Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

majority.
Blue Springs News-Herald: John A..
Mickey has been successful in everything
that he ever undertook. w. II. Thompson
has been a colossal failure at the thing for
which he has struggled ali his life and that
thing is to project himself into ONCE.
Norfolk News; J. H. Mickey, the repub-
llcan nominee for governor is receiving en-
thusiastic welcomes at the assemblies,
chautauQuas and other public open-air
meetings he visits. He is a man who may
be depended upon to make friends wher-
ever he appears.
Hastings Tribune: ]. H. Mickey, Ne
braska's next governor. was in the city
Tuesday. Wherever he goes he impresses
the voters favorable. They learn thai
what others have said Of him as a nne
man, is true, and believe he is Just the
man to vote for.
Norfolk News: Mickey is evidently not
an ideal from the fusion standpoint. He is
causing them too much worry to be really
satisfactory as an opponent Of Mr.. Thomp-
son Of Grand Island. II they had been al
lowed to choose they would have picked out
a much weaker man.
Tekamsh Journal: The Blair Republican
Is devotlng volumns Of editorial space
trying to prove that Governor Mickey IL
not a farmer. II the Republican expects
Thompson to be In the race at all It will
need all the space to tell why a lawyer
and sport should be elected instead of Mr..
Mickey.
Minden Gazette: II is all wrong for the
republicans to nominate a man who is in
terested in a bank for governor, but 1t
is the right thing to do to nominate a
banker for congress. This is the populist
idea. If that is the argument against
Mickey why isn't 1t Just as good against
Shallenberger?
o'Neill Frontiers: Our future governor, ].
H. Mickey of Polk county, may not be as
windy as the candidate of the fusionists. but
he is a substantial man In every way and in
s-muc as wind is not a necessary qualin-
cation for the office Of governor there is no
reason why he should be considered handi-
capped because of being short of wind.
0'Neill Frontier: These fusionists are
funny people. Yes, very funny. Two years
ago they insisted that Dietrich was friendly
to the saloon men and therefore should be
annihilated, as 1t were. Now, because
Mickey don't get riproaring drunk and dance
the cancan in good old democratic style, they
say he is unfit to be governor. Poor. poor
fusionlstsl
Aurora Republican: Mickey seems to be
a hard proposition for the fusionists. Some
of their papers remark that he Is better
than his party and we only hope that the
party isn't very far behind him. II Me-
braska had a few more candidates like the
gentleman from Polk. ~politicts would be
a great deal cleaner and ofices would be
more successfully filled.
Weeping Water Republican: Candidate
for governor, ]. H. Mickey. was shaking
hands with a number Of our citizens here
Saturday, while on his way to address the
old settlers at Union. Mr.. Mickey Is a
very pleasant gentleman to meet and we
believe impresses all with whom he comes
in contact, with his ability to govern the
affairs of the state in a just and business
like manner.
Alliance Times: Two years ago the fu-
sionists were bowling against c. II. Diet
rich, the republican candidate for governor,
because he would 20 into saloons and take
q glass Of beer or two. At present they
are bowling against John H. Mickey just as
Justify because he does not drink beer and
Call him a temperance man and q prohi-
bitionist. Well, you cannot please the silly
little pinheads anyway, so we are going to
quit trying.
Stromsburg Journal: Polk county is one
among the very few plague spots on the
political escutcheon Of our fair state and
by the way, IL is one of the worst, too. We
hope, however, to see a change in its com
plexion this fall, and by next fall the en-
tire eradication OF the plague. AS Hon.
John Mickey is a resident Of the county.
sectional pride should aetuate every
voter in casting his ballot for him. Stand
up for Polk county and let us give the state
Of Nebraska the best governor It ever had.
Valentine Republican: When Senator
Dietrich was candidate for governor two
years ago the fusion element Of this state
condemned and denounced him falsely to
be sure) as being a member of the associa-
ton OF liquor dealers. Now they have
turned tails and go after J: H. Mickey,
the republican candidate for governor this
year, on the ground equally as false) that
he 10 a prohibitionist. Mr.. Mickey is g
good. honest, upright, moral and temper
ate man, the very essential qualifications
that a desirable governor Of this state
should possess.
David City Banner: The statement made
by this paper some time ago, to the effect
that W.. H. Thompson, the fusion NOMINEES
for governor, was a railroad attorney and
its prompt retraction after Thompson wen
in public print over his signature, deny
ing the charge, and at the same time ask
ing the fusion editors to retract from
some OF their false statements has caused
some OF the fusion editors OF the state
much mental worry, They give the Ban
ner credit for being honest in the matter
but say they can't. In other words they
appear to believe a false statement onc'
told should be stuck to, at least to the
close Of the campaign.
Beatrice Express; An esteemed contempt
rary asks where W. H.. Thompson got his
title, "the little giant" and wants to know
what he has done to deserve It. He prob
ably bestowed the title upon himself, as &
reward Of merit: he has never done any
thing to deserve Il, save to deliver a few
moderately able political speeches and Il
keep q tight grip on the coat tails OF thu
peerless leader. He Is a county lawyer
with a fair practice, but such reputation
as ne has made was not won at the bar
In fact. he is like his idol, Mr.. Bryan
although a lawyer by profession. nobod!
ever heard OF any distinguished work In TIT
courts by him. His real profession is pol
itics.
Superior Journal: Mr.. Mickey does no
pose as a little giant" a middle weight o.
4 heavy weight giant. There is nothing
spectacular or theatrical about the man. H
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