Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-31
Nebraska
GOVERNOR is REAL BOSS
Big Chiefs of the Party Come to
Lincoln for Orders.
THOMPSON AMONG CALLERS
Little Giant is Anxious for shaIIen-
berger 20 BE Candidate for
Another Term--MayOr Jim
Only stays Awny.
(From a staff Correspondents

LINCOLN, Jan 30.-(Speclal) )--Governor
Shalenberger has established his right to
the title OF boss" Of the democratic party
of the state. And unto him have come
during the last few days the erstwhile big
chiefs either to ask for quarter or to get
i,.struotlons or TO curry favor.
Since his return from Washington the
governor has been besieged with callers Of
high and low degree Following his re-
fusal to call an extra session Of the legisla-
ture the aspiring ones who were the
other side have by their presence in his
office acknowledged their submission to his
edicts, and his utter refusal to be used by
Mr.. Bryan to carry out the pet ideas OF the
presidential candidate has scared the little
fellows, who tremble at the name Of Bryan
into fits
Among the callers last week was w. H.
Thompson, the 'Little Giant" of Grand
Island who is a candidate for United
States senator The Little Giant" is not
anxious for the governor to be the Giant
Killer" so he suggests that the governor
try for his old job again and his friends
insist that pson-Shailenberger COM
blnation looks good. In fact II Is reported
that the LITTLE Giant even went so far
as to say out In Hall county that the
o'clock closing law had been factor in
the election OF democratic county officers.
Then came the change In the date Of
the democratic dollar dinner, which hnd
been originally set for February s. All of
a sudden some one asked II this date suited
the governor. who was then In Washington.
SO the matter was held up In the air until
the big boss stamped his approval on Feb
ruary IA, changing 1t from the goth, which
was the second choice OF the lieutenants,
VOlpp Has Grievance.
Senator Fred Volpp OF Scribner was an
other caller, who had previously been
quoted as being for Mayor Dahlman for
governor. Volpp so his friends say, is
, anxious for executive approval OF his con-
templated announcement for state treas
urer. Volpp feels peeved at the way the
party has treated him. In fact II went
square back on a promise that had been
made him. He had gone TO considerable
trouble to secure a banking bill for intro
ouction into the legislature. Then when
the committee decided to sidetrack It Volpp
roared as only a man Of his size can roar
so to appease his just wrath 1t was de-
cded and made matter of record that
the bill when II came from the committee
was to carry the name ''Volpp- Wilson
bill.Y The committee gos Jealous of Volpp
and Wilson and each member had his own
name taoked onto the bill All the satis-
faction 'Volpp got was 10 read seventy-eight
amendments prepared by Arthur Mullen
and given TO him by Governor Shallen-
berger. Two pmendments, which Volpp
himself offered were afterwards defeated
because they had not fret been o. KID.
by Mullen. 'tct RS.
Then pame Iudges. f., =. Adams OF the
Fifth district to nay his respects.
Lee Herdman. the .est whip the demd-
cratic party ever had, uncovered in the
presence OF the executive, but he was more
fortunate than the others because he was
invited to lunch with his excellency
T. S. Allen, brother-in-iaw of Mr.. Bryan,
was also in the list, as was p. L. Hail.
though his visits are not as frequent as
of yore. From Omaha there came numerous
messages from H.. E. Newbranch over the
telephone Charlie Pool, speaker of the
democratic bunch OF job hunters, marked
time for quite while before he was
ushered into the presence Of the big chief
Then Richard l.. MetcRlfe came. This was
his first appearance for n long time. Chair
man Byrnes was another, Tie came to get
right on that date for the collar banquet
In fact they all came except Mayor Dahl
man of Omaha. The governors defiance
of Mr.. Bryan in the matter of the extra
session has laid The foundation for another
band wagon and tile htte fellows and the
big fellows are jumping in. And the gov
ernor may try for the senate
No Stampede of Republicans.
THE republicans are well satisfied and
they are for President Taft" said George
c, Junkin secretary Of state upon his re-
turn yesterday from a trip to the Fifth
congressional district. I'm Gosper county
! found no evidence of insurgents at ALI
Instead, I found the people refuse to STAN
pedc. They are satisfied with conditions
and have every confidence In President
Taft and the national administrator"
Judge p, James Cosgrave will not be a