Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-12
TAYLOR SQUIRMS
UNDER VERBALLASH
Custer County Representative Asks
House If It Was Really laugh
ing at Him.
BAYS HE'S POPULAR AT HOME

(From a staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, March 1i.--lSpeclsl) The
lower branch OF the Nebraska legislature
today gave The Omaha Bee a clear title
ne a dispenser Of reliable information COW
ering the doings OF the members and
others around the building.
Tho matter came up on a special priv
Iege" proposition asked for by w. ].
Taylor. the belligerent member from Gus
ter county. who quoted from an article
appearins IN The Bee Tuesday morning
regarding himself and Representative
Reisner OF Thomas county. Mr. TAYLOR
demanded that the members say whether
the applause given Reisner was ridicule
OF endorsement
The house refused 20 do so and The Bee
article stands as IL was written. a silent
endorsement Of its reliability.
The statement to which Mr.. Taylor oh
3ected was as follows.
A man has not been caStigated on the
floorofthehou sc in such manner for
which greeted Reisner at It's close demon
strated that the members enjoyed the
occasion
TayIor's Interpretation.
Mr.. Taylor took exception TO the state
ment. saying that the members were not
applsuding Relsner because they liked
what he said. but because they were
ridiculing him He demanded that the
house express itself on that matter and
say whether their applause was favorable
20 Reisner or TO themselves He &C
knowiedged that Tho Bee had big cir
cuiatlon out in his district and he was
afraid that his constituents would get the
tdea that Reisner had put one over on
him. Reisner represents a district sd-
joining the Taylor district and as
preacher had held meetings in Taylor's
home town Of Merna.
Custer Man sastrms.
Taylor charged that the big newspapers
of the state were seeking to, get his
scalp and deprive him OF legislative glory.
and that The Bee had only started a
campaign which the others we're ex-
pected to take up. and the next three
weeks would show It.
Admits He IL Liked.
mo man Ia more highly regarded In
my district than myself" said Mr.. Tay-
lor in an effort 10 show the Members
OF the house that Reisners attack was
unjust and unwarranted. He did not like
the idea that had been conveyed by all
AfAN 0aAAI UulFtAa AAAh ANclEHNI uH0 DOIn
apDlauded in his speech against him and
he wanted the word 10 80 out that the
handclapping was ridicule for Reisner in
stead Of applause for his sayings
Now. want the Newspaper reporters
10 get what am going 70 say" said he.
HAD been tha committee OF ways and
means. not q single penny would have
been given for normal training In high
schools'
said NcEley Was Unfair.
During his address ne charged that the
chairman OF the committee OF the whole,
ian Omaha gentleman tNegley), had
been unfair in his rulings when he had
said that you brought this on yourself,
now take your medicine
Negley got tho floor long enough 70
state that the house was in such an up
roar during the speech OF Reisner that
he was unable 70 hold them down, ana
his response was 10 the house as a body
and not 60 Taylor personally" Taylor
accepted the statement and apoiogIzed
10 Neglay.
Reisner Answers.
Reisner answered Mr.. Taylor In n
speech lasting about twenty minutes Ho
desired 20 correct the inaInuations that
Taylor had made against the ministry
thrown at himself. He Acknowledged
that he had held meetings az Marina, the
home town OF Mr. Taylor. ana had gone
back the second time at the Invitation
OF tho people OF the town and had received
no compensation.
We paid you ell you were worth"
shouted Taylor.
Mr.. Reisner sought TO Justify what ne
had said in his speech Tuesday and had
nothing 10 take back. lie was willing
TO so back to Merna with the gentleman
from that burs and test out the matter
OF popularity with the people. Mr., Reis-
ner spoke calmly and did not show any
OF the landmarks Of the Fighting par
son" that no did on the day when his
remarks. aimed at the custer county
statesman, had been reported IN The