Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-31
Nebraska
DEMOCRATS AFRAID OF GHOST
Wet and Dry DOGGY Gives Them All
Sorts of Shivers.
DRY DEMOS HOLD WHIP HAND
In Position 60 Make VETS Toe Mark
in Matter of Organizntion--T. W.
smith Gives Position on
Paroles,
CFrom a staff Correspondent)


what IL doing on organization IL the
first inquiry members Of the legislature
make when they reach the city. II Is a
question which no one seems able to an
awer. All this Is because Of the attitude Of
the dry democrats. who say plainly that
they are merely considering as democrats
what il best for their constituents and I'M
der the pledges made by them before cleo
ton. IL these dry democrats decide TO go
into the democratic caucus everything will
be smooth sailing. The caucus would have
votes enough to put through any caucus
decision. II the drys decide not to go into
a caucus, which would assuredy name
Kuhl for speaker, the final settlement Of
the contest would be uncertain.
big Guns called In.
II appears likely now that influential
democrats over the state will take a hand
IN the prospective fight Of organization IL
n becomes serious enough to look danger
Gus. Some Of them will come down as adj
visers Of the democrats to keep all posi-
Bile recaicitrants In line Judge b. f. Good
Of Wahoo stated one view Of the matter
this morning:
THE democratic party platform demands
certain legislation and democratic mem
bers are first bound by that platform II
the organization is divided in the very be-
ginning, what chance has the party to
carry out these pledges? The platform was
silent on the liquor question Many mem.
bers made personal pledges one way or
tho other on this question. They are bound
to vote according to that pledge, but this
does not mean that they are to enter any
tis-up OF the county option forces to con.
troll the organization OF the houses despite
the usual method. Those pledges referred
20 the vote on county option. and that is
all. OF course. the republicans would like
nothing better than to organize the house.
and that lie why they want this plan"
Attitude of Republicans.
Two or three republican members only
have arrived in the city. Thus far they
take merely the attitude of spectators and
are making no effort to disrupt the demo,
cratic majority, as Is charged by some of
the wet democrats. Considerable distrust
Of the republicans 10 manifest among the
democrats who have arrived. This atti>
tudo IL not unpleasing TO the democrats
who are desiring to organize. as democrats
merely that is, with Kuhl as speaker and
regular caucus nominations for other cleo
tive positions. 1t lie pointed out that tho
republicans would like to gobble up some
of the plums, both in committee appoint
ments and in employees This fear is
laughed at by the republicans who have
noticed It, all Of whom say they are glad
TO be well rid Of this tiresome part of
organization.
Smith on Paroles,
Warden Tom Smith proposes an amend
ment TO the parole law by adding a pro-
vision creating new Job. the Job OF agent
20 1Rolf n 81 xshn NJ IN ornta
There are now ninety prisoners on parole
and the warden insists that a man should
be PAID a salary to look after them. The
warden also recommends that life prisoners
with good prison records be pAroled after
twelve years, and then II they prove to be
good citizens and show that they are not
a menace TO society he believes thoy should
be pArdoned. Under the present method
most life prisoners are liberated by pardon
pr Communication OF sentence after they
have served ten years, though occasionally
one remains in the penitentiary fifteen or
twenty years.
watts Automobile Bill.
Addison Wait. secretary OF state-elect.
has q supply of printed copies OF his pro-
posed automobile law which he will dis
tribute. His idea 10 to charge a 8 fee an
nually as q license for automobiles. He
has changed his original plan and has
stricken out that portion which exempted
automobiles from other taxes. He has also
changed his proposed law 80 that only 81
OF the IS fee shall be paid into the state
general fund, the other "a OF each fee to be
distributed - the various counties on an
equal per capita basis, the latter fund TO
be used for ths Improvement of public
highways. Mr.. Wait believes this law will
raise a fund OF $4,000 annually for the i'm
provement OF roads II the state will give
an equal amount and the counties will also
appropriate some funds, the total will be
sufficient to make good roads in Nebraska.
There are now 1900 automobiles registered
In this state and probably 5000 more viii
DO registered during the coming year.
To Advertise Nebraska.
Under authority OF the state association
OF Commercial clubs a committee composed
of s. r. MoKelvie. editor of the Nebraska
Farmer; r. NJ. Marvin, editor OF the
Beatrice Sun, and win A. Campbell. man
ager OF the omaha Commercial club pub
ncity bureau, has been at work on a state
publicity OF advertising plan. This plan
has been fully worked out and will be
presented 10 the legislature along with q
request for a $4,000 appropriation,