Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-18
BYERS BACKS DOWN
Speaker of the House Pulls Out Of the
Gubematorial Race,
HIS STRENGTH MAY Be GIVEN TO SHAW
Prophets at Cedar Rapids Refuse to
Consider Flickinger.
PARR0TT HOLDS HIS VOTES S0llDlY
No Break Apparent in the Forces Of
Waterloo's Champion.
OTHER PLACES ON THE 1ICKsT YET OPEN
Nominee for Lieutenant Governor
Depends ON the Head, ana the
Supreme JudIcship Attracts
Four strong Aspirnnts.

CEDAR RAPIDS Ia, Aug. 17.-(Special
Telegram.)-At a late hour tonight Speaker
Byers, one of the leading of the lesser
candidates for governor, withdrew from the
race. 1t is said that this means the nom
nation of Shaw Flickinger of Council
Bluffs is from the same district, but 1t is
said that after the first ballot the votes Of
this district will go to Shaw and insure his
nomination.
Each aud every candidate who will be
nominated tomorrow will be nominated in
the convention. While in the strict sense
of the word the nominations always take
place in the convention, 1t is a matter OF
fact that it Is generally all cut and dried
before the gavel of the temporary chairman
falls and the chaplain invokcs divine bless
ing. But it will not be so in the convention
which meets tomorrow. There are many
talks of combinations, but they are not to
be found when chased down. In fact II
seems almost impossible to form any kind
of combination whatever. Each candidate
for governor will enter the convention with
local following more or less loyal. Some
of the candidates will have support from all
parts of the state. There may be protracted
balloting, for those who have comparatively
small number of votes think that If their
friends stay by them long enough lightning
Will strike their rod, while those who have
the larger followings think that If they can
hold them they will surely win when the
break comes as come it must some time.
AS to the relative strength of the candi-
| dates, the conditions have not materially
/ changed. 1t is still conceded that Parrot
will have the largest number of votes on the
! first ballot, with Funk next. Shaw may
! have enough votes to come pretty well along
| c 10 hn lnnin Nl,AFN IN,,1l
Harsh and the minor candidates, The Har-
Ian movement is almost invisible. 1t would
! seem that nothing short of a miracle could
nominate Harlan. Before the delegates be-
| gan to arrive it was taken and accepted that
| no would be potent factor, but he has
| developed no strength. nor are there any
| signs of it.
| If Parrott is not nominated on the first
| few ballots it looks tonight that Shaw more
| than any of the lesser candidates is likely
| to capture the prize. He has been steadily
gaining all day long, and has been for that
matter, ever since he arrived in the city.
| For the second place there is much uncer-
| tainty, of course, for much depends on who
| is nominated for governor. II it is Parrot,
| Colonel Clayton, Captain Milrlman or George
Van Houten, all of whom live in the ives tern
part of the state, stand about an equal show.
| If Shaw. Funk or Byers should be the nom-
inee then DR.. J. H. Smith of this city will
be the running mate.
Judge Waterman of Davenport has made
| large gains in the race for the nomination
for supreme judge, and it now looks as
though he would go into the convention with
the largest number of votes on the first bal
lot. Judge Leggett of Fairfield claims he
Will have the largest following, while Judge
Mccoy of Oskaloosa and Judge Ryan of New
ton are both confident of ultimate SUCCESS
Sabin will probably be renominated for
superintendent of public instruction. There
Is much opposition to him, however, and
today Barrett of Usage is showing much
strength and it is now believed that he will
be the nominee should Sabin be turned down
Captain Davidson, the present railroad
commissioner, will be renominated, there
being no opposition to him whatever.