Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-03
POLITICAL DRIFT

An Ohio democrat with a hair-trigGer
mouth is trying to Burchardize his party
He declares for brotherhood, buz1ard money
and Bryan.
Theodore Roosevelt's political plans con-
tinue to be a source of grave anxiety 60 New
York spoilsmen. But Teddy isn't saying
a word and wilr not until mustered out.
Governor Black Of New York and Dick
Croker agree on one point They hold that
all soldiers who participated in the fall Of
Santiago need rest for the balance Of their
lives and ought to be prohibited from aspir-
ing to civic honors.
The taxpayers of Greater New York are
expected to put up s77OOOOOO for the main
tenance of the municipality this year
This is more than the combined expenses
of Philadelphia Chicago, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Cincinnati and Omaha.
Congressman Bailey of Texas has been
indorsed by his district Notwithstanding the
unfavorable action Of the state convention.
1t is the district and not the state that
elects d congressman and Mr.. Bailey there
fore has no particular reason to worry.
Elliot Danforth chairman of the New
York state democratic committee, accuses
David Bennett Hin of uttering voley Of
cuss words hot enough to burn a hole in
armor plate. Yet the sage of Wofferts
Roost has been pointed to as a model expo
! nont of chaste United States.
This years election will be the first to be
held in the greater city of New York, which
| has the largest constituency in the world
! in respect to the vote cast in it for any
| candidates. London, with larger electoral
| population, votes for its nominees in dis
tricts instead of at large, as in New York.
J. S. CoXey, formerly general Of "CoXey' S
army" is now about to take to touring in
| a private car, from which he will peddle
| trading stamps and disseminate ideas about
! nonintorest- bearing bonds. If he has the
| success he expects he will visit every state
| in the union, carrying with him brass
| band of sixteen pieces.
State Senator S. Houston Letcher of Vir-
| ginia, eldest son Of the war governor of
that state, has been appointed judge of the
| Thirteenth Judicial circuit Though very
young at the time of the civil war he took
! part in that conflict, in the cause Of the
| confederacy, and afterward practced law
| with his father until the latter's death.
| Ex-Governor Stone Of Missouri is down
! in New York telling the benighted democ-
racy there what it should do to be saved.
"Shout for Bryan and buzzard money" eX-
| claims Stone. Whereat the wiseaCres of
| Tammany whistle plaintively and utter not
| a word. The World remarks that Stone S
advice, if followed, means political sui
eide
| The republicans of Tennessee have
! nominated James Fowler for governor to
run against Benton McMillin, the demo-
| cratic candidate, and a vigorous contest is
| probable for the Office as the platform
| adopted by the republicans is a broad and
popular one, and the democratic party in the
state is not holding its own in the natural
| movement of population. The east Ten
nessee republican districts are growing
most rapidly in voting population.
The governorship contest in New Jersey
will be rather lively this year b the demo
Gratis of the state can make it so in their
| effort to wrest contro. from the republicans
| who now seem to be as strongly intrenched
| in Trenton as they are in Harrisburg or
| Columbus. Five candidates on the demo-
| cratic side are regarded as actually in the
| field! Elvin w. Crane and Mayor James
! NJ. Seymour of Newark, Senator William d.
| DAILY of Hudson county, General Richard A.
| Donnelly of Trenton and John p. Stockton
| Of Princeton. Senator DAILY has the ardent
! support Of the Byranites and Mr.. Stockton
less enthusiastic, the solid support of the
| conservatives and conservatism counts for
much in Jersey politics among democrats
| as well as republicans.