Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-27
Nebraska
GEORGE TO STICK
NOW HE'S STARTED
Omaha Man Gives it Out Flat that
He Will Continue in Race
for Governor.
MAKING AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN

From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Feb. E.--CSpecial.) -walter
George will not withdraw from the race
Tor the republican nomination for gov
ernor. Mr.. George came to Lincoln this
morning from a trip into Custer county
and when asked IL there was any founds-
ton for the rumor that he was going to
pull out responded:
Not on your life. l am going to stick
like a porous plaster Nobody has au-
thor.ty to make any statement OF my
withdrawal and l am in the race to
stick. and mind you / am going to be
nominated" g..
Mr.. George said that next week he
expected to take in the northwestern
part OF the state and make campaign
for votes that would count for results.
g. A. n. Roster Incomplete.
Secretary of State Pool is receiving
letters from members Of the Grand
Army. who complain that names were
left off OF the roster published by him
this month, which ought TO be on. At
the time Of the publication of the roster
Mr.. Pool stated and the newspapers
printed his statement that the roster
contained the names OF old soldiers as
reported by the assessors and that prob
ably there were many not reported. II
there is any blame attached 20 the
commission the trouble Is with the asses
sors and not with the secretary of state,
who, would have gladly had the roster
complete II the names had been in.
Thomas for Reconciliation.
DIT. a. o. Thomas. state superintendent,
filed this morning for denomination on the
republican ticket for state superintend-
ent. Some sentiment has been expressed
that there should be no filing against him
as his administration has been so able.
In the session Of 1909 the legislature
passed law making the office Of state
superintendent non-partisan. but the
courts decided the law unconstitutional
because it took on too many other things
In connection.
McGiItOn's Name Filed.
trhe name OF L. G. McGilton of Omaha
Twas received at the office OF secretary Of
state this morning as a candidate Tor the
nomination OF state regent.
More Money sent In.
There has been considerable of an in
crease in the remittsnces made by
county treasurers to State Treasurer Hall
this month as compared with the same
month of 1915. The January report last
showed that nineteen county treasurers
reported with a total OF s4O565.S7. This
year the report for the same period
showed seventy-four county treasurcrs
reporting with q total of $152, 752.51.
Books to Legislators.
The United Brews' association, which
sent a large number of packages by
mail to be distributed to members OF the
A.aA -. 80 rxy
Of State Pool to place the names of
the present members on the packages
with the proper address and necessary
stamps with cost Of work required and
send the bill TO them. The packages
contain a book with information regard
ing conditions in dry states. The pack
ages were sent to Mr.. Pool for distri-
button TO the members supposing the
legislature to be in session.
More Filings.
The following filings for office came
in today:
Samuel Bassett of Gibbon. files for
regent of the state university.
State Treasurer George Hall Is placed
in denomination by a petition.
Pat Stanton files for state represen-
tive on the democratic ticket from Til
den for the Twenty-siXth district, COM
posed OF the counties Of Platte and Madi-
ron, represented in the last session by
Dick Reagan OF Platte Center.
~ Hartman to HOIdrege.
Food Commissioner Harmon has gone
to Holdrege today 10 attend a state
meeting of the Emitted Commercial Trav-
oilers, of which he Is a member Of the
grand council.
Marriage License.
A marriage license was issued yester-
day to Dale J. WEIGH, Harlan. Ia, aged
% years. and Pearl l.. Miller of the same
town, aged Is years.
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