Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-20
Nebraska
DEMOCRATIC SLATE MAKING
Bryan to Make the Race for Senate
the --latest Gossip.
SHAILENBERGER FOR GOVERNOR
Fine Italian Hand of the Peerless
Seen I'm the s~idetrnckinE OF
MetcaIfe and switch of
shalIenberEer.
From a Sad correspondentl

(From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. oct. 19.-CSpecial)- JAS the iu-
dicial campaign draws to a close attention
is being directed to the campaign for the
nomination OF officers next year and every
indication points to the candidacy Of Gov
ernor Shallenberger for a denomination and
for Mr.. Bryan for the United States sen
ate. Some months ago Governor Shallen-
berger had practically decided to be a can
didate for the senate and leave the demo-
cratic gubernatorial track clear for Mayor
Dahlman. In those days Richard L. Met
calfe was being industriously groomed as
at senatorial candidate and the associate
editor Of the Commoner undoubtedly had
the bee in his bonnet. But something hap
pened. Metcalfe suddenly decided he was
getting too much political advertising for a
successful author, so he wrote an open let
ter to the effect that he was not a candi-
date for any old office and was not fight
ing Mayor Jim or any other democrat who
was an a~spirant.
On the heels of that straws began to
blow from the executive office tending to
show that Governor Shallenberger would
be satisfied with a trial for a second term.
This has all indicated to those who are
observing democratic politics that Mr..
Bryan himself intends to head the demo
cratic ticket a year from now. No one
else could have sidetracked Metcalfe, and
neither could w. H. Thompson or anyone
else have scared s~hallenberger off the
track.
Sh~allenberger's friends insisted on him
being the candidate for the senate on the
ground that he is stronger than Bryan,
having received a larger vote than the
al - - -
These friends insist IL there is a ghost Of a
chance for a democrat then the glory
should belong to Shallenberger, but there
were others opposed to Shallenberger, and
at least around the state house the belief
is strong that Mr.. Bryan himself has been
the master hand to brush aside the gov
ernor and his associate editor to make the
race himself. Shallenberger, it is said, is
reconciled to his fate because he believes
now that Mayor Dahlman has lost some
strength in Omaha by reason OF his con-
duct in the strike and therefore he will be
able to capture another nomination. So
the governor appears no longer afraid.
More Time for Burlington.
The Burlington railroad has until next
Friday afternoon to decide whether to fight
the Bartos act, which provides for the
lnSldildNOn OI UtlcpuOues III OtpOlS- several
towns have filed complaints With the Rail-
way commission because the Burlington
has no telephones in its depotS at these
points and the hearing was set for this
afternoon. James Kelby, attorney for the
Burlington, came before the commission
this afternoon and announced that the
question was now before the higher off
Gals of the road and by Friday ne would
be able to announce a definite policy in
the matter. For that reason the commits.
sion put over the hearing.
Needham Chosen Moderator.
AT the annual meeting of the delegates
from the Congregational churches today
o. NJ. Needham Of Albion was elected
moderator for the coming year and Rev.
8. H. Buell. OF Grand Island the assistant
moderator. This evening a reception was
held in the church for Chancellor and Mrs.
Avery.
officer for Odd Fellows.
The grand lodge Of the Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows this afternoon elected the
following officers;
Grand patriarch, ]. p. Carson of Lincoln.
Grand senior warden, Captain ]. Marks
Grand high priest. E. H. NewhOuse of
Grand junior warden. S. r. Mcfarland
Grand scribe. d. p. Sage of emo
Grand treasurer, +. b. Bryant Of Omaha.
Grand representative. G. b. Doughty OF
Norfolk.
M~asouridea Files Appeal.
John Masourldes, the Greek who killed
Officer Edward Lowry at South Omaha
last February and who was sentenced to
be executed January 10. has appealed his
case to the supreme court. His attorneys,
]. M. Macfarland and Sullivan & RAFT,
filed the transcript Of the evidence in the
case In the court today.
Records of Fires.
A. V. johnson, state fire commissioner
has received reports of 25 fires since
July 2, when the office was opened. TIL
proper officials in each community arr
supplied with blanks upon which to make
the reports of fires. each giving the amount
OF the loss, the insurance and value OF
the property destroyed. together with par.
ticulars Of the fire and its cause of origin
No Funds Say Regents.
Because the State university regents
have failed and refused to locate the two
experimental stations in western Nebrasks
under the act OF the last legislature, which
appropriated $500 for one and $751; 600 fol
the other. to be paid out of the temporary
university fund, b. X. Bushee has filed an
original action In the supreme court ask
ing for a mandamus 10 compel the regent,
to comply with the law.
The defense Of the regents, as shown By
their answer, is that the temporary uni
versity fund is not available for the pur