Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-16
DRIFT.


There are 2.eb5 counties in the United
States. Texas has the largest number. 2le
and Delaware the smallest number, 3.
A New York democrat. realizing the i'm
portance Of a barT in a campaign. wants his
party to nominate Andrew Carnegie for gov
ernor.
For more than sixty years John H. Reagan
has held positions Of honor and trust IN
Texas and now he is going to retire. He
will 90 out Of once a poor man.
During a joint debate down in virginia
recently one Of the aspirants for ONCE closed
an eloquent peroration by jumping from the
stage and polishing an offensive objector.
Lieutenant Governor Tim woodruff Of New
York declines another engagement as second
fiddler on the republican ticket. This will
eliminate the ornate Vest es a campaign
slogan.
John q. Mccullough Of Bennington, re-
publican candidate for governor Of Vermont.
was at the head Of the delegation from thai
state TO the republican national convention
In 1900 which nominated william Mckinley
and Theodore Roosevelt.
There have been three national conven-
Hons In st. Louis. the democratic in 1875
the democratic In 1855 and the republican in
1895. The Business Mems league Of st.
Louis has been at work since the postpone
ment Of the worlds fair until 1904 to secure,
II possible, both the democratic and the re-
publican national conventions two years
hence.
Republican ===>sS=s e Indiana sssT ssss
party's prospects Will be seriously injured
II congressional candidates carry out the
49, - ~A~a~asaaflA - - A.. -.
mobile. 1t is calculated that every farm
er's horse which kicks the dashboard when
the auto nies by will lose the candidate q
bunch Of votes. Few Of the candidates have
votes to lose.
Representative George H. Fail. who intro
duced and championed the bill which re-
Gently passed the Massachusetts legislature
making mothers equal guardians Of children
with fathers. says that most Of the credit
for its passage Is due to his wife, who,
after her marriage, took up the study OF
law. She Is q membe Of the Maiden school
board, and the mother OF i've children.
Bids for the erection Of the state capitol
Of Pennsylvania have been called for. When
the old state house was burned dow ave
years ego the erection OF q building to cost
100000 was agreed upon, but the commits
sion 70 which I1o JoD WAS hbbs6ueu Notocu
the proposition and the veto was sustained
by a subsequent Iegislature. The last legis-
iature appropriated $4,000. 900 for the build
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Charley Thayer. mayor Of Norwich, Conn.,,
thinks the governorship OF the state is just
his size and is anxious to corral the demo-
cratic nomination. But he is careful to an
nounce that should the Job come his way be
Will not Ego into ONCE as one bob on the
Of & kite held to the wind by a political
string" 1T ! am elected to be governor, "
says Mr.. Thayer. ut must be as q working
governor, not rs an ornamental attachment
to a legislature controlled and directed by
agents OF corporations"
I'm the congressional elections this year"
says the New York Sun, the republicans
have an advantage which has not generally
been taken into account. The gain in new
members under the new superintendent
comes chiefly to states which, II not all
surely republican. were. At least, under con-
troll Of the republican party at the time the
new division Of districts was made. The
middle and western states are the chief
gamers under the new apportionment, and
In all Of these, without exception, republican
legislatures have fixed the boundaries OF the
Districts"