Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-17
Well Known Men Are. Included in the
Unregistered Glass.
ALL INTERESTS REPRESENTED
Railroads and Insurance Companies
in Evidence.
TOM ALLEN ONE OF BUSIEST
Long List OF Those who Have Regis
tered, stating what interests
They Are RepresentInE Be-
fore the Legislature.
Hrom q So Correspondentl

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| LINCOLN, Feb. IL Special lin direct
violation OF the anti-lobby law representa-
tives OF special interests have swooped
down upon Nebraska's first democrats
legislature in such droves that evidently
the Legislators have been overawed. for the
lobbyists have been received with open
| arms
! There are lobbyists here registered and
not registered; lobbyists who helped to or
ganize the legislature and who are now
helping to run il: lobbyists representing Mr..
Bryan and lobbyists not representing Mr.
Bryan. So numerous have the representa-
tives OF special interests become that not
| only are the hotel Hobbies thick with them
but the state house corridors are crowded
| every day. In fact they are as numerous
about the legislature as ara the employees
| from Omaha on the senate pay roll. And
in the bunch mentioned no account has
been taken of the representatives OF spe-
cial interests who have election certificates
and are members OF the legislature.
AS the boss of the senate is the represent
ative OF one of the largest corporations in
Nebraska it was thought at the beginning
of the session there would be no need Of
any special lobby to look after the big con-
Germs, but the lobby is here just the same
| Hardly day has passed. IL any, but Frank
Young. one OF the old-time Burlington lob
/ byists. makes his daily visit to the legis-
lature and carts away bills in which he is
interested. He is not registered, so there
fore it is taken for granted that he Is too
wise to run the risk. Il there Is any risk
of being prosecuted for mentioning Ieglsla-
ton to any member.
Representatives of Railroads.
The allied railroads have headquarters at
both the LindeIl and at the Lincoln, and In
addition to the lawyers mentioned ia the
| registered list below, who are spending
practically all of their time here, r. J.
Clancy fits in about once week and holds
q session with his understuCfes Mr.. Clancy
announced that he comes merely to com
pare bills which have been introduces and
not 10 talk legislation. lie Is not registered
and has appeared before no committees
George HoIcomb of the tax department OF
the Union Pacific is here as record keeper
for his road
Lee Herdman is still here though he
leaves town at intervals OF day or two.
He was here when the legislature organ
lied and though he failed TO name the
| speaker and the clerk this does not prevent
him from being in touch with what is going
/ on. As Mr.. Herdmsn is not registered, to
state his business here would be only to
! record a guess. However he is Supposed
TO be the head of the allied lobby and to
direct the attack upon measures affecting
/ these interests.
| The Nebraska Telephone company Il
represented here by registered agents and
while the Independent companies also have
lobbyists hand, none is registered. These
latter companies probably accomplished
what they desired at their recent state
meeting held at the time the legislature
first convened.
The stock yards has no lobbyist here so
! fer as has been discovered. but It ID very
evident that this concern will rely on its
regular legal counsel. Senator Ransom. TO
look after its business. So far he has
! succeeded very well.
Insurance Men in Evidence,
The insurance companies are well repre-
sented, will be shown by a glance at
the lobby list. But instead of merely talk
ing before committee, these lobbyists are
constantly bounding the members and
several of them have laid themselves liable
TO prosecution by their activity.
Bob Fink, the brewery representative.
has been here off and on since the ses-
sion began. but during the last few days
he has been conspicuous for his absence.
following close upon the heels Of the de-
feat Of women suffrage. Robert Druese-
dow has been here frequently. but ne has
left no tracks which would lead to the in
terests he may represent Harry 3.
Fleharty was here a week or two before
he registered as the representative OF the
loan sharks. Tom Allen. who fought the
terminal tax bill two years ago, visits the
legislature daily and sits with the members
and looks after them. He is also interested
in insurance legislation. though not
registered. He has not been arrested.
either.
List of ReEistered Lobbyists.
The lobby book contains the names OF
representatives. Of practically every interest
in the state. ranging from a man who
registered as being interested In matters
PERSONAL to the wife OF a supreme Judge.
who is after an appropriation 70 mark
the old Oregon trail Following is a list
of the registered lobbyists:
Frances B. Heald, Oaceola, temperance.
G. G. Wright Northwestern railroad
Edison Rich, Union Pacific railroad.
d. Wagner. Chsdron, W B Routt. south
Omaha. Brotherhood Railroad Trainnen
A. g Huh. Hastings, W B Linch. Unit
L. Keefe. Walthil, Insurance.
p D. Arton. Auburn. Insurance and real
estate.
William Croft. Hastings, bee inspection.
T.. W. Huriess. Faireury' Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmeu.
s c. Meeomber. North Platte. Brother
hood of Railroad Conductors.
Lillian B. Stuff, Anna r. HardWick II j.
Fisher. Lincoln Nurses association.
p. r. thinner. Lincoln. Western fire in
suranCe.
Thomas II. Benton. Pullman company.
william Ritehie; r.. Briegeport, aid to
J. G. Wolf Postal Telegraph company.
G. b. Horton Lincoln. Western Union
Telegraph company.
e. ID. Herr. Lincoln; Ira C. HiI Fair
bury: A. G. Accray. Lincoln: L. W. Cra-
bill. Humboldt; u. r. Reiter HoidrpKe.
representing s. r. Baker 4 Co. Keoknk
Ia. proprietary medicines.
Mabel &. Wilson. Ethel BrockWay Mr.
+. A. Farley. Sihyl Wilson. Martha C Mac
Donald Mary b Lloyd, graduate nurses.
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