Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-16
CAMPAIGNING WITHOUT WORK
Congressman stark's Smooth Way Of Avoid
ing Work Of a Canvass,
MAKES THE STATE STAND THE EXPENSE
stays Down at Washington ana Du-
pIicntes News TeIegrnms Under
Prctensc of Patriotism and
service to the Soldiers.

LINCOLN Sept. 15.-Cspeclal)- )-One of
the interesting features of the campaign is
the attempt being made by Congressman
Stark TO bamboozle the old soldiers in the
Fourth district and thus gain votes enough
to insure his recollection. II Is notorious
that Stark Is averse to doing any hard work
and It seems that he intends to remain
in Washington during the campaign, trust
ing to his patriotic record rather than to
any campaign arguments he might put up
personally in his district
In his efforts to establish a reputation
MIR. stark has been ably seconded by the
state house officials here at Lincoln, who
have during the last three months used every
possible occasion to get Starks name in
print. orders of the War department that
are reported in the morning papers are often
repeated by Stark with the hopes that his
kilograms given out at this end OF the line
will leave the impression that he originated
the order or used the arguments that in
duced the department to act. At every
change in the wind or fall in the barometer
Congressman stark has found some excuse
TO send a telegram to Lincoln and the ex-
pence bill from the telegraph companies
comes to a pretty figure.
Keeps Old Soldiers Posted.
the one whereby he informs the old SOL
diers OF the Fourth district that he is max
ing great efforts to secure pensions for
them The real work that he performs in
the way OF getting pensions Is to order his
clerk to get list of all the applicants from
the district Then he instructs the clerk to
write letter or number of duplicate let
ters to the pension bureau asking for in
formation as to the status in each of the
cases. The clerk can grind out thousand
OF these inquiries in one day The only re-
suit Is that clerks OF the pension bureau
who could otherwise be engaged in the
work of advancing pension business to
some good result are detailed to look up
the cases inquired about by Congressman
Stark, and to send answer to each in
quiry. Thus the work OF the department
is retarded and the congressman is him
dering rather than aiding the applicant.
The cutest part of the deal is the way
the Fourth district constituents are fooled.
The pension bureau writes to each OF
the applicants, informing him that ION re-
quest OF Congressman Stark the files have
been examined and your pension application
number So and-so is in the following con-
dition." This is calculated to make the ap-
plicant believe that Stalk is spending all his
time looking up that individual pension
claim. Some of the people of the district
have detected the smooth dodge, however,
and for several months there has been a
wager of $25 posted at Aurora to the effect
that not a single instance can be found
where Stark has personally examined into
the merits or status of a pension claim. 1t
IS understood that Sutherland has adopted
the Stark method out in the Fifth district
with the hope that he may also gain few
votes, but If the feeling that is expressed
by the old soldiers taking part in the
reunion here at Lincoln can be taken as any
index, the soldier element of the two dis
tricts is almost solidly in favor of sending
men to congress who in touch with the
administration and who will use honest eff
forts to advance the interests Of their con-
stituents
Between Smyth and Manahnn.
Attorney General Smyth and Attorney
Manahan will have some trouble to con-
vince the people that they are together or
the BARLEY defalcation question, now that
Smyth is a candidate for denomination and
Manahan is a popocratic candidate for con-
gress in the First distrc- On March /
1898, The Omaha Bee published a number
of interviews regarding the bond case that
was then pending, and the following is one
OF them:
Attorney Manahan, who appeared in behalf
viewed this morning. He said that to him
the verdict for the defense seemed inevita-
bic. The jury had been shown that these
bondsmen ought not to be held. He thought
the adverse instructions of Judge Powell
were given for the purpose OF currying po-
litical favor, and that the jury had gone
ahead and decided according to the evidence
MIR. Manahan said that the attorney genera
had accused the attorneys for the defense
with having injected politics in the case
The attorney general himself had first raised
the political cry, and had tried to impress
the jury with the fact that their decision
would have a political bearing, and that "tht
eyes OF the people OF the state were upor
them" Although agreeing with him on po-
ltical issues he thought that the attorney
general was making bad muss OF it al
alcng the line.
Soldiers Looking for Regiments.
One soldier OF the war has lost track o.
his company. John Middleton, who is a
the home of his parents at Glassford. III
writes Adjutant General Barry to fnd Cu
where Troop of Grigsby's cavalry can b'
found. He says that he is member of tht
troop and has been at home some time or
sick furough. In the meantime he learns
that the troop has been mustered out or SEN
back to Nebraska, and he does not know
where to go at the expiration of his fur
Tough. General Barry, in writing Middle
ton. conveyed the information that the sicl
men of the regiments are not mustered out
and that at the expiration OF his furlougi
he should report back to the hospital. or as,
for an extension of his furlough, He coul,
not be mustered out until after he had beer
discharged by the hospital.
Tunis Griffith of Bellevue inquiries as 4
the whereabouts OF the Twenty second Ieg
ment, as he wishes to find his son who is
private in the regiment. General Barry wa
unable to locate the regiment for him. ant
referred him to the War department.
The wire report from the Third regimen
this morning says there are l2O men in th
hospital, and eighty-four sick men in tn
quarters. In addition to these, twenty fou
have reported for medicine. There is de
crease in the number OF new cases. Prepar
ations are being made TO send number o
men home on sick furlough.
The Central Land company OF Beatric