Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-29
NETCALFE BOON IS DITCHED
Democratic Peace Plans Fail When
Jim and shallenberger File.
BERaE FOLLOWS with PAPER
state Closes Agreement with Lee
Company at Increased Price
and Pay for Power and
Heat.
From a staff Correspondents

g-Im)-The scheme OF a bunch Of demo-
Gratis TO nominate r. L. Metcalfe for gov
ernor by having shellenberger, Berge and
gDahlman withdraw has been knocked into
a cooked hat. A. c. ShallenberGer and
Mayor Dahlman both filed this morning.
Mayor Jim filed as a democrat only and
had no petition. shallenberger filed as a
democrat personally ard as a populist by
petition. His populist petitions are signed
by citizens of the following counties;
Madison, Nuckolls, Phelps, Furnam and
Harlan. But worse than that, he has, at the
head Of the Madison county petition, the
name Of w. v. Allen, formerly populist
United States senator. George w. Berge
has not yet filed. George o. Brophy OF
Omaha filed as a democrat candidate for
railway commissioner.
George Washington Berge filed as a dem
ocratic and populist candidate for governor
this afternoon. Mr.. Berge filed two petit
tions. one from Lancaster made up OF dem
ocrats and one from Boone county signed
by populists. Mr. Berge opened his cam
paign last night at Peru and he expects
TO keep on speech-making until the election
in November.
Mayor i'm Disqualified.
To keep up the record established by the
national democratic convention, political
prognostigaters say Mayor i'm cannot be
nominated. Here is the reason: The cam
didate for president is a two-time defeated
candidate, the nominee for vice president
is a two-time defeated one. Mr.. Berge has
been defeated once at the election and once
in the convention. Mr.. Shallenberger has
been defeated once at the polls and once In
honyention. Mayor Jim has never suffered
4 defeat. Consequently, while either Berse
or Shanenberger is half way eligible for
nomination., Mayor Jim has never qualified
y to get in the game with the presidential
candidate.
w. b.. Price, who was in on the deal to
get shallenberge- Berge and Dahlman out
Of the gubernatorial race and permit the
unanimous selection of r. L. Metcslfe' re-
turred from Omaha this morning a 'sadder
but wiser man"
81 labored nearly all day forget Dahlman
TO keep out of the fight" he said, but II
was no use. He was determined to run and
could not convince him that it was to the
best interests Of the party to keep out
70 offset Dahlman's possible nomination,
Mr. Price permitted the use Of his Eame
as a candidate for state auditor. He tried
to get in the running for congress, but he
couldn't make 1t.
More Primary Filings.
Tom Allen this morning filed the name
OF f. o.. Weber OF Saunders county as a
democratic and populist candidate for
elector. Weber filed as a democrat and
as a populist by petition.
\ Marshall Harrison today filed his APP
plication to go on the primary ballot as
float representative OF Cass and otoe coun-
ties. Mr.. Harrison was one of the lead
ing republicans in the last house and was
the chairman of the railroad committee.
Walter b. McNeel of North Platte filed
today as a candidate for congress from
the Sixth district. and thus. apother scheme
of the Democratic bosses was frustrated.
The bosses expected TO save Judge West
over any fight for the nomination. They
bore down hard on McNeel, but not hard
enough to keep him out OF the fight.
Prison Labor Contract Renewed.
The contract between the Lee Broom
and Buster company and the State Board
of Public Lands and Buildings has been
agreed to and signed and the convicts in
the state penitentiary after more than a
months idleness will again begin work at
once. The agreement provides for an ad-
ditional 5 cents a day for the labor, or
SO cents a day for each convict; S2,4OO to
be paid the state for rent and power and
heat. In turn the state permits the con-
victs TO work longer hours and increased
slightly the task required of them. Here
.tofore the convicts have worked eight and
u u lOuTE a u6y anu n lldJtAN VI NilOii
were able to complete their tasks within
six hours. After the task was completed
the convict had the privilege of working
overtime and receiving the same rate of
pay for his own use. The contract is for
q period OF three years, the state, however,
having the right to cancel 1t at any time
upon giving the broom company six months
In which to wind up Its affairs. This
clause was inserted so that II the legisla-
49,. a.g-.A - -r.rl ~ 1onNt.t a. no,IJ
provide employment.
According to the figures filed by Mr.. Lee
Nebraska is getting more money for Its
convicts' labor than any other state. The
board tried hard to secure some Other
bidders for the convicts but was unsuc'
cessful. The Lee company has about 5000
D Invested in machinery and stock at thc
p penitentiary. This had all be put in shape
to send away, when the agreement wa,
finally reached. Judge Field OF Lincoln
appeared before the board with Lee and
assisted in bringing about the agreement
Park Against Howard.
General Superintendent Park of tn,
Union Pacific told the Board Of Eqpan
Sation this morning that Edgar HowarC
was confused In saying. he had informe,
the railway commission that the Unior
Pacific had 100000 worth Of material oil
hand which would be used in Nebraska
He said further he had not told Mr.. How
ard in a conversation that this stock wa
to be ased In Nebraska.
MY jurisdiction extends over the entirt
Union Pacific system" said Mr.. Park
and when ! said We had 100000 of ma
terial In stock in Council Bluffs, Oman,
and along the Foad, to he added to thi
property, I meant the Union Pacific sys
TEN. Council Bluffs is certainly not il
Nebraska. and along the road meant tn
Union Pacific line in several states"
Mr.. Park said he had no accurate
knowledge Of how much Of this propert,
is in Nebraska OF in the other states
but that when he needed stock he simpl
made q requisition for It.
THE Union Pacific hotels, the car serv
Ice and many other things come under m
Jurisdiction, but I am not familiar wit
ee details. The details are looked afte