Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-28
Nebraska
HAVELOCK FIGHT WARNS UP
Postmastership Of Shop Town Be-
comes Bone Of Contention
Among Democrats,
MANY LAWMAKERS GATHER
(From a staff Correspondent

(From Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Dec. gI.-(Special.) THE sit
uation at Havelock over the choice OF a
new postmaster is getting interesting. II
was given out week ago that Senator
Hitchcock had arranged for an election
in which none but democrats should par
ticipate. the result Of the primary TO be
decisive.
There are four candidates in the field.
OF rather there were four before the SEN
ator issued his election proclamation:
Dan Campbell. editor: Sam Hinkle. for
mer mayor and now chief clerk OF the
State Banking board; w. d. Dore. a mer-
chant, and Joe Tighe, also a merchant.
Since the issue OF the proclamation MIR.
Tighe. II is said. has declined to run and
Mr.. Campbell has refused to abide by
the result OF the election. Mr.. Campbell
is Joined by County Committeeman Jake
North. who protests against the holding
of the primary and says his endorsement
has gone in for Campbell and Il will
stay in.
Now Il Is understood that the two COM
mitteemen from Havelock will ask SEN
ator Hitchcock to call an election so
that the patrons may select either Mr..
Hinkle or Mr.. Dore.
Army Men Get Orders.
Lieutenant W. f. stoll, the War de-
partment officer who has been with the
Nebraska National Guard for the last
two years as special representative. has
been ordered TO inspect the guard OF Mis-
souri, and will begin his work January &.
Captain C. NJ. Gordon of the Missouri
guard will In turn come to this state and
inspect the Nebraska companies of the
guard, beginning his work about the
same time.
HOlcOmb Is Grandfather.
Ex-Governor Holcomb. one Of the mem
bers of the State Board OF Control re-
ceived word this morning that he can
now pass as a full fledged granddad. a
son being born yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs
NJ A. Wyman of Oskaloosa. Ia The
father formerly lived at York. Mrs
Wyman was formerly Miss Marion Hol-
comb
q. y. Stewart IL Ill.
Assistant State superintendent o. p.
Stewart was taken Ill yesterday and is
now in Esther hospital in this city. His
family physician at Sterling was sent for
and upon hts arrival the matter of an
operation will be considered.
Ex-Members Gather.
For while II looked as II a session
of the legislature was imminent this
morning, several of the members appear
ing at the state house. Among the num-
ber were Speaker Jackson. Bates of
Cheyenne, Foster Of Lancaster, Parriott
OF Nemaha and one or two others who
were gathered In little bunch in the
lobby.
Speaker jackson desires 1t understood
that the report he had moved to Cali
fornia was wrong He has no desire to
leave Nebraska and will probably be a
candidate for the legislature again. Bates
also will run again as will also Foster,
but Parriott, being one of the supreme
court commissioners will stick to his
present job.
Mr.. Bates says that everything looks
like the republican party was going to
sweep things next fall and that the senti-
ment out in his part of the state Is de-
cidedly that way.
Outlawed Claim Received.
A wolf bounty claim Of the vintage of
1881 was received by the state auditor this
morning. The claim was sent in by ]. e.
Enders Of Brown county and was for
nine scalps. The state ceased paying
bounties several years ago and therefore
the claim is outlawed.