Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-08
DRIFT.

Maine has two citizens who voted for An
drew Jackson In 1SS2-w. H.. Chisham Of
Augusta and Captain Joshua Moulton OF
Scarboro.
The tax levy Of Chicago for 1902 is ex-
pected 20 produce $780, 9 ,O47. II everybody
hastens to the treasurer's ONCE and cashes
in. City ofncials dolefully assert the sum
is wholly inadequate.
Since his speech at the Emmett ceIebra-
tion in New York City. Senator Ben TILL
mans title, the "Akhoond Of swatem,' has
given way to the more poetic designation,
the "Blarney Cuckoo"
Mr.. Hogan Is a political factor in south
ern Illinois. A political fight Is meat and
drink for him. Having been rendered a
federal once on condition Of keeping out
Of the senatorial contest, he spurned the
vile tempter and will get into the mixup
just as soon as the row begins.
The assertion that Canada conducts cleo
lions in a more orderly fashion and en-
velopes the ballot box with purer atmos
phere than like. affairs in the United
States is not sustained by late gossip from
the Lady Of the Shows" IAN honest cleo
tion,' says the Montreal Star, lis such
a rare thing in Canada In recent years that
to speak OF the people governing the coun-
try Is satire"
In the course of the reform upheaval
which finally landed Seth Low In the may
orally Of New York a committee OF the re-
formers offered $4,000 in prizes for the
arrest and conviction OF Illegal voters.
James g. Barnett a volunteer watcher at
the polls, claims to have earned $1,000 of
the money. He has been unable to secure
payment, and now sues the ten millionaires
who guaranteed the money. Only one out
Of the ninety-three claims submitted has
been paid.
The following significant Item, supposed
to have reference to the suggested candi-
dacy OF Hon. T. B. Reed. is going the
rounds Of New York papers: THE consti-
tuition Of the state Of New York provides
that no person shall be eligible to the ONCE
Of governor except a citizen OF the United
States, of the age Of not less than 30 years,
and who shall have been Eve years next
preceding his election a resident of this
state" These conditions leave the former
speaker two years shy.
An ordinance has been prepared by Cap
tain w. T. Norton, a prominent citizen Oh
Louisville, providing that ministers OF all
denominations shall pay a license OF 500 a
year and that their salaries shall be gar
nisheed in the event OF nonpayment cap
tain Norton's reason for desiring the pas
sage OF such an ordinance Is that the minis
ters Of late have been trying to butt into
politics and. attempting by advancing un-
wise theories to take a hand in the conduct
Of municipal affairs"
At the annual blowout of the Ohio
society in New York City a few nights
ago both Senators Hanna and Foraker spoke
their little pieces. Senator Hanna was
serious. as usual, while his colleague was
the reverse, and 'joshed" the senior sena-
tor very pointedly. "And there is sena-
tor Hanna he said, slowly. "You know
him. You know the position he holds In
that senate Of which / have been speaking.
In that body he is 1T There. as else
where, he is the whole thing. There Is
nothing in which he does not have a say;
there is nothing in which he does not have
a part. nj II you know as much about
Hanna as you ought to, you will know that
when he does go into a thing 1t generally
has to be done his way"