Omaha daily bee., 1892-10-28

mittee were ready to go uD to the cafe
where the meeting was to be held, Mr..
Martin, as chairman OF the committee, an
nounced, in a voice that he intended TO be
loud ana firm, that none but tmembers OF the
committee would be admitted, Unless they
went In at tho reQues. of the executive com
mitteeman from their district and were
voucned for by that committeeman.
Beautiful scheme. The governor is from
the district of which MIR. Martin Us the on.
ecutive committeeman, and do YOU think that
he invited the governor IL and vouched for
him!
The plan was not followed out for the sole
purpose of killing off the governor, for DIR.
George l.. Miller was also included in tho
prescription. Pho governor evidently eX-
pected something OF the kind, but not so the
doctor, and it almost broke his heart
Searching for Reporters.
As tho procession fled slowly up the stair
way Martin could hardly contain the exu-
bsrance that was being generated i'll his sys-
TEN because Of the success Of his rusc, aud
he gamboled along In advance OF the crowd.
stopping ever and anon to wait for the moro
cumtrous Castor, who felt equally elated
but was constrained to manifest 1t only by
volumnous smile.
AS they entered the cafe a bell boy began
slowly turning on the lights. Then 1T was
for the first time that Castor gave evidence
that he was really and truly alive.
Turn up the lights there. boys" he com
manded. "Wo want to investigate n little
These Bee reporters up here in Omaha are
getting too id fresh altogether" and
Tobias began n systematic search of tho
room, looking carefully under each chair
and suspiciouslv scrutinizng the interior,
The BEE representative following closely at
his heels and assisting earnestly in the
search.
Tobe satisfied himself, and had barely
taken his seat when Secretary j. B. Shehan
of the committee, entered, companied by
one of the proprietors of the hotel, and de-
manded that every door opening out of the
room be unlocked and opened so that the
committee could be satisfied that no report
ers were concealed on the other side. Mes
sengers were sent for the keys, and after
considerable delay the demands of the sus-
picious secretary were complied WITH and he
admitted his salts faction with the general
appearance of security and secrecy.
"Sou see," he said in explanation of his
position, ''lve have TO be very careful We
mad an experience here in Omaha tho oLher
night that taught us n valuable lesson.
Then, too, the local members of the commit
teo will be held res ponsibe if eavesdroppers
are permitted to linger in our vicinity and
| make the proceedings OF our meeting pub
lic.n
Canvassing the situation.
The meeting was called to order, and the
first business entered upon was the consid-
Grafton OF the various nominees for the state
senate and legislature, with reference to
| their attitude on prohibition. Not man
| escaped, no matter what his politics the
| platform of the party that nominated him.
| 1t was asccrtalCed that Of all tho nominees
| of all the parties there were thirty eight pro-
| hibtionists among the senatorial and forty
| seven among tha nominees for the lower
| house
In the counties whore prohibition is un-
popular the rrohibitorv records of the OPP
posing candidates will be worked against
| them for all they are worth, while IL there
happens to he democratic prohibitionist
| running for Office III a county where such a
| sentiment is prevalent every effort will be
made by his consistent partiSans to elect
| him for the same reason that they seek to
| aefeat some one else.
| Tho chairman stated that any number Of
| letters had been received from all parts OF
! the state, asking for in nformatlon as to what
| course the state committee recommended
| with reference TO the electoral ticket. He
| said that the general tone of these letters
| was to tho effect that tho pest interests Of
| the party would be conserved by voting the
| straight party Ticket.
| Mr. Shehan Clipped in to say that tho
| writer's were nearly ali positive that Morton
would run ahead of the vote received by
| Boyd two years ago la every county outside
! of Douglas.
| This occaslouco a call for a statement as to
| the real situation IN this county, and Mr.
| Martin stated that poll was being made Of
| the county and that there was nothing very
encouraging in it thus far. He said that the
| independents would poll heavier veto in
| Douglas county this year :han ever before
ard that Van Wycks vote here would be
very near 1000, but that Van Wyck would
| run ahead OF his ticket. He was sorry to
| say that tho independents had gained most
| OF their strength from the democrats and
| that the republican state ticket would so
| out OF this county this year with u plurality
] OF several thousand. lie thought that the
| democrats nero would vote very generally
| for Weaver.
| Wouldn't Vote for Weaver.
This brought Dan Cook OF Beatrice to his
| feet to remark that the talk of voting the
democrats OF Gage county for Weaver was
| all rot, rs II could not be done, no matter
what action the state committee might take.
| He YVES certain that ii the sentiment among
| the democrats all over the state was the same
! as it was in his county Weaver couldn't get
a corporal's guard outside his own party.
| Buffalo county's representative expressed
the belief that in his county 20 per cent of
the democratic vote would so to Weaver,
| Mr. Martin wanted the floor himself, so he
called the Buffalo man down ana proceeded
to state that tho independents had not made
any gain in strength since two years ago,
while on the other hand, they had lost in
several localities. The republicans had
| made heavy gains, according TO reports re-
ceived at democratic headquarters from rcli-
able mon in all parts OF the state, and he was
certain that 1t would require almost every
| democratic yo,e, in addition to those that
would be cast by the independents. 10 carry
the state for The Weaver electors. He said
that some OF the democrats would vote for the
Weaver electoral ticket in spite of all the
state committee could do should it decide not
TO throw the party vote to the popuist can,
didate, but he felt that the committee should
be suro that 1t was right before IL went
ahead. lie said that some of the democrats
out through the state could not understand
| the proposed move, and thought that some
thing was wrong. He didn't know but il
would tend TO such hard work for tine
Weaver ticket that the regular democratic
nominees for state office and congress woulc
| be lost in the shuttle.
| a member arose TO ease his conscience b,
declaring that The Australian ballot law hac
! cost the democratic party in the state II, 0Ol
votes, and 10 this statement no opposition
! was offered. IL was further stated that thu
| democrats in the cities would vote tn,
Weaver ticket all right without being vis
tied, but those in the country could o
understand II.
Country Democrats Arc Smart.
| Con Gallagher fell into tho breach in de
fenso OF the country democrats, declarinl
that they knew far more than their breth
ren ia the city. He said that they hau de
termined 10 vote for Weaver before th
smart politicians il the cities had made al
their minds that IL was IN. proper tainl
to do.
Dan Cook once more Insisted that all tn
ft.stns N,,I.