Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-09
Governor Elect Has to Elude Swarm
Of Office Seekers.
PAYS VISIT TO sHALLENBERGER
Comes 60 Lincoln 60 Make Complete
Arrangements for Transfer of
Occupancy of the Executive
Mansion.

capital TO have a conference with Governor
shallenberger concerning the executive
mansion and other incidentals necessary to
the peace and comfort of the governor.
These were the matters which the outgoing
governor had the fullest information upon,
but upon which the incoming governor
having been nothing more than mere
state senator. was sadly lacking In infor-
nation.
The governor-elect had determined to
spend his day in Lincoln incognito, but he
wore no mask, and the horde Of hungry
ones I'm Lincoln, who had had no fair
chance since election time, bore down upon
him, and he was forced 70 take refuge in
the hotel The hotel people valiantly sup
ported him, and declared he was not there,
but half hundred men patiently waited in
the lobby, knowing by some occult power,
that the report Of absence was untrue.
Even when he escaped and went to the
governors office they followed him and
waited in the reception room for his COM
ing forth.
TrOutOn Wants Place.
Six or eight, or possibly ten South
Omaha men came down in support Of the
candidacy Of John TroutCu for deputy fire
warden, to handle the Douglas county end
OF the work. At the same time they were
ready to put in a good word for f. s.
Tucker, mayor Of Florence and ex-mem-
Der OF the state legislature, who wants TO
be deputy oil inspector for the Second dis
trict. DR.. r. f. Stewart, superintendent
of the Nebraska school for the deaf Of
Omaha, waited to present his case to the
Rovernor-eect He felt confident that he
could persuade the executive-to-be thae he
ought to be retained, seeing that he has
held the position under democrats and re-
publlcans alike. all but two years in the
last ten.
Then there were state Senator oscar
Thompson OF Wisner and c. c. McNish Of
the same city ready 10 bear testimony to
the worth OF f. J. Buck OF Wisner. who
asplres to be deputy oil inspector for the
Third district a position for which there
seems to be considerable competition. Also
sitting around the lobby waiting for the
call of next were ex-Adjutant General
J. II. Culver. who wants to be command
ant of the soldiers home at Milford; L. S.
Gilman OF Havelock, who wants to be
deputy game warden; E. E. Bennett Of
Lincoln and Joe Cameron Of Raymond,
who are vieing with each other for the
stewardship of the asylum, and DIR. Young,
formerly superintendent Of the Norfolk
appointment of a man for that position.
Mr. Aldrich declared he had picked some
men already for remaining places, but
would not announce them until Sunday
morning. when he expected to shake the
plum tree vigorously. lie declares that he
has had an average OF more than 200 visit
ors day since his return to the state.
Evans DOnahue Referee.
The supreme court this afternoon APP
pointed Judge r. f. Evans OF Dakota City
as referee in the Donahue case, wherein
the chief OF police OF Omaha is being tried
before the supreme court on custer pro-
ceedings ordered by the governor The
referee is instructed by the court to take
the evidence and report findings Of fact
and conclusions Of law" In the case.
Reduction to shippers.
The Burlington railroad received from the
railway commission the authority to aver
age the charges per car in shipments Of
more than one carload In the same train
by the same dealer. In the past, companies
have charged extra where the weight per
car was above the maximum, and full car
load rates where the weight fell below the
maximum allowed. In this way a shipper
sending several loads 70 market was done
an injustice. Under the provision granted
by the commission. the Burlington may now
average a full shipment of stock and II
the average IS below the maximum car
load weights, It will be allowed to charge
the shipper merely car rates The order
Will he effective from all Nebraska points
to South Omaha. The averaging win only
be for the same classes OF stock. hogs and
cattle. from the same shipper not being
averaged with each other. The railroad
made the application Voluntarily
Endorse Another Man.
The members OF the Nebraska Railway
commission have sent to President Taft
hearty endorsement of the candidacy OF
c. c. McChord OF Kentucky 10 be a mem
Der OF the Interstate Commerce commits.
sion to succeed Francis M. CockrelL who's,
term expires this month. The action of tn,
Nebraska commissioners comes as the re
suit Of a request from the state railwa,
commission OF Kentucky.
Mr.. McChord was chairman OF the Ken
lucky Railway commission from 1902 Z,
1903 and has twice been honored with tn,
presidency OF the National Association o
Railway commissioners
shRlIenberEer Is sued.
Ashton c. shallenberger, in his privat
capacity and not as governor OF the stat
OF Nebraska, was this morning made de
PENDANT IN a law action Instituted IN tn
district court OF Lancaster county b,
George II. White OF Emerson. Ia. VIII,
seeks Judgment against the states chic
executive for S6s722
The basis OF the action is an allege
tubercular heifer. Charming Beauty
registered by the Shorthorn Breeders as
ISOLATION as No s9l9 and sold by the de
PENDANT 20 the plaintiff at South Omaha
October %. 1909 for St25, cash.
Plaintiff alleges that at the time Of tn
sale tho defendant warranted the anima
20 be free from tuberculosis or othe
diseases, but White asserts that shortI
after taking the heller 20 his farm q
Emerson he discovered that the anims
was infected with the malady mentioned
He at once informed Mr.. shallenberge
OF the discovery he had made and place
the animal at the disposal Of the governol
Rate Cases soon.
L1nooln shippers win be represented q
the hearing OF Missouri river railroads b.
fore the Interstate Commerce commisslo
scheduled for December 70 In Chicag,
Secretary whittier OF the Commercial clu