Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-04
Nebraska
CHARLES SLOAN WILL RUN
Geneva Republican Says He is Candi.
date for Congress.
BELIEVES HNsHAw OUT OF IT
declares FaiFbury Man Said Last
Time He wouId Not Run
AEnin-New Depot for
H~oIdrcge.

LlaNNOlAENs Ned MhICu o.-lDptGlhl lel-
egram)-Charles sloan Of Geneva an
nounced his candidacy for the republican
nomination for congress in the Fourth dis
trict while in Lincoln tonight. Mr.. Sloan
will make the race as a progressive repub-
llcan, paying particular attention to the
agricultural interests, as he believes that
IS the most important to his constituents
as we'll as to the state at large. Mr.. Sloan
believes that Congressman Hinshaw will
not be a candidate for reelection and that
he may reasonably count on his support at
the primary.
NO, 1 do not believe Mr.. Hinshaw will
DO a candidate this time" said Mr.. Sloan.
The last time he was a candidate he told
me that he would not run again. Therefore,
l have no idea that he will get into the
fight"
Besides being a lawyer with a large prac-
tlce, Mr.. Sloan is the owner of a 70O-acre
farm which he manages and he ships more
cattle than any man in his district and
feeds more. Because Of his experience as
a farmer no believes that he can be Of
service to his constituents, a majority Of
whom are farmers, II elected to congress.
Nebraska is an agricultural state" he
said. land II seems to me like our repre-
oibuAN Abbh AAN Alo ahAlNul-
tural affairs in congress Just like the
eastern representatives do after their busi-
ness. They have manufactures and they
look after them. l believe we Nebraskans
should do the same thing"
New Depot Mt HOIdrege.
An order has been issued by the railway
commission to require the Burlington rail-
road to construct a new depot at Holdrege.
The railroad has ninety days in which to
submit its plans to the commission.
The depot is to have two waiting rooms,
toilet rooms and be modern in every re-
spect. The waiting rooms are to be pro-
vided with at least 125 seats. This order
was issued as the result of an application
of the Commercial club Of Holdrege, which
insisted that the present depot is wholly
inadequate. Holdrege in point Of revenue
from ticket sales is sixth in the list of
towns on the Burlington in the state and
tenth in the towns OF all railroads in the
state.
FRwcett on WOmen's Votes.
Nm the suit from Dawson county wherein
the supreme court held that It is lawful for
women to vote on the question Of the is
suance Of district school bonds, Judge
Jacob Fawcett dissented.
Judge Fawcett said he was not able to
concur in the majority, wherein it holds
that the election for the voting of bonds
is a school election within the meaning of
tho law He said:
ITO my mind there. is a decided distinc-
ton between permitting women to vote on
certain questions and debating them to the
electors. In the act of 1879, which author
ICES an election for the issuance of bonds,
the Legislature has. to- my mind ca refuHy
guarded against all doubt on the subject
by providing that no bonds shall be issued
until the proposition shall have been sub
mitted to the qualified electors OF the dis
Erict.' and further, that no such bond cleo
Non shall be called unless one-third of, the
qualified electors of the district, and
further, that no such bond election shall
be called unless one-third of the qualified
electors in the district petition therefor
Il think the legislature was carefully
drawing the distinction between electors
and other persons who might vote on school
matters at a district meeting. Section /.
article Z, constitution of 1875, declares who
shall be an elector as follows: Every male
person OF the age OF 21 years or upwards,
belonging to either of the following classes,
who shall have resided in the state six
months, and in the county, precinct, or
ward for the term provided by law shall
be an %elector: First, citizens Of the United
States; second, persons of foreign birth who
shall have declared their intention to be-
come citizens conformably to the laws Of
the United States, on the subject of natur-
allEation at least thirty days prior to an
election. -"
Judge Fawcett maintains that were It
legal for women TO vote on the issuance Of
school district bonds the law would have
expressly said so by designating them as
electors. He holds to the opinion Of Judge
Maxwell that women are entitled to vote
for school officers, selection Of teachers
and general management Of school and to
act as trustees, but they have no greater
rights in the matter of elections.
Runaway Proves Fatal,