Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-11
STATE PRESS on sTATE Politics.

attorney general. Cady for treasurer. What's
the matter with that quartet for a starter?
Leigh World trep.): If the republican
party would put up a man for governor like
Ex-Governor Crounse there would be a gen
uine pleasure in peeling ones linen and
wading in to elect him. Crounse was the
best man ever before Nebraska sovereigns
and it makes us weary yet to think of the
thing he was turned down to make room
for.
Emerson Enterprise (rep): T. L. Math-
ews of Fremont is being urged by his
friends to become a candidate for state
auditor on the republican ticket. Mr..
Mathews is one of the clean men of the
state and is well qualified in every respect.
With men of his attainments and standing
on the ticket the republicans will win this
fall.
Stanton Picket (rep): Hayward for gov
ernor, Mathews for auditor. Norris for con-
gress and men equally clean and strong for
the other positions would make a ticket that
would cause pass grabbers and election re-
turn tamperers to quake and grow dizzy.
II the republican party in Nebraska cannot
win with that kind of men nominated it
will at least not be the fault of the ticket.
Wahoo New Era (pop.): Fusion forces
up in the Third congressional district have
hit upon the correct way of forming a
union. So many votes in the convention
are accorded to the populists, so many 10 the
democrats and so many to the free silver re-
publicans, being a fair and equitable APP
portionment according to the strength of the
respective parties and a majority of the
combined forces will be necessary to a nom
nation.
Hastings Record (rep.): Otto MUTT, popu-
list statesman from Keya Paha, wants Bill
Greenc's job in congress. MUTT was prin-
cipal manipulation in disbursing the / 1000
appropriation to investigate the various Of
fees in the state house last year. He made
such a splendid showing in side-tracking
i state money that he thinks the big Sixth
district ought to send him to Washington
where the pasture is reported better. We
think Bill Greene will have something to
say about this man MUTT.
Holdrege Citizen Gep): Among the many
interesting political rumors in the papers
is the one to the effect that a movement
is on foot among AN element of the fusion
forces to have a resolution passed in the
early part of their state convention for the
denomination of the entire state ticket eX-
cept governor. 1t is proposed in this way
to preserve the entire state house ring and
no fight can be developed against any of the
members of it. If a fight should open up
against any of the members it is feared that
it will spread and the results might be hard
to predict.
Kearney Sun Tep.): The popocratic plan
now seems to be ITO renominate Governor
Holcomb and all the present state officers
at the coming state convention. The state
house gang has been figuring the matter and
they believe they can muster enough
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this plan through with a whoop and hurrah,
which is quite likely. And when you come
to think about it why isn't that a good plan?
The present state officers have experienced
the pleasure of victory and why not give
them a dose of defeet-for the next set of
state officers will be republicans. Remember
that.
Wayne Herald Tep): One month until
the republican state convention assemblies.
May its every act be harmonious and its
proceedings the acme Of wisdom. The mis-
takes of past years will not be made, never
theless there should be no attempt to drive
people from the republican ranks but a
special effolt should be made to encourage
every republican to work for his party and
to win back those who for different reasons
wandered away. Nominate men for state
offices with the character and fitness pos
sessed by Judge w, f. Norris, who will
undoubtedly be nominated for congress in
the Third district. and the republican vic
tory will be pronounced.
Nebraska Independent (pop): Congress-
man Stark has been favorably mentioned
as a man who could unite and successfully
lead the reform forces as their candidate
for governor and the democrats of his dis
trict seem anxious to endorse him. By so
doing they hope to secure his seat in con-
gress for one of their number and the plan
would doubtless succeed. However the
congressional convention meets prior to the
state convention and Congressman Stark
will no doubt be named by reclamation. He
has made a good representative and deserves
a return, and can do more for his constit-
uents and his party in congress than he
could as governor of Nebraska.
Syracuse Journal (rep): This First con-
gressional district should have a man of
ability to represent it. The successor to
Judge Strobe should not be a politician, but
a broad minded statesman, one who would
be an honor to the state and of value to the
nation. The next congress will have ques-
lions of greater importance to settle than
any congress in thirty years; the Journal
therefore favors a man who is capable OF
considering these questions from the stand
point of a statesman and no better man
can be found in the district than Judge NJ.
l.. Hayward of Nebraska City. We hope
the republicans OF this district will make
him their nominee and we feel assured that
he win be elected by one of the largest
majorities ever received in the district.
| Stanton Picket (rep.): The Howell
Journal calls upon the reform" state ofh-
Gals to withdraw themselves from railroad
control, return their free passes and be con.
= sistent and at the same time honest with
+ those who elected them, Such a demand is
/ refreshing, The Journal does not deny but
? that the band of noble reform" officials
| have been Inconsistent and dishonest with
Y the people, but now that another election
is approaching 1t would have them return
: their passes, begin to keep faith with those
2 who elected them, reform themselves with
a big X and prepare to again fool the