Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-24
Nebraska
HARMON MAN AT LINCOLN
Lieutenant Governor Nichols of Ohio
Feeling States Pulse.
DROPS IN ON W. j. BRYAN
says social Call at office of Com
moner-Declares West is Talk
ing Harmon More and
More Each Day,
CFrom a staff Correspondent

(From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. oct. "a Especially THAT ev-
cry progressive measure agitated in the
country at the present time is either ad-
vocated by Judson Harmon OF is a law
on the statute books Of Ohio wa sthe
message brought 10 Nebraska today when
Lieutenant Governor Hugh S. Nichols ar
rived in this city for a brief conference
with local men who are boosting the can
didacy of the Buckeye executive for dem
ocratic nominee for president next year.
While in the city the Ohio state official
visited, in addition 10 the Harmon men,
r. l. Metcalfe, Charles W. Bryan and
W. j. Bryan, who yesterday returned
from his state campaign tour. The latter
was purely a social call and matters of
political Importance were taken up only
in a perfunctory way.
The Ohio man admits that his visit 10
this state, as well as others. is for the
purpose of determining II possible what
are Harmon's chances in the west for
the democratic nomination for president
next year. While it is probable that no
effort will be made to open Nebraska
headquarters until after the fall election
1t is believed that little time will be lost
thereafter. Mr.. Nichols intimated that
activities along this line would not be
made until conferences had been held
following his return TO the Buckeye cap
ital.
HRrmOn's Slogan.
Lieutenant Governor Nichols in COM
menting on Harmon's majority of 10000
in Ohio said: 1T was a commendat ton
of Governor Harmons work as an execu-
tive, nothing less. The democrats were
victors in seventy-seven of the eighty
counties of the state and carried every
one of the congressional districts for him
"a thing which had never before been
done in the history of the state. His
campaign slogan had been Promise and
Performance and the first part was
amply exemplified when he was UP for
election, and the latter was more than
exemplified during his administration"
The Ohio official has been in several
western states of late and is now on his
return trip home. Wherever he stops he
finds that next years prospects are being
discussed with much more spirit and in
terest than the impending state cleo
lions.
And l am not reticent in asserting"
said he, that Governor Harmon is get
ting his share Of the comment and that
conditions insofar as I have been per-
mitted to view them indicate that his
work is daily becoming more widely
known among the people of the western
states"
PembertOn UnoppOsed,
Judge w. A. Barnes OF Fairbury, who
obtained the democratic tudgeship nomi-
nation in the Eighteenth judicial district,
has declined the honor and his name will
not go on the ballot at the coming cleo
ton.
This action on the part of the Jefferson
county Jurist leaves Judge L. NJ. Pember-
ton Of eBatrice, the republican nominee,
with no opposition.
Coal Rates Involved.
A hearing will be held before a special
examiner of the Interstate Commerce
commission in the federal court room in
lincoln October 80 in which the Nebraska
I Railway commission is complainant
against the Burlington railroad.
The case Involves coal rates charged
from Colorado points on the old Kansas
City & Omaha line. Points OF shipment
on the main line also will be affecteG
between Oxford and Superior.
The reduction of rate the commission
is contending for amounts to about %
cents a ton. 1t is claimed by the COM
mission that rates charged to points on
the Kansas City & Omaha branch are
higher than between other points OF the
same distance along the line.