Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-30
Nebraska
JUNKIN OPPOSED IORtCOUNT
Secretary of State Holds Governor is
in Wrong.
BOARD TO MEET ON TUESDAY
FOrplN-r state superintendent Jasper
l.. McBrien H. Again i'm Eclipse
and n second Call Down
May he the Cause.
lFrom a sad correspondentO

(From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Aug @.-(Special THE state
canvasslng board will meet Tuesday to-
canvass the votes cast at the late primary.
1t is expected that Governor Shalienberger
will file a statement with the board set
ting out that he is having the votes re-
counted in several counties and request
ing that the board delay its action until
after these counties have reported. IL
Douglas county returns are received by
the secretary OF state by Tuesday It will be
question whether the board will pay
any attention to the request OF the gov
ernor or consider at all the figures re-
turned after the recount in the various
counties Secretary of state Junkin has
already gone on record as opposing the
opinion Of the attorney general that the
governor acted within his rights when he
demanded a recount to be made by the
county boards. In this opinion Mr.. Junkin
does not stand alone. SO there VIII be
question for the board to settle when IL
meets Tuesday.
Neturns Not I'm Good Form.
Some OF the returns made on the recount
do not have the signatures Of the entire
election board and one does not have the
seal Of the county clerk. but is merely
signed by him To one county clerk who
asked for information Mr.. Junkin said he
must return an entire new abstract None
OF the counties so far have done this.
The canvassing board is composed Of
the governor, the secretary Of state, the
auditor, attorney general and the state
treasurer.
Several candidates who ran on both the
populist and the democratic ticket are
in bad way. In certain instances one
has received the populist nomination and
the opposing candidate has received the
democratic nomination. Around the state
house no knows who composes the
populist state committee and there has
been some inquiries made during the last
few days to get that committee. Some
figure that this committee has the power
TO place name on the ticket providing
the populist nominee refuses to accept the
nomination Others Insist that this right
is not given 10 the committee under the
law.
Was MeBrien Called DOwnf
A lot Of people here are wondering what
has happened to cause the sudden sub
sidence in the political armament of that
overshadowing constellation, Jasper l.. Nc
Brien. For several weeks, up to and after
the state convention MoBrien was in the
AOSeNi
insurgent column, the nolsiest shouter FOR
Whedon and Tobey, one of the traitors OF
the Anti-Saloon league and almost tho
whole works. McBrien Is the ex-state su-
perintendent of instruction who traded
himself into q soft job on the university
payroll by the use of his official patron
age and power; and the same McBrlen
who was called dawn a few months age
for booking pet candidates for office on
the university extension lecture courses
When he was notified to stop making q
political circuit OF the university's extern
sion work he sought to evade it by sug.
costing to those who requested speakers
that they write to the office-seekns
orators direct. The inference is that Nc
Brlen has had another call down and thai
he thinks too much of his meal ticket al
the university to take any more chances
than necessary.
To Hear Roosevelt.
Several Lincoln people expect to 60 ia
Omaha September to hear Colonel Roose-
welt at the Auditorium, while others who
have invitations viii attend the dinner
given In his honor and get In on the pro-
gram given at the den that night. Most OF
the state officers expect to be in Omaha
on that occasion.
BInme Il on West Lincoln.
West Lincoln has dispensary and as
result everyone who now gets drunk In Lin
coin and arrested Is credited to West Lin
coin. Heretofore when persons in Lincolr
got drunk they were charged up to Bea
trce, Crete. Omaha and other nearby places
where they have saloons. In the meantim,
There has been no raids on clubs and drul
stores in Lincoln for several days.
base Ban Holds Cubans.
DR.. II. H. Nicholson, formerly Of the stat,
university, who spends good portion o
his time In Cuba and who was there re
Gently. said that base ball is becoming tn,
national game In that island. The Havana
newspapers publish daily the reports of tn,
games in the states as well as reports o
their own games. Frequently, Or. Nfchol
son said IL happens that an entire team
win be chased off the grounds and usual,
the umpire is forced to dig out before tn,
game Is fairly started. Neither team will
ever play without two umpires to star
with
Burlington VIII Open shops.
The Burlington railroad has issued invi
tations to the house warming" ceremonie
attending the opening of the new shol
buildings at Havelock September g. at