Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-12
Nebraska
HITCHCOCK fall To FILE
Congressman Does Not Bring Receipt
from County Treasurer.
AGAINST AN EXTRA SESSION
He says He Favors Initiative aud REF
ereDdum and Does Not RE-
gard County Option as
Political Issae.
LION a sod correspondenN

NFIDill n oAdtl AbTltHppIutIll
LINCOLN. May 1i.-Cspecial telegram
&C. NJ. Hitchcock. editor OF the World
Herald. came to Lincoln this morning to
file his name as candidate for the DEM
ocratic nomination for United states SEN
ator, but lie failed to bring the receipt
from the county treasurer OF Doug as
county showing he had paid the neces-
sary $50. he will have to try again. Mr.
Hitehcodh was under the impression that
the money was to be paid here Mr.
Bryan came downtown at noon and ate
Huach with the Omaha congressman at the
Lincoln hotel.
Il am not in favor Of an extra ses-
sion of the legislature said Mr.. Hitch
cock, though | am in favor of the initia-
tive and referendum. In fact. I believe
that a great majority Of the democratic
party favOrs the initiative and referen-
dunn, the greatest opposition to it coming
from omaha. where 1 live
' mo no, l feel certain that Mr.. Bryan
will not be a candidate for the senate, "
answered the congressman to the question.
"Bryan's friends have known his position
and they know that he does not intend TO
run"
Asked if he would oppose writing county
option in the democratic platform, should
Mt. bryan idtt " HttuIb MS tAtId stSSiOn,
the congressman said There viii be a
lot Of democrats who favor county option
and many who oppose it. ] shall be among
those who are opposed to putting it in the
platform, not so much because / am against
county option. but because 1 believe it is
not a party question at ALL"
May Have Changed Policy.
The World Herald may have to do som,
Axnlafpipu hHfCrp Is able n collect from
the state Normal board some S51 or there
NoNts. alleged 10 be due for the publica
Zion Of legal notices published at the re
quest OF the defunct normal board. Sec
rotary Ludden has in his records 'ette
written by the World Herald some year
ago that It would never again publish
notice from the normal board unless tn
cash accompanied the order. The bill wa
presented TO the secretary of the defunc
board, who passed it onto the legal board
The bill has been held up along with sew
ersl Others
Price Fails TO see Hitchcock.
William b. Price candidate for the dem
ocratlc nomination for United States ser
ator, did not get to tell Mr.. Hitchcoc
yesterday that he should withdraw fror
the rae. which meant certain defeat, an
thus save $50. Mr.. Price said he would d
this when he reached Omaha, but M
Hitchcock refused to listen to reason. II
stead, when Price went in the front doc
OF the World Herald office, Mr.. Htchcoc
eigher went out the back door or had a
ready gone out the front door. for NJ
Price said he was unable TO see him. ANY
how. the publication of Prices intentio
was followed at once by visit to Brya
by Hitchcock. who probably insisted ths
the big chief make Price leave him alon
Company T. Mustered Out. 49,
Company f Of Madison has been mustere
out of the service by Adjutant Generi
Hartigan. In the same order the adjutal
general gave authority 10 Major c. s. FRI
zier to recruit a new company. The Cor
mercial club of Madison is behind the NOV
ment for a new company and General Har
igan believes there will be little trouble
securing the necessary members.
Brian 10 File soon.
L. G. Brian, state treasurer, who son
time ago announced that he expected
make the race for congress in the Thi
district, in all probability will issue an O
fetal statement in a few days and at L
same time file his name as a candidate
q Many republicans of the Third distrl
rave requested the treasurer to make Il
race for they believe he will be able
carry the district again for himself. b
to add much strength to the state tick
a. well.
Mr.. Brian lives on a farm near Albit
and while making his campaign will +
move his family back there, having ma
arrangements for the construction, OF Il
reconstruction of his home
Rate Experts TO Chicago,
L. E. Wettling and U. G. Powell Of t
state railway commission went to Chica
thix afternoon to loom into the recor
OF kh5 Rock Island railroad. The statisti
secured will be used in the rate suit nc
pending between this road and the std
To show there is no hard feelings, the t,
went to Chicago over the Rock Island
National Guard PrIHes.
PRIZES have been awarded to compan
and Individuals OF the National Guard
The best scores in the indoor target sho