Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18

him. Candidates for the other ofices are
numerous, but Il Is likely a number OF them
will be traded to suit the occasion, for the
big fight Is on the nominations for district
judges.
Republican Machine Divided.
This tight has been brewing for many
months and the so-called machine is badly
divided, a portion Of it headed by Post
master ed siser being after the scalp OF
Judge Frost. and faction known as the
"sorrlllas," headed by Captain BillinSsley,
is out for the same purpose. Part of this
brigade is for Holmes, but It is generally
believed that In order to lay Frost on the
shelf, Judge Holmes or any other candidate
will be sacrificed.
The split in the machine began last year
when a movement was on foot to give TO
the county the direct primary system that
now applies to the city. To thst end Il
legislative ticket was put up by the advo-
Gates OF the direct primary system. The So
called machine members of the committee
were opposed and the city members of
the committee overturned the former rules
| promulgated by Chairman Dobbins of the
| county committee and adopted rules that
| would prevent anyone entering the pri-
maries who had not received the endorse
ment OF his ward The effect of this would
be, said the direct primary advocates 10
prevent a candidate from running out OF
his home ward. Application was made and
Judge Frost issued an injunction to pre-.
vent the anti-primary men overthrowins
the rules of the committee, and the pri.
mary was held under the rules formula TED
by the chairman OF the committee. Later
Judge Holmes overruled Judge Frosts de-
cision.
From that time Judge Frost's scalp hal
been coveted by the element the injunction
restrained and Judge Holmes has been ad
vocated to an extent.
Another decision Judge Frost made thai
has made him at least one political enem,
was In the Sheely bridge contract cas-,
now in the supreme court. During tn,
construction Of the bridges an injunction
was asked to prevent the county payini
what the contract called for. No bont
was filed when the application was mad
, and Mr.. Sheely, It is claimed, kept righ
on with the work. Judge Frost hear,
, the case, and held that Sheely should re
ceive no pay for the work done while tn
, injunction case was pending. The resul
was that Sheely came out about $500
, short of what he expected to make on tn
. contract. Now Mr.. Sheely has moved ou
, to Judge Frost's Lancaster precinct an
intends to do what he can, Il is said, I
keep him at home. As there are four pre-
cincts In Lancaster II is said an effort wi
be made 20 have a candidate from each q
:, these who are expected to hurt Frost
u chances
No particular opposition has develope
against Judge Cornish except that It
said he was not Just right on the PhiliT
pine question, but what that has TO d
with him deciding a case in LancastC
county, no one has yet said Cantiidat
Comstock lives in the same ward wit
; Judge Holmes and inasmuch as he is n
u attorney for d. z. Thompson, II is Or,
;, ;, stunned many OF the lattet's followers wi
u support him.
Judge Frost has the advan ntage of b,
= ing country candidate and the countr
ID has never yet consented to do with le.
u than its share of ofaces though the IA,
: that Doc Barnes Of NemAha has bee
= brought out for sheriff, may hurt Eros
The other candidates for sheriff are Mic
Ress present deputy; Henry Henkle
"A Centervine and William Porter, CARTEL
D. Up to this time II looks as though Re
IA had something of the best OF the fiRh
d but owing to the many complications az
" the efforts TO form combinations that w
% land all the ofices. no one is willing
n offer prediction, as how. It will all en-
II Most of the candidates are holding off al
/ watching developments in the judgesh
r contest and none are expressing themselv
,f regarding this, for a preference for judi
a. expressed by candidate now would pret
"a near defeat the candidate.