Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-08
THAT VACANT SENATORSHIP
Governor Poynter as Yet Does Nothing to
Fill the Chair,
P0PULISTS OBJECT TO G. NJ, HITCHCOCK
Falls city Man writes n scnthing
Letter DcnOuncinR the Attempt of
the Omaha Man TO Boost Him
self Into ONCE.
OBJECT TO G. NJ, HITCHCOCK

lAlNNOls4N, DeS. t,-lSpeClal. )-LllJle WIS
heard today concerning the appointment to
! fill the senatorial vacancy. Representative
Crockett of Knox county an Allen worker,
remained in the city and this afternoon did
some work in Aliens behalf.
The governors private secretary, Fred
jewell, said today he did not think the mat
ter would be settled before the last of next
! week. 1t is the intention of Governor Poyn-
ter, he said, to give all the fusion elements
of the state a chance to express themselves
as to the man they want.
kilograms and letters kept pouring into
the governors office from all quarters today.
The following protest against the appoint
ment of Hitchcock has been filed by w
Whitaker of Falls City
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. Z, 1S90-To His Ex-
cellency, w. a. Poynter: Dear Sir--By the
sad and untimely death of our junior SEN
ator, Monroe l.. Hayward, it will soon be-
come your official duty to appoint one Of
our citizens to fill the existing vacancy,
and inaSmuCh as congress is now ConVen-
ing and the problems to be solved by the
present congress are the most serious that
have arisen for solution in the history OF
this republic; and 1t becomes the duty of
every citizen of this state (as you are the
chief executive of every citizen of this
great state) to assist you in selecting
man to fill this all-mportant position, the
most honorable, able and trustworthy citi-
zen, regardless of whether he be silver re-
publican democrat or populist, it is no
time to pay political debts, when the very
foundation of our government is being
threatened.
Files Vigorous Protest.
And 1, as fusion voter of this state do
hereby file my protest against the appoint
ment of such a man as Gilbert NJ Hitch
cock of Omaha, against the wishes of the
voters that elected you, as it would be a
disgrace and complete surrender of the
great principles held sacred by the popu-
ocrats to appoint a man like Hitchcock,
who hasn't a single pusation that beats in
sympathy with the poor and oppressed. He
Is narrow, contracted and a natural born
aristocratic republican and every effort put
forth by him to alleviate the oppressed and
needy has been simply to further his own
individual interest.
Governor, go back with me only few
years, II you please, and review this man
Hitchcock S conversion to the grand prin-
ciples of the reform forces of the state. At
the time he embarked in his chosen profess
sion newspaper business) there was no
room in Omaha for third republican pa
per- so he started an Independent paper,
and seeing that this was going to prove a
fnancial failure, there being no democratic
that 1t would be money in his pocket to
start start democratic paper. Hence, the
World Herald, goldbug democratic pa
per at that time, and when Mr.. Bryan was
making the race for congress in the First
congressional district against Mr. Connell
Mr. Hitchcock told his editor that if he did
standard he could no longer use him The
editor, being populist, told Mr.. Hitchcock
that he woul Id resign as editor rather than
defend the single gold standard and rather
than sacrifice his principles he resigned, re.
Iuslns even to finish his week. and that
part of weeks work has never been paid
TOT by Mr.. Hitchcock up to the present
time. Now, how was Mr.. Hitchcock CON
yerted to the principles of the reform
forces i! OF this state? Governor, do you
know how much it took to lift the mort |
gage scales from his eyes?
Before you appoint him to fill the place !
that was so ably filled by Hon William Y |
Allen, and inasmuch as the investigating !
committee appointed by you to INVESTIGATE |
Auditor Cornell has not yet been dis |
charged, 1t would be well to make an in
Vestigation of these charges and report |
back to you their findings at once
Reformer for Revenue Only.
AS late as 1894, when the reform forces
were tryInS 70 Wrest the state government
rom Mr. Hltchcock's robbing goldbug repub-
lcan alleS and the men nominated by them
AZ ehat time were so dishonest and corrunt
mat their own organ CThe Omaha Bee) re-
JVor15 Vsed 10 % support Them the proprietor of the
former in name only and for revenue only,
5old the columns of his editorial page to the
Tom Majors corruption outfit, thereby de-
reating the, entire reform ticket except
Slas a. Holcomb for governor. This is the
kind of a reformer Mr., Hitchcock is Gov
down at Washington, where he would be
exposed to the influences of the Rocke-
,eIlers, the Rothschilds, the Goulds and the
vanderbilts, and especially at this time,
when his goldbug republican allies maiori
les are so small? Why did he, Mr. Hitch
'ock, go to the rescue of the Prout com
nittee when it was known that they were
going to fail in their attempt TO tear down
he reputation and mpeach a populist state
he state of Nebraska ever had and the
acts for which Mr.. Cornell was criticised
9y Mr. Hitchcock were committed by a
democratic employe forced on him by Mr..
Hitchcock? Was it from pure motives that
he campaign committee had proven one
ingle thing against him, which committee
troy the good character and reputation of
X-Governor Holcomb last fail? Why did
his same committee when they We're ut
erly falling in their undertaking against
X-Governor Holcomb? Simply because ex-
Governor iiolcomb did not have $1,000 or
5000 worth of insurance notices for pub
ication at his disposal, as Auditor Cornell
las each year. And when Mr. Hitchcock
made a demand on Auditor Cornell for all
# his printing Mr.. Cornell told him that he
vas going to distribute it among all the re-
demanded it all, saying, What do these
little weekly papers amount to when YOU
want denomination and election?' Mr.. Cor
lell refused, saying: will give you your
Dorion," and from that until this Mr.
Hitchcock has had it i'm for the state aud
Now, governor, occupying the position tnat
'ou do, you stand as II We're as a monu-
nent erected by the votes Of the, reform
orceS OF thlH ,sldte representing lhe pfln-s
ipes upon which the three great reform
arties of this state and nation are founded
rs such can you afford to appoint such
nan as Hitchcock in preference to a states
nan like William V. Allen?
|, the undersigned, in honor of the great
eform parties of this state and nation,
whose principles are espoused by our fear
ass leader, Colonel w. j. Bryan l beseech
f you not to make this blunder, which
elieve would result in disorganzng the
orces in this state. | ask your careful
onsideration of the facts herein stated,
Which cannot be refuted by Mr. Hitchcock. |
submitted.
j. n. WHITAKER.
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