Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
JONES OUT OF ORGANIZATION
Disguised with Manner in Which He
Has Been Treated.
MANY FREAK BILLS ARE COMING
One Member Proposes to Make satur.
day n Legal Half Holiday
Work on Lincoln city Com
mission Bill.
CFrom a STAFF corresnordar, Z,

successful democratic organization in Lar
caster county and the state has begun ~
disintegrate. The first to fly the coop =
c. s. Jones, whose convenient memory this
fall saved the democratic party much en-
barrassment and prevented the people fro
learning the identity OF the democrats,
committee treasurer.
Mr.. Arthur Mullen. deliverer of the good
and keeper CT the door during the tim
the duke of Alma, was confined with s.
broken leg IN the royal bedchamber a.
the Lincoln hotel is the cause of the dis.
affection.
c. s. Jones had an engagement with tn
royal sick man. He appeared at the ar
pointed time and discovered the future o.
inspector on the door.
You can't get in" said Mullen. "ir
answer to jones'" request for admission.
but 1 have an engagement with Gov
ernor shallenberger." said Jones.
Il don't care II you have; you can't sc.
him, replied Mullen.
Disheartened and discouraged, Inundated
and ashamed, Mr.. Jones, who has spen
more than a quarter of a century WORKING
for the cause Of democracy without com.
pensation or expectation Of reward, sIowl,
walked to the elevator and rode down tc
the lobby. There he met a friend, and
to him he told his story.
For thiTty-five years 1 have worked foj
democracy but never again. 1 an through
When 1 can't see the governor after what
have done for the party's candidates T.
Is time 1 quit"
For his good work Mullen was appointed
oil inspector at 5000 a year.
Many Freak Bills Coming.
Lancaster county promises to supply the
coming legislature with enough freak bills
or bills on that order, to keep the session
busy. AS a hint of what is to come from
this county, the newspapers are publish.
ing interviews with enc of the accidental
democratic members. This representative
elect has already announced that he has
under course of construction q bill maxine
Saturday afternoon a legal holiday. While
THIS part may not be SO freakish as it ap-
pears at first blush. his reason for the
passage of such a bill is that it will com.
pei more people to attend church on Sun.
day. He is Of the opinion according to
the local papers that II all clerks and
working people have Saturday afternoon
off, and no legal business can be trans.
acted on that afternoon. these people will
De IN a frame OF mind to better appreciate
Sunday and will attend church.
Wnen the saloon question was I'D here
II was decided to close the saloons at 7
O'CLOCK every evening in order to prevent
working men from having a chance 70
spend their money for booze. Naturally
a saturday afternoon holiday would not be
a hardship on the saloons.
This same member-elect is also DRAFTING
a bill to compel the election of United
States senator's by direct vote by forcing
the members Of the legislature to vote for
the man who receives a majority OF the
popular vote regardless of his politics.
Work ON Communication Bill.
tuesday is set for the time City Attorney
Stewart reports on the first draft of the
commission bill to be reported to the next
legislature. AS the time draws near inter-
est in the commission plan of government
grows, and, strange as It may seem, the
Morning Mollycoddlei' says opposition TO
Lincoln becoming a city governed by a
commission comes from Omaha. In an art
icle almost a column in length 1t prepares
TO place any blame which may result from
a failure OF the passage of the measure on
the Dig city. In the same article it also
prepares to place the blame on Mayor
Brown, who is out Of the city.
A great majority of the people in Lincoln
voted In favor of the commission plan of
government.
1t is proposed in the plan drafted by
Judge Stewart that politics shall be entirely
eliminated from the elections by making It
a misdemeanor for any. city officer to
urge another to vote for this or that man
because of party affiliation.
In the meantime, while the Morning
Molycoddle" here has criticized Mayor
Brown, It remains a fact that II Mayor |
Brown says no commission government,
there will be none. He has the whip hand.
He has mora IN fInanca u,ita, NJ. ~ |
than either of the daily papers here which
supported him during the campaign. At
the final showdown the people of Lincoln
will have to ask the democratic mayor
whether they may have the bill passed. In
this Instance the mayor has the goods.
Grand Army Politics.
The Lincoln delegates from Farragut
post, Grand Army of the Republic, will go
TO the encampment next May uninstructed
In the matter OF the selection Of a depart
ment commander, though two efforts were
made to have the post endorse the candi-
dacy Of L. d. Richards OF Fremont.
Some two weeks ago r. r.. Randall, who
was in Chicago, wrote to a friend In Lin
coin to have the post endorse Richards,
and at once the matter was laid before
the old soldiers. The result was a vote of
% to % against.
AT the meeting last night Mart Howe,
who had voted against the endorsement OF
Richards. moved to reconsider the vote and
the roll call was started, but It was never
finished. The hour was late and as each
member began to explain his vote the meet
ing adjourned without the result of the roll
call being announced.
The delegates selected were; w. H.
Hunter. John Watson. Henry Movers, Ad-
iutant Chamberlain and p. G. Heaton.
The announced candidates for da,artment
are: L. ID Richards, p. c. John
son, chanlaiu OF the state penitentiarv:
Colonel Edwards Of Kearney. OF the Lin
coin delegates three are for Richards and
two are for Edwards.
Thieves Arrested at Utica.
UTICA. Neb., Dec. 1s-(vp- c al Te'egram.)
Two men who gave the names of Thomas
nd Theo 'ore Cole were arrested he Q