Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-23
SIGNS OF DISINTECRATION.
The Iowa Democratic Ticket Not
Very Cohesive.
eoIES A VERY BITTER PILL.
The Farmers Alliance May Not
Swallow Him-The Coming Con-
test Promises TO he Very
Tame Ono.
Organized Failure.

DBs MONIES, Sept. 22.-[Special TO TRE
BEE Tho "go-as-you.p please" ticket nom-
mated by the democrats at Sioux City this
week already begins to show signs OF dis
integration and 1t is doubtful IL it can hold
together until they meet their "Waterloo"
in November.
The bourbons seemed to have become
somewhat weary of their railroad allies and
gave the cold shoulder 10 several corporation
cappers who aspired for places on the ticket
Boies, the candidate for governor, however,
Is thiok-aud.thin railroad lawyer and halls
from one of the strongest corporation CEN
ters in the state. The railroads have made
Waterloo what it is, and no candida to from
that town could be expected to develop any
positive opposition to the wishes of his pene-
factors. The democratic farmers who be-
long to the alliance will swallow Boies with
a wry face, and some OF them are likely to
kick clear over the traces and vote for
Hutchison.
Bestow, the candidate for lieutenant gov
erner, is much more acceptable to the farm
ers, he having already, as member of the
state senate, made something of a record as
an anti.monop olist.
Judge Brannan may poll his party vote, but
beng ptted against so popular a candidate
alarming inroads into the republican col
umns.
David Morgan, the democratic candidate
for railroad commissioner, is an anomaly.
He Is a Quaker and, it is said, is also
radical prohibitonist. Just how and through
what influence he was led into the demo-
cratic fold is not known, but it is suspected
that he is only democrat by brevet,
and If the truth were known.
he is only little sour over some local mat.
ter and is only willing to stay in the demo
craticp party so long as he has some assurance
OF securing All Office. His neighbors all
agree in saying that he is an excellent man
and a true-blue anti-monopolist, and if this is
the case he will retire from the ticket and
move to make the election of Spencer Smith
unanimous. Wells and Lund and the rail-
road combine proved disastrous failure last
year, and only served to run up majority of
$4,000 for the republican ticket.
This year the democrats have gone to the
other extreme and the result will likely be
the same. The republicans are quite well
satisfied with Spencer Smith, and his
majority of last year will not be mate
rally reduced, even should both the demo-
cratic and union labor candidates remain in
the field. The moss back democrats, so far
as heard from, DO not take kindly to the
ticket. All three of the leading candidates
were republicans during the war, and "war
issues" have not been entirely forgotten by
the average bourbon. To vote for three
"black" republicans, even though running
than they can swallow without special
effort, and they are not likely to enthuse
very easily as the campaign progresses;
The license plank, which was finally
| adopted, is very acceptable to the slough
water" districts, but is gall and wormwood
to the river counties. The local option fea-
ture is very repulsive, and the minimum fee
of $500 is too high IN the estimation of the
enterprising bootlegger of Dubuque or Dav-
enport The average democrat of the river
counties, where prohibition is not enforced,
prefers the present policy to strict license
law as contemplated in the resolutions
passed by the state convention.
The effort to make a breach between the
Farmers alliance and the republican nomi-
nees for governor and lieutenant governor
has fallen fiat. Both Hutchson and Poy-
neer have defined their position on the rail-
road question and both endorse the position
taken by the recent state meeting of the alli-
ance. The alliance only asked that the pres
ent law be maintained and strengthened by
giving the commission power to make joint
rates o yer two or more connecting lines, and
this will undoubtedly be done. 1t looks now
as if the campaign would be devoid of any
special interest. REX.