The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-01
WOULD ShELVE BRYAN
The Effect OF Decisive Republican
Victory in Nebraska.


Representative D. H. Mercer. Of Ne.
braska. has just returned 10 Washington
from that state. Ilo says the election
there this fall. although only a Supreme
Court judge and two Regents OF the Uni
versity are 10 BE- ballotted for. will be "a
contest of unusual significance. on tho
tudgeship the fight will assume strictly
party lines. and coming as 1t VIII JUST
a year before the presidential election,
in a state which gave Bryan plurality
OF 1856 I'm 1895. w'll be watched by tho
nation The Democrats VIII prooanly
nominate william ". Allen, whose term
in the Senate expired the Sd OK this
month. Tho only other candidate mon
toned Is Ex-Governor Holcomb. Either
would bring out a full vote ana so auord
a good test Of Bryante strength In the
State.
As between them. the understanding
is that Holcomb, who lives in the district
which has been represented tn Congress
by William L. Greene. who died n Few
weeks ago. may be nominated 10 hN this
congressional vacancy IN which casn
Allen will have no rival for the nomina-
ton for Supreme Court Judge The Re-
publicans have not decided upon their
man yet. but will try 20 pick out some
body equally representative of their party
In the State.
Between two such candidates az the
polls the result would almost certainly
forecast that Of year hence. provided
the two parties continue on the same
platforms respectively. In 1896 Bryan
received % per cent Of the vote Of the
State and Mckinley IS per cent In lAN
POINTER. (Fusi0nisD roceiye' I'D per cent
I'm a. gubernatorial contest. and Haywood.
the Republican nominee. nearly 40 per
cent. on the rest OF the ticket con-
gressionai and legislative. the Repuoli-
cans were more successful.
They carried the first district by 300
votes the second by 92s and lost the re-
naming four districts by majorities a8-
gregating 500 thus leaving the Fusion
lists with majority on a congressional
ticket in the state Of about 100. The
Republicans. however. carried the State
Legislature by majority Of thirteen on
joint ballot. and have elected kepuoIi-
can United states senator.
The state IS thus in that peculiar con-
ditlon Of clOscuess whore the outcome OH
next falls balloting will be very interest
ing II the Republicans carry the state
by a substantial majority. IL ought to put
an end 20 william J Bryan as Demo-
cratic nominee. IL would seem 20 prove
that he could not carry HIS own state.
But II the Repupiicans carry Ut Nf "
trifing majority it will be argued that
Bryan's candidacy is just what is needed
10 save the day.
Everything points ~ warm heht-
Allen and Hocomb make any contest
into which they enter picturesque. The
Republicans will not be outdone In the
selection Of talent for stumping the state
and il would not be strange II the most
significant election held anywhere in the
Union November next would be thar az
Nebraska. That State has recently come
into considerable political prominence.
The best joke OF the indianapolis con-
vention. which nominated Palmer and
Buckner. was on Nebraska. When the
role OF States was being called for the
presentation Of candidates. the chairman
OF the Nebraska delegation arose. when /
his turn came. and said Nebraska feels |
that she already has one candidate too +
many for the presidency" The coming |
election in that State will do good Zeal !
IN determining whether she VIII continue |
10 have that extra candidate.-Wasnlns- !
ton Star.