The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20

1t is felt by Ensign aud Sizer that hi
cooperation would be distinctly yalu
able IN the coming ward fight. and both
candidates are trying to win him over
Once IN while talk is heard thai
Cochran may, at the last minute. pul
out and make the fight on his own &C
count
Inquirer: No. the rumored falling ou I
between Hon. Tobias Castor and Hon
Euclid Martin was not serious. Each
Insisted that he thought thoughts. or
thought he thought thoughts more like
the presidents thoughts than tine other
did. but they compromised on the prop.
osition that both followed the president
so closely that neither could get closer
to the president than the other. Har.
mony now reigns, and they recite in
concert the beautiful and significant
lines Of the poet:
Two souls with but single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one
World Herald.
Populist politics is particularly quiet.
considering the nearness Of the conven
ton. Elias Baker is in Denver and
Fred Miller has been ENJOYING the
shade of Milford. These two candi-
dates being out Of town the smaller fry
have not been much in evidence. 1t is
known that strong efforts are being
made to bring the democrats and popu-
lists together once more, and fusion is
being freely talked. A large number of
democrats are opposed to any further
alliance with the pops, and some pops
have had enough diffusion. 1t is fact that
hybrid politics is not as popular as it
used to be. But whatever the official
action of the two parties may be there
is little doubt that populists and dem
Ocrats will generally vote for Baker
Miller and Judge L bbetts.
Patriots p. James Cosgrave, james
O'Shea and DIR. l.. W. Edwards went up
to Omaha Tuesday to attend the meet
ing of the free silver democratic state
central committee, or as they call it, the
regular democratic committee. An
effort was made to secure the state con-
ventior for Lincoln, but Omaha beat us
by vote Of 13 to 3. 1t was decided to
fill the places Of those members of the
committee who receded to Join the
straight" democrats, and one Davis, OF
Beatrice, was PANIED to succeed that
gifted letter writer. Dan Cook. Ira
Thomas was selected as the the success
or Of Judge Crawford. w. III. Crook, OF
Falls City. was named for the vacancy
left by the death of Robert Clegg. AS
an indication of the forlorness of demo
cratic hope in the coming campaign, il
H. - hot hA Of tho
committee failed to bring to light a
single candidate.
So far two democratic state conven-
tions have been called. The straight
democrats of the lobe Castor strain
will convene September D, and the free
silver democrats will meet in Omaha IN
state convention August 22. 1t is not
known how many more democratic
state conventions will be called; but if il
is the intention to have state conven-
ton to suit every brand OF democratic
politics at least dozen more will be
called. The democrats in this state are
comparatively few in number, but they
are. as Brudder Gardner would say
mighty obsquatulous.' AS matter OF
fact there are not enough o. them left
after recent distressing events, to make
one good convention, and here they go
and arrange for several. Nothing is alb
solutely certain in this life, as the phil
osopher of HE COURIER often has oc-
casion to remark; but the conditions
that prevail among the democrats OF
this state at the present time, make II
as certain as anything can be, that the
republican candidates for supreme Judge
and regents of the university will be
elected. Even the nomination OF
Grandpa Maxwell, with the support OF
F.. Kosewater thrown in, would not be
avail