Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
Nebraska
ATTEMPT TO CORRAL LABOR
Deputy Commissioner Maupin Will
Attempt it in June.
MIGHT BE HANDLED LATER ON
state Auditor Barton Reported TO ne
Ready 60 Hold Against the
Special Contract In
Policies.
From A staff Correspond.nt.

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LINCOLN, Neb, May Ex-Governor Null
ienberger's plan to organize the VARIOUS
labor unions OF the state into a political
machine with Lieutenant Willie Maupin at
the helm is getting along nicely. Mr.. Maui
pin has received favorable ansefers from
fifty unions to his invitations to be present
A~at the meeting to be held here June p
and 2. At this meeting a state orgahiza-
ton will be affected and rules will be
adopted prohibiting the discussion OF poll
tics or the taking Of any hand in politics
by the organization. Mr.. Maupin reserv-
ing that right for Governor Mullenberger
and the executive committee which no
doubt will be appointed.
barton A~Eains Special Contracts.
State Auditor aBrton will the first Of
the week give out his decision in the mat
ter OF special contracts in policies issued
by insurance companies doing business in
Nebraska, along with several other rulings
the department has made. Auditor aBrton
will hold against the special contracts.
He has not made public his decision yet
and has not yet completed it, having stop
| ped to consider some briefs filed by the
insurance companies that are writing spec
ial contract policies. At the recent hear
ing some of the companies opposed the
sAecial contracts and other companies adj
vocated them. The auditor considered the
question from all sides and he will knock
out that class of policies.
Robert Malone, late candidate for mayor
on the democratic ticket, today filed his
/petition attacking the lection Of Don Love
J and claiming the office himself by a major
\ ity OF 73. Malone's petition was filed by
I. ]. Doyle and 1t is claimed that enough
mistakes were made to offset the Love
majority and turn 1t into a Malone victory.
The chief discrepancy is found in the re-
turns as certified concerning precinct b Of
the Fifth ward. The returns from that
precinct are that 3se votes were cast for
Love and 1T3 for Malone and that the total
number cast in the precinct was go. The
petition sets out that this would give Love
179 more votes than the total cast. more
than enough to make up for his reported
majority.
In twenty other counts of the petition
alleged errors in the returns from each
of the twenty other precincts of the city
are cited.
Love In NO Hurry.
Mayor Love is in no hurry to make
~/Nehanges In his cabinet, however anxious
outsiders may be to get in and insiders to
learn their fate. In fact, he has intimated
lAa hC 70 hOA AhtiS W Aah oRPNfhNhNhN1
until the contest on his seat shall have
been decided, as 1t would simply unsettle
city affairs to have new officers put in
now to be turned out again in case the
Malone contest should ultimately prove
successful. It is stated the new mayor has
contemplated making no change in at least
Zone Of the offices subject to his appoint
ment 1t is the health office, held for SC
many years by w. C. Rohde. Mr. Rohdt
is a republican. but he has held his place
through several democratic administration
and seems likely to administer the health
regulations at his own funeral.
1t is not deemed likely that there viii
be any change in the head OF the fire de
psrtment. Whether or not the axe will
fall upon the neck OF the city physician
the street commissioner and sidewalk in
spector is not ascertainable just now Tn,
city physician is a republican, while tn,
other officers are democrats.
Avery Heads schOOlmasters.
Chancellor Avery Of the University o
Nebraska was made president of the Ne
braska S-choolmasters' club which held IL
forty-sixth annual meeting at the Lincoln
Motel Friday and closed its elaboration
with a banquet Ia the evening. George L
Towne was made secretary and treasurer
The secretary will be allowed to use hi
discretion in the publication of the paper
read before the club the last year. ,
agricultural Education was the sub
ject Of discussion at the banquet. Chan
cellor Avery. c. w. Pugsley, r. A. Elmer
son. H. r. smith. A. e.. Davidson, all Ne
braska men, spoke on various phases o
this subject. Dean w. Y. Waters of tn
agricultural college of Missouri university
addressed the banqueters regarding III
q TX of his department in the show me
state. The general discussion Of the sub
ject was led by Dean Burnett and Stat
Superintendent Bishop.
w. NJ. Davidson and Irving S. Gluten ar
the retiring officers. About 100 member
were present. More ewere expected, bu
the heavy rain deferred some of the school
masters from attnding.
Commission Returns Motor.
The big motor car bought by the Stat
Railway commission for use in the In