St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-25
A ROSEWATER ROAST
The Nebraska Republican
Leader Gives 1t to the
Campaign Managers.
He Says the West Got Neither
Advice Nor Encourage
ment to Work.
Mr.. Paddock Certain to Be
Asked to Doff His Sena-
topial Toga.
John S. Clarkson Wants to Be
the Next Senator From
Iowa.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-E litor Rose
water, of the Omaha Bee. on his way
from New York to his home. blurts out
his reasons for the defeat of the Repub
licans about as one might have eX-
pected who had heard him talk during
the progress of the campaign.
Il think the result of the election"
said he, lis due, more than anything
else, to the imbeeility of the members
of the national committee who had the
campaign directly in hand. No atten-
ti0n was paid to anything that we of
the West suggested, when, if we knew
anything of the situation at all. we
ought to have known something about
our own section. We asked for liter
ature to circulate among the foreign
population, and we did not get it until
two weeks before election, and at that
time you might as well have thrown it
in the cutters. If we had not gone to
work and prepared this ourselves. we
would not have done as we'll as we did.
I'VE had little or no advice and no
encouragement from the committee, and
the suggestions we made were ignored.
We knew, back in September that the
Democratic candidate for governor OF
Illinois would be elected, but we did not
believe they could defeat our candidates
for electors. The committee was warned
of the situation in time to have done
something. We knew. also, the pecul-
lar condition of affairs in those states
where there was large preponderanee
of German votes, and especially the
LutheranS, but no attempt was made TO
paeate them and bring them back into
the told when once they had wandered.
The only wonder is that we did as well
as we did when one considers the policy
that actuated the members of the ma
tiOnal committee.
I'VE lost the country by inattention
to business and total neglect OF the
votes of those elements that have al
ways, up to this election, athIiat ed with
us. The national committee was told
of the exact situation, and we insisted
that the West would elect Harrison
without New York. The res uIt shows
how the advice of the Western memben
of tn committee was received"
In Nebraska, Mr.. Rosewater said, tho
party did about as well as it expected.
One thing is certain, and that is that
the next senator will not be Mr..
Paddock. The opposition. Mr.. Rose
water said, has majority OF three OIL
Joint ballot, and there is possibility
that Republican may be selected. al
though it hardly amounts to a prObabil-
ity. OF the opposition, the POpulists
have three-four[hs and the Democrats
the other fourth. The Democrats are
divided and may not vote sOlidly with
the Populists in the senatorial contest.
Local matters would actuate few Of
these Democrats, and might lead to
ha col nF H.
lican.
Mr. Rosewater is inclined to think,
however. that the end will be that
senator will be chosen III the person OF
some one not now mentiOned--a man
who is favorable to some of the views
of the Popuists, but who is not a pro-
nounced Democrat.