Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-06
NEBRASKA POLITICAL NOTES.
The Campai6nis Now Opening Up
In Earnest.
CLUBS FORMING EVERYWHERE.
Republicans and Democrats Rapidly
Getting Into Line While the
Labor and Cold Water Par
ties Are. Unusually Active.
From Nebraska City,

NEBRASKA CRY, Neb., August g.. Especial
to The BEE. Politics in Otoe county have
never been less interesting than at present,
and, asGe from a few leaders, no one seems
to have an opinion as TO the outcome of the
primaries or conventions
In conversation with The BEE representa-
tive, leading republican expressed himself
as to probabilities. "First of all, said he,
General Van Wyck will be the republican
candidate for senator, and will be elected.
Paul Schmike will be satisfied with seat in
the house, and, of course, will have what he
deslreso
Ran Mckee, of Palmyra, is also a candi-
date for nomination for representative. He
is pronounced auti-Van Wyck man, but,
strange to say, has promised to support him
in case of his own election. j. o. Moore, also
of Palmyra, and Albert joyce of Syracuse,
are two others who desire to represent Otoe
at Lincoln next winter. The former is
political partner of Mckee, while the latter
favors Van Wyck.
John G. Watson is said to lose much sleep
thinking of his chances to represent Otoe
and Cass counties as float senator. Watson
never wanted anything quite so eagerly as
he does the float senatorship and stands
good chance to win the nomination, as he
has many friends among the politicians, but
there are many men who are better liked by the
voters in general. His known fidelity to
Van Wyck, however, will be of great assist
not enthusiastic for Watson. MIR. Watson is
also candidate for congress, and his friends
are quietly urging him to the front and are
sure he could win in a contest with McShane
in district overwhelmingly republican.
Mr.. Watson's record as a legislator is clean
and open and his ability is undoubted.
Prohibition will cut very small figure in
the fall election IN Otoe county. The reso-
luton adopted by the republican state con-
vention to submit the amendment PROPOSE
tion at the primaries will be entirely ignored
in Otoe county. This was decided at a
county central committee meeting last Tues
day. The only contest in Otoe county seems
TO be centered on Van Wyck, who
will make an effort to regain
his lost seat in the United
States senate by succeeding Senator Man
derson. He will go to the state senate with
that aim, and his friends think he has more
than a fighting chance to win. Certain it is,
there is no man in Nebraska so popular with
the people as General G. II. Van Wyck.
The democrats have as yet brought no
names forward as candidates for any office,
with the exception of Robert LortOn, one of
our leading citizens and business men. and
locally very popular who is spoken of as u
probable candidate who will be pitted against
Van Wyck in the race for state senator.
Hon. J. Sterling Morton to-day expressed
himself regarding the floating item about the
relationship existing between his son. Mr..
Paul Norton of the Burlington road and
Levi p Morton. He says the knship, if any,
is so remote as to be ridiculous to mention it,
and as for Paul Morton owing his present
position tC the influence of Levi =. Morton,
1t was utterly false and. preposterous; that
the two gentlemen had never known each
other much less had they ever met, and that
politicians were 'digglng for very small
potatoes" IN trying to make capital out of the
alleged kinship. g.,