Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06
Nebraska
SALT CREEK AGAIN ON TEAR
roOd Recalls Incidents Of One Year
Ago Today.
BELL ESCAPES ON HANDCAR
ooAveatioa Orator who Came for
Ft-~l I~n-truetis.s from Mr..
nFynn ana other Demo
Gratis In Lincoln.
F'rOm a staff cOrrespondent.l


LINCOLN. July k-Cspecial)-In one
respect only was the Fourth in Lincoln
this year iik the celebration of the
Fourth last year. It rained and Salt
Creek got out Of fts banks and so did
Antelope creek. IL rained less though
this year than a year ago.
1t was just a year ago hat one Theo-
dore Bell selected ~ temporary chairman
Of the national democratic convention was
waterbound in Lincoln after having come
here to receive final instructions from
Mr.. Bryan. and he had to be taken out
on . hand car. He reached here on the
5th and left on the evening Of the 9Th, ar
irving just IN time to make his speech.
II was a year ago on the Fourth that
the Cook county democracy OF Chicago
marched out to Mr.. Bryan's house and
did a few stunts to impress upon him
that Roger Sullivan would be true blue,
That same day OF the next the Indiana
delegation came along with Mr.. Kern
aboard and everybody thought Mr.. Kern
stood a show for the nomination for Vice
president because his own delegation or a
big part OF II made fun Of his candidacy.
Then the day before the Fourth along
came a bunch from Pennsylvania and to
these people Mr.. Bryan gave his opinion
Of one Mr.. Guffey of that state.
II was about the same time that the
famous Oklahoma delegation came along
and was hooted at by the small boys
with canes for sale because its members
refused to buy and neither would they buy
copies Of The which were on
sale In the Bryan front yard. Neither
would they buy Bryan pictures. Accord
ing 20 the sales boys this was the only
'deioration that failed to loosen up.
The Hebron band was stranded here for
about twenty-four hours, but managed 10
get TO Denver in time to see the fun.
when II began to rain yesterday after
noon there were many people VINO recalleo
the rain Of a year ago. 1t came up then
suddenly. and it kept pouring down until
the cast part of the city clear past the
B~urIfnSton depot was a part OF a great
big lake.
Lincoln was about the only place under
the lime light in those days: The streets
were crowded with hurrying politicians
and others who fought for places on the
street cars to get to Fairview, the only
place in the mind of democracy.
But things were different today. The
street cars q portion OF the day were
crowded. but the crowds were going or
coming mostly from Hevelock. The park
was too wet for picnics, though a Dig
crowd went out to Capital beach and had
fun.
A few boys tossed a few firecrackers in
the streets, but there was not enough
noise to disturb the people. Up to a late
hour his afternoon not an accident had
been reported to the police.
Primary Election for JudEes.
County clerks have been instructed by
Secretary OF state Junkin to include state
officers In getting out their election no
tices. This means that unless the supreme
court overrules the decision Of the Ian
caster dfStrictSeourt SIN deeiaring uncon-
stitutional the nonpartisan judiciary act,
candidates for supreme judge and regents
OF the state university will be nominated
at primary elections.
Numerous county clerks have called the
secretary over the telephone and have writ.
the Rim for instructions and one of then
when instructed to include the state off
GERS replied thai the governor had not yel
issued a proclamation for a primary cleo
ton. The secretary Of state holds thi'
makes no difference. The secretary hal
been m~andamused to place the name o.
John M. Regan on a primary ballot as
republican candidate for supreme Judge anC
he viii follow the instructions of the lowe
court unless this decision is set aside BY
the supreme court.
In the meantime while It has been stateC
thai the supreme court will likely hear ar
Kuments In the case this week II Is b!
no means certain that a decision will b
rendered In time to be OF effect In tn
present campaign. Should the decision no
GENE down before the date Of the prlmar!
then the decision OF the Lancaster cour
will be followed and there will be a stat