Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-25
Nebraska
hARMON'S COMING EVEbTFUL
Invitation of Governor to Ohio Execu-
tive PorteHtious.
MAY MEAN TROUBLE FOR DEMOS
Hall County Friends OF w. II. Thomp-
son Said TO Re Considering En-
doruement NJ Ohion for
President.
(From a Staff Correspondents

LINCOLN. Jan. 4-(special)-The invi-
tation extended to Governor Harmon OF
Ohio by Governor Shallenberger and Con-
gresham Hitchcock to speak in Nebraska
very soon may start an insurgent move
ment among the democrats OF the state.
1t has raised the question whether the in
vitation means that Governor Harmon 10
the choice Of Mr.. Bryan for the presi-
dency.
c. W. Bryan is out OF the city. so no
authoritative statement could be secured
from him, while Richard L. MetcaIfe said
he knew nothing about the matter.
At the office of the governor Colonel
Purse saw no reason for any serious re-
suits from an Invitation from the governor
TO Governor Harmon, and he added that
very probably Governor Shallenberger had
invited all of the east to visit Nebraska
and get acquainted with this wonderful
commonwealth
All that Mayor Brown would say, when
asked for his opinion as to whether the
Ohio governor WAS to he the Bryan candi-
date for the presidency, was:
II noticed Governor Harmon was invited
to come here to a democratic meeting.
Looks like we might have an insurgent
movement among ourselves"
Hall County for arm
From Hall county comes the report, and
It comes from the sheriff Of that county,
that 1t is planned now to hold a meeting
at Grand Island and indorse Harmon for
president. This meeting. the report has It.
is to be confined to Hall county democrats.
That means, Of course, that w. H. Thomp-
Fon Is in the movement.
In the meantime the date of the big
democratic harmony meeting has not been
announced, and will not be until Governor
Shallenberger returns from the east! In
fact, the fixing of the date depends largely
upon the final decision of the governor on
the question of an extra session of the
legislature.
Notwithstanding Governor shallenberger
gave evidence before going that he saw
no urgent reason for calling the legisla-
ture together and personally was OPP
posed TO an extra session. many of his
political advisers are satisfied that the
session is. TO be called. AS practically
so per cent OF the corn Is yet to be gath
cred in Nebraska IL is doubted II the
governor will be able to secure a quorum
at his extra session II called, even by
the use of the sergeant-at-arms. But so
sure are the leaders of the party here that
the extra session Will be called that they
have delayed fixing the date of the big
blowout until the governor makes an Of
ficial announcement OF what he intends
to do.
Cancels Licenses.
Walker Smith, corporation clerk in the
office of the secretary OF state, has re-
ceived from the printers the copy of the
pamphlets containing the names of the
corporations whose charters were can
,celled fora a failure to pay an occupation
tax. The list contains S,S4S names and
among the corporations leg1slated out
Of existence is the Tribune Publishing
company of Lincoln, This Is the corpora
ton started by Charles, Pool and others
just before the late Legislature con-
vened. The publishers intended to start
L big democratic newspaper in Lincoln,
so 1t was announced. but evidently they
found II was not necessary to invest the
money. Copies" of the publication will be
sent to the various county clerks Of
the state,
Fafrbury for Burkett.
Land Commissioner Cowles has received
a petition aligned by sixty citizens Of
Fairbury. pledging their support to the
reelection Of Senator Elmer J. BuTkett.
Mr.. Cowles attached his signature and
returned the petition to Fairbury, where
II wa ssaid II will be signed by several
hunO ed citizens. The name of Dan
rCropsey leads all the rest.
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