New-York tribune., 1901-07-26
THE NEBRASKAN ELECTION
BELIEF THAT REPUBLICANS WILL WIN
BY NARROW MARGIN.

Lincoln. Neb. July Is (speciaD-The voters o;
Nebraska viii elect one member of the Supreme
Court and members of the Board of Regents con-
trolling the State University The retiring member
of the Supreme Court is the only Republican men,
Der of that body. The two retiring regents are ths
only Republicans On the board OF six members
1t is believed that the desire TO keep representa-
tives OF all political faiths the bench and
the Board of Regents held by many who are nor
strict partisans. VIII aid the Republicans at the fall
election.
In 1896 Bryan carried the State by 1885 votes In
1897 the vote Supreme Judge the fusion
candidate a plurality OF 1883 votes. nearly 1Oee
votes of a total less by thirty tnousand
than the vote in 1896 In 1900 Mckinley carried
the State Bryan by 7,s22 votes The total
for Presidential Electors was 81, i5S Great
interest centres on the coming election because it
will show in measure whether the great increase
the Republican vote secured last year is perna-
The vote may be more than thirty thousand
less this fall than last 1t is admitted that the
fusionsts should their proportionate Vote
but whether they do this to an extent that VIII
give their candidate a plurality Is contested oS
Republicans.
The Republican State Convention will be neld on
August Is The Populist. Democratic and Free
Silver Republican committees will meet in Lincoln
On August the date for their conventions
Leaders of these parties do not intimate whether
they will favor a convention after the Republican
nomination is made before. In any event. the
campaign will be short one.
Fusion seems assured. Several weeks ago. before
the wheat crop had matured. John G. Maher. of
Chadron, a we'll known Populist. predicted that the
Popuists would go it alone if crops entire
failure in the State. fine wheat crop has been
harvested. and portions of the State have raised
fair crops of other cereals. The corn crop will be
fair in the North Platte country
1t is certain, unless unlocked for combinations
should develop that Judge Hollenbeck. OF Fremont.
will be the nominee of the fusionists. He is
Democrat. whose record the District Court bench
has been fairly clean There many Republican
candidates for the Office AT this time few OF them
have shown their strength
The parole of Joseph BARLEY by a Republican
Governor may or may not cut figure in the COM
ing campaign. Governor Savage says the parole
is conditional. and that unless Mr.. BARLEY MI
part of the conditions at least he must go back
to the penitentiary to finish out his twenty year
sentence. OF which only forty-nne months have
been served. Bartley's shortage during his term
of State Treasurer In of $4,000. He
convicted of embezzlng Sol 900. 1t Is believed
that his pardon is conditional the to the
State of this latter of money. and the making
public of the names OF citizens who were bene-
fciaries of the money stolen from the State Treas
general approval Of the Governors action IF it is
not. and BARLEY remains out Of prison. It VIII In
| The appointment OF D Glenn Deaver to position
| of s3,O0o has raised storm OF protests. Deaver
styles himself a Midroad Populist. and it was he
state last year; He disPlaees man who has always
oeen a Fepuoncan- While II Is not doubted that
ne did the party much good the last election
| feeling among Republicans is that he was amply
paid for what he did. and that the offices should
De given out to men who have never worked against
the party Deaver is hated by the
ana they Viii work hard against the party that has
| honored him. ~ ~
Mr. Porter, ex-Secretary OF State Popuist is now
oelendant Ii suit brought by the State to recover
%sometnlng some near $1,000 worth Of fees Porter alleges
that because OF technical defect the law he 10
enIltIed 10 Keep this money. He was one of th-
IalhNe reforHlers who rode into office by accI1sin
ttne Republicans. The fusiOnists regard hin, as =
ffaneh IDOL and thus one leader OF the Opposition
torce Is removed number of the old time Iesders
are now in easy Offices and their energy IN tbs
comlnS campaign will not be added TO the work or
some OF the newer and less experienced poticians
| Ills III aIds much IN favor OF the Republicans
| Inc eHorts OF Mr.. Bryan in lighting what h.
Terms Imperialism and his apparent isoIstion 90
nhe money question by the desertion of his form.r
neutetahts nave had little effect in Nebraslxa IT,
SLy U imperialism did not muster for him an -
Stedse9 vote at the last election and hfs a11o1i-
| gre taken no more seriously now than rbar Tt'o
S' FORMER SlIvertteS has Iessened ths
| nhuLnoer OF voters who supported Brvan Iast faI1
5 e y. MS Iree silver doctrine and who vvoTIJ
10 10 50 again Mt Bryans doctrines will be fndoTssi
~ tns dasion state conventions of Nebraska and
-ttI3u OF Ohio.s Democracy will be de10nnce5
| ,aslIed rIlssLJed politicians predict that the RsnIIb
| II VIII De a close shave ''440 -ali ou-