Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-19

nomination would swamp both the state
and legislative tickets.
Beatrice Times: Governor Savage has
announced his candidacy for reelection.
He Is said to have big backing in all parts
Of the state. TIL two national senators
from Nebraska are reckoned as his active
political friends. II the republican press OF
the state are as solldly against him as they
have claimed to be since his pardon OF
BARLEY, II is difhcult to see how Mr.. Savage
can be renominated There is no room to
doubt that, aside from this, there is a
strong element in the republican party who
will oppose his denomination.
Hall Counts.
Wood River interests: Governor Savage
announces that he will seek a renomina-
tion for governor. II there ever was a
fellow who ought to 60 away back and sit
down. and stay sot." 1t is this same Gov
ernor Savage. The rank and file OF the
republican party won't stand for any such
trick mule.
Grand Island Independent: Governor
Savage, the lamentable misft who outraged
the citizenship of Nebraska by pardoning,
In the face OF the strongest protests from
his party. the man who deliberately en-
bezzled $4,000 of the peoples money-re-
CARELESS Of what term might be used In re-
ferring to the balance OF this record-break
ing shortage-this governor, backed by the
same vicious political clique that has hith-
erto disgrsced the republican party, an
nounces that he is a candidate for election
next fall. This was limited at some time
ago, and, despite the b%raEenness of 1t, It
isn't a surprise. II appears that there is
no limit to the endeavors or presumption
OF the crew that has control of this COM
monwealth's executive ONCE. And after
his fight to the south, and his return, the
impudent, self-appointed Rutocrat hings
down the gauntlet to the decent element
of the republican party, the rank and file,
who are supposed to be intelligent custo-
dams OF their own votes, and challenges
them. And we are told. by the same
paper, that the pieblters Of the state house
and the hopefuls after federal patronage
will be around to see the boys" and make
1t all right" the inference being that 'the
boys" will passively submit, eat their owl
words, as expressed at the Lincoln con-
vention last summer, and abandon their
ideas that BARLEY is a thief and that the
pitiable accident that today occupies the
governors chair did wrong. VIII the re.
publicans of the state do It? Will they
listen to the songs of the heelers and pc.
IN II unuOuDNCuly tn
Missionaries will be around in due time
Will they listen to the ~specious arguments
Of the sycophants, even OF our own com
munity, who will soon quietly and SMOOTH!
edge around the republicans of the respec
tive wards and precincts and try to tel
them how serious 1t might be to oppose tn
wishes Of the powers that be? The Inde
pendent mistakes the sentiment. the goo,
sound sense Of the republicans Of Hal
county, their sterling integrity and thel
good judgment IL they permit themselves 4
! be beguiled into any kind OF consent to an
such proceeding. And for that reason
after all, the Independent is pleased tina
Governor Savage has made the shameless
challenge. Let the republicans Of Hal
county from the start take 1t up. In tn
> first place, let the central committeeme
, from each precinct be given to understan,
that a full representation is wanted, a larg
convention, a convention as near to tn
|, people as possible, a convention as dim
cult for self-appointed leaders-if they ap
pear and endeavor to suppress convictio
and manipulate action-to handle as posi-
BILE. 1t will be a good idea to watch thing
: pretty closely from the start. There /
one issue above all others: Shall the re
: publican party in this state be controlle
|, by thieves and pardoners OF thieves? Flo
: It clearly follows that II the state con
: vention is controlled by this element 4
. such an extent that it should nominat
: savage-a contingency that can hardly b
? imagined-it will at the same time nam
Z every other man on the ticket. A cor
strous proposition Is up to the republican
o of Nebraska and a fight seems to be in
evitable. Let It come!
Hamilton County.
4 Aurora Republican: 1t begins to look lik
= the coming state campaign would resolv
e itself into a contest between Savageism an
u anti-Savageism. Already a distinct line-u
d is noted with the politicians on the Savae
side and the rank and file. backed by th
country press, on the other. The strengt
Of the former will be in its determined OF
ganisation and pull with federal patronage
1t the latter will depend mostly on number
10 and public sentiment. There will be
l. grand fight in the convention, and shoul
It Mr.. Savage win out there. he will lose III
lie election, as he ought. This paper refuse
y absolutely its support Of Ezra P. Savae