Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-04
Omaha Will Send Big Delegation to
Urge His Veto.
HOTEL MEN TAKE ACTIVE HAND
Special Train Expected to Garry
Thousand Persons.
TEMPERANCE FOLKS ALSO AWAKE
They Are JubiIant NJ Passage Of
Measure and wiz Plead with
shaIIenberEer TO Make II
LAW.

Governor shallenberger has taken no
action and win take none on the daylight
saloon bill until he has conferred with
persons for and against the measure who
may care to join him in discussion of
the merits OF the proposition which the
legislature In It's dying hours. put up to
him.
The governor telephoned Mayor Dahlman
yesterday afternoon that he would receive
and hear all citizens interested in the bill
at his office Monday at II a. M After he
has heard them he will decide upon his ac-
tion.
Mayor Dahlman announced after this
conversation with Shallenberger that he
and large delegation of interested per-
sons would go down from Omaha to pro-
test against the emasure and try to con-
vince the governor he should veto H.
A special train probably will leave the
Burlington depot at 3 o'clock Monday
morning on which It is expected 1000 men
representative of all lines and trades will
20 to urge the governors veto.
''I will see that a large delegation of y
own friends accompanies me and shall be
glad to have all others join us who will :"
said the mayor, "I have hopes OF the gov
ernor vetoing this bill, but we must not
eNDtCl MN 10 uO 81 uiiSoS "o AAN''NN ~
showing as to injury the bill will do"
Harry A. Stone. secretary OF the Anti
Saloon league, paid visit to the governor
yesterday in the interest Of the bill and 1t
is likely he or others Of his organization
will be present Monday to urge approval
OF the bill.
Temperance Faction Happy.
wiirl the business interests as a rule are
deploring the passage OF the measure and
hoping that the governor will not fail to
veto II. the temperance and reform factions
are 3ubiant over it's passage and praying
for it's approval by the governor. The
legislature did nothing that aroused pub
lie feeling in omaha Ike this measure has
done. II was the one topic of discussion In
the city yesterday, Every morsel Of infor-
nation relating to II was sought with
eagernes and anxiety. The Bees tele-
phones rang all day with inquiries as TO
the governors action. 1t was not case
I'm which simply saloon and anti-saloon
interests were concerned. but one that ap-
pealed to people generally. On the streets
in hotels business houses and. of course
saloons, men discussed II and sometimes
with little more vigor than decorum.
Douglas county's three senators. Ran
som, Howell and TaLner came In fol-
severe denuneiation in many quarters
some where they had friends before. Til,
general view is that these three men die
much to bring about the passage OF tht
bill with the amendment applying tC
Omaha. 1t was frequently urged that thu
original bill was contrived by some Of thu
country members over whom this trinity
had ridden rough-shod throughout thu
session as a get-even proposition and tina
he frfo fnn0ht Qn hittprIV I'm IL
original form the Omaha amendment wa!
tackled on 10 rub 1t In. Business men in
sist that had II not been for the stupi'
arrogance OF these senators the bill prob
ably would never have been made to appl!
to this city.
Commercial Club Active.
For more than two hours the executive
committee of the Commercial club dis
cussed the daylight saloon bill and ther
gave notice that whatever the club diC
would be strictly under cover"
The meeting was we'll attended. Som
warm discussion was indulged In as in
aacated by loud voices now and thel
which crept over the doors, under the cur
tains and out through the windows.
The members were considerably agitated
II was common talk about the club room
that dreams of making Omaha the "con
vention city went giimmering and tina
already one OF the big conventions woul
he lost to Omaha II the Nebraskan
thought a metropolitan city should he ru
on such radical laws. II was said tn
secretary OF the order having the al
rangements in charge, had wired early an
expressed the belief that the conventio
would not want to meet in Omaha or an
other city which was governed by sue
restrictions
The Commercial club will do whateve
the executive committee decided to d
without public announcement and It ma
not be known for some time which side III
club is on.
Hotel MeA Meet.
owners or managers OF twelve OF II
leading hotels Of Omaha met at the Ron
Saturday afternoon and discussed the b
and the best method Of combating VIII
they characterized as an evil and OF q
ducing the governor to veto IT, Each ma
present had an idea, but no resolution
were Adopted and all finally decided In
the best plan would be TO swoop down
the governor at Lincoln In force and tai
the capitol by storm.
A special train has been engaged 10 lea
the Burlington station at o'clock Mond'
morning with enough coaches to accor
modate 1000 men or more and the hot
men urge upon every man who has q
Interests OF Omaha at heart TO take a d'
off and go 20 lincoln and help save z
day" Those at the hotel mems meeui
declined 20 say who is responsible for I
special train. giving out the informau
that several civic bodies have combined
secure H. However the special Is an
sured fact and that II will pull out OF I
station with. at least 1000 business ~
fessionAl and working men Monday NOR
ing Ia the hope OF those back OF the ent'
prise.
Rome Miller presided al the meeting
the Omaha Hotel Mems association. oths
present were; Ralph Kitchen OF the Pa