
ing.
Mullen IL Called Down.
II is the democratic party against Arthu
Mullen. or. rather. the new Oh inspecuc
10 be has found opposition IN his eEdezgl
10 manage the whole works.
II Is reported on the most reliable a.
thoTity that GovernoT-elect Shale1 1beTgs
has spanked Mr. Mullen rigat good FOR n
interference with things legislative an
looked 81 him IN a very grleyed way q
asking for 50 many Johs for has family.
/. There Is no doubt about the spankin
part Of H. Mr. Mullen Vas called On n
CARPET after ne had sent Olt letters
favor Of Henry of Holt for SPEAKER q n
house and had started q ball rolling in d
fsyOr and shallenbrsgeT called him d0Wl
u is possible that This las made Mule
draw In MS horns regarding the election
a speaker. bat none Of the other candidati
for this place believe IL
But Mullen has demonstrated he Is
fighter. de, 80 IL is told even went 80 Il
as 70 say. ~Eeither take Henry Of Holt
Il viii be up 70 AR. SaailenbsTgsT 70 Eig
or veto . county option b.ll-" This.
course. would be embarrassing 70 "a
ShaIlenberger. At the same time il pa
Mr.. Henry up against a hard proposition
II would look. II that report about Il
threat u true. that Mullen would have n