Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-31
THEY CAN SEE THEIR FINISH
Populists Un6ers and Now the Ultimate
Outcome Of Fusion.
THIRD PARTY NO LONGER AN ENTITY
Reform Movement Swallowed Tn by
Democrncy and Its Inordinntc
Appetite for Political EmOIu-
ments and
PARTY NO LONGER AN ENTITY

LINCOLN, Neb., July 30.-(special)-
The populists here at Lincoln are not happy.
They have discovered a fact this year that
republicans pointed out to them long ago
that the democrats are aiming to absorb
the populist party, and that many of them
Joined the party with that very purpose in
view. One of the leading p%opulists OF this
city said today: II have belonged to the
party ever since IL was organized, and have
tried to be honest and consistent in my
political work and beliefs. But | find there
are a different sort Of fellows in the party.
The state house machine is being used to
advance the interests Of the democrats, and
what makes me mad is that the main push
ers claim TO be populists. They are in
reality democrats, every one of Them
The Lancaster county man then went on
to show up the political antecedents of those
who are making themselves active in poll
tics, the list of original democrats being as
follows: Holcomb, Edmisten, Maret, Me-
serve, Wolfe, Smyth, Smith, the Edgertons
and Dahlman. Those whose politics were
originally republican are Cornell and Por-
ter. Jackson was a prohibitionist previous
to becoming a pop.
Governor Holcomb and his friends said
the Lancaster populist, "are working for
the nomination of j. X. Thompson of Grand
Island, because of some personal obliga-
ton Holcomb owes to the Thompson family.
Now. the Thompsons were all democrats.
The claim Is being made that ]. r. Thomp-
son is a populist, but l don't believe it. His
pretended populism is all for a political
purpose, and his politics are being man
aged by his brother Bill"
Others of the Same Mind.
This feeling is shared by the rank and
flo nf nnptt1tctg In fI;g attn nal ~,
proof of the democratic scheme is brought
to their minds when they remember the
number OF populists who have been turned
down in the past year to make room fol-
democrats. Many of them believe that the
fight being made on Cornell is because he
was a republican before he Joined the pops
The attack on Cornell has come especially
from the northwest part of the state, where
Jim Dahlman claims to direct the politics
of the inhabitants. The lambasting thu
O'Noill paper gave the auditor is still fresl
in the public mind. This week the Atkin.
son Plain Dealer publishes the following
editorial:
The Custer County Beacon says. "Renom
mate all of the present state officials eX
oept Holcomb," whom it eXempts under tn
third term rule. We would like to hav
the Beacon explain how the populist pres
OF the state can consistently suppost Audi
TOT COrnell should he be reuOm1nated, ate
the position they have taken in the past il
condemning corporation pets and specia
train magnates such as our auditor ha
posed. We ask this question in all cando
and hope the Beacon will give us the re
quired information.
Cornell's friends are now suspicious tina
the gang has a candidate for auditor up il
the north part of the state and they believ
that the newspaper attacks from that di
rection are prompted by the Edmisten-Dah
man-Harrington crowd.
With all these suspicious in the air tn
"allied forces Of reform are approaching
the state convention with much fear an,
trembling.
The attorneys for the BARLEY bondsmel
filed a brief in the supreme court yesterda
in answer to the petition of the attorne
general, who brought up the appeal fror
the district court of Douglas county. Tt
answering brief contains a strong arraign
ment and denunciation of Governor Hol
comb, because of the manner of his set
Element with BARLEY at the close of tn
first trial. and because of the peculiar ties
timony given by the governor at the tria
settle with II POpulist Treasurer.
News comes from Greeley county that tn
county commissioners there have effected
settlement with Eugene +. eastman, th
populist treasurer who became a defaulte
a few years ago, whereby certain real es
tate is to be turned over to the county an
the case against eastman is to be dis
missed. The resolution that was adopte
y by the commissioners also provides that II
' suit against Cashman's bondsmen, which
now in the supreme court, shall be dh
missed when the proposed settlement
made. At the time the defalcation WI
discussed and made public eastman ft
from the state. He was captured in Ne
York City last fall and brought back
Greeley county for trial.
At the recent republican county CONVEX
ton f. j. Burkett was given the privilel
of selecting the delegates to the congre
sional convention, which Is to be held
Lincoln next Wednesday. Today Mr.. Burl
EFT made public the following list of del
gates: C. II. Gere. j. G. Harpham, +.
Severein, A. J. McClain, l.. Tremaine, Pro
b. e. Nichola, T.. II. Cushman. FraI
Seick. S. T. Cochrane, George Copeland, '
IL. Parsnall, A. G. Greenlee, Brad
Slaughter, r. II. Gillespie, f. p. Hove