Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-27
Nebraska
BERCE'S SHADOW GROWING
Victim of Democratic Trickery is q
Potential Quantity.
HE NAY RUN FOR SENATOR
Governor shalIenberger Tells Reasons
why He Has Been Spending
Money Freely for Mile
age Books.
From a staff Correspondent

From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, May 26.-(Specia .)-while
democratic politicians have been figuring
on a combination Of Shallenberger for gov
ernor and W. II. Thompson Of Grand
Island for United States senator, Richard
l.. Metcalfe for senator, Mayor Dahlman
for governor. or Victor Wilson for governor
and shallenberger for senator, and a half
dozen other candidates in their effort to
settle their Internal affairs without any
fuss and without having to sacrifice Mr..
Bryan, there is one name which has not
vet been mentioned. He is the man who
on one occasion defeated Shallenberger for
a nomination for governor; who felt the
cold steel of the double-cross two years
later; who was once the candidate OF two
parties for governor and who on a second
occasion, and then on a third occasion,
was turned down by the democratic party;
he is the man who has a personal following
in the party which every candidate so far
mentioned will have 10 figure on before
being successful. This man whom the
| democrats have been keeping In the back
ground-that Is. the democratic leaders
is George w. Berge, he Of anti-pass fame.
He still carries with him the scars OF the
battle in which democracy's leaders threw
the Jagged cross into his body.
George w. Berge is to be reckoned with
in the coming senatorial scrap among the
democrats. At this time Mr.. Berge. when
asked the direct question when he would
be a candidate for the senate, shook his
head and replied:
"I have spent some monye in politics ana
lots Of time. I am now trying to practice
law and attend to my private business. BE
sides. 1t is too early to discuss candidates
for the senate"
But Mr.. Berge did not say he would be a
| candidate II the time looked good next
spring. He just didn't like to talk about
It. 1t might be the question brought up
in his mnd some unpleasant recollectons'
It might have recalled to him the fact
that, though, he has been the bell wether
that led the popuulists into the democratic
| camp-he and Tom Tibble-and both nave
felt the sting OF ingratitude," of the lead
ers of that partyl.
But anyhow friends Of George W. Berge
will see to it that he cuts some ice in the
| matter of the selection of a democratic
candidate for the senate. And II is a pre-
diction to make that II Boss Bryan keeps
his hands off and does not take him the
the nomination, Mr.. Berge will be showed
! into the race.
In the meantime Tom Allen has not yet
announced the name OF the three candi-
dates for the supreme court which Mr..
Bryan will permit to run. Judge Dean
| has on his petition the signatures OF Judge
Holcomb and Judge Sullivan who tried to
| get his calp when he was a candidate for
appointment.
Governors Expense Account.
While Governor shslienberger has been
criticised somewhat for spending so much
money for mileage books-some $500 since
he became the states chief executive-he
has good and sufficient reason for his
actions. When he retired from office Gov
ernor Sheldon left out OF his appropriation,
in the travelling expense fund. s65l.S5. This
money would lapse into the treasury tho
last of August. Governor shallenberger
has spent only that money which would
have gone back into the treasury. The
mileage books he has bought may last him
for the entire two years which he will
serve as governor. The public will then
be brought face to face with the fact that
Governor Shallenberger has left In his
travelling expense fund, $1,000, the total
amount the legislature appropriated.
OF course, an inspection of the records
will show that Governor Shallenberger
spent the money left on hand by Governor
Sheldon for travelling expenses but II Will
be a nice showing to make It appear that
the chief executive has spent nothing OF
his own appropriation for travelling. Gov
ernor Sheldon had $500 appropriated for
| his travelling expenses and the last legis-
Iature appropriated S1,OO for Governor
shallenberger, which will make altogether
81, 651.25 for the present executive.
Voucher No. 1858, on file in the office Of
the state auditor. which is a claim for
500 for mileage books bought by the gov
ernor from the Burlington, bears this state
ment signed by George Junkin, secretary
Of state:
This voucher looks a little out OF the
proper course Of business to me. but mas
much as the governor has full knowledge
Of the same, l do not feel that 1t Is my
duty to hold 1t up"
secretaries Pick Three.
The state Board of Secretaries of the
state Board OF eHalth for
the health inspector the following physi-
clans: W. II. Wilson, present health in
spector: F.. B. Richter and s. c. Grimes,
all of Lincoln. The governor may select
the ehalth inspector from these recon-
mended or he may ask the board to make
further endorsen ents.
GOVERNOR ''TaiIIess" Cattle.
Governor Shallenberger has written to
W. C. spillman OF the agricultural depart
ment his knowledge of his ''tailless' cattle
in answer to a letter of inquiry from the
department The first tailless calf was,