Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-05

At this ratio the majority will all be
wiped out and the republicans will elect
their county ticket this year. The pres
poets for republican success are particularly
bright because Of the fact that the fusion
lists are quarreling over the spoils and may
not get together this year. majority of
the democrats are in favor of a straight
democratic ticket and two of the news
papers of the county are inclined that way.
The reason for this is the hoggishness of
the populists, who, though small in num-
bers, are large in appetite for political pie.
The fusion pie-hunters especially thrive
at Platte Center, little town in Lest
Creek precinct, north of Columbus. This
precinct has total of 100 voters, but it has
lined up at the pie counter the following
statesmen: Fred Jewell, private secretary
to the governor; d. D. Lynch, clerk in Com
missioner Wolfes office; c. G. Carrig, clerk
at the Kearney school. and Mr. Perk!nson,
who holds place in another state institu-
ton.
DcfauIting County Treasurer.
Platte Center is also the home of ]. w.
Lynch, who was elected county treasurer
and defaulted few years ago. This Lynch
is a relative of Carrig, who was appointed
to the place at Kearney by Governor Poynter
few weeks ago. and is a brother of the
d. ID. Lynch in Wolfes Office The last
named Lynch is sonin-law of w. V. AL
len, so it will be observed that the family
is being pretty well taken care Of
The history of the j. w. Lynch defalcation
is curious, even to Platte county people
When he got cut of office he was found to be
short about 100000 OF this amount about
! S13,0 900 was due to the state. The bonds
men collected together and paid off the
amount due to the county and Lynch went
back to Platte Center to teach the people
| lessons in finance from a democratic stand
| point.
The $4,000 due the state is still unpaid
and neither Attorney General Smyth nor
Auditor Cornell has ever made an effort to
collect the money although the bondsmen
are good for ten times that amount and have
part of the money on hand with which to
make payment. The politics of Lynch and
! the strong corps of officeholders from Platte
county have always been able to prevent
the state house reformers from either COL
lecting the money or prosecuting Lynch.
| There Are Others.
The list of Platte county statesmen does
not end with the Platte Center contingent.
There is Warwick Saunders. oil inspector;
| o. s. Moran, who drew $1,000 for sleeping
in the committee during the progress of the
work done by the MutZ smiling committee,
and Judge Sullivan, now on the supreme
bench Besides these Sullivan has until
lately had his sister, n-law Maude Parker
on the state pay roll and also has his neice,
Miss Heating, holding job at the Beatrice
institution.
The Sixth judicial district, which includes
Platte, Dodge, Colfax, Merrlck and Nance
| counties, will have two judges to elect this
fail to succeed Hollenbeck and Crimson
The fusion statesmen of this district never
decline denomination or resign an office
unless they get better ones, but strange to
say the district has had five judges in four
years, Sullivan resigned to take his seat as
supreme Judge Marshall died and made
room for another new one. In the meantime
one OF the governors appointees failed to
secure nomination. thus making room fol
another man.
In the fight for a denomination Crimson
who is a popuist, will have trouble. He il
opposed by some of the democrats and alsC
by the Sprecher wing of the populists
Sprecher and Crimson being now both ap-
pointees of Poynter, it is possible the Cofa,
county statesman will cease his opposition
but it is only possible.
The trouble began when Alberts, the ap-
pontee of Holcomb, wanted a nomination
Crimson opposed him. along with others
and Hollenbeck, a democrat, got the place
Then in the struggle for Governor Poynter'!
favor Crimson won over Alberts, The lat,
ter will claim a chance to "eyen up" this
fall, and al! sigps point TO a red hot time
in the fusion camp before the matter il
settled, F. A. II.