Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-26
ASPIRE TO co TO CONGRESS-
Fifth District Has Many Candidates for Re-
publican Nomination.
GREAT ACTIVITY IN THE DOMINANT PARTY
Friends of Each Man Are MAKING y
strong FIEht-Fusionists Rely
Upon BARLEY PardOn 60
Ala Them.

SUPERIOR. Neb, Feb. 25.-(SpeciaI.)-
Candidates for representative Of the Fifth
congressional district are becoming as
thick as flies about an open molasses bar
rel. Since the announcement Of W. s.
Morlan OF McCook that he had withdrawn
from the race, which was made public two
or three week ago, the activity among the
republican workers has been redoubled. Mr..
Morlan, as the candidate OF two years ago,
was defeated by A. G. Shallenberger by only
a narrow majority. and was naturally re-
garded as having a strong claim upon the
party for denomination should he again
choose to make the race. His decision TO
retire clears the field for others.
Captain c.. e. Adams of Superior is re-
garded as having good chances of nomina-
ton. The captain ran against r. D.. Suther-
land for congress in 1895. At that time
the district was regarded as about 1900
fusion. but Adams vigorous campaign meth
DDS cut down this majority to about 800.
He aided Morlan materially upon the stump
two years ago. Adams may encounter his
first fight for the nomination in the con-
vention Of his home county, Nuckolls.
Smith T. Caldwell, former state senator,
has a congressional bee buzzing about his
headgear and may contest for the Muck
oils county delegation.
Judge Norris Has Hopes.
Judge G.. w. Morris, who is now serving
on the bench In the Fourteenth judicial
district, is an announced candidate for the
congressional nomination, and is expected
to go into the convention with considerable
strength from the western half of the dis
trict. Robert Potter of Red Cloud is re-
ported to have entered the lists. Potter is
a vnnnu lauyxar and to falriv vvaII Imam Il
the southern portion Of the district. He Is
a good speaker. Judge Abbott Of Grand
Island is also a candidate. The judges
a~ge-about 70-is considered a handicap.
Ed Allen Of Arapahoe, merchant and state
senator, is after the plum also. He is con-
sidered among the possibilities. McPheely
Of Minden Is also among the announced
candidates.
Hastings has a candidate in the person
Of ex-Congressman ". e. Andrews. AZ
least, he has a number of friends who wish
him to be candidate, but is doubtful II
Mr.. Andrews can be wooed from a lucrative
position in Washington to again accept the
chances Of a campaign. s. ". Christy OF
Edgar wants to go to congress. Christy
rang against G.. W. Stubs for Judge In
the Seventh judicial district two years
ago and was defeated by so narrow a mar
gin that he contested the election.
Cause of Large Number of A~spirants
The reason assigned for the plethora oi
aspirants is the fact that the district, fol
the first time since 1896. showed a repub-
lican majority for the head of the ticket
last fall of between LOO and 1900.
Among the fusion forces there Is nc
thought of nominating anyone but Mr.
Shallenberger to succeed himself. TIL
fusionists rely greatly upon the BARLEY
pardon to create dissension in the republi-
can ranks and reduce the majority. Th
Fifth district republican sentiment Is
strongly against the pardon, and the fusion.
lists are praying for the republican state
convention to remain non-committal upor
this subject. The date of the congressiona.
convention, being dependent upon the stat,
convention date, is not yet set.