Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
ON To WASHINGTON MEETINe
Govsrnor sheldon Passes Through
His way 10 Con-
enee.


Governor George L sheldon. who passed
through Omaha on his -vxr % Washington
Monday. expressed some surprise az see
ing the announcement in the evening pa
pers that he had invited General Mander-
son 10 be ore % the states representatives
a. the conference OF governors with the
president Il have not as get announces
who viii be the delegates from Nebraska"
said the Eovernor. and cannot understand
how the impression got cut thst ! had
asked General Msnderson % be with ne
II would not leok well for ne 10 invite
the general attorney of q railroad com
pany TO 80 with me as colleaEue to al
tend conference whose object 81 is 10
discuss means for checking railroads ana
other corporations in their encroschments
on the public domains. realize General
Manderson'E shliitT. ana 90 not doubt THAI
hs viii he admitted 70 the conference as
the representative q the Omaha CONNER
eisl club. but IL would hardly be proper
for me TO invite him"
General Manderson LEFT Monday for the
capital city. both he and Mrs. Manderson
4 accompanying Admiral and Mrs- sohley -
the east
GSvernor's Party Has Fine Trip.
Governor Sheldon accompanied by but
I few Of the party which departed with him
/ 10 present the silver service. the
Ein Of the people % the state 10
/ the battleEhip bearing SIS name. AZ san
! Francisco. all looking hale and hearty. AZ
I rived In Omaha on the Overland Limited
al go Monday night Governor Sheldon
/ left for Washington on the same train
/ thirty minutes later. to attend The meet
/ ing Of governors. called by President
Roosevelt which conrenes Wednesday
morning. The balance OF The party LETT
( the tESln at Omaha
At the train TO meet the governor ana
his party were Acting Governor EAundcrs
Chief Clerk Maggi Of the executive depart
ment. Oh Inspector Alien and q contingent
I of local people.
Acting Governor Saunders was ihe first
to greet the chief executive of the state.
and they each greeted the other with a
hearty Hello. Ggvernor.-
Governor Sheldon brtesd himself against
q large baggage truck against the on
slsught Of friends and for q few moments
was in consultation with Saunders and
Maggi occasionally passing out a word Of
greeting 10 a clamorous friend.
In response TO an Interrogation as to
what he expected TO advance al the coninx
4 conference, the governor peculiarly replied
! am under the impression from what ]
have heard that we ars expected TO listen
I TO Grover Cleveland. w. J. Bryan. J. J.
i Hfl and q half scoreSothers and then rec
Ommend what they have advocated. BET
seriously. continued the governor. the
question of waterways the planting us
trees in the sand hills OF the state. and the
preservation Of the fertility Of our soil
vill receive the most energetic support on
my part"
Only Praise for People.
Speaking Of the trip. the governor had
nothing hut words Of praise for the treat
4 ment accorded the party en- route and Al
San Francisco. IT was the most enjoya-
bic affair Of the kind I have ever experi.
eneed. said Governor Sheldon with but
} one exception the entire party enjoyed IN,
best Of health throughout. although on thi
trip to the Catalina Islands thought som,
Of nay makeup was going adrift. But aftsi
all there is no state as grand a. Nebraska
and am greatly pleased TO have had thI
opportunity Of even going through it o.
ny way east"
At fhe request of Governor Sheldon. b,
viii be accompanied 10 Washington b,
Prof. z A. Burnett Of the University o.
Nebraska. who has charge OF the diEtric;
agricultural experiment station. ''Ths
question Of reclamation ana forest domail
viii consume q great psrt Of the time a
the conference" said Prof Burnett. VIII,
WGs especially enthusiastic concerning th,
progress Of irrigation in the western par
! Of the state.
Those EhO accompanied Governor Shel
dCn as far as Omaha were AdJutant Gen
sral ard Mrs. SchWEr1E. Colonel and Mrs
Cameron, Colonels Bills. Grofte and Nc
J CuDouIh and Mrs. Richeg. Colonel an
Mrs Byrne and Colonel BischOff EtOppe,
. of at Salt Lake City. Mrs. Sheldoi
stopped off for few days at Berldey
Cal, TO visit friends The balance Of IN
party vii arrive in Omaha this evening o.
Union Pacific Urain No. 2
All the members OF the party were en-
. thuiastie about the urip ana the tneatmen
aocorded>~them thrOugoUL receptions bein
rendered them al many Of the towns whic
were passed through on the way west.