Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-06

and attentively, but declined to give tn,
delegation any encouragement or other
wise. He merely told the business mel
that he would take the matter under hi
careful consideration and thanked then
for their interest.
In the morning conference with the gov
ernor by the Anti-Saloon league peopl,
three addresses were made, c. r. Har
rison, Rev. b, r. Fellman and Elmer r
Thomas being chosen by that faction fol-
Spokesman. NJ. l. Stone was chairman
Of the committee, which. aside from the
speakers, was composed OF DR.. A. b. Som.
ers, DR.. w. c.. Dean. Harry A. Stone, G
w. Hervey. DR.. d. c. John and John w
Hansel.
The A~ntl-Saloon league speakers re-
minded the governor that ne said before
the legislature convened that he would
approve any temperance legislation and
that they were relying on that promise
10 save the young men of the cities OF
Omaha and South Omaha" They also
pointed out the reported fact that the
early closing in lincoln has proven bene-
ficial to all concerned and refused to en-
terrain the belief that the daylight saloon
in Omaha would retard It's growth, increase
Its taxes and harm the city In any way.
The governor replied to this delegation
In much the same way that he did to the
business men. though he gave the Anti
Saloon league people more encouragement
than the other delegation In hat he told
them that the only objection to the bill
had come from Omaha and South Omaha,
while he had received scores OF kilograms
from other parts of the state urging him
to make 1t a law.
Hope Governor Has Not Forgotten.
II am positive that the governor will
sign the BILL said Harry A. Stone. Sec
rotary of the Anti-Saloon league, land
believe he had his mind made up before
we saw him this morning. He made us NO
direct promise in our conference with him,
but the one statement that no objections
had been received except from these two
cities leads me to believe more strongly
than ever that he will approve the
messureS'
Col. p. c. Heafey, W. w. Cole, Mayor
Dahlman. Ed Carr and others Of the busi.
ness mems delegation said they believed
the governor would veto the measure, but
Col. B. F. Marshall said he was extremely
doubtful, while r. 1. Halter said he thought
the day was lost and that the governor
would sign 1t, basing his belief largely on
the feeling in Lincoln.
"The general opinion In the state capital
is that Governor Shallenberger will sign
the BILL" said Mr.. Halter, "and the people
there ought to know more about him thar
we do here. l talked to him, but he would
not talk back, and / could get no more out
OF him than you could out OF a clam. unless
you ate IT. &c.
Il did not hear this. but another OF our
party overheard Arthur Mullen OF o'Neil,
whom 1 understand has dominated the gov
ernor and the legislature. tell a member of
the Anti-saloo league not to worry for he
could bank on the governor signing the bill.
My heart sank when I heard that
Mayor Dahlman said he did not see how
the governor could sign the bill II he had
amy remembrance at all OF the party's
pledge of home rule to the people OF the
towns and cities. IL we want our saloons
closed at 8 o'clock said the mayor, 1--WE
can do 1t by city ordinance; a state law
is not needed. If numbers count for any
thing, the governor cannot sign that bill
in the face of the delegation we sent to
call on him. i
Eleven hundred tickets were sold TO. Lin
coin Monday. about 500 going on a special
train over the Burlington az $3.50 and the
others going on the regular fifteen mlRutes
earlier. Opponents of the daylight saloon
bill occupied the fifteen coaches on the
special. With the A~nti-saloon league peo-
pie on the regular were about twenty mem
bers OF the Woman Christian Temper
ance union.
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