Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19
Nebraska
BRYAN MEN BUSY BOOSTING
Believe They Will Eliminate Other
Candidates from Field.
PETITIONS SENT OUT BROADCAST
Burlington Desires RehearinE of ne
cent order of Commission He
ducinE Rates from Certain
Towns to Omaha.
(From a staff Correspondent

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LINCOLN, June Is. (Special)-I. II. |
Hatfield who has taken charge of the
Bryan campaign for the senate. said today |
that he expects no trouble in getting |
thousands Of sgners to the petitions he |
rs now sending out. He sent out petitions |
TO individuals only yesterday with another
big batch today, but several days ago he
sent them to all the democratic papers In |
the state. From many of the editors, he
said he had received letters endorsing the
proposition and agreeing to do all they
could to secure sgners. The more demo-
Gratis on the petitions the more chance
there is for MIR. Bryan to get into the
running, SO during the next lew days, "a
great hunt will be made through the corn
fields to get names
Victor Wilson and Representative Evans
have secured petitions to circulate in
York county, having thoroughly covered
Hamilton and Polk. The three men who
are heading the petition work certain
that Mr. Bryan will make the race when
the petitions are filed and it is their
intention to secure a sufficient number of
signers to insure his nomination at the
hands of the democratic party to make
Il unnecessary for Mr.. Hitchcock, Mr..
Price and Mr.. Reed to spend any more
money in their campaign The democrats
have never cast more than 1900 votes
in their primary elections and Victor Will
son said 1t would be no trick at all to
get $1,000 democrats to sign a Bryan
petition, but it is figured that even 5000
signers would settle the question If there
was any doubt about who would get the
nomination.
Mr.. Bryan did not send a letter to the
Central City banquet so the democratic
state committee did not have to snub him
there, as had been done at Beaver City
tand Kearney.
Burlington Asks for RehearinE.
]. L. Kelby, counsel for the Burlington
railroad. has filed with the State Railway
commission a motion for, rehearing on
the order recently issued to compel the
burlington to reduce grain rates from GER
tain towns to Omaha to conform to the
rates to Kansas City. This has held up
the order for thirty days, so it will not go
into effect June 25.
Mr.. Kelby sets up that 1t was alleged
in the complaint that the railroad was dis
eliminating in favor of Kansas City
against Omaha. but that the commission
did not SO find. Instead, he says, the COM
mission announced that the rates charged
TO Omaha from these towns were unrea-
sonable and for that reason ordered the
reduction. The unreasonableness of the
rates was not complained of in the petit
ton, the attorney says. and for that rea-
son the commission was compelled to 20
outside of the record and evidence in order
To make the order 1t did.
Charges Against Belt Line.
c. E. Wager, assistant general freight
agent VI the Missouri Pacific. has been
requested to appear before tho railway
nd nj n
In changing his switching rates on the
Omaha eBlt line without the authority from
the commission. 1 tbs alleged that re-
Gently the Missouri Pacific notified the
other railroads that 1t would no longer ac-
cept cars at team tracks and that in some
instances cars for switching would not be
accepted at all 1t Is also alleged that
the company has Disseminated between the
industries constructed along its tracks. The
matter will be gone into thoroughly next
Monday.
Jackson Files for Superintendent.
W. II. Jackson of University Place has
filed his name with the secretary OF state
by petition for the democratic nomination
for state superintendent. Mr.. jackson was
state superintendent from 1896 to 1900 and
recently applied for the position OF principal
OF the state Normal school at Chadron.
Several other prospective applicants for
this position are holding back until State
Superintendent Bishop formally accepts the
position rendered him In Iowa before they
file. Mr.. Bishop probably will announce his
acceptance OF the Iowa offer the first OF
the week.
Asks removal of County Attorney:
Mayor C. NJ. Hurlburt OF Fairbury has
asked the governor to remove from office
I NH Of Iaff
sounty. In his complaint filed with the
chief executive Mr.. Hurlburt alleges that
ths county not only refuses to prosecute
Dsrsons charged with being druk. but de-
tends them In court In his petition he sets
out that the ordinances making drunken
ness a misdemeanor were repealed In 1887
and prosecutions for this offense made
under the state law. He cited case where
a man was arrested for being drunk and
the city ttorney called on the county at
torney TO assist in the prosecution. Instead
OF doing SO. the mayor set out, the county
attorney defended the man as his attorney
The governor has taken no action In the
matter,
Captain scott Resigns.
Captain A. X. Scott of Company NJ First
regiment, Nebraska National Guards, hai
resigned and his resignation has been C
accepted by AQJulIN ASAlSldA A1uA Albdhs Sap
Itain scott is located at McCOok. Private
=. L. Hall OF Company f. Second regiment
has been elected second lieutenant and hi
election has been approved.
Alliance Has Bonds.
The city OF Alliance has agreed that i
the state treasurer will buy its bonds I,
tho amount OF $4,000 it will agree to sci
100000 of the Douglas county bonds whicl
faEs owned by the state The Alliane
bonds will net the state IA per cent in
AlSresL
n During the day Mayor Trainor OF Soutl
Omaha called up state Treasurer Brial
and asked him to take bond issue o
$4,000 for the city of south Omaha
THE World Herald Is critlclsinG me 70
buying Douglas county bonds now an
not getting more interest Tor the state
so l don't know why l should buy an
= more bonds there unless the county Wi
y Day more interest"
Y Mr.. Trainor was a meber OF the Boar
OF Commissioners which sold the state tn
Douglas county Donds. The treasurer late
oxplained 10 him that he did not have In
money to take the South Omaha issue.
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