The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-29

Justice Gould. who through the sale
of his residence property in the Sixth
ward becomes resident of the Seventh,
is strong candidate in both OF these
wards. Mr.. Gould will probably be re-
nominated.
The meub of the board OF educa-
ton are having a sweet time OF il since
the announcement Of .he election of
teachers was made. Friends of some
Of the teachers who were turned down
are protesting vigorously.
Hoagland is good man. and every
body comedies that ne would be prop
er man for sheriff. but the situation in
the Fifth ward is such that he hasn't
much show. The ticket would be
strengthened were Hoagland on it.
Senator John NJ. Thurston render ed
yeOinans service In keeping up the
credit of Nebraska at the Cleveland
convention. Thurston's policy OF out
and out Americanism. which is another
name for patriotism, is pretty popular
just now.
The republican candidates for the
nomination for county clerk are: Ira
Dawson. of Bennett; Doug Fry, of
Panama; Frank Mitchell, OF Center
vile; George Lee. of Emerald; Pat Dorr.
of Havelock, and Harry Wells OF the
Fourth ward.
A. C.. Wright, Of Elmwood, formerly
in Governor Crounse's office, and dele
gate to the league convention in Cleve-
land, expects to enter the employ Of the
republican national committee during
next years campaign. What he wants
is to be placed in charge OF the docu-
ment room.
Tom Munger's moving out OF the
Fifth ward into the Third may have had
some political significance after all. Tom.
they say, will be candidate for county
attorney when the time comes. and it
may be that he thought it would be a
good idea to get out of the Fifth ward
which will, in all probability, present
the name of +. w. Collins.
Some of Ike Lansing's friends were
disposed to resent the statements made
in the daily newspapers as to his con-
duct in the matter OF the VorLholt
estate, but it was all satisfactorily ex-
planned and it is doubtful il anybody
eagerly printed. Lansing is fair and
upright, and his judicial acts will bear
close scrutiny.
When Mayor Graham appointed S.
M. Melick chief OF police, with Hoag-
land and Langdon cared for, it was
thought that at least three candidates
for sheriff had been sidetracked. But
this was mistaken idea. The bee Is
still buzzing around these gentlemen
heads. The office of chief of police is a
fairly good sized sop and Mr.. Ensign
and Mr.. Kelley and Mr.. Trompen and
other aspirants for sheriff fondly hoped
that it would quiet Mr.. Melick. Ger.
berus, however, takes the sop, and then
gets up and hustles for other and bigger
sop. He and KELLEY are having warm
time of it in the Sixth ward.
Harry Wells, the present deputy
county clerk and candidate for nomina-
ton as Mr.. Woods successor, is one of
those public officers whom it is unne-
cessary to commend. Everybody who
has had any business with the county
clerk Office in recent years knows the
zeal and efficiency with which be has
served the county. and should it even
tuate that Harry should be nominated
republicans throughout the county
would be well pleased. 1T is true
Harry is in the Fourth ward and there
are a good many candidates in that
ward. but he has, nevertheless, good
chance to be nominated" remarked a
Fourth ward politician to me. Look
and see what the ward got four years
ago. The fact is Wells is strong, and
while there are several candidates for
the office scattered over the county,
none of them is especially strong, and
Wells is the second choice of most of
these candidates supporters.