Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-27
HE COVETS ROBINSON'S SEAT
Secretary Porter Wants to Go to Congress
from the Third District,
HIS AMBITION LIKELY TO Be THwARTtD
Cornell Calls Hitchcock n I<nnvc nnJ
Criticiscs the Attitude of the
Omaha Mans Alleged Ncvs-
paper on Certain Questions.

LINCOLN, Jan Especially
OF State Porter is a candlda.o to succeed
Congressman John S. Robinson Of the Thlr
district, who is now serving his first term
in the lower branch of congress. This ia
taken as an explanation Of Mr. Porters ac-
tion in demanding the resignation OF Sesrc-
taries Laws, Dahlman and ElgCrton OF the
Board OF Transportation. Had the secretary
Of state pursued the usual course aud sub
mtted his proposed resolution to the Trans.
portation Board 1t would not have reached
the ears of the public, but by causing It's
publication in the popocratic press he has
accomplished his purpose, viii h was simply
to gain notoriety as a foundation for his
campaign for the congressional nomination.
1t is the unanimous opinion at the state
house and among popocratic politicians in
the city that MIR Porter has made a serious
mistake and that his resolution will be voted
down by the board as soon as 1t is read.
"Mr. Porter may be egotistcal enough to
believe that by pursuing such tactics he can
run Robinson out OF his job at the end Ct his
first term" said man at the state house
who stands within the inner circle of the
populist state central committee, but II he
does there will have to be a remarkable
change of sentiment. The publication of
such a resolution that is enough to kill
any man politically. There is undoubtedly
strong feeling against Robinson in the
Third district and 1t is quite possible that he
will be defeated for denomination, but you
can put 1t down as an assured fact that our
fellows will not nominate fool. The stand
taken by Robinson in voting for Polygamist
Roberts on the preliminary ballots has mad
the effect OF arousing considerable opposi-
tion toward him and besides Robinson him
self established the one term precedent when
he defeated Maxwell after he had served
only one term in congress"
Cornell Criticiscs Hitchcock.
Speaking of the attitude of the World
Herald Auditor Cornell today said: "a
paper is Judged where it stands by what 1t
prints. The World Herald no longer defends
Bryan and silver | have no doubt that
Hitchcock is looking forward to the senator
ship, but he certainly will have nothing to
base his candidacy on. The sting of in
gratitude, 1t seems to me, is the real cause
of his attack upon the secretaries of the
Board of Transportation You may call a
man a knave or a fool and in this case l
would call Mr.. Hitchcock a knave, for that
is the most charitable way of looking at it."
Wilbur Il. Bryant of Harrington is au-
thorty for the statement that Lee Herdman
OF Omaha will on February be appointed
clerk OF the supreme court and he himself
will be appointed deputy.
Major J. NJ Kilian, late OF the First regi-
ment, has been authorized to recruit Com
pany K of Columbus for muster in the reor-
ganized First.
Adjutant General Barry returned today
from Indianapolis where he attended a
meeting OF the National Guard association.
A resolution recommending to congress an
appropriation of 81. .000, 900 annually for the
support of the militia of the various states,
instead of $4O0, coo, at present, was
adopted at the meeting.
business of Lincoln POstofice.
Postmaster H. NJ Bushnell has completed
the following report, showing the volume OF
business transacted in the Lincoln postofhce
during the year 1899, together with com
parison with the report of the previous year
Per Cent:
,,,,.o,sa In stamn sales for year....... Is )
Increase in money order business for
Increase in special delivery for year.
Increase in forwarding orders for yr.'d5
Increase in tonnage of mall matter 70 .,
Postal receipts 1896. q ga 1 9a
Postal receipts, 1897 S9'Se1 Se4 ., ~
Postal receipts 1898. l09,l6I ol
Postal receipts, 1899. .............,. III ;foS AZ
The total sales of stamps, emveiopes; ha rd.ets
collected for the year 1899 were py quar-
ters as follows: .oo-,o no
Second quarter ..'.'''''''.'''' 5.'4S5 4S5 ~ ~
Third quarter .................'.'..'. 2.'aIS ~ ~
Fourth quarter .....,...'..'''''''''' of'ofl o'
Total for the year. ............. .Sl2l ;iOS 4c
The total sales of stamps, envelopes
cards, second-Class postage and box rents
collected for the year 1898 were by quar-
ters as follows: ,,, .,
FirSt quarter ...,''.'''..'''''''''''' Eo'I=f o.
Third quarter .'..'.'..'''''''.'.''''' S2'9to ~ >,
Fourth quarter .....,...,....,......' 2"'iS 81
Total for the year ........,..... .SiOo,lbl VI
Total sales 1899, as abOve........... l2l,4S At
Total sales, 1898, as above.......... 105,l67 OF
Gain for 1859 over previous years 1924 45
Tho phenomenal growth of second-class
matter handled in the Office continues
with the following record of increase for
the year:
Second-c!ass p'tg collected. 1929. S 2l,GOt Il
6econd-class p'tg collected, 1895. 1856 81
Increase for 1899 over 1898. S.......$ 6,O31 81
G. A. Il. Post Has nm Anniversary
YORK, Neb., Jan 6.-(Special. )-Rober
Anderson post No 50, Grand Army of tht
Republic celebrated last evening its TWEEN
tieth anniversary. John Lett of Benedict,