Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-11
As AlDUENlEO CHAURON SCHOOL
Governor Refuses to Use Part of Pur-
chase for Maintenance.
SAYS HE AVOIDS CRITICISM
declares Got Roast for Doing So I'm
Wayne Case-win Not Accept
, Tender of Cash from
.r cas- Citizens.
(From . staff CorrespondentO

the Chadron normal school this fall. He
did II, he said, for the reason that he is
being criticized for agreeing to the use of
a portion of the purchase money for the
wayne normal school TO pay for opening
and maintenance.
A committee of Chadron people informed
eth state normal board that the people of
that community were willing to advance
the money. 10 pay the teachers and conduct
the school untn the legislature made an APP
preparation, providing the governor and
the board would recommend to the legis-
lature that the money be refunded TO them
Had this plan been endorsed by the gov
ernor the school would have been opened
in the old, peadsny building the first part
of september ~
The normal board through q committee
from EhAdfprL calfsd' upon the governor
to ask his Enlargement Of the plan The
governor prc1nptlF replled that he was OPP
pcsedi to opening The school at this time
because he had been severely criticized for
permitting the fuse OF $4,000 10 maintain
the Wayne school the money being left
over from the, $4,000 appropriated for Its
purchase. The governor told the commit
tee that several members of the legislature
had told him that IL 1t was not necessary
to fuse all Of the $4,000 in the purchase oil
the Wayne normal the remainder should
have reverted "a. ,the treasury and the
school not opened unit 1.-THE legislature
made an appropriation for its mainten-
anfAi The governor told the committee
thktshe did not desire to be criticized for
optfipg the Chadron normal too early.
dhadron has had a hard time getting It's
normal school after It had been located
there the Commercial club of Alliance
brought an Injunction suit to prevent the
board, from building the school, but Chad
ron won out. The building is now under
cotSfHe OF construction.
OId-Timer- for Metcalfe.
Richard L. Metcalfe received letter to-
day from a very distinguished democrat
whom many or his party doubtless recall
and revere. The letter was from James H.
Porter democratic nominee for governor
back In 1S6S. Mr. Porter is merchant, liv-
ing,s Haigler and is now so years old. He
wrote Mr.. Metcalfe in the trembling hand
OF an old man, pledgng him his support
said:g'I would ask my daughter to write
this, but she is busy with the typewriter
getting out letters in your interest"
1t Is the encouragement Metcalfe is get
ting but in the state that has stirred up
the shalIehbergersyf following and forced
thafnl to insist upon combination with
Mktthlfe's friends
stSa8sAAsKAneRbcrser Banquet.
Goyerncf khalishberser left last night and
Richard l.. Metcalfe left this morning for
Aurora, where both VIII speak at a BAN
quet given in their joint interest tonight.
Goeernors shallsnberger safp speak at sevs
eral other points Before going to Aurora.
Good at. Executive office.
Judge b. +. Good Of nahoo, candidate for
tba IN tfon for cOugraSs in
the Fourth district called at the executive
office, to-day Il have. made no canvass
WnaLeYer,' said Judge Good, For / have
been out OF the state and am just now
getting back. / am sending out stater
ment today. l expect to get the nomina-
hAon and will make a canvass OF the dis
\ rlct after the, primary Judge Good Is
Yooked upon as the preferred candidate OF
Governor Shallenberger, even thong the
executives own, food commissioner Is try
ing for the place.
80 Mullen Comes Back.
Arthur Mullen has returned from his trir
to Canada and Will get busy for Shallen-
berger and Metcalfe. Mullen signed the
Bryan petition and as Bryan refused &c
run, his influence will be lent to Metcalfe
He has not forgotten how Mr.. Hltchcock's
paper roasted his pet legislature for en-
governor for signing that measure.
Felix In LIncOIn.
Joseph w Ola, one ume governor Of
Missouri and now a high priced chautau
NSNa attraction, was right royalty received
No bfheoln, where this afternoon he dev
cred an address 10 the Epworth assembly.
The ex-governor was met at the station
this morning and escorted to the LIncon
hotel, WHEREBY with c. w. Bryan he held al
informal reception. Later he was takel
for an automobile ride around the city an,
20 the Commercial club for lunch. wher
another reception was held. He was takel
to the assembly grounds by C. w. Bryal
and r, l.. Hall. democratic committeeman
After his speech he was taken to Fairviev
for short visit with Mrs. Bryan.
The governor, who was one OF the. lead
ers OF the temperance. movement in Mis-
souri,. would not discuss himself in con
nection with the presidency, but would tall
long and earnestly about insurgency an
democratic prospects. insurgency, he said
was in line wit hdemocraoy, and insurgene,
would win out because it stood for some
thing and took the Initiative in matter
of legislation. Democracy would win tn
next election, he said, II the party took tn
advanced ground and Initiated advance
To a friend of Governor hallenbergel
when informed the governor was campaign
ing under difficulties. having game knee
he -: W.
- Tvin. what have learned since comm
TO Lincoln there is little use for him {
make much OF campaign for his nomi
nation, as reports indicate he has the nom
ination secure"
Trapper VIII Claim Nemnha Farm.
YARKToN, $. D., Aug. 1O.--(SpeciaL)-
Thomas Boyle, aged O. years, veteran c
the Sully campaign against the hostll
Sioux, arrived in Yankton Wednesday b
little hoese boat from Glasgow, Mont
which PLACE vas left over year age
Boyle, Nhe Is single man, has been traE
ping since he quit fighting Indians and
now his way to Missouri, to the oil
home on'tbe way he will stop at NemGhi
L Neb., where ne claims he is heir to a fari
now valued al $4,000 and which place ha
been waiting for an heir to show up fc
about twenty years only by accident di
Boyle bear OF the matter and he is goin
60 look personally into the matter