Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-04
BRYAN TOUCHES FIREWORKS
Returning Traveller Will Use Slow
Fuse on Democrats.
EXTRA SESSION CAUSES TALK
Question Before People Pertains to
Governors Inactivity Regarding
submission of Initiative and
and Referendum.
(From a staff Correspondent

a noise like they were sitting on dyna- |
mite key. Mr.. Bryan indicated this morn |
Ing that he intended to touch off the fire
works with slow fuse, he desired more |
time in which to study conditions and |
learn what had been done in his abnsence |
from the country. This means that pos !
sibly tomorrow will have passed before any |
official statement is given out from Fair
view
The question that is causing the mos;
concern around the state house demo- |
Gratis is what will the big Grief do with
Governor ShaTlenberger for failing to call
that extra session when c. w. Bryan said
he had sufficient pledges to insure the sub
mission Of the initiative and referendum.
Close friends of the presidential candidate
are trying to make him believe that the
executive deliberately threy him down after
he and Congressman Hitchcock had a con-
ference. They take this to mean that Mr.
Hitchcock and Governor Shallenberger
have agreed to go up or down together,
Bryan or no Bryan. In view of the talks
that have ben made to Mr.. Bryan 1t is a
safe guess to say that both the governor
and Mr.. Hitchcock will hear from him in
no uncertain manner. In other words, those
who have talked with either of the organs
are of the opinion that the presidential
candidate will tell the public what he
thinks Of the action Of the governor. The
statement of c. W. Bryan was simply a
contradiction q that Of the governor, VINO
said not a sufficient number of slgnerS
had been received to the pledges to war
rant the calling of the legislators in extra
session. 1t is expected that w. ]. Bryan
will endeavor to analyze the reason given
by the governor for failing to act, and at
~.
decision. 1t is an absolute certainty that
he will not endorse the action of the gov
erhor.
May he Third Candidate.
1t is not impossible that a third caudi-
date will be entered ear the democratic
nomination for governor, but until the pres
ent executive is given more time in whlcn
to decide whether to stand for the Bryan
program nothing will be done along this
line. The question has been put up to the
governor and his public reply is being
awaited by the Bryan adherents. The de-
tails Of all that Mr.. Bryan demands Of the
governor have not been made public set.
Mr.. Bryan certainly returned home feel
ing In a good humor and looking much bet
ter than when he left here. He Is the pic
ture of good health and has all the appear
ance Of being able to put up the hardest
fight he ever went into. He appeared un-
concerned about the petitions which are
being circulated in his behalf as a sena-
torial candidate though he did slightly in
dictate surprise when informed that the
democratic state convention is TO be held
I'm Grand Island. He was asked II he IN
tended to be present at the convention.
Yes. I shall attend the convention" he
replied. Where is 1t to be hed?" He
seemed about to add the word Lincoln
when some one interrupted and said Grand
Island Just a slight change Of expression
indicated that he was surprised at that.
Quite number of close friends of Bryan
viii ask him, providing he will not get into
the senatorial race, to get behind Richard
L. Metcalfe and be for him. A. number of
democrats whether for or against county
option insist that the party can unite on
Metcalfe better than on any other demo-
crat except Bryan.
Examining Board Reports.
The state board of examiners, which has
been checking up the credits Of students
OF the Peru Normal school who failed to
reach the standard set for graduation, has
made one report to the state normal board,
which. however, does not cover the entire
list OF those who failed. The report will
examining board and as Secretary Ludden
OF the normal board is out OF the city 1t
may be a day or two before the public will
! be permitted to see the report.
1t Is understood, however, that the re.
checking OF the credits has been of little
help to the students and that only small
part fthe graduating class Of lsa will be
able to secure certificates.
Statements from Installations,
Practically all of the 8tate institutions
have made their semi-annual reports to the
| governor and within a day or two they will
| be ready for publication. In some of the
| reports mistakes we're noticed and these
were sent back for correction. The reports
have to do with the finances OF the institu-
| lions.
Sparks IL Endorsed by Educator.
The action OF the State Normal Board
in selecting Joseph Spraks for the head
of the Chadron normal, has been endorsed
very generally by the teachers Of the slate
and those who have kept in touch with
the work done by. Mr., Sparks. Jasper L.
MoBrien In a letter TO the normal board
said in speaking of Mr.. Sparks:
Il consider him one of the best school
men Nebraska has. He Ss thorough, sys-
tematic, progressive, He does not get out
| OIdsS DhIlu OF mas ne any corps or pro-
fesslonal reporters to attract attention to
his work or bonn his cause His work under
the certification law enacted during my
first term as state superintendent and his
| inspection OF private and UNCONVENTIONAL
schools under the King law has done
more TO place the standard OF the certifi-
cation OF teachers in Nebraska on the merit
4 system than any on man in the state. We
/ are too near him and his work to properly
4 appreciate It at this time. but when petty
n grievances have been forgotten, his work
II will stand as q monument to the merit
i system OF certificating teachers"
| horticultural Meeting.
The annual summer meeting OF the No
braSka State Horticultural society will be
held in Wymors, Wednesday and Thurs
day, July a0-21, The program follows.
Wednesday, July 40.
400 p, MI Invocation, <ssV, ID. p Gates.
Il Address OF welcome, Adam McMullsn.
Response, President q, g. Harrison,
Music, Pymore male quartstte.
"orpamentsl Bedding" Edward Williams
Grand Island.
bisSgksiOn, A, d. MOosndlsss. wymors
: Question box.
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