The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-11
Of the state and Of other states.


interest to know that a number of
prominent commissioners have sug-
gested the desirability Of placing Prof.
r. B. Owens, Of the university of Ne
braska, In charge of the electrical de-
partment. Undoubtedly the state uni
versity will be called upon to con-
tribute to the success of the exposition.
and the university Is capable of rem
dering material assistance. Professor
Owens services were utilized in con-
nection with the electrical exhibit at
the worlds fair, and he enjoys a wide
reputation as an electrical engineer.
A convention composed Of 1857 dele
gates, as was the republican state con-
ventiOn recently passed into history.
Is an unwieldly body, altogether too
unwieldly. convention of this size
is easily stampeded. 1t is more like a
great mass meeting than a sober de-
Lucrative body. and its proceedings
are much more likely to be Influenced
by emotion and prejudice than by con-
siderations Of wisdom and justice.
one delegate to the democratic conven-
ton in Chicago took six drinks of
water was telegraphed all over the
country as an item of Importance.
ITO have won and lost is better than
never to have won at ALL" The Hon.
orable Tobias Castor may experience
some feeling Of qualification as he re-
CARDS this weeks proceedings Of the
national democratic convention. He did
not succeed in having his patron, Mr..
N. s. Harwood. and the other select
and honorable gentlemen who have
sought to uphold Mr.. Cleveland's adj
ministration. permanently seated as
the representatives of regular" dem
ocracy, but he did obtain a fleeing
recognition that was as pleasing to the
Harwood faction as 1t was displeas-
ing to the Bryan faction. Tobias Cas-
tor is sometimes lightly spoken of in
the public press. and sometimes he is
abused. He is SO thoroughly envelOped
in mystery that some people really
doubt his existence. But lobe lives
and when it is possible to reign he
reigns. He is a great man. He is the
Richelieu Of the Nebraska democracy,
and by democracy We mean real, out
ana out democrats. Without the tact
full manipulation, the shrewd diplom-
81, % Tel
the remnant of the faithful in Ne
braska would not be a compact, order
ly body as it is today, but would be
disorganized and Intellectual. With
Tobias as the guiding star the little
band has held together in the most
delightful harmony. There's only a
few of them left, but they are happy,
every one. In the family circle around
Tobias, Mr.. HARDWOOD beams benign
antly on his brothers in what, under
ordinary circumstances, would be
misery. Andrew Jackson Sawyer
strikes his classic heels together in
perfect joy. Albert Watkins cavorts
about with philosophical dignity. Dan
Cook eats crow and imagines 1t is can
vas back. DR.. George L. Miller. as
one of the nestors of Nebraska dem
ocracy, rubs his hands together, and
advises his colleagues in highly Sc
rious manner, just as if the little band
really cut some figure. lobe is the
rallying point, the leader par excel
lence. And he is a good man for the
stranded patriots to stick to. If there
is any hope in the situation lobe will
find it. II there is anything to be won
lobe will win it. And then, just see
ing Mr.. Bryan. II he can only just
give the ex-congressman one slight
touch as he runs the gauntlet he may