Omaha daily bee., 1893-01-23
TnURSTON OUT OF 1T.
lie Withdraws from the Senatorial Contest
other Booms Progressing.

Other Booms Progressing.
LINCOLN, Ncb., Jan. 22.-[Special Telegram
to The BEE. The news of the withdrawal
of Thurston from the senatorial race broke
the monotony of what promised to be a dull,
meventful evening. The announcement
came with the arrival of the evening train
from Omaha at 9 o'clock, and it took but
few minutes for the story to make the rounds
of the hotels, where the members and non
legislative politicians most do congregate.
1t created quite little stir and the Thurs
ton men did not attempt to conceal their
disappointment, while the Paddock followers
were elated accordingly. Senator Paddock
shared in the feeling of exhilaration, but
would not plead guilty to anything of the
kind. When asked what the probable eff
feet upon his candidacy would be, he said he
did not know what difference it could make,
as he was certain of election before, and
could not see how certainty could be made
more certain.
Some of the Thurston men say that they
would never go to Paddock, and assert in
language more forcible than elegant that his
chances are even less promising than they
were before.
Instead of allaying the feeling between the
factions the first tendency of the latest de-
ness, and there are no indications that Il
nights sleep and sober second thought will
bring about revulsion of sentiment on the
part of the Paddock opposition. Sagacious
politicians who have carefully sized up the
situation. say that Paddock will never come
within fifteen votes of securing the solid re-
publican strength in the joint convention.
Populists Doing Nothing.
The independents made no move today,
though the political talk had the call at
their headquarters. They are not at all
sanguue as to the outcome of the senatorial
fight. Merrick of Greeley said this evening
that they had held out an opportunity to
both the republicans and democrats and
would continue to hold them out, but imme-
| diately quilted the latter statement His
idea is that the republicans have an oppor-
tunity to unite with them on Powers, and
! that the democrats can do the same on Nc
| Kcighan
The democrats have claimed all along"
he said, that all they want is to defeat the
republicans, and if that is the case they
| have way to do it, but they have thus far
| shown no disposition to convince the people
that they are sincere in their claims in this
| election"
| Many of the members returned this even
/ ing, and there is little room for doubt but
! that all of the legislators will be i'll their
seats tomorrow when thcToll is called with
! the exception of those whose votes are pro
tectcd by pairs made Saturday morning,
| Omaha Mt the state House.
The house committee on privileges and
elections will submit its report us soon as
! Chairman Schlotfeldt is ready to give his
! consent. The other members have been
ready for the past two days, as all
the evidence has been read, and the
only thing remaining was the comparison of
the exhibits, The report it is stated,
will recommend TO throw out certain pre-
ciucts and certain votes in other precincts
and the ordering of an entire new count of
| the votes
Tx. Scarborough cane down this evening,
| ana Paul Nandervoort Immediately reported
10 get instructions for the coming week.
Among the other Omaha arrivals were DR..
| =. ID. Mercer and T. j. Mahoncy. The
! former came to encourage the Paddock
boom, but he encountered "A score of men
with their knives out, and he took the 0mid-
| night train for home.