The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-18
a Gun At LINCOLN
Republicans Of Nebraska Fire a
Solid Shot.
CUBAN PLANK WATCHED FOR
seven Candidates for Governor With
Three Dark Horses in the
Stable.

Lincoln, Neb., June 18.-The republican
state convention was called to order at
2 o'clock this afternoon with the seven
original candidates for the governorship
still actively in the field and two or three
dark horses, who claim to see prospect
of political lightning striking them.
Two days and nights of caucusing have
failed to simplify the gubernatorial fight
and the individual confidence of the seven
candidates is mistaken. In the estima.
tion of local politician. their probable
strength on the initial ballot follows:
Robertson, ESQ; Black, 200; Sears, $50;
Mickey, $50; Wilson, ITO; lessen, 100;
Dinsmore, IS.
Friends of J. H. Vanduesen of South
Omaha claim he will have 4s on the first
ballot and few complimentary votes may
be cast for Governor Savage and former
Governor Crounse.
The incident of the morning was the
announcement Of the withdrawal of State
Treasurer Stuefer as a candidate for re.
nomination Five candidates remain for
that position.
There is some talk of launching boom
| for Senator Dietrich of Nebraska as a
| candidate for the vice presidency.
There is a report that resolution will
be offered commencing the Nebraska
senator's for their position against the
administration in the matter of sugar
legislation. This is considered by many
as slap at Roosevelt and is declared By
the opponents of the resolution to be UNI
| fair and disloyal.
Convention was called to order at
o'clock by the chairman of the state cen
| trail committee. Norris Brown, temporary
chairman, was introduced and spoke in
part as follows:
| In 1896 Nebraska's vote went to a cause
| that was lost, to a ticket that was defeated,
and to a party that is now stranded on the
rocks of freedom and the sands of reorgan-
! ization. And this reminds me that,the oppo-
! stion is now talking about reorganization.
| Reorganize what? Is there anything left to
reorganze? Towne has quit, PETER has, es-
capped, Stewart has reformed, Henry Waiter
I son is already and always was organized,
/ Tammany Hall has moved its greatest fea-
ture to England, and his successor has re-
| signed, Hill sis democrat Chairman Jones
| is trust plutocrat Allan is an editor, Grover
| Cleveland has gone fishing, and Bryan lives
in barn. Now what is there left to reer-
ganize?
/ l believe it to be the sublime duty of Ne
braska this year to vote out of political exist
ence every Candidate and every party and
every platform that breathes sympathy for
the lighting foes of the nation flag. The
present financial and industrial systems are
| established policies, but they must be pre-
served and made permanent. Cuta is free,
her freedom the fight of America. but she
must be encouraged and protected, and, il
she is willing, annexed. The Philippine is
lands are ours: they must remain ours. and
their people be given those blessings OF edu-
cation and liberty that fall from the folds OF
the American flag. The far eastern belong
ings of this country musc De civilized. if it
takes the nation and the republican party the
rest of the century to 90 it. Labor Us en-
ployed as never before in its history; 1t must
be kept employed. The nations commerce
exceeds by millions all former records: 1t
must be expanded still more, even II it re-
qures the building of both canals instead OF
one "A shorter water route to Asia, and Eu-
rope is Indispensable to the American. mer-
chant the future master of the trade OF the
world The interests Of later. and capital
must have the equal protection of the law.
Labor has the right to organize and combine
for. peaceful and lawful PURPOSES Capital
has the right to operate and congrsgate SO
long as its purpose is peaceful and lawful
But neither has any right to trample on the
rights of the public by the use of violence
or by limiting production, or by controlling
the prices of the necessaries OF life, or by
sitting competition. Such are the principles
of the republican party and such is the worR
at hand for it to do. IL -.--..