Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-01
Nebraska
WOULD LINE UP DEMOCRATS
Governor Wants to Take Advantage
Of Supposed Prejudice.
SENTIMENT IS AGAINST OMAHA
Circular Letters state Vote for En-
Iorsement of Eight O'Clock Clos
ing Law Nearly Unanimous
with Big city, Excluded.

(FrOm stair CorfeSpOnuenI)
LINCOLN, July si--(speciail Estate house
stenographers appointed by Governor Shall
lenberger and others employed by him were
kept busy yesterday making out hundreds
Of letters to democrats urging them to get
talked in the state, the republican state
busy at the primaries. One who read a
copy OF the letter said It had for it's object
the lining up Of the democrats out In the
state against Omaha so that the governor
would get the benefit of any prejudice that
may have been created against tho Big city
during the state convention because its
delegation opposed an endorsement of the
s-o'clook closing law.
According to this authority the letter sets
out that with the exception of some ninety
six votes in addition to tho delegation from
Omaha the entire state convention voted for
the endorsement OF the 8-o'clook-closing
law Therefore, as Governor Shallenberger
stands on that law and the fact that he
signed IT, democrats should vote for him in
the primary as against Mayor Dahlman.
It is said to be the intention OF the demo-
Gratis to publish in every foreign language
platform relating to county option and send
IL out with the democratic plank on the
same subject. They will do this 20 show
that the democrats are opposed to county
option even though the governor has
pledged himself to sign bill IL passed by
the legislature and he is reelected
In the meantime several parties have d.
rected queries to the governors office ask
ing what he really got out OF the Hitchcock
crowd at Grand Island in return for the
things he did for Hitchcock and the assist
anoe his friends gave the suppression Of
Richard l.. Metcalfe's liquor plank.
Question ms to Blow.
difference of opinion exists as to
whether John M. Devino really slapped w.
II. Patrick at Grand Island or whether he
simply laid his fist against his Jaw" as
one eye witness describes the affair. John
G. Maher, who witnessed the fracas,
brought back this story:
Seated at a table in the restaurant were
Patrick, Judge l. L. Alberts and Elmer
Thomas. Blake, Maher and 1 were at the
counter when John Devine came in and
tooh q seat with us. Patrick look up and
said: Did you earn your money, Devine2
"Devine promptly got up and walked
around to Patrick and laid his fist against
his jaw and said:
What do you mean?'
Patrick hesitated and Devine contonued,
I'm teach you to be a gentleman. II ever
you use my name in q deragatory way 1
will slap your face and tend to you to the
best Of my ability"
Patrick at the time had a piece of water
melon and fork in his hands and when
Devine made his play he dropped both OF
these and brlstled up. But Devine stepped
back and those at the table interferred and
prevented any further mixup 1 saw the
affair and l am certain that Devine's fist
did touch PatTick,s jaw" It
After the story OF the affair had been
published here, Devine said:
II did not really slap Patrick. l simply
put my fist right under his nose and kept
It there during the talk"
MRher insists, however, that Devine and
Patrick were both too excited to know what
they did, and he is sure his story will be
corrOborated by those who witnessed the
affair. When Patrick made his statement
Devine supposed that no referred to an
article Devine wrote In opposition to county
oution.
Lets Contract for New Building.
The First National bank has let the con-
tract for its new building to Chicago
firm and II Is to be completed by May /.
1911. The bank will have temporary quar-
ters in the Brownell block on South
Eleventh street. though It may not have a
sign across the sidewalk to designate it.
Another Beer Raid.
Another reid was made last night by. the
police on a South Ninth street house and a
quantity OF beer and other liquors was con.
fiscatcd. Three arrests were made, a man
his wife and daughter. The police arr
working overtime to shut up the joints ir
Lincoln and raids are OF frequent occur.
Ance.
Epworth Assembly August q.
The Epworth assembly will open its an
nual meeting at Epworth park August 8
This year tickets will be punched at tn,
gate and taken up when the party leaves
the ground. This change was made SO tina
persons who are camping on the grounds
will not have to be walked up each morning
to show their tickets. What will happei
to the man who enters with single ticke
and stays week and thea refuses to pa.
the extra days when he soes out has no
been announced. The price OF season tick
cts has been Increased FROM 81 70 $3.50.