Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-19

unless something happens between now and
next November to clear the blame nov
resting upon him.
Holt County
o'Neil Frontier: There is no doubt that
Governor Savage will be retired politically
upon the expiration Of his term OF office
and there is less doubt that the governor
win grieye any over II. The next repub-
lioan convention will make a grandstand
play denouncing the sentiments that three
fourths Of the people OF Nebraska believe
at heart to be right.
KeRrney COunty.
Minden Gazette: The Gazette predicts
that II Governor Savage wants a renomina-
tion he will get II. The BARLEY matter
will furnish a good excuse for some fellows
to bolt" The boilers should remember
that Joe BARLEY was the means OF getting
one Of the benenciaries Of his misfortune
OF the ticket last fall. The same conven-
ton that nominated the man was also the
enc which demanded Bartley's return to
the penitentiary before the expiration Of
his parole. The pot should not call the
kettle black.
Knox County.
wausa Gazette: Governor Savage may
now be able to see his political future In
a rosy tint, but there are those who think
that 1t will present q decidedly faded APP
pearance about the time the next repub-
lican state convention gets ready to ad-
journ.
Bloomfield Mentor: And Governor Saw
age has announced his intention OF running
on the republican ticket this fall. 1t won't
do. Ezra could hardly sprint fast enough
to catch a well developed case OF smallpox
Lincoln county.
North Platte Tribune: The way matters
are shaping themselves It Is evident that
the issue prior to and in the republican
state convention will be Savage and anti
Savage. So far as the Tribune is con-
cerned, It will oppose the denomination OF
Savage, and in this stand it will be backed
by the republicans Of this county and the
west part OF the state. In this struggle
Bartleyism and boodleism will be arrayed
against clean, decent men and clean politics
and we believe the latter will win. TIL
mass Of the republicans do not approve Of
Savage's action in the BARLEY case and II
the state convention 10 controlled by him
and his friends, and his nomination is Sc
cured, 1t means his certain defeat at tht
polls. OF this latter there Is no question.
North Platte Tribune: We are In re-
ceipt Of a letter from Governor Savage, ir
which he invites us when in Lincoln Il
drop in to see him and talk over thu
BARLEY pardon. Some friend OF the gov
ernor has evidently called his attention Il
the article recently appearing in these col
umns and he probably thinks we have beer
a little too severe on him.. Nothing, how
ever, that Governor Savage can say ISard
ing his action in pardoning BARLEY woult
change our opinion Of the governor or hi
act, hence II we should go to Lincoln priol
} to the state convention it Is not likely w
: would find time to call on him. We hope
; however, to be In Lincoln during the stat
: convention and will devote whatever inAu
ence we may have In defeating the gov
! ernor's nomination. We will do this In tn,
interest OF clean politics and for the reason
that we are confident that the nomination
OF Savage means his defeat at the polls
Nebraska has been won back to the re
, publican ranks on the promise that tn
party would give the people a cleaner an
better administration than did the fusion
= lists and unless those promises are KEEP
defeat will follow. In pardoning embezzle
; BARLEY Governor Savage has made the frs
: move toward making his party the minorit
/, party in the state and II the state conven
: ton nomlnates him the final move towar
: that end will be made. We recognize tn
fact that some of the smoothest schemer
: in the state are backing Savage and 1t ma
: be possible that they can secure his nom
~ination, but they cannot secure his election
And not only will Savage be defeated. bu
. the fact that his name Is on the ticket wi
: lose to the other candidates thousands c
votes.
Madison County.
Tilden Citizen: Ezra P. Savage must
a gifted with an abnormal amount Of bras
e or gall, or assurance, or all three attrt
d butes, to think for a moment that reput
D licans will elect him to the once which h
q tumbled upstairs into last March. Far bel
e ter a blatant pop or some old woman.
h Norfolk News: The News recently sa
: a letter from Lincoln in which the writ,
stated that he had a talk with Glance
. the governor private secretary. conceri
a Ing the hospital at Norfolk. Clancy pa
d his respects to the people Of Norfolk
Q terms more emphatic than elegant, and II
70 timated that we might be a mess of muC
e died OATS. After relieving himself alor