Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-02-14
SAVAGE GNDA SECOND TERN
Gsv,rnsr PlasS Campaign BASED sa Hi
BARLEY Pardon.
ElKHoRN CROWD SEES HIS DOWNFALL
hen white Alleged TO he ROundinS
Up HIS Cohorts to Encompass the
Overthrow of the Great
Nebraska Liborator.
fFrom a staff correspondent.l

Savage has strongly intimated in communi-
cations to republican newspaper editors and
in conversation with friends that he is de-
sirous Of making the BARLEY pardon the
principal issue OF his campaign for the
gubernatorial nomination. The governor
says he wants a vindication Of his action and
insists that he believes the people of the
state will show their approval by nomi-
mating him at the convention this year.
He shows no hesitancy in expressing con-
hdence that he will be chosen in the reg
ular way for the chief executives chair. and
on several occasions recently has asserted
that he bases his belief on the assumption
that popular sentiment will soon turn over
whelmingly in his favor.
With view. to breaking the almost solid
opposition OF the republican press to the
pardon Of Bartley the governor has written
to several prominent editors, asking them
to call at his ONCE in the state house the
next time they are in Lincoln. Although
slightly different in wording the letters are
alike insofar as they extend an invitation
for an interview The following is a copy
Of one of the letters recently sent out by
the governor;
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, LINCOLN,
Neb., Feb; 5.-Now that my action in ex-
been reviewed by the press of Nebraska,
/ trust that l may be accorded the pleas
ure and privilege Of personally talkins
you are at Lincoln.
without wishing in any way to intrude
upon your judgment, i shall be pleased
to have you cali at my office at your con-
ventence and exchange views on the sub
ject, All my life have accorded to others
an honesty and sincerity of purpose and
trust am not asking too much when ]
request a like consideration in return. I
nave the honor to be very respectfully,
E u. SAVAGE. Governor.
Other Views of situation.
whether the governors invitations to
call will be accepted and whether his per-
suasive powers will be able to convice his
visitors of the errors Of their ways. has
not yet developed. The political situation in
Nebraska, as it is viewed in birdseye by
Lincoln correspondent of the Sioux City
Tribune in a recent issue of that paper, is
affording food for gossip here, and may be
interesting to the general public. The
Tribune correspondent writes:
"The biggest factional fight in Nebraska's
political history will be pulled of within the
next four months. The Union Pacific and
Elkhorn crowd Of republican politicians
has Joined forces for the avowed purpose Of
putting the Burlington machine out Of busi-
ness.
1.-THE Burlington has been the biggest
factor in republican politics for years. It
was never friendly towards the fusionists,
zee ssaasthb Eskharn. hat " leaett .-eon-
sistentIy and hard for the republicans
alone. When the state registered a verdict
for the republicans the Burlington folks
moved up and grabbed hold of the throt-
| tie. They have been running things ever
since the first day of January, 1901. They
were sidetracked In the senatorial race by
the Elkhorn's pull upon just enough mem
bers to prevent the Burlington candidate
| from winning. Last fall the Elkhorn came
down to the state convention with its whole
contingent for Barnes Of Norfolk for su-
preme Judge. This was but a blind, and
the deal was 60 make Sedgwick Judge and
have Barnes succeed him as commissioner.
The Burlington stood for Davidson, but kept
In the dark as to the Elkhorns plans until
too late to beat them-too many of their
men had stood by Sedgwick to make it safe
for them to attempt to dump him.
VIII 1t Drop SavaseF
since that fall the Burlington machine
has been strengthened and frightened, and
| the outlook for the opposition to whack II
to advantage was not good until the fatal
mistake of Governor Savage in pardoning
Joe BARLEY. This was what the opposition
had been working for. 1t is no secret that
the Burlington managers were the men who
converted Savage to the belief that his sal
walton lay in pardoning the defaulting state
treasurer. He did so, serene In the belief
that II insured his denomination.
''The outburst of Indignation amazed him
but 1t delighted the anti Burlington fel-
lows. They are now quietly uniting with
the anti BARLEY pardon republicans wher-
ever it is possible-which is in nearl,
every county-and they say that the Bur
lington will either have to withdraw Saw
age or else go down with him. Lancaster
and Douglas counties have been claimed
by the governor as certain to indorse hi.
position on the pardon question, but tina
is not so sure. Here in Lancaster tn
morning republican paper has INDUCED II
no comment on Its part upon the pardon
but II has been diligently printing all of tn
anti BARLEY, anti-Savage comments OF tn
! republican press Except among the poll
ticians, resentment here is as deep a
out in the state, and 1t will be impossible
! to prevent someone presenting resolution
J to the next county convention condemnin
the pardon and asking that the delegation
be instructed to vote against the renomina
: tion OF Savage. This may be sidetracke
J by instrueting for a local man for stat
treasurer Dut IL VIII DS risky under
taking.
J cppOsition's object.
''The Elkhorn makes no attempt to dis
guise its purpose. The men in charge G
. its politics, Ben White, r. B. Schneide
and N. ID. Jackson, say they are going {
whip the Burlington out Of its boots, smas
its machine and compel 1t to retire froI
politics The reason they assign is tina
the Burlington has made it impossible 10
the big men in the state to secure oficis
I position; that 1t picks out for gove-no
D and senators men who are Of mediocr
, ability; men who are willing to do as he
are told and ask no questions. This the
propose to change. They insist that the
4 desire only the publication Of the part
and that once accomplished they will re
sign the reins Of power themselves an
! step down. The Burlington fellows laug
at this, and say II Is simply a tight to re
place one machine with another Of differer
brand.
"A weekly paper that may be change
later into a daily has been established Il
the pupose OF carrying the war into II
lp,..ls-oton farrffarv and a we'll Lnouyn HfA