Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-11
REPUBLICAN EDITORS MEET.
They Gather at Lincoln and Outline Plans
for the Future.
FlATTERlNG OUTLOOK FOR NOVEMBER
A General Stampede From the AL
lance Ranks Predicted Before
Election Day-Nebraska
News.

LrScoLS, Neb, Sept. l0.-iSpecial Tele-
grar-to THE BEE. An enth tic meet
ing of the leading republican newspaper men
OF thestate was held at the republican head
quarters in the Capitol this evening.
Mr. j. G. Watson stated that since
the recent good news from Maine the republic
can backbone had stifcued, the republican
majority there being twice as great as 1t was
two years ago.
J. w. Pierman followed with charac teris-
tic speech. He urged a school house cam
paign and speeches from the farmers.
Mr. Richards said that he had heard the al
lance had advised all the farmers in
that movement not to attend any meetings
excepting those Of their own party
Tom Majors next appeared, He had just
made tour OF the state and reported n
splendid outlook For the republican party.
He prophesied splendid republican victory.
H. NJ. Bushnell advocated unity in action.
Tom Benton said that the republican press
had fought the battles of the party without
pay for years, and he thought they should
\ dictate and not be dictated TO. From his con-
ference with different farmers hewas salts
fed there would be a general deserior
from the alliance ranks before cleo
ton day. The farmers were dscovcring {
that the whole thing was democratic trick
Captain Hill, also, was satisfied that the
republicans We're winners
Mr. Kimmel of the McCoOk Tribune re
ported favorable outlook for the state ucke
In his section. He ntimatc1 that Ncheighan
was mes merizing the farmers in that section
by his eloquence and was promising TO cance
farm mortgages and insuring good crops II
case he was elected.
a. G.. Harlan of From tier county reported q
gradual desertion from the alliance ranks o
III republicans temporarily led aStray.
M a. Brown of kearney stated that tht
main disaffeCtion among the farmers IN hI
section was on the finance question. Many
of them had gone daft on that point, thin X
ing that somehow they might get perpetu a
loans on their farms at > per cent.
Judge Mason stated that there were three
things at issue in the present state campaign
the trans p0rtation, the financial and the
abor questions He Thought that particu
larly on the finance question the repu olcahs
Were sound. ANY method for gettlug che al
r money" said ne, 'is cunning device o
scoundr1ls to rob the poor laboring man.'
Mr. Humphrey, candidate for Land commits
sioner, and Mr.. Allen, candidate for secre
tary of state, and number of other gentle
men made encou raging speecneS and 0uere(
several valuable SUGGESTIONS
Mr.. ROs awater suggested that grand cen
trail rally be held either at Omaha, Lincoln o
Fremont. He thought that the campaig
shOu4d commence at once, and advocated Al
aggressive one. He Sald that THE BEE woul
make vigorous fight for the party until til
closing of the polls on election day.
The addresses were greeted with loud ar
plause, and after other speeches had bee
made The session adjourned and the state eS
ecutive committee went into session.
Owing to the lateneSs of the hour tn
- meeting of the central committee was aC
iCprned until 80 a. IN.