Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
Nebraska
LIMIT FOR THE REPAYMENT
State Auditor Gives Union Fire Of
fioials Until Thursday.
LAWSUITS LIKELY TO RESULT
Jim ScdgwiCIS WIN Have Some of
senate Journals Ready in short
TIme-BaEsagc Men at Lin
coin differ over Rights,
lFrom a staff Corrcsnondc1N

CFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. S.-(SpeCia Telegram
Auditor Barton today said he had
granted, at the request of attorneys, until.
Thursday for the former officials Of the
Union Fire Insurance company to retur,
the money paid them to resign lie say
THAT unless somethipg is done at tina
time criminal action is likely to %,
brought In the name fthe stockholdcrs
Of the Union and civil action by him
self. as head o fthe insurance department
to recover the money lie has rctaiuc,
r. J. Clements as his attorney, to act s.
conjunction with the attorney general
Office.
Tim Sedgwlck of York, who has tn,
contract for printing and binding the sen
ate journals, informed the secretary %
state he would have some OF them read
FOR delivery the latter part Of this wcct
The railway commission has been callc,
on TO settle a difference between bag
gage transfer men. The Ensign compan
has a contract with the railroads 1
transfer baggage from one road to an
other where checked on through ucke.
and for that purpose Is permitted acccs
to all parts of the depot platform. Loc'
delivery men say they are compelled L
the rules OF the company TO stay with.
a deadline, and that taking advantai
Of their position the Ensign solicito
grab all the local business before the on
siders get a chance at the people. Th
railroad company maintains 1t has rgh
to let the contract and also the right
exclude others from the passenger pla
forms rhe commissioners are loollln
up the matter, but are not yet ready
make ruling.
Yeiser TO stand Pat.
John o. Yeiser was at the capital toda
attending a meeting of the pardon hoart
| lie declared that his filing of Roos,
| vets name as Il preferential candida
! for president was in good faith and tn.
It would not be Withdrawn. In that cvel
the former presidents name must go G
| the ballot whether Eo wills IL or not
MIR Yelser is the only one who has H.
authority to withdraw the filing.
IL. A. Webbert of Kearney, republican
made his filing today as a candidate 70
state auditor. Mr. Webbert is 10,
printer and has had several local office.
but this is his first shy into the ficr
of state politics.
Another petition which has not yet bee
filed, but which is In process of acquirlns
the requisite number of signatures, Is tina
of w. l.. Miner of SCOTS Bluff count
who desires to go on the primary ballo
as a republican candidate for commits
sioner of public lands and buildings MI
Miner is now in the real estate bushes
I'm SCOTS Bluff county, but was formerl
a resident of Nuckolls county. His peu
tion up to date contains the names o
twenty-nine republican editors and on,
congressman, Moses Z. Kinkaid of tn
Sixth district
Socialists To Meet.
The socialist party has taken steps 1
get in the running by calling a state con
ference to meet at York February 20. \
that time II is proposed to formulate ,
platform and decide upon candidate
whose names will be placed on the pri
mary ballot.
Secretary of state wait has been aske,
what he would do regarding candidate
for alternates to the national convention
The primary law provides how the name
of delegates shall go on the primary ba.
lot. but says nothing whatever regardin
alternates The secretary says that II
view of any statutory provision he know
of no way to proceed except to use com
mon sense, and that he would sugges
that when the petitions for delegates ar,
circulated the names of the alternate
be included in the same petition, and tina
IL this is done he will insert the alter
mates on the primary ballot. II thi
method is not pursued the alternatFs
also reulre a petition. lie assunI tna
the law contemplates the placing OF a.
necessary names on the ballot, whethe
specifically mentioned or not, and on thi
theory will accept filing for alternates.