Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-08
JIM BALES ON INJUNCTION
Mayor, Urged by Friends, To Fight
shallenberger, Says NO Use"
ALMA MAN SERVES TWO MASTERS
Friends Of Omaha Candidate Believe
It il Herjury TO swear Allegiance
to ConnictiBE Political
Views.

Can a man, like a newspaper, be a "dou-
b~le-ender?'
Alleging that Ashton c. shallenberger
committed perjury in swearing fealty to
both the democratic and populist parties
when he filed as a candidate for governor
on both tickets. supporters Of Mayor Dahl
man are urging him to go to court and
ask for an injunction restraining the secre-
tary OF state from placing Mr.. Shallen-
berger's name on the ballot. The mayor
has been importuned strongly to do this,
but as yet he has not given his consent.
Such a move might be possible says
Mr.. Dahlman, but l doubt IL anything
would be gained by it. No friends would
be made by such a move, l fear. and 1 am
of the opirAon that II a nomination could
be gained by such ends It would avail but
little. and that when the votes are counted
Il would be found that the other party
had won. II it is found that Mr.. Shallen-
berger has won by a majority Of several
thousand votes I will concede the nomina-
ton TO him otherwise will ask for an Of
fetal recount of the ballots. / do not ex-
actly think this Injunction business would
be wise"
difference I'm Platforms.
The men who have importuned the mayor
to go to court and ask for an injunction
point out the differences in the platforms
OF the democratic and populist parties, and
remind the losing candidate that his com
petitor cannot swear that he believes in
two directly opposite beliefs. In doing so,
they assert, Mi. Shallenberger has com
United perjury. Among the differences in
the planks of the platforms of the two
parties, in both OF which Mr.. Shallenberger
says he believes. the following are pointed
out:
THE democratic party declared for regu-
lation OF the railroads, but not govern
ment ownership; the populist party de-
clsred unequivocally for government owner
ship OF the railroads as we'll as the tele-
graph and telephone systems. The demo-
cratic party declared for the present sys-
tenn OF distributing Of money through the
national banks; the populist party declared
.yainst the national bank system and for
the distribution of money by the govern
ment direct to the people without any
intermediary; the democratic party de-
clared for guarantee bank deposits;
the populist party for postal savings banks.
The democratic party declared for ship
subsidy, a larger navy, a generous pension
policy and condemned the holding OF the
Philippines; the populist did not. On the
other hand. the populists demanded the en-
actment of an employers liability law and
that lands held by aliens or by corpora
lions which have violated the conditions
OF their grants should be restored to the
publicsdoTnain and the democrats did not"
Is This DoubIe-CrOssP
Ashton c. Shallenberger, by filing for
the nomination by both parties, declared
that he believed in the conflicting planks
of the two parties, and this the Dahlmar
supporters declare is absolutely wrong. In
this instance they declare that fusion has
become confusion. and that Mr.. Shallen-
berger should be confronted by his effort
TO straddle both parties. They are sure
that an injunction can be secured restrain
ing the secretary of state putting the name
of Mr.. shallenberger on the ballot and
pressure is being brought to bear on Mayor
Dahlman to get him to apply for It.