Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-26
Nebraska
OMAHA MEN KNOCK OPTION
Representative Shoemaker Sees Gov
ernor About the Situation.
COMES OUT WITH KNOWING LOOK
Convinced His ExceIIency IL Playing
Nice Little Game Of PoIitics-
Ed p. smith Visits
Executive.
tFrom a staff correspondent.l }


LINCOLN. March 25-(Special Mot
withstanding Governor shallenberger said
he would stay in the race for governor
even II the democratic party declared for
county option, and he is personally OPP
posed 20 II because county option means
prohibition, Judge w. s. Shoemaker, a
member OF the democratic legislature
from Douglas county, is still for Gov
ernor Shallenberger
After a conference with the governor
this morning Judge Shoemaker said
Governor shallenberger did say he
would run on any platform the party
adopted but then you know how he might
have had TO say that" And then the
Douglas vcounty statesman screwed up
his eyes to indicate that he knows how
things are done in politics. Continuing,
he said
"The governor was safe enough in say.
ing that he would run on a county option
platform II the party adopted that plat
form because the party Will not stand for
county option. No, sir, not by a sight
Mr.. Bryan will never be able TO force the
democratic party to endorse county op-
tion. No. sir; by --! No, sir. Not the
democratic party No, sir"
Smith Also Opposed.
Ed p. Smith, who placed Governor Shall
p enberger in nomination in 1906, taking a
nomination from George W. Berge by the
constant repetition OF the expression "a
democrat for democrats" was another
caller at the executive office.
County option will receive very little
encoura cement at the hands Of the demo-
cratic party in Douglas county" said Mr..
Smith. 80 far as Mr.. Bryan is concerned,
do not believe that he will endeavor to
force county option in the platform. If he
does he will get very little help from
Omaha"
Something like fear has been thrown into
the hearts Of the Shallenberger appolntees
by reason Of the vote cast in Douglas
county for James e. Boyd when he ran for
governor. In that election Boyd received
ls3OS votes Richard $780, Powers 1,173 and
Paine 232. Prohibition was an Issue In that
election and II is now, and the fear Of the
governors henchmen is that Dahlman may
duplicate that Boyd vote at the primary.
Having. said he would stand on a county
option platform II adopted by the demo-
cratic party while Mayor Dahlman has
announced he is opposed to county option
regardless of party or anything else, the
governors supporters are beginning to be-
Iieve he has made a mistake in catering to
the Bryan Influence.
Checking UD Automobiles.
n Following the example OF Douglas county
the assessor Of Lancaster county is now
checking off the names of automobile own
ers from the registration list on file In the
office of the secretary of state. BY using
this list as a check the county assessor
will be able to locate every automobile in
his county for assessment purposes.
Gilbert to Try Again.
4 c. F. Gilbert of York, late defeated candi-
date for congress in the Fourth district
on the Democratic ticket is counted on TO,
make the race again for the nonnatioh
at least. Mr. Gilbert called at the office
OF the secretary of state this afternoon and
secured blanks upon which to file his own
or the name of someone else
Thompson TO Help Oklahoma.
Attorney General Thompson VIII shortly
file in the court Of appeals at Minneapolis
brief in the Oklahoma rate cases, in
which the same principles are involved
that were discussed in the Nebraska rate
cases This brief will be filed upon the
invitation OF Attorney General West of
Oklahoma Mr. West wrote this morning
GAat the record In the case had been ex-
pressed to Lincoln. In his letter Mr.. West
ssid:
TT Is a great source Of congratulation to
me that Judge FIN of Arkansas and your
self seem to agree with me in saying that
we are all travelling In the same boat and