Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-19
DEMOCRATS DINE TKEARNEY
shallenberger, Mullen and Brown
Will Attend Banquet.
DELEGATION FROM SOUTH OMAHA
CitiEens from Packing Town Confer
with Governor Relative TO AD-
pointment of Fire nnd
Police Board.
tFrom a staff correspondent.l

attend the democratic dollar banquet to-
morrow night. The governor, the oil in
spector and thes,eN-mayor are all on the
program for speeches.
Richard L. Metcaife, the defender Of the
faith. will remain I'm Lincoln. He was not
invited to speak. and neither was he in
Rited to attend. Neither was p. L. Hall in
tited to speak
Judge b. F.t Good OF wahoo, whose
friends have been saying that the dollar
dinner has for one OF its objects his elm
ination even as a probable candidate for
supreme judge. was here this morning for
a talk with the governor. These talks have
been numerous Of late and they may relate
to the Kearney dinner, and they may not.
Anyhow, the Judge would not indicate that
he desired a place on the supreme bench,
and neither would he indicate that he
would refuse to run IL the weather looked
favorable.
w. b. Price has his own peculiar Views
regarding the banquet, but he Is Of the
opinion he should for the present keep
them to himself, but later he will have his
say.
south Omaha Men See Governor.
p. ]. Barrett. City Clerk Gillen and DR..
Y Mullen of South Omaha held a conference
with Governor Shallenberger this morning
over the appointment OF two members of
the Fire and Police Board to serve until
the next city election.
They recommended strongly the candi-
dacy OF p. J. Lanahan-
Among the candidates for the two places
are Joseph Fitzgerald. Steve Vail. Joe Nc
Mullen. Sam Acker, Joe j. Ryan. Joe
Copeck and Mr.. Lanahsn.
Several parties have been down lately
boosting for one or two of the above
named, Jerry Howard having been here for
a word for his old time friend Vail.
The great activity over these appoint
ments is due TO the fact that friends of
Z prospective candidates for mayor desire a
friendly police board, so the story runs as
1t reaches Lincoln. The appointments are
to be made by July 1.
Starting Boom for sedEvvIcI.
Some prominent lawyers, members of
the state Bar association. intend to cir
culato petitions in order to get the name
of S. II. Sedgwick of York on the ticket
this fall as a candidate for supreme
Judge.
Judge Sedgwick is now in Chicago with
Mrs. Sedgwick and It is not known for
- sure whether he win be a candidate. but
some of his friends are inclined to the
A belief that II the petition is circulated
for him he would not decline the use of
his name, though he would not circulate
a petition himself.
The matter was first mentioned by f..
A. Brogan of. Omaha, president OF the
State Bar association, who 1t is under
stood. with other lawyers. intends to cir
culate the petitions.
Gone Home from Oklahoma.
Trenmore Gone has returned to Lin
coin and his work at the state house
after an absence of two weeks in OKLA
homa and Kansas. where he has been
Investigating the oil wells with a view
to bringing over a few thousand barrels
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enacted by the late legislature. Mr..
Cone visited the oil regions in both states
and discovered by investigating in those
places and Kansas City that It cost just
about half to burn oil than II does coal
in big manufacturing plants.
Data for Railroad Valuation.
A number of railroad men again met
with the State Railway commission and
y Engineer Hurd today discussed the re-
ports the engineer will want in finding the
physical valuation of the railroads. The
railroad men objected to the forms pre-
pared by Mr.. Hurd because they were more
numerous than the Minnesota officials re-
aulred. Mr.. Hurd. however, explained that
while there were more forms no more in
formation was asked for, but he had d.
vided the forms so that the matter would
be more convenient to handle. The follow
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Kelby of the Burlington, c. S. stebblns OF
the Union Pacific. f. p. Mitchell Of the
missouri Pacific, G. w. Hand of the North
western. j. b. Berry OF the Rock Island.
Edison Rich Of the Union Pacific, f. T.
Darrow az the Burlington and II. j. Os-
borne.
Examiners Organise.
The Board OF Examiners designated by
law for the examination OF applicants for
certificates as certified public accountants.
met Tuesday in the office OF the state
auditor and organized as follows: Presi-
dent, John Nj. Gllchrist. Omaha: secretary,
Silas r. Barton, auditor of public ac-
counts; treasurer. H S. Virgins, Lincoln.
The board announced that any person
wishing TO take the examination should
\ file an application with the secretary OF
the board, and that the date OF the first
examination. under the law. will be an
nounced later. The scope OF examination
Will be along tine lines outlined by the ma
tional association.
ReuuisitiOn for sieVers.
John Sievers, who is wanted in Dodge
county for burglary and who is now under
arrest In Clinton. Ia, will be brought back
TO the state under a 'requlsition issued by
Governor shallenberger this morning.
Speaker Pool on warpath.
Governor Shallenberger has started
another democrat on the warpath. This time
it Is Speaker Charles w. Pool OF tho late
democratic house OF representatives. MI,
Speaker Pool merely wanted to be state
fire warden. an office which was created
by the legislature in which Mr.. Pool played
a part as speaker, The governor oonsid-
cred Pool for a long time, even though the
constitution may have acted as a barrier