Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-15
But the Stomach Route to the
Senate Proves Acceptable
to Few.
A Curious Quartette Sketched
While Button-holing on
a Corner.
Gen. 1haysr's Appearance Rup-
TIRES the Calculation 8 Of Sow
oral Candidates.
The Latest Phase OF che Senatorial
Conuest-The Sabbath LuIl.
A6QUARE MEAL.

Editorial Correspondence Of Tus Ben.
''To ADVERTISE THE HOUSE."
LINCOLN, January 14.-On this
bright Sunday morning we are now
enjoying the calm that preoedes the
storm. A majority of the legislature
who reside within a hundred miles e
the capitol have gone home. Quite a
number are up at Omaha on the in.
vitstion # Jake Markell to partake Of
the Inequalities Ct the Willard hotel.
"Come into my parlor said the spider
to tho fly" "Come up with me to
Omaha" said Jake to a prominent
state senator Friday; bring you wife
with you, and we will make you com.
Portable at the Willard. 1t won't cost
you a nickle. We want to advertise
the hotel and We shall be much pleased
to have your company"
"But / don't travel on passes," ex.
claimed the senator, Sand 1 can't of.
ford to pay my way to Omaha and
back"
"THAT'LL BE ALL RIGHT,
I'll buy the tickets for you," said
Jake, in his bland and taking way.
"I've been anxious to show you how
we entertain our guests"
MANY thanks" replied the sena-
cor, "but I guess I'll have to decline
your kind invitation"
There were many other legislators,
however, who went up to take a
square meal at the Willard, Just to
advertise the hotel, you know. Mil.
lard's lobby has also accepted Jake's
invitation for free tickets aud o free
lunch, and only q f,w remain on the
ground.
This morning / crossed the path Of 9
little group that had its signifcance.
There was Pollock, formerly . banker
1t West Point and now Il. Clinton,
Iowa. wbp some year, Age was 3 mem
Der OF the house. Pollock Us b
clever, oily.torgas democrat who
trained with the Valentine and
Pete Schwenck land ofioe rings
and made a record as a corporation
oapper. There was Lew Lay from
Stanton, a democrat who was elected
to the state senate four years ago
from the \ orfoik district, was put on
the railroad committee by earns in the
interest If the U. P, and was re.
warded soon ;fter the legislature ad-
journed with a railroad contract
, There was Charlie MattbewHon the
|, Norfolk banker, who was the repub-
iIoan railroad speaker of the house
four years ago and is noted also as
one Ct the members of the old Norfolk
land otti,e ring. Then there was
John r. Manchester, ~ex.county clerk
of Douglas county, one of the strik-
ers, who has been hired to work up
the Willard boom.
/ THIS LITTLE GROUP
conveys a fair impression of the des.
perate effort being put forth in the
interest OF the U p. candidate. Pol.
, lock, Lay and Mstthewson, republi-
cans and democrats, pooling Issues
aAd exertirg influence on republicans
| and democrats for the same a
The arrival of Gen. Thsyer last
evening has given new momentum to
the senatorial contest. The general
has quite a number of warm friends
In the legislature and will receive a re-
spectacle support. While Willard lie
still regarded as formidable 1t 10 ad.
mitted on all hands that he is
DOOMED TO DEFEAT.
His supporters are already beginning
to wcakengand are making terms for
another CHOICE. Three days ago Mil
lard might have made 1t by a sudden
, charge, but the disclosures of Tak
. BEE and the numerous letters from
constituents to members who have
throw n q damper on the boom. There
may be some members who do not
want to 90 home tf ;er this legislature
adjourns, but those who do will not
, care to go on record for a man who
has come here determined to buy his
way into the senate.
NY attention has been called to the
assertion Ct the Omaha railroad organ
, with a republican label, that the hut
; and cry about the railroads taking q
hand in the senatorial fight, is al
bosh. "There are nj railroad attor
neys at Lincoln" says the Republican
"and never In the history OF Nebras'
ka have they sho wn such ind Inference.
That will do to tell the marines. 1t 1
true that s snator saunders occupies
4 John M. Thurston's former head
quarters with the oil rom, bu'
3. Thurston has simply changed ften
the Commercial to the Airing
ton, because Imhoff charged him S7l'
for himself and Jim Kyler for twent.
days lodging two years ago. TIL,
: policy of Thurston Just now is
, TO LAY PossUM,
/ but / notice that Charlie Green
Frank Ireland of the Missouri Paci6
: and half a dozen other railroad al
y torneys Ct less note have been oper
ating extensively among republican
and democrats. There are also q