Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-11-19
CARR INCLINED TO TELL ALL
Indications Democratic Committee
Sent Out Fraudulent Letter.
MORE pLUMs TO FALL FRIDAY
Governor-EIect TO Visit Omaha on
That DATE and May Announce
Some More of His
Appointments.
(From a staff correspondentl }

LINCOLN, Nov. 1s.-(Special)--It is al
most up to the democratic state committee
to assume responsibility for the E. Arthur
Carr letters sent out during the late cam
paign.' The officers of the Civic league
OF Lincoln, upon whose letterheads the
letter was printed. are investigating and
the evidence so far tends to show that the
democratic state committee was responsible
fer the deception and that DR.. Carr was
just simply willing tool.
Officers OF the league have reasons to
believe that the doctor politician is going
to give away the entire story of how the
trick was done and in fact It is reported
on good authority that he has already
charged the committee with having man
aged the entire affair.
The letter was sent out just before cleo
ticn, printed on the ettcrheads of the Civic
league. charging Judge Taft with being an
enomy to the cause of temperance.
Investigation shows that the letterheads
were ordered printed by someone not au-
thorized by the league to use them. They
had printed on them the names of the
officers of the league including DR.. Carr
as secretary. Carr had been repudiated as
such officer and of course had no right to
use the literature of the league
| The story he is reported to have told Il
the officers of the league Is this: He wrote
out the letter against Judge Taft ana used
the league letter head. This letter he then
took to the democratic headquarters, think
ing the officials of the committee would
, send II out on the letter heads of the com
mittee. Instead Of doing this he is reported
to have said the committee or someone act
ing under orders had letter heads printed
and sent o. thousands of them.
While the committee Of the Civic league
is still investigating the matter, the case
has been referred TO the attorney general
as the league is legally incorporated.
1t is understood some OF the league mem
bers are trying TO hush up the investiga.
| tion, because II Carr is pushed It is feared
his nerve will fail him and he will out witt
the whole matter and implicate some people
| who do not care 10 be mentioned in thi.
particular connection.
DIR. Carr and Tom Allen, chairman Of tn,
democratic state committee, held a Ions
conference this morning.
More PIuma Friday.
| Governor-eleCt Shallenberger is going [,
scatter few more crumbs to the hungry
eyed democrats next Friday morning brigh
anu edIlE' ~ tnal time the new governor
is booked to give out some of his choice $
plums and those who are standing back OF
ceremony and who fail to get their namei
In the hopper by that time VIII get n,
sympathy when they complain. for the,
have been fairly warned.
The plum tree will be shaken I'm all prob
ability In Omaha, so IL the faithful are OF
hand when the new governor arrives the,
may be able to do something for themselves
and friends.
Today a slender, good-looking young man
| though apparently hungry. called at tn,
state house and secured the records to Sc,
just how many appointments the governo
is permitted under the laws 70. make an,
just how much each job pays.
In the meantime there may be anothe
job added to the list published in this col
umn few days ago. The time OF Jane
L. Delzell, member OF the State Norma
board expired last June and he is now hold
ing over. Governor Sheldon OF course ha
the right to make this appointment. but tn
governor has on his hands now the writinl
OF his message, the appointment OF fou
supreme judges and the matter OF tina
extra session. so Mr.. Delzell may continu
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