Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
Washington
Is Watching
NebraSkanS
Republican State Convention and It's
Platform of Much Interest to
the Statesmen.
From a staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, July 24.-(Special Tele-
gram)-The republican state convention of
Nebraska. which meets in Lincoln next
Tuesday promises TO have national signifi-
cance. 1t will be the first state convention
Of the year, and its action on the tariff
and on the income tax amendment will be
looked upon as an indication of the feeling
of the entire middle west on these impor-
tant issues.
II was Senator Brown of Nebraska who
first proposed to amend the constitution by
giving congress power to tax incomes
That this amendment will be endorsed in
the Nebraska convention next Tuesday is
regarded here as very probable. The Ne
braska delegation is intensely interested in
the platform that will be adopted
Il have no doubt the party in Nebraska
will take a positive and open stand on all
live issues of the day, whether state or
national" Senator Brown said today, when
asked what he expected in the platform OF
his party. "On federal Issues l hope the
convention will reaffirm the national plat
form adopted at Chicago last year I hope
It will commend President Taft for his
stand on insisting that the pledge Of the
platform for downward revision must be
redeemed at par. l hope that 1t will en-.
dorse the Joint resolution submitting the
sixteenth amendment to the constitution
which. If ratified, will confer upon the fed.
eral government powerItp lay and collect
taxes on incomes. 1 hope the convention
will go so far as to pledge the party In
Nebraska to the ratification of that amend
ment at the first session of the legisla,
ture."
Senator Burkett today had a conference
with Attorney General Wickersham rela-
tive to complaint of Scotts Bluff county
farmers regarding their water rights. 1t
had been generally decided that it is
against existing law that private individu-
ais could cooperate with the government
in digging irrigation dltches 1t is the
present intention of the attorney general
TO take up Nebraska cooperative cases
at an early date. He is now waiting arrival
of letter from a special agent in the
field, setting forth all the facts Attorney
General Wickersham is very anxious that
some means may be devised whereby these
bitches may be completed under the ex.
listing law Should no such means be dis.
covered. he will favor in his next annual
report an amendment to the present Law
which will permit of the continuance Of
the socalled cooperative system.
Senator Gamble today received a letter
from Secretary Of the Navy Meyer II
which he grants permission for the loan
OF the figurehead from the u. s. S. Cruiser
| Yankton, to the city OF Yankton. TIL,
Yankton is a converted yacht, form
erly owned by ]. Pierpont Nor
gan. who sold It to the United State,
at the outbreak of the Spanish-As ericar
war. The fgurehead, which, through the
efforts OF Senator Gamble may be secured
as park adornment by the city of Yank
ton, is modelled in the form OF a bust o.
] Penelope" the original name Of the yes
| sci.
Representative George w. Norris of Nc
Cook was today reelected a member o
the executive committee of the interna
tional parliamentary arbitration uniol
and Congressman John A. Mcguire of Lin
coin was also chosen a member of the com
mittee.