Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-19
REPUBLICANS TO CONFER
Letters Indicate Attendance at Next
Weeks Meeting Will Be Large.
NOTHING DONE ON sENAToRsH1P
Special session Of Legislature Appears
to he Plan Most Generally
Favored by Both Factions
of the Party.
1From a staff correspondent

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Letters to the headquarters OF the repuo-
lican state committee indicate that the
attendance at the conference on august
%, one week from tomorrow, Will De very
large. A total of about goo nave Deeh
invited. 1t is the understanding that the
conference will discuss the campaign ana
have an all-around love feast, but Will
not attempt to do anything more thah
get everybody in q good hutnor ana start
the ball rolling for the campaign a
conference of the county chairman with
the state committee Will be held In the
forenoon to discuss plans of the cam
paign.
Answers to the Invitations sent out by
Chairman FRANKIE are being received to-
day and indicate that the attendance
will be large. The invitations were sent
to committeeman, county chatrmen' con-
Rressional, legislative and judicial NOM
inees and presidential electors. Ihere
are a large number of. prominent repuo-
lican leaders over the state and these
were given no printed invitations but an
| invitation is extended to them through
the press. They will be given tickets of
admission upon inquiry from the state
chairman.
Senatorial Vacancy.
1t is anticipated that Governor Cum
minis will act soon in the matter OF the
senatorial vacancy. Though the gov
| ernor has given no indication OF what
he intends to do, II is known that many
of his advisors and also many prominent
standpatters are saying that the proper
thing Is to call a special session OF the
legislature and amend the law so as to
resubmit the matter of a party nominee
for the senate to the people at the No
vember election. This would take the
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the legislative nominees, and 1t is argued
there would be no temptation for candi-
dates for senator to conduct secretly a
campaign among the nominees of the
legislature. ALI the leading standpat
NEWSPAPERS, as well as the progressives,
have declared their desire for harmony
and ali have said that there should be
no canvasslng the nominees to the legis-
lature till after the election. The amend
ment mentioned, 1t is argued, will be the
best solution along that line.
and Second Birthday.
Mrs. Ruth Mcpherson Morris, who has
lust recovered from a severe siege OF
pneumonia, will celebrate her 1O2d birth
day Saturday OF this week. In accord
! ance with the annual custom of some
years, her granddaughter, with whom
she is living at 1926 East Capital ave-
nue., will hold a reception on that day.
Her granddaughter is Mrs. Anna Edwor-
thy.
Many More Contractors.
Last year the State Board of Control
had difficulty in getting more than two
contractors to bid on any piece of work.
This year they are coming in by the dozen.
The board is now asking for bids on the
erection of two infirmaries, one at INDIE
pendence and the other at Cherokee. They
will be duplicates. There are already re-
quests for twenty-five copies of the plans
and specifications and the end Is not
reached. There are requests from sub
contractors, such as mill men and %roofers,
by the score, but the board has refused to
supply these and they will have to wait
till the main contract is let.
Bank 20 Per Cent.
It was reported here in banking circles
today that a settlement had been reached
between the creditors and the receiver Of
the Farmers and Traders bank of Seymour
whereby the creditors would receive 20
cents on the dollar, 1t was reported that
the assessment on the stockholders was
for but $4,000. The bank had decided to
increase its capital stock to $4,000, but 1t
is claimed that this had not progressed to
the stage whereby the assessment could
be on the $4,000 basis.
Claim Road Has FavOrites.
Complaints reached the State Railroad
commission today that the Iowa & Illinois
Interurban is discriminating against the
town of LeClaire, because 1t has some con-
troversies with some of the citizens regard
ing right-of-way. Two letters reached the
commission. They claim that the town of
LeClaire is a mile long, stretched along the
river, and that the interurban has a station
at the extreme south end, but refused to
make another stop for the north end,
though 1t makes a stop at Macarthur, less
than a mile from the tile works station,
for the benefit of Hon. Joseph r. Lane
and other influential citizens who have
their summer homes there.
An effort is to be made this year to stop
' all forms Of grating and overcharging
during state fair week. The Commercial
club. which has charge OF the Information
bureau, has requested that every person
who is subjected to an overcharge or to
any form OF grating, promptly notify the
committee in charge Of the bureau at the
court house. The police are instructed to
assist. Last year there were two attempts
to overcharge people, one at a barber shop
but the mayor took a hand and the over
charging was promptly stopped.