Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-17
Nebraska
TAFT MEN WELL PLEASED
Meeting at Lincoln Leaves Good
Impression Among Politicians.
OPEN SESSION DRAWS FAVOR
Bernard McNeny Of Red Ciond sends
in His Filing for ConxreSs-Nr.
Brsan Grows CaustIc over
Congregational Probe.
Erom a said Corresnondent. !

EEuli StdIl Correspondents
LINCOLN. Jan. is.- Special Friends
, Of President Taft we're everywhere today
I congTatulating themselves over the sue
cess of the meeting last night. Not s.nly
were there more present from all parts Of
! the state than had been anticipated. but
. the harmony and enthusiasm Of the mem
bers was most encouraging sign. With
! the work that has gone before the friends
! OF the president are assured that the
J meeting completes a working organiEs-
, tion around which the Taft sentiment can
Crystalline and that there is M question
OF the primary result II is now generally
conceded the idea OF asking republicans
. generally to come In and participate with
the committee was happy one. II not
only accomplished the purpose sought.
avoidance Of a multiplicity Of candidates
but gave everybody a chance TO have a
say who those candidates should be. The
open and free way in which the business
Of the meeting was conducted certainly
made a favorable impression on all pres
ent and undoubtedly will have the same
effect over the state.
/, Candidates File.
~ - -epNh VI ASNP NNN"Nsf h1a
sent in his filing as a republican caudi-
date for representative from the Twenty
third district.
II is announced that Bernard Mc,Sany of
Red Cloud will file soon as democratic
candidate for congress from the Fifth
district.
Turn on the Light"
The following editorial. which Is said to
have been written by Mr.. Bryan person.
ally. appears In the current issue OF The
Commoner:
THE Wall street financiers are attempt
ling to terroTtze the democratic congress
to prevent an investigation. Some Of the
democratic members are already working
and expressing fear that an Investigation
will cause a panic. What must be the
rottenness IL publicity win disturb bust
ness. The party is fortunate In having
a courageous man like Robert l.. Henry
at the head Of the committee on rules.
Strength to his arm. II he has difficulty
in investigating Wall street he ought at
least to smoke out the wan street demo-
Gratis in congress and enable their con-
stiuents to brand them. Turn on the
light
| Illegal Insurance work.
In looking up a number Of fires in the
state the fire marshals office discovered
little Illegal insurance work which was
reported to the authorities and the result
lis the school fund at Fairbury is $500
richer. Complaint was made by the
county attorney Of jefferson county that
i Elmer r. Stacey and Victor A. Palm were
soliciting and selling accident insurance
without first obtaining license TO do the
same and. further that the company
they were soliciting business for had no
license to transact business In Nebraska.
The company they represented was he
German Commercial Accident Insurance
company Of Philadelphia. and the ttsi.
ness was written through the ST. Louis
agency OF L. b. Smitz & Co. Of st. Louis.
They pleaded guilty and we're each as
sessed the minimum fine on four counts.
10 is said they have written large num-
Der Of policies. and II Is possible there
may be further prosecutions. especially II
they do not stop soliciting business.
In response to a request from the Rail-
way commission the attorney general has
given an opinion on the case Of the Louis
VILE Telephone company. which has been
doing general business and winch de-
sires to change TO purely hu'u1i COM
pany. serving only stockholders. The
commission wanted 10 kno" Nhe'her
company when once peTiortneu inc auues
OF a pubic service eorpora'oh couiu'
without changing us al ue'es oi ihsoi
poration convert the company INTO
purely mutual concern. Tue attorney
general decided II eouid not ana thN III
order TO mutuaiize the me'non ol ooihs
business IL must make corresponding
change IN its articles OF incorporation
Governor is Ill.
Governor Aldrich was considerably IN
der the weather TO-DAY, suiiefihs irorn
the eiteets Oh d eo'u. for uine az
peared douotiu' "he'her nc Nou'u pe aug
TO give the reeepuoh al 'le eAeou'''e
mansion thIs efemis W tlo Iepioeo"'"
yves OF ofgAhl]eu agriculture "u' ne was
feeiing some pe'ter AS tue uaS "ote oh
and the reeep''oh was gwen As scienuieu'
The hours were from 10 " p m lhete
We're large hufhoef present ""o are
tending Tie VARIOUS asI'oui'ui"' meet
lhgs this WEEK A' '"e s'9'e
Cook Visits Capital.
II. L. Cook. formerly deputy state |
auditor. but now manager Of the Kansas |