The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-12
A SPECIAL SESSION.
Mr.. Bryan Sees Work for Nebrask,
LEGISLATORS.

Mr.. Bryan Sees Work for Nebraska
Legislators.
Hon. w. j. Bryan has mailed a let
ter to all democratic members of the
last Legislature asking them If they
will support an initiative and refer.
endum resolution for the submission
of a constitutional amendment to
that effect at the general election
this fall.
Jr., president of the Nebraska Direct
Legislation league to get a poll Of the
republican members. The letter for
most part follows:
My Dear Sir: The failure of the
Legislature to submit the initiative
and referendum at it's regular session
has brought county option-which is
direct legislation-into the present
campaign, and this question is draw.
ing attention from national issues. It
is unfortunate that this should be the
case at this time when six congress-
men are to be elected, and when a
senator is to be chosen by the next
legislature.
Unless the mistake made by the
Legislature IA be remedied, our par
ty will be confronted by a very seri.
Gus situation. II might promise in its
platform to submit the initiative and
referendum at the next session, but II
could hardly expect to be trusted to
submit the measure next ime If with
a democratic governor. senate and
house it is unable to do SO now, I'M.
less 1t declares It's independence of
special interests.
In my opinion the best way to meet
the situation is by the submission of
the initiative and referendum Ivy q
called session of the legislature and
| have no doubt that Governor Shall.
lenberger will call such a special ses.
sion If assured that a majority Of
both houses will support the initia-
tive and referendum resolution,
which will give to the people the
Legislative machinery through which
they could legislate upon any ques.
ton in which they are interested. A
called session would also doubtless
i0iiiy III tdA dlltuuIlCnt.
If 1t is not possible to submit the
initiative and referendum for ratitica.
ton as a constitutional amendment
at the election this fall, nothing is
left for our party to do but to de.
clare for the initiative and referen.
dunn and county option in its state
platform this summer. In order tc
ascertain whether an initiative and
referendum resolution would pass in
case of a special session being called,
| take the liberty of submitting the
question to you and to the other dem.
ocratic members OF the senate and
house. Please wire me at once, at
my expense. whether you would be
willing to support such a resolution
at a special session.
In a written statement regarding
his letter to democratic members, Mr..
Bryan says: II hope that the dem.
ocratic and republican papers that ia.
vor the initiative and referendum
will take the matter up and urge the
passage of the initiative and referen.
dun resolution. IL might be well for
the committeeman and all others,
both democrats and republicans, who
are interested in the present cam.
paign, to see these senators and mem.
bers who didn't support the meas.
ure at the last session and point out
to them the importance of the specia'
session.
The Plattsmouth city council has
issued six saloon licenses and has
granted two drugstore permits to sell
liquor during the coming year.
Hughes Is Appreeiative.