Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-18
BERGE ENTERS FOR RACE
Address to Public Taken as Being
Intended for that Purpose.
DoDGEs ON THE PRIMARY LAW
Department Commander Creish Issues
Program for state Encsmpment
to BE Held ut Hastings
May Nineteen.
CFrom a Staff correspondent)

LINCOLN. Neb May H-(specisl.)-
George W. Berge's mild and Indefinite at
tack upon the republican state administra-
| tion as a means Of bringing himself before
the people as a candidate for governor is
believed to have accomplished the pur-
pose for which it was given to the press,
but as a document coming from one who
aspires to enforce the laws Of the state it
has been criticised. Mr.. Berge is supposed
to have been in favor of a state wide pri-
mary law, yet in his interview instead of
asking that 1t be enforced he proposes to
evade its provisions. He desires the vote
| of the populists and democrats to be
counted together for one candidate, know
ing that this is prohibited by the primary
| law. Each political party must nominate
its own candidate for governor and the
members of one political party are pro-
hibited from participating in the nomina-
ton of a candidate for any other party
Under the primary law Mr.. Berge will be
| compelled to do what he has not done in
his interview, state which party he stands
/ as a candidate for. However, under the
decision of the supreme court, he may be
| nominated by more than one party
| Twenty-Five electors may file nomination
/ papers for him for any party, If he con-
sents to be their candidate and his name
! can therefore be on more than one ticket,
! but he must obtain a majority of the vote
| of the populists and a majority of the
votes of the democrats to be a candidate
for both parties. The votes of the two
parties cannot be added together as he
suggests.
state G. A. n. Meeting.
Department Commander Thomas A.
| Creigh of Omaha and his assistant adju-
tant general, A. NJ. Trimble of Lincoln,
have issued an official program of the
! Grand Army of the Republic department
encampment to held at Hastings, May 10
to p. The woman's Relief corps and the
ladies' of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
! lie will meet at the same time and place.
Levi A. Barnes of Grand Island is one Of
the leading candidates for department
commander. The program is as follows:
TUESDAY. MAY 10.
| $3.50 D. m.-Meeting of council Of admins
| tration and committee on credentials at
headquarters In post room OF s. A. Strick-
500 D. nl.-Reception at the Methodist
church to the national and department
officers and comrades. Woman's Relief
corps and Ladies of the Grand Army, Of
Program OF reception. to IL p. M:
| Chairman, Abbie A Adams.
| Assembly Cbugle calD, Company D bugler.
Invocation. Rev. B. S. Hudson.
star spangied Banner" Mrs. H. S.
| Dugan.
Address OF welcome, c. J. Miles. mayor.
Response, T. A. Creigh. department COM
Reading. Mrs. w. B. iIartlgan.
Just Before the Battle, Mother" Mrs.
Address Mary r. Morgan department
secretary Womans Relief corps.
! Address, Kate s. Dutton department
president Of Ladies of the Grand Army Of
Remarks, Captain A. w. Taylor, chief
of staff.
General reception.
/ Refreshments.
WEDNESDAY. MAY %.
$3.50 a. m.-March from headquarters.
lead by Company D, Second Nebraska Ma
1000 a. representation to the high school
| of flag and portrait of Lincoln
II 90 a m.-State organizations will meet
at Grand Army OF the Republic hall.
| 1880 D. m.-The sessions Of encampment
will convene: The Grand Army of the Re-
public at the opera house; the WSman' !
Relief S1Tps at IT. the Methodist church III tS and
public circle at the library.
At department sessions the regular order
| OF business will be followed as given in
department bylaws. See roster, page II.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
500 p. m.-Campfire at the opera house
called TO order by 7. A. Creigh, department
Marching Through Georgia." by COM
rades and citizens
Address, ComTade John l. Webster.
Address, ComTade ]. B. Strobe.
Presentation of flags TO post gaining
largest membership during the year 1907
"Our Department" Comrade c. E. Ad-
ans
Addresses by volunteers.
| America"
Lights out,
Bugle.
TUESDAY, MAY q.
900 a. m.-Continuation OF the regular
order OF business.
Holiness Campmeetlng.
The annual campmeeting of the Ne
braska State Holiness association, for 1908
will be held at Epworth Lake park, Lin
coin, June IS to 2S. Rev. Joseph II. Smith
Rev. j. l. Glascock and Rev. E. F. Millei
+. will be the leaders. Special preparation
are being made to make the meeting thii
year the best in the history Of the associa
tion. Everything possible will be- done t
make the meeting economical, pleasant and
profitable 10 all who attend.
Address w. b. Howard. Lincoln, for IN
formation concerning tents, furniture anC
board. For other information address tn,