Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-11
POLITICAL PoTPoURI.

Bancroft Blade (repJ; The election OF
republl an legislature in Nebraska is sum
cient evidence that the Nebraska voters did
not wish the return Of Senator Allen, or
any ono else OF his political proclivity TO
represent them In the United states senate.
That being the case II Mr.. Poynter respects
the will Of the voters of the state repub-
lican will succeed the late NJ. l.. Hayward
az United States senator,
Wahoo New Era (pop); Brother Edgar
Howard says he would be in favor OF nomin-
ating Bryan fer president and Schloy Tor
the second place, Both are democrats. The
Journal would like to ask Brother Howard II
he really believes su,h a combination would
hold tho populist vote Both are frst-cIass
men and We are for Bryan for first place
but don't you think the popuists should be
entitled to some representation on the ma
tional ticket-ii fusion Of tho reform forces
is to prevail in 1900.
Ord Journal (pop): There seems to be
considerable of a scramble over the appoint
ment OF clerk Of the supreme court lot
of the democrats are insisting that 1t sh luld
60 to Lee Hordman of Omaha who belonss
to that wing of the fusion forces while
there is a lot of other fellows who rtCo gnize
the work done by j. H. Edmisten and
telling Judges sullivan and Holcomb that
the appointment should go to him, Mr.,
Edmisten was chairman OF the sta.e cea-
tral committee when both the judges named
were elected and we are of the op n on that
he should not only get the plum but thar
he will
Norfolk Journal (repO: Common docen"y
would seem to require that heirs apparent
should wait until man dies before h'y
begin to quarrel over a division O. his prop
erty. This is not so with the popocratic
newspapers and politicians who have been
quarrellng and speculatng as TO who shall
be the successor of Senator Hayward 1t
matters not to them that the family of III,
stricken man, weary and worn with wa CHI
ing and anxiety at his bedside, mus have
had their grief augmented by reports OF the
ghoulish strife going on When there is an
office in sight common decency and re-
spect for the living, the dying and the
dead are cast aside by these statesmen or
the er-day Nebraska vintage and they
sit up nights to hope and pray for the dea h
Of the man whose feeble vital spark stands
in their way.
Hastings Record (rep): Regarding this
power of the governors to appoint whom he
pleaees to succeed the late Senator Hay
ward. While it comes at an nopportune
timo to register a complaint what avails
1t that the voter shrould have the power
at all times to make selection for office.
Here We have case where the republican !
electors have said that a republican should
serve in the senate of the United States
a man who would lend that assistance to
The administration that it requires. Owing
to circumstances beyond the control of man |
kind man will serve in a similar capacity |
ppr,tr ln ,.ighn ,I,n
ono who will be unalterably opposed to the |
welfare of the present administration. 1t |
will occur to any rational mind that a dis
,repancy exists in the law that makes such |
condition possible. While it would not
DO proper that populst should appoint
| republican at this time simple remedy |
would be that this same popuist should
'all a special session of the legislature to
elect a republican to succeed HAYWARD.