Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-14
Nebraska
COUNTY OPTION CONFERENCE
Platform Will Be Adopted and Cam
didates Will Be Selected Today.
sHALLENBERGER WILL BE ABSENT
Governor Has Gone 10 Texas 60
Attend Meeting of s~horthOrn
BFeeders-wm EndOrs
Bryan's Position.


LINCOLN, March 13.-(speolaL)-At the
meeting OF the county option advocates Eet
for tomorrow a platform will be adopted
and candidates for office will be instructed
what they must do TO receive the promise
Of the support OF those composing the
meeting. Both republican and democratic
speakers ave been secured, including
Senator Cain OF Richardson county, r. z.
Brown Of Lancaster, Senator ]. A. Dono-
hoe Of O'Neill and Senator J. L. Miller OF
Lancaster. Tomorrow afternoon ex-Gov-
ernor Hanly, who is chautauquaing over
the state, will arrive and speak in the
afternoon ana tomorrow night.
w. e. Andrews, auditor OF the United
States treasury. has written that he can
not be here He had been placed on the
program before II was known whether he
would accept an invitation.
Another one who Will not be here is
Governor Shallenberger. s1There has been
some talk that candidates may be asked
whore they stand, so the delegates could
carry the messages back home, but the
governor has gone to TEXAS to attend a
meeting OF members Of the. Board OF Short
horn Breeders, and unless he is COM
municated with by wireless 1t is probable
no statement will be read at the mestinR
from his excellency. IL was insisted at the
office Of the governor theirs was no sig
nificance In the fact that he had the en-
gasement In Texas at this particular time.
Several would-be candidates for governor
who are anxious to secure the Bryan en-
dorSement are to be on band and take a
prominent part in the proceedings II they
get n chancc to break In. It is also re-
ported that Mr.. Bryan will receive a vote
OF endorsement at the hands of the con-
vention for declaring for county option
thus wiplng out the feeling that has ex-
listed because of his refusal to get busv
when the bill was before the democratic
legislature last winter.
Brian will make Statement.
when / file my name formally as a
candidate for the republican nomination for
congress In the Third district" said State
Treasurer L. @. Brian, II shall issue a
statement 70 the public telling where
stand on all questions OF Importance that
are now being discussed"
This remark from tho treasurer was
brought about by reason Of the publication
In the Albion News that while the editor
endorsed the record made by Mr.. Brian as
state treasurer; endorsed his record as a
citizen and as a county officer, and ex-
pressed the opinion, that he would make a
good congressman it objected to his plat
form and to the fact that his candidacy
prevented any other ~favorlte son from
Boone county getting Into the running for
office. In discussing this latter part OF the
objections Mn Brian saids'i
I'm saying that L would be a candidate
for congress l have not crowded anyone
In Boone, county nutr IL the way. In, fact,
I held of, for several mppths before decid-
Ing what to DC, because It had been told to
me there might rhe. a candidate out there
for ongress. 1 finally heard from the man
In question, and he said he would not be a
candidate, so5Ismade my announcement"
SO far the only statement made by Mr..
Brian regarding a platform was that pub
lished in The Bee, wherein ne said he ex-
pected to run as a. republican, and that
matters which come before congress, II
elected, he would study carefully and do
what he thought best In the premises. His
friends are q the opinion tha running as
a republican'has given offense to those who
have lent aid and encouragement to the
democrats. s' "'i's
New Linden Nearly Ready.
Tuesday night at 6 o'clock the old Lindeli
hotel of Lincoln passes into history and the
New Lindell is born. The opening of the
reconstructed hotel has been looked for
ward to ~with-unusuaI interest by the peo-
pie here and the affair will be Of consider
able Importance TO the city.
]. e. Miller and B. l.. Paine bought the
Llndell about a year ago, and for several
months II has been closed. undergoing re-
pairs. ]. C.3Yenablectssthe manager Of the
aew hotel and Il has been under his direc-
ion and plans that the changes have been
made in the building. which is now about