Omaha daily bee., 1888-11-03
GEN. THAYER IN THE WARDS.
The Governor Facing the Voters of
the States Metropolis.
DENouNcINe THE eNEMY's LIES
The Disciples or His Antagonist Make
Final Arrangements for Their
Great Pyrotechnic Dis
play, Tonight.
Meeting the Voters OF Omaha.

The republicans had q rousing meeting
Thursday nightat Forest hall, corner of Sixth
and Pierce streets, ard gave Governor Thayer
an enthusiastic reception. Paul Hersh was
chosen chairman, and introduced the gov
ernor with few appropriate remarks.
Governor Thayer began his speech with
the statement that it was a pleasure for him
to call upon the people Of Omaha for, as an
invariable rule, he was given cordial,
hearty reception. He said lie was not par
ticle alarmed when he discovered the waging
of personal war against him. He wished
his whole life to be inspected, carefully and
fully. lie was aware that MIR. McShane was
the originator of the eliminating that had
been started against him. He had invited
Mr. McShane to meet him in public discus
sion, but instead Of replying. McShaue had
been sending out printed matter filed with
cowardly slander, and had numerous clerks
doing the same thing. Mr. McShane has had
several hundred thousand slips with his
name written on, to paste over the head of
republican tickets in place of that of the pre-
sent governor Of the state. Not only this,
but McShane has gone further and had
bogus tickets printed and set afoat. When
democrats tried to carry an election by
fraudulent MEANS he, the governor, proposed
TO see that they were punished. McShane
knows that he can't be elected by honest
means-nor by fraud. II man is honest he
has no use or need of dishonest means
had right to demand that John A. Nc.
Shane stand up and meet me in public. In
failing to do so he has proclaimed himself
coward, and in locking himself up with
clerks and devoting himself to sending out
fraudulent tickets has placed himself liable
to criminal prosecution under the statutes Of
Nebraska. The governor referred to Nc
Shane's buying up newspapers throughout
the state with campaign Doodle, and showed
up various instances of fraud.
When McShane was in the legislature he
voted against maximum rate of railroad
charges; against bill making it a state Of
fence to sell diseased animals; against one
providing that all citizens were to be pro-
tected in their individual rights. McShane
voted against bill to reimburse employees OF
railroad companies for injuries sustained
while in discharge of their duty.
The speaker said that 1t was strange that
the democrats were pitching into HIM for
signing the prison labor bill when three
fourths OF the democratic legislators voted
for the bill and could have passed it easily
over his veto.
The governors speech was followed by re.
marks from Messrs. William Gurley. candi-
date for county attorney; Henry Estabrook,
!. S. Hascall, Gustave Andreen, George NJ.
O'Brien, and others.
Last night Governor Thayer addressed the
Sixth and Eight ward republican clubs at
their respective headquarters, and in both
instances he was greeted with large aud en-
thusiastic audiences Quite number of
ladies' were present and apparently took
deep interest in his remarks, which were
necessarily brlefI He was accompanied by the
Der of leading local politicians Major
Clarkson spoke at some length
and predicted a sweeping republican
compared the merits of the two candidates
for governor, and pictured Governor Thayer
as being still in he'harness and endeavoring
to educate the people up to the true standard
Of citizenship, while his opponent has not
once been heard from even in his own de-
Tense. He warned them against carelessiy
allowing democratic candidates for the legis-
lature to step into office and thus sending
democratic senator TO- Washington, and
made the statement that the democratic
four persons, bound by oath to
secrecy, employed in preparing fraudu-
lent republican tickets, to be issued
on election day with the Names of Thayer
Morton. He said that 1900 had been so
prepared for the county and $4,000 for the
congressional district.
Governor Thayer referred to the rapid
growth of Nebraska under republican rule,
and the difficulties the party had met with in
bringing 1t through the dark days of the war
times, to the exalted position it held in 1884
He spoke of John A. McShane's
record IN the legislature, when he
voted against various bills brought
bOiOiS tuc iOuoC III uhC lubSItStS VI luc WOTh-
ingmen, and when he voted ''no'' to the bill
asking that the volunteers who avenged the
Blue river massacre be granted regular dis
charge. They had not asked for compensa-
tion for their services, but merely a record
that they had done their duty faithfully and
bravey, but John A. was unwilling to grant
the recognition they deserved. Many of them
were still alive, and they would not be found
among McShane's supporters on election
day. In the face Of the record he had shown
them and which the state iOnrnaIa Nv0nld
prove, he asked those present If they could
conscientiously support such man. The
policy of the republican party was a good one
and had been for the good Of the country
while they were in power, and he asked them
once more to endorse it by their votes on
election day. All present were requested to
take part in Monday nights demonstration,
and the meeting adjourned