Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-28
POINTERS ON STATE POLITICS

The latest accessions to the ranks of candi-
dates for governor, according to the FIRE.
mont Tribune, are Captain G. M. Humphrey,
Of Pawnee, and General A. H. Connor, of
Kearney. 1t is anticipated that in year
from now the ranks will be full.
"The contest for the republican nomira-
ton next year for governor of Nebraska will
possess no more interesting features than the
strife that will be waged for the attorney
generaship," says the Hastings Nebraskan.
"Governor Thayer If out of the field for
another term and General Leese will not be
a candidate for reelection. The way is
therefore open for a host of asplrants. Four
gentlemen have been named who are ex-
pected to enter the race for attorney general
j. M. Stewart, former deputy; George
Hastings, Lou Irvine, of Kearney, and ID. r.
Osgood, of Tecumseh."
The Sutton Advertiser seconds the nomina-
tion of General Conner for governor, and
says he "would make better governor
than several of the men who have been more
often mentioned for that position. Bring
him out and let him run"
The democratic David City Press is evi-
IDENTIFY disgusted with it's party in Nebraska,
and xclaims: "As the only thing which the
democratic party has, so far, ever accom-
plished in this state was to furnish an excuse
for the worst element in the republican party
to perpetuate themselves in power, by keep
ing alive the hates of the past, we are not
certain but the party itself could go into IN
ocuous duetitude for about seven years. BY
that time the mortgage-ridden farmers Of
the west will have their prejudices pretty
we'll blistered out of them, and might be will
ling to listen to a little democratic common
sense"
Says tn Q Fairbury Gazette; "Two or
three State papers which are run IN the in
terest of politicians who are figuring on
being the next governor. are fearfully wor-
ried lest Governor Thayer should be in the
way, and they proceed to announce him a
candidate and then attack him with all the
energy with which their diminutive souls
are capable. Governor Thayer probably
never thought of being candidate again,
but if the people ask MIN to serve third
term he doubtless will. He is making good
| record as an executive and the people, who
like fair play, will resent this mud-slingng.
Our advice TO these fellows is that unless
they wish to see the governor again nom
mated by acclamation they had best change
their course"
No efforts are beng spared by political
duu IuOSo WIN nave SOuC pOllblCdl
axes to grind or debts to pay, to enduce the
Farmers Alliance to enter the political
arena in some form or another, says the Gus
ter Leader. Every allurement is being held
out to the organization, and prejudice is ap-
pealed to, to further the ends of the schem-
ers, to entrap the alliance into some political
| movement which these very crafty conspira-
tors know full well will endanger the perpe
tuity of the alliance and render it OF no
benefit to any one. As we said weeks ago,
the alliance has a grand mission to per-
form; but 1T Is not in the political Held
as an organization, and IL it fails in its mis-
sion, we predict that it wall go to pieces upon
political breakers. Let every member vote
and act as he pleases as political factor, and
let all who have the accomplishment of the
true ends of the alliance at heart work TO
keep down any tendency to be inveigied by
scheming politicians or 'disgruntled news
papers into any concerted political move
| ment. Politics never mixed we'll with any
thing else, and any attempt to mingle the
| conflicting political interests of the
| various parties and their innumer-
able factions with tho principles ex-
| pounded by the farmers alliance, must
prove disastrous to the Alliance. We have
every confidence in the good judgment and
intelligence of the Alliance. as a whole, and
| feel sure that If reason and good common
| sense are in the majority, and we believe
they are, that no scheme, no matter how art
fully planned, win succeed with tampering
with the Alliance as an organization.
The Broken Bow Republican says the use
| of Senator Jewett's name in connection with
| the candidacy for state regent Is without
| that gentlemans authority and that he
would not accept nomination as regent If 1t
| were rendered him.