The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-01-18

as ever. He glides into town. moves
about i'm a mysterious way. shuns the
reporters and IL they corral him he Is
non communicative. MIR. Schneider
doesn't believe in carrying on his poltt
zeal business with IA brass band aC-
compartment. He IL. perhaps. the best
representative Nebraska has In the line
Of gum-shoe Statement term used tn
designate those politicians who work
quietly and silently. His present mis-
sion Is understood to be- for the purpose
Of settling the Grand Island and Ere
mont postofiiCe controversy. w. ~. III.
Harrison. the Nasty of the Hall county
capital. was an offensive anti-Thnmp-
son partisan during the last senatorial
campaign. He came here early ana
worked hate to defeat the Lincoln
mans ambition. Harrison is a rough
and ready sort uf politician but NJ has
a cunning brain and is r"sourCefuL
Whether hr can succeed in holding oh
at Grand Island in spite Of his record
is a question that is Of interest. but II
is no wise of such Importance as would
Justify it's being made a state issue.
II is understood in political circles
that the senators have decided on
Swanson as postmaster at Fremont.
but whether Mr.. Schneider can over
turn this and get some one else i'm only
the future will prove. Ross Hammond
says the whole trouble lies in l.. -.
Richards jealousy Of Schneider and
takes this crack at his OIdtime ally:
The trouble was two months ago
amicabIy arranged between the pa
triots who want the postofiice chat Is
To say. between two of them, for there
are "A host of others who would be glad
to take il if they saw il coming their
way, but this one jealous man would
not stand for a kind of harmony that
didn't have his brand blown in the
bottle. though it fixed his vacillating
candidate all right. This sort of evil
dence of a determination to have a
fight almost made me mad. | couldn't
help thinking at that time that the
jealous man made an exhibition OF
himself. Since then nearly everybody
in Fremont has said so and many let
terS from outside haze been received
To the same effect. You will therefore
readily See on whose shoulders rests
the responsibility for disturbing the
peace. And it will be made palmer
when | tell you that this mans can
didate was slated for another position.
He had the promise of those high in
authority and would, in due course.
have been cared for and greatly re-
Iieved. But the man behind the can
didate spat on his hands and showed
him into the fray and the man has
been having blamed hard time keep
ing the candidate under control
The Jealous man referred to has said
of another man brought into the fray
by his endorsement of another can
didate, that he is getting too id big
for the town and so he, the jealous
man, is doing his best to prune him
down to his own size. Wouldn't that
cork you? This is a good town, but it
needs five hundred more big men, men
too big to get anything up their nose
when they see others passing them in
the race of life"
Loyalty to his friends has ALWAYS
been one of ID. T.. ThOmpson's strong
points. Recent appointments in Ne
braska demonstrate that he is still
hewing along this line. When he was
running for senator last winter he had
the advice and counsel of a strong ar
ray of republicans. Among these We're
f. Il. Stephenson, +. X. Sizer, ". VI.
DOrgan, A. X. CruZen, w. A. Green. l..
L. Lindsey and Alva r. Kennard.
Since then Mr.. Stephenson has been
made United States revenue collector.
Mr.. Sizer is to be postmaster. Mr.. Dor