Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-16
Nebraska
BRYAN AND TINE IN RACE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL Amendment Must Be
Advertised Three Weeks.
OUTLOOK BRIGHTER EVERY DAY
May he Necessary TO DO As IL Done
in Oregon and Issue
"First Ala to
Voters"
CFrom a Staff Correspondent


LINCOLN. June Is. 20 Especially - Only
forty-slx days remain in which Mr.. Bryan
has to line up his democratic members Of
the legislature in extra session and secure
the submission of the initiative and
referendum. So the great democratic
marathon has developed into a race be-
tween Bryan and time. In order for the
proposed constitutional amendment to be
submitted to the people at the election
this fall, it is necessary that 1t be ad-
vertised for three calendar months before
election, consequently the amendment
must be published by August /.
But there is no feeling of discourage
ment around the Commoner office over the
evident backwardness of the legislators in
coming forward and signing up Mr.
Bryan is said to feel very much pleased
with the situation at this time and he has
been quoted as saying the outlook gets
brighter every day."
When he was told this yesterday Mr.
Hitchcock expressed great surprise that
the matter was even being considered and
he remarked:
Doesn't the statute Of limitation ever
run against that extra session.
But even II Mr.. Bryan should whip the
legislators in line and force the extra
session there is no guaranty that the bill
would be passed by August l. Governor
Shallenberger Is not in favor of sub
hitting 10 the voters in one election thirty
or forty proposed laws such as It has been
reported to him is the case in Oregon. The
governor is in favor of the initiative and
referendum, but he desires the subjects
which can be submitted under the law
limited. The governor probably will say
something on this subject at the Central
City banquet tomorrow night.
Oregon Initiative Law Unlimited.
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald of Colo
RADIO is not very favorably impressed with
Ine Oregon initiative end referendum law
as the one great remedy for the salvation
of the nation. Mr.. Fitzgerald said while in
Lincoln yesterday that at this time there
is being referred to the people forty pro.
posed statutes that will be voted on at the
next election. According to the Colorado
an the proposed laws are so complicated
and so numerous that 1t has been found
necessary to issue a little pocket edition
Of book known as the First Aid to
Voters" In this book the various laws are
explained so that voters may study up on
what they are to vote on. These are be-
ing distributed he said, over the state and
it is the general belief that rs per cent
without the person receiving it giving 1t a
thought. The initiative and referendum
law in Oregon, he said, is not limited but
any ordinary question can be submitted to
the voters.
Real Pioneer.
Former Representative Raper of Pawnee
county celebrated in Lincoln today the
ffty-second anniversary of his arrival in
Nebraska.
1T was just fifty-two years ago this
morning" said Mr.. Raper as he walked into
the office of the clerk of the supreme court
that l crossed the river at Brownsville
into Nebraska. 1 went Immediately tc
Pawnee City and have lived there ever
since. At that time there was less people
in Nebraska tina nthere is now in Lincoln
but we were all acquainted those days
Neighbors sometimes were fifty miles apar
and very few between. / believe the censu.
gave Nebraska about 10000 in the early
sixties Joined the arm in Omaha in 80. >
Mr.. Raper will be Is years old next Octo
Der and Is now on his way to Portland t
spend the summer as he did last year. Hi
! IS years rests more lightly upon his shout
Nders than 50 years rest upon the shoulder.
of many men,