f The Omaha Daily Bee New 'f'hone Number WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Onorally fair. For !om Showers. For weather report nee rngo 2. Alt Department O f 1 A rt A NEE TYLER lOOO VOL. XL-XO. 3'J. OMAIIA, WEDNESDAY MOUSING, ANOUST 3, 1910-TEN PAGES. SINGLE 'COPY TWO CENTS. i I PRIMARIES HELD IN THREE STATES National Affairs Issues in Kansas and Relative Strength of Republican Fictions Will B Tested. WOUID SUPERCEDE GULAES x ' 1 ?- 8ix Progressives Oppos - Isking for Re-electii. 'r. SECOND TRIAL IS VEI , V Greatest Intirest in Nomii ?r Congress and Local Off. , .TAKE UP HEGRO SUFFRAGE -"Oklahoma Canal dc ring; Grandfather CInasa Select Candidates far Governor.. .Two Women Are aa Ticket. TOPEKA, Kan.. Aug. S. With IndloaOoaa of a fairly heavy Tota the Kanaas pri maries, th culmination of a hot campaign fought on hauet of almost entirely a na tional nature, opined this moraine. Thar furnished probably tha flirt real teat of Insurgent strength In the went. Candidate! will be nominated for con area and for state office. In six of the eight congressional districts regular repub lican ask rattominatlon. Six men of the so-called prograaslv element of the repub lican party opposa them. In tha other two districts Victor Murdock and E. H. Madison, progressives and lead ar In that win;, have no opposition la their own party. Their only opponents are social In ta, and tha insurgents are sure of renomtnatlon, It ts generally conceded. The Insurgents assert that they will de feat Soott, Miller and Calderhead, "stand pat" candidates In the Second, Fourth and Fifth district, and that there la a chance to defeat Anthony In the First and Camp bell In tha Third. Regular do not concede that any of their members will be defeated, although they , admit that Miller and Caidnrhuud are In ' danger. In the Second district a woman, Mrs. Kate B. O'Uar of Kanaas City, seeks the nomination for congress on the socialist ticket The contest for governor In the republican party also has been a clearly defined fight between progressive and regular, Governor IV, K. Stubb seeking renomtnatlon as an avowed insurgent against Thomas K. staff of Independence, who ha the backing of the standpatter. Outside of the conteat for governor little Interest is taken In the Hate officers. ' : Rain, heavy In the eastern part of the state, extending through the central and dwindling away beyond YVlohlta, interfered with early voting at the primaries. Toward tha.mjddle.of AJie ,forir,eorhe raU ceased. J A fairly heavy vote is expected. The early vote In western Kansas counties was sold to be heavy. The polls close at ( o'clock In the country and 7 o'clock in the cities. GRANDFATHER. CLAUSDI 18 VP t'onetltatloual Amendment One of ls , .. snas lu Oklahoma. GUTHRIE, Okl., Aug. 1 In the state--wide primaries' In progress In'' Oklahoma today the greatest interest centera about the democratic gubernatorial rare, the vot ing on the proposed congressional contests In the first, second and third districts. -' A heavy Vote Is expected. Jn eaehf the 'first three congressional districts the present Incumbents, Bird 8. McOuIra of Pawnee, Dick F. Morgan of Voodward and C. K. Creager of Muskogee, "standpatters," are opposed for renomlna tlon by on or more candidate running on platforms mora or less Insurgent It I " conceded that all three have good chances for renominatlon. In the fourth and fifth districts, which are heavily democratic, both Charles O. Carter, of Ardmore, and Soott Ferrt of Law ton, democrats, will. It 1 conceded, be renominated Without opposition. The democratic candidate for governor are t.ee Cruse of Ardmore, a' banker, VHUam H. Murray of Tishomingo, presi dent of the constitutional convention and speaker of the first legislature; Leslie P. Rons oi Lawton, Governor Hnskell' bit terest enemy In the democratic party and a candidate on a resubmission, antl-pro-hibltlon platform. Murray' personal fol lowing 1 Known to be large, while Cruce v has tr.o owit of the HasWcll admlniatra tlon behind Mm, Republican candidates for governor are J. W. MuNeall of Guthrie, ex-Governor ' "Thompson P. Ferguson of Watonga, John yields and C. G. Jones of Oklahoma City. Two women are candidate for state commissioner cf charities and correction, i Mr. Kat Barnard on the democratic ticket seeks renomtnatlon and she Is oppoeed by Mt. Kat H. Bigger of Marlow, republi can, who Is president of the Women's Suf frage association-of Oklahoma, LIGHT TOTB IN MISSOURI Interest Largely In Congressional or I.oral Contests. ST. LOUIS. Aug. I. Missouri voter began at t o'clock .this morning to chooso their nominee for congTess, three tate officers, Stat legislator and many county officer. It I expected that the voting will b? Hunt 'throughout the tate. The polls wl.l close gt 7 o'clock tonight Th Interest In .the prlmnry election cen ter largely In the congressional or local contests. The democrat., republicans, pro hibitionists and socials: have but one candidate, each seeking the nomination for a Judire of the supreme court and state superintendent of school. Five democrats are contending for the nomination of state railroad and warehouse commissioner. Six of the ten democratic congressmen will get a ronomlnatlon without opposition, Including Champ Clark, the present mi nority leader In the housy of representa tive. All of th present cungvosamen from Missouri with th exception of Hrry M. Coudrey of th Twelfth district are seek ing renomtnatlon. Th Fifth and Fourteenth district have two candidate each seeking the congres sional nomination on the republican ticket on the "'Insurgent ' and "standi; at" Ictues. Tt.e tariff Is not an Issue In any con gressional district and, outside of two die 'trier, each candidate that ha opposition J depending on hi personality to win him the nomination. , Th primary today I th second trial of th primary election law in Missouri. Th last legislature amended the law providing for alternating th name of candidate running for a given office at the top of the lisl In cattain counties aud cities. M Crane's Visit to Ballinger in Limelight Inquirers at Summer White House About Incident Are Eeferred to ' Bay SUte Senator. DHVERLY, Mas.,, Aug. I No statement wa forthcoming from'offlclal quarters here today regarding the meeting between Sen ator Wlnthrop Murray Crane and Secre tary of the Interior liallmger at Minne apolis yesterday. When it was suggested to the White House officers that Senator Crane may have felt called on. In order to bring about party harmony, to request the secretary of the Interior to resign, thd only answer was that Henator Crane would have to be asked about thut phawe of the matter. When Konator Crane came to see Presi dent Taft last Friday an attempt was made to keep his visit secret. Secretary Norton was plainly worried when he found that Henator Crane's presence had been discovered. The senator himself had made secrecy a condition of hi coming. It la known that Senator Crane wan sent for to go on an Important mission for the president to Seattle. The meeting with Secretary Bollinger at Minneapolis suggests a modification of the original plans and Justifies the announce ment which followed the Interview here that Senator Crane "might not go ail the way to the coast." Secretary Norton admitted today there was more to Senator Crane's mission than had appeared In the newspapers. It was said that Mr. Crane's visit to the presi dent was Initiated more by certain party leader. Including the secretary to the pres ident, than by President Taft himself. The president has received many letters suggesting that Secretary Balllnger, be oause of attacks made on him, was proving an embarrassment in the making of plans for tha coming congressional campaign. Mr. Taft having stood by Secretary Bal llnger through all his troubles, and still believing in him, ha refused to heed these complaints. Secretary Balllnger remains to be reck onedwith, however. He has repeatedly declared that he would not resign, and among his friends there is a strong belief that he wlU not resign unless directly asked to do so by the president This, It Is de clared here, the president will not do. ) Roosevelt Visits Anthracite Coal Mining District Colonel Will' Spend Four Days In vestigating Social and Industrial Life Among Miners. 8CRANTON. Pa., Aug. S.-Colonel Theo dore Roosevelt arrived in Scraaton by auto mdbila today 'doming over tha' l'ocono mountains from' the Delaware Water Gap. Colonel Roosevelt It' ia said, come to Soranton on a- four day' investigation of Industrial conditions In the antfiraclte coal regions. Ha will be the dinner1 guest of Bishop Iloban this evening at T o clock and will remain at tha bishop's residence over night The colonel was Joined , here , by two friend whom he met by appointment and after a brief stop started out to visit a mining company near Soranton. ' Ills mission is to inveatlgate conditions of life among the working olasses. He la beginning with the Pennsylvania miner and came to Soranton to get hi Informa tion first hand. ' . At the hotel her he met Miss Fannie Cochrane and Mlsa Floreno Lucas Sanvllle, Philadelphia women - w ho have been for yeara studying the conditions among the working classes here and who are acting as the colonel's guide In hi present investiga tion. As an explanation of hi tour of Investi gation Colonel Roosevelt said: - 1 "I have long bean Interested in social condition In the mining towns in Pennsyl vania. When I read two article In a maga mlno written by Mies Sanvllle and Miss Cochrane of the Consumers' league of Phil adelphia, I got In touch with them and ar ranged to visit the mining towns and talk with the people. Taft and Roosevelt to Visit Griscom President and Predecessor to Be Quests of Former Ambassador at Black Hock. , x BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Aug. l.--The Pot this afternoon say that President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt have accepted invi tations to meet at the summer home of former Ambassador Lloyd C Orlscoin, at Blackrock. The exact time of meeting I not known ' nor whether there will b other of prominence In the party. OATH BILL PASSED BY LORDS They Make Tfo Chansree In Menanra Fsuril by the Hons of Commons. LONDOK, Aug. I. Th accession declara tion hill striking out the phrases offensive to Roman Catholics In the declaration made tvy the king after accession a..d substitut ing merely the words, "I am Protestant," was passed by the House of Lords on third reading, today. No cknngea were made In the formula as adopted Dy me House of Common. Woman Hires Save a To savo 10 cent' worth of potatoes from burning, a woman living on Sherman ave nue hired a taxloab In front of th Paxton hotel and mad a ti trip borne Tuesday morning. Thl I merely rovtdfd because It overahadowa th story of the woman that spent 10 cents car fare to save I cents at a baby ttbbon bargain sale. Che taxicab' Incident I almost as good a that In which a woman purchased a pair of red slipper for her husband at a bar gain sale, and upon discovering that the col'.r echam of his room was blue, spent CHiPPEN'S FATE RESTS WITH GIRL Polioe Base All Their Hope of Solrin; Mystery Upon Doctor's Com panion in Flight SHE IS BEING TREATED KINDLY Will Not Use "Third Degree" to Set Any Facts. WAS NOT PLACED IN CELL Inspector Dow Thinks Ethel Leneve Innocent of Crime. TAKEN AWAY FROM DENTIST i Several Link Are) Mlsala In th Evidence Acninat Crlppea and faleae 8h Supplies Them II May Go Free. QUmjIvC, Aug. L-Ethel Clara Leneve, who gave up home and friends for love of Dr. Hawley II. Crlppan and now find herself sharing wltn tuiu th odium of a murdwr charge, 1 tha central figure In the police end of the tragedy. Crlppen, taciturn and aeemlog to hare hi composure, ha volunteered nothing since his ' arraignment yesterday which might help the police in solving th mys tery aurrouhdlng lb disappearance ot h a wife. Belle Elmore, the American . actress. It I expected that Crlppen and Mia Leneve will be returned to England for trial at th expiration ot the fifteen day grace provided by the extradition law of Canada. In the meantime th 1 deteotlv would Ilk to gather from the ' accused additional evidence that would facilitate the subsequent proceedur. Unless present algn faO they will n oelve no help In this line from Dr. Crlppen. "Crlppen Is no fool,' said Inspector Dow, and no one questioned hi opinion. Accordingly it Is generally believed that the police are resting their hope on Mlsa Leneve. If ah does not possess the key to the mystery they think she can at least aid them materially In a recon struction of tli clroumstanoe leading up to the disappearance of Bell Elmore. It is known that Mrs. Crlppen was jealous of her husband's typlat and tha polio hav no doubt that Mia Leneve waa awar of this Jealousy. Jlo Third Degrea Method. They will not use any "third degree" methods In Interviewing Mia Leneve. but more aubtle influences already are at work. The girl prisoner 1 being treated with th greatest consideration. She showed the effect of this today, appearing to be much better In body and In mind than on y eater day, when following the oollapae after her arrest, aha wa considered too 111 to appear in oourt.''.. . :'" . ..,. . "Ml Leneva baa never been placed la a Call her. Sh has been kept In th room of. one of the woman employe of th provincial Jail"and ha been allowed, oc casional outdoor exercise. Th attitude to ward her of th police I sympathetic. In spector Dew ha repeatedly said that be believed tb girl was Innocent of any knowledge of wrong doing. She has been visited by other women, who hava treated her moat kindly. At th same time Ml Leneve la being bombarded with cablegrams from member of her family in London urging her to tell all she ' know. Th pressure ot friendli ness' Is being exerted on her, while there Is no prospect that ahe' will com in contact with Dr. Crlppen or even see him . for a long time. ' The purpose In all thl la obvlou when It is considered that so far as Is generally known Scotland Tard ha been unable to identify the dismembered body found In the cellar of th Crlppen home In London. The police case I believed not to be com plete. ...... Legal Proceeding- Bad. Bo far as th province of Quebec is con cerned proceeding are praotloally olosed. The official document regarding th arrest of the couple and their interrogation by Judges Langeller and Angara of the court of special session were forwarded last night to Ottawa for the signature of the governor general. The color I beginning to return to Mia Leneve' cheek and thl morning th matron at the Jail hospital said ah looked a trifle lea forlorn than when eh wa taken ther yesterday afternoon from th house of Chief of Detective MoCathy. Mis Leneve, who left th Montrose in gar ment loaned to her by the ship's steward ess, was today supplied with a neat white dress, which added to the Improvement In her appearance. REVENUE CUTTER PERRY LOST Little Vaaaal la Wrecked on Reef Off Coast of One of tha Prlblloff Islands, Alaska WASHINGTON, Aug. I Th revenue cutter Perry,, one of the smallest but the oldest of the fleet of that service ran n shore on July 26 at Tonki Point on th east side of St Vaul Island, one of the Prl blloff group In the Bering saa and la a total loss. News of th loss of th Perry was tele graphed to the Treasury department by Captain Foley, the seidor officer of the Behrlng sea fleet In hi dispatch recetved today he re ported that the vessel was filled with I wtter and that there were no wrecking appliances In the neighborhood. No lives ! were lost I The scene of the wreck la In a dangeroua i locality. A reef projects about on and one-half miles off shore. Taxicab to Pot of Potatoes t"W on new carpet and furnishings to cor respond with tie slipper. ' Th heroine of Tuosday' adventur had come down town to pas th morning In a shopplug tour, Bhe passed about an hour jtn that pastime when ahe suddenly recalled . that the potatoes were In' the pot and tha pot on the ga flame of her kitchen stove. I The distracted .woman cast about her mind for a quick alternative, and all ahe could think of was taxiuab. It Unreported the taxicab run waa really all In vain, a : tin potato had long sine boiled down to .a dry bottom and than had burned to a I crisp. i 'nil - IPm- From the New York World. DEAF HOLD OPENING SESSION Nebraska Stats Association Meets at : Barighfi Hall. , HERE FOR THREE DAYS' MEET Contptraler Labeck ' Welcome Dele gates oa Behalf of (ha City CnaansarvSl Clab . Gives Trot -lay Ride Arirand Town. - j. . V Smiling greeting rwara plentifully, ereri If allentlyi glven.from eye to ey and hand to hand at tha first session of tha Nebraska Association of the Deaf In Barlght's hall Tuesday morning. --. About twenty young and middle aged men and woman appeared at the hall from all parts of Nebraska. Many ar graduate of th Omaha lnstltut. but some of those In attendance are graduates of other schools. They have come together In thl convention to strengthen th bond that bold them to gether in a common cause. They will revise the constitution and bylaws and seek to mak th Nebraska association on ot the strongest and most useful In the country. City Comptroller Lobeok, in the absence of Mayor Dahlman, extended a weloom on behalf of the city. He complimented the delegatea on their eptlmlsm and courage In meeting th world with an undaunted spirit and commended their determination . to mak th very best us of their lives and energies. r Tells of Plan, see. "Th world gives you a different position In Its affair than wa the case In other years," said Mr. Lobeck, and he proceeded to outlin th newer line of development with largely Increased possibilities. Tailing of Omaha's progress, the oompt roller dwelt on th fact that when h first came, thirty yeara ago, th city 'wa a village almost with no pavement and no modern con venience. . Then be applied the lesson that hi hearers must grow Just a a city does and develop their capacities to the highest possible point. He assured them Omaha Is proud to be the possessor of the state school for the deaf and said anything the citizen can do to further It progress will b gladly dona. , J. W, Bo well, president of the associa tion, responded In a felicitous vein to the address of welcome. Interpretations of both addresses were made by R. B. Stewart of the Institute for the deaf. Through the courtesy of th Commercial Olub th delegate were treated to a sight seeing trip over th city Tuesday afurnoon. A chartered car was placed at their dis posal, starting front Twentieth and Harnay and covered ail th attraotlva trip on th different line. BULLETIN ON IOWA CORN CROP Thrae-Foartha of Ar Is Holdlnar It Gvr Agnlast Drettk Damage, DBS MOINES. Ia., Aug. S. Th Tow corn bulletin, Issued today by ' the state crop bureau, deolare that three-fourth of the Iowa corn erop la holding its own against drouth damage, but the remaining one-fourth must hav rain -very soon. Signs of burning ar notlceabl In north eastern Iowa. If your cook leaves, don!t try to stop her. It is easier to get another, one through The Bee. Thousnnds of reliable ser vants read The Boe Want Ads every day. They will read your advertisement. And a Bee ajplicant is invariably a desirable applicant. Th-ona Tyer 1000. , Peerless Leadership Two Children Are Fatally i , Burned by Acid Accident to Fire Wagon in Phila- delphia Throws Oil of' Vitriol . Over Ten Little Ones. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. S. Two Children war fatally- Injur -and -fight oter hll' dren and four men were seriously burned oa the result of a peculiar accident here this afternoon. The axle of a fir de partment supply wagon,, carrying, four fifteen-gallon carboys of .vitriolio add, and on which ten children were riding, .broke. The wagon upeet spilling out the ohildren and th carboys. Tha carboy broke and the ten youngsters were covered with th acid. Richard Grear, tho driver of the wagon, passenger from a trolley car' and a polloe man , went to their rescue and tore th clothes from(th children. Each one that touch 1 the saturated clothing of th children were burned. ' Two of the children, Raymond Dager, 7 years ol$. and Catherine Daniels, f yeara old, probably will die. -Fire of the children belong to Grear.' Knights of Pythias Begin Business Supreme Lodge Holds Its First Session ; and Annual Parade Takes . . Place. . . MILWAUKEE!, Aug. 2 The second day's proceedings of , the Knlgbt of Pythla grand encampment and the. suprems Jcdgo convention , opened today with the public welcome. ceremonlca to. the aupreme repre sentees of the convention, while Mavor fee) del delivered an address In the auditor ium. . . , , ! The convention then went Into executive session , for the opening of the supreme lodge. Interest In the election of new of ficer ia growing rapidly, the sharpest contest being over tha choice for supreme vice chancellor and supreme keeper of records. According to precedent, George M. . Manson of Calais, Me., supreme vice ehanoellor, will be elevated to the office of supreme chancellor. ' The Pythian Sister held their opening ceremonies In the Planklngton hotel thl forenoon under the leadership of Supreme Chief Nellie E. Merriam. Thl afternoon the parade formed at Orand avenue and Thirty-fifth street headed by a platoon of mounted police. Twenty brigades participated. Spanish Liberal Press Denies Vatican Statement MADRID, Aug. t.-Th Liberal press offl oally denies the Insinuation ot th Vatican that It only demanded the withdrawal of the bill prohibiting further religious order until th concordat had been revised and also point out that th bill In question had not violated th concordat which recognises only three order. ' El Liberal says that Pop Plus X I now owing what will be reaped in following th advice of two Spanish cardinals. BAN SEBASTIAN. Spain, Aug. 1 Garcia Prtelo. th minister for foreign affairs, in an Interview today itl which he recited the history of the negotiation between Spain and the Vatican denied that the Holy Bee had adopted a conciliatory attitude. He added: "The government asked Only two things: First the suppression of the convents and monasteries which entered Bpaln Illegally, and, second, that the pope should authorise the bishop to suppress or transform the establishments unnecessary to the aid of the priests In their ministrations, 'The government offered a year for tb STRONG TAFT ENDORSEMENT Iowa Regulars Preparing Challenge to Progressive Element EXCITING SCENES ARE EXPECTED Progressive Control . th Resolotloms ; Committee and Taft Plank Will I ( - Probably Come la a a ! ,.4' . Minority Report. , v.;.',,;.'; (From a Buff Correspondent) DES MOINES, Aug. 1-I8peclal Tele gram.) The situation in regard to the re publican state' convention, whloh up until noon today looked Ilk a lov feast and harmony for th whole ticket changed com pletely thl afternoon. It had been assumed that while there would be a majority and hilnorlty report on resolutions on a vote for the same, ther weuld be no 111 feeling. But some of the late arrival declared that they want a show of hand as between the fao Uons.' '? The member of th Taft club oauoused all day and a committee wa appointed headed by Jam H. Trewln of Cedar Rap Ids to frame up resolutions In regard to President Taft and Oovernor Carroll that would, cover everything and be so strong that th convention majority would not ac cept Frank D. Jaokson, president of the (owa Taft club, was chosen ohalrman of the meeting, and C. M. Junkln of Falrf.cld, secretary. Others present were former Congressmen Lacey and Hepburn and Oeorg D. Parkin, who wa defeated l.v Cummins for th republican nomination for governor four years ago. Th purpos of Introducing and fighting for th plank mentioned 1 to draw th Hue sharply, between th progressive and the stalwart. Th progressives hav a ma jority of delegate amply sufficient to de feat such a plank In convention. Progressive Control Committee. . The resolutions committee It seems cer tain a th result of the conference last night at whloh "Joe" Lane declined to represent the Second district Qeorge IS. Curtis, a progressive, being put forward a th probable choice, will stand six pro gressives to flv stalwart. Th Taft plank, unless the program changes before tomori row, will tnereror probably com before th convention embodied In a minority report' "When th vot I counted on this plank the White house will be able to locate It friends, It nothing els I accomplished," declared a conservative delegate. Feeling run high among th delegates and politician who poured Into the city on every, trsln today. TW lobbies were crowded and on every street corner th one subject was. the. convention tomorrow Btandpat leader do not hesitate to state (Continued on Page Two.) transformation which waa desired by the secular clergy whose existence Is gravely compromised by th monk." 8nor Prleto declared that Cardinal Merry del Val, the papal secretary of atate, had adopted dlllatory taotlca from th flrt, al leging that th speech from the throne con tained point against th Catholic rllgion. "We protested our good faith and desire to reach an agreement," said the minister, "whan we forced the decree of 1J0I against which neither the curia and episcopate protested. Cardinal Merry del Val de manded that the decree remain a dead let ter, although tb Vatican since that date granted . numerous authorisations without tha ssnctlon ot the Spanish government "Finally the demand ot the Vatican for th withdrawal of the bill permitting non Catholic organisation to display the In signia of public worship wa deemed Inad missible. The action of Marquis de OJeda, our ambasssdor at the YUian, was in full accord wlih diplomatic usage when a power with which another power ha relation re fuse to admit the justified pretension of th latter or adopt an arbitrary course." DAHLMAFS 1)0031 SOUNDSCLEAKLY kChance for the Mayor to Win at tho Democratic Primaries Has Been Obliterated. BRYAN STILL PEERLES3 LEADER Coalition with Shallenberger Made Early and Complete. PATRICK PUSHED INTO DISCARD Supposed Favorite Candidate Joins Bill Price. HITCHCOCK MUST FIGHT FOR USt Dick Metcalfe to Re Choir nt Com bination that Has Made th Orand Island Convention Look Foolish. Dahlman's gubernatorial prospect wero shot full of holes on Tuesday, Tho ar.tlotpnted coalition between 'Rryart and Bhallonberger oulmtnatod a little sooner than expeoted, but Its development wag none the lea fatally effective, so far as the prospects of Mayor James Charles Dahlman ever being nominated by th democrats for governor of Nebraska aro concerned. Richard L. Metcalfe, aspirant for Unltsd States senate by and with the consent of William Jennings Bryan, ar- , rived in Omaha eg'iy on Tuesday morning, and Immediately declared himself as for Shallenberger, Right after Metcalfe cam Bhallenberger, who declared his Intention of opening Douglas county headquarters ' ard meeting Mayor Dahlman In his home town to contest for votes. Finally oame the climax of tho events In the announce ment that W. R. Patrick, tho South Omaha lawyer, who oiice represented Sarpy county in the state senate, had withdrawn from the race for .governor. Bryan and ahallenbergrer Agree. When all this is added up It mean that Bryan and Shallenbfciger have agreed and that their united strength will be apalnst Dahlman in the race. Patrick waa looked upon as Bryan' preferred candidate, but he hao felt th arae gentle push that set Bill Price on the aldetracl: In favor of Dick Metcalfe in th aenatorlal rac. Dahl man might have been strong enough to win with Patrick In the race with the sup port of the Peerless Leader, but with that support thrown to Shallenberger the hope for-Mayor Jim I about as strong aa that of the sheep when h falls Into tho butcher's bands. ... Victory from Defeat. Ji'st what hope th antt-opllonist In tha democratic party of Nebraska can find In the new turn of the political wheal 1 bo- " yotid ' seerhg tfitlir thy., naked eye. ? They went Into- theconventlon at Orand Island meirlly determined to push the Bryanltca off the map and' adopt n straight out anti option platform. 'They succeeded In over throwing the Peerless Leader, but the gov ernor was shrewd enough and powerful enough to push through a platform plank that contalna hi favorite form ot atraddla. With this victory In his hand Shallen berger set about to arrange hi peace with Bryan, This seem to hav been easily accomplished and now the democrat who so Joyously whooped deflanoe at the Peer less Leader when he sought to secure tha endorsement of county option . begin to realize the emptiness of their triumph. They are to have the privilege of support ing a candidal for govomor who Is pledged to sign a county option, bill In event of Its passage, who I running on a platform that give ' him ample oppoitunlty to play th same game of hide . and seek with the voters that marked his campaign two ycarg ago. ' Hitchcock Ha Ills Worry. Gilbert M. Hitchcock I about to realise that the stlng of lnratltud I still a work ing, vital i Influence In Nebraska and he I to be given another dig from th linger. At Grand Island Mr. Hltohcock. put himself on record a opposed to tha county option straddl and to tha endorse ment of the 8 o'clock closing law. Thl wa not thought to be an Indication of a break between Hitchcock and Bhallen berger. Bu now come Metcalfe, Bryan' preferred oandldato for the enate, and de clares hi upport for Shallenberger. The governor has not publloly announced his Intention of supporting Metcalfe, but that such a course Is part of hi bargain with Bryan is too apparent to need argument Hltchoock stands a being oppoed to the thing Bhallenberger favdr. so It la easy to see who will get the Bhallenberger votes In th windup. Patrick', pulling out of the race makes the deal oomplete. It shows that the dem ocrats of Nebraska are to be backed into the county option camp In spite of their public refusal to head In. It means defeat for Dahlman, and the fight of his life for Hltchoook. KbaAenherster's Campaign. Perhaps the most significant side featur of the arrangement I th governor' an nouncement that he will alt at the Paxton hotel to take testimony in the case he 1 fulminating against the renubllcan mem bers of tho Omaha Board of Flie and Po lice Commissioners and the chief of police. He has no more authority to take such tes timony than has any other citizen of Ne braska. ' The case ts in the hands of th supreme oourt, and the tertlmony will be taken by that body or by some properly authorised representative of the court. Th governor will, perhap, listen to a lot of gossip from persons who care to go to him with tholr torie, but what he hear will hav io bearing on the quo warranto proceedings. Buoh "testimony" as he take may be utilised In his oampalgn a support ing his charse aaalnst the administration of hi chief rival for the coveted nomina tion, but beyond that purpoe It will b use less. Another event of moment In connection with the withdrawal was the deollnation of Thomas W. Blackburn of Omaha to proceed further In the contest for the re publican nomination for congress from th Heoond Nebraska district MF.TrAI.FH ATATF.B HI. VIEW! Candidal for Vnlted Btarra Senator ray Where He la At. . Mr. 'Richard L. Metcalfe of Llnooln Is in Omaha to net on foot some Interest in hi candidacy for the United States senate be fore th democraUo 'primary. Ho ia quar tered at the Paxton, whence he gave out thl itatement: "It has been suggested that any temper ance view may prove a tVuroe of weak-