Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-29
Nebraska
KNOCKING WET AND DRY ISSUE
Chrls GruentheT at Lincoln talks Of
Coming Legiilstars.
DENIES PART IN ORGANIZATION
says my or Wet Democrat who
Passes Cnucus GsuntIvt Good
ERourh for Htm-Gov-
ernor'a NessaHe.

ITSCOLN. Nth T,er eS-,srec. a1p-
CHRIS Grusrther % Columbus vice chair
nan Of the state democratic committee
called TODAY on Governor Shsuenhrrrer
and later me story was started that both
we're in favor Of the election OF Repre-
sentative 2. q Qusckenbush If Nerna m
county. q dry" g. rsnsaker q the house
Later 81 developed that while hosh we're
willing 20 accept Mt Quackonbusuh 80
readily as they would sccept any other
democrat they desired csnd dates 20 sub
INST 20 the vi1 Of p democratic caucus.
''T understand there is . democratic ma
iorty in each house OF the legislature" re
replied, but have not taken any part in
the proposed organisation and 1 DO NOT
intend to. ] should Be d'Epieassd. howsver,
to Sc the wet and dry issue made line
: Of denarkation in the organization. he
Ieve Representative QusclSenbush OF Ne
rnsha- who 10 a DRY, would be good dem
ocrat 10 in the office Of speaker. He is
the only one Of the candidates for that 20
eition whom ! know"
Would n be possible for = wet 70 make
. Eood speaker was asked
Yes. 81 would be very possible for . wet
20 make a sood speaker. n be Is q demo
crat." replied Mr.. Gruenther.
Governor Opposes "Open" Law.
Governor shalienberFer today announced
that he would recommend in his message
a change in the primary law 90 that the
open primary should be eliminated. lie
proposes 20 recommend the primary law
that existed prior TO the amendment Of the
last Legislature. an amendment which he
signed He believes the primary law,
eIosed as q existed prior 70 the session OF
- L. If nd n
other states.
In regard 20 the submission Of an amend
rnent 20 the constitution for the initiative
and referendum he has not decided what
70 tell the legislature but he 10 confident
from his Investigation Of the workings Of
such constitutions in other states that Il
will be difficult 20 get q Law that will
bring results He believes the task Of
drafting a proper Amendment 20 the con-
stitution will be more difficult than the
work Of drafting q guaranty bank de-
posit law a task that occupied the entire
time Of the last Legislature and the law
has thus far not been sustained by the
A courts He finds that few laws are en-
acted IN other states under the referen-
DUN. most Of the propositions being de-
feaied.
The railway commission is preparing an
order today reducing the carload rates on
crude fuel and. other kinds Of oil. The
commissioners were consulting Assistant
General Freight Agent Johnston Of the
Burlington lines west and s. F. Miller Of
the Northwestern As TO the eoTrectneSs Of
the rates.
ReduciaE Crude OIL RHtea.
The order Of the commission will soon
be issued Il win be issued in the matter
80. trs Victor WI
son Of Polk county, who asked for the
same rates prescribed by the Legislature
Of Kansas. How much OF a reduction IL
20 be made by the commission is not
known.
The legislative committee OF the state
Charities and Corrections association met
AZ the New Lindell this afternoon. After
luncheon together. the committee dis
-eussed proposed legislation which is 10 be
Y Submitted TO the legislature next month.
y The creation OF the nonpartisan board OF
control for all state charitable Institutions
was one OF the principal subjects under
discussion. Drafts Of proposed Rcts cover
ing the subject were presented by the
subcommittee which has been investigating
the subject and these were reviewed by the
COMMITTEES.
Other topics being considered were the
estAblishment OF q retormatory which VIII
rank between the penitentiary and the
boys reformatory a. Kearney, and the ex-
tension Of probationary and suspended sen
tenoe Judgments The committee win re-
port TO the association at it's meeting in
Lincoln January Is and Is
Catholics 20 Take Oath.
Catholic priests Of the Lincoln diocese
win tomorrow take the new oath Of al
legisnee to the RomAnCatholie church The
new oath differs from the former VOWS in
that it specifically pledges the priest
against belief in any other doctrines Of the
so-called 'modsrnists," who have been an
insurEent force IN the church for the last
four years. The priests OF each deAnery
win meet AZ the residence OF the dean "a
pledge themselves anew. Fifteen priests
VII take the oath In Lincoln
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