Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-17
POLITICAL DRIFT,

Elder smoot is justified in restoring the
III to his name.
W. J. Bailey was inaugurated governor Of
Kansas without matrimonial halter.
1t took several years of litigation to in
duce the register Of deeds of Milwaukee, to
loosen his grip on S22, 900 office fees. The
supreme court gave the necessary Jolt and
the money dropped into the public treasury,
Samuel Cruel OF Wells county, Indiana,
one of the Oldest democrats in that state,
claims he originated the rooster as a party
emblem by writing to an Indianapolis edi-
tor to cheer up" and print a rooster in his
paper.
sixty-day passes do not pass current with
the Montana legislature. "Annuals or
none" is the slogan OF the patriotic solons.
Annuals they will have or the passenger
department will accumulate several punches
of trouble.
The Pennsylvania republican legislative
caucus has. adopted a. resolution for final
adjournment of the legislature on April 16.
II that resolution is adhered to It will as
sure the shortest session since biennial
sittinEs have been. held under the present
Pennsylvania constitution.
The republican majority In the New
York legislature on joint ballot is "a votes.
In Pennsylvania It Is 144. There are no
republicans In the legislatures OF Louis
lana, Mississippi and South Carolina ana
only one republican representative in the
legislatures Of Florida and Texas.
An enterprising promoter in Ohio pro-
poses to swell the 1904 campaign fund OF
the democratic party through TIE medium
of soap. For every gross of bars sold the
hnr Mill tooxr tvNo H.
proposition is happy one. 1t ought to in
duce the great unwashed to get busy.
Managers of the democratic party in Phil
adelphia thought they had done good days
work when they nominated John Cadwalader
for Mayor The Cadwaladers were among
the first settlers of the locality, riyaling
the Penns as pioneers. Ancient lineage was
regarded as a fine asset by the minority, but
John spoiled all calculations by refusing to
run.
The New Hampshire constitutional con-
yention has adjourned after agreeing TO
certain amendments to the organic law Of
that state for submission to the voters.
The last addition to the New Hampshire
constitution was made in 1889 and the one
prior to that in 1s42. Substantially the
constitution is the same as when adopted
in 1882.
In New York City there are 1900 police
men and 10000 saloons; in Pittsburg, Min
neapolis, Providence and st. Paul the pro-
portion between the two (three policemen
to four saloons) Is the same. There are
In st. Louis 1900 policemen and 2,1OO sa-
loon7. 800 policemen in Cincinnati to 700
SALOONS and 300 policemen In milwaukee, IN
l''OO saloons. Boston has ZOO policemen
for less than 1000 saloons.
The republican leaders OF PhiladelphIa
have about agreed to the nomination OF
District Attorney John Weaver as their
candidate for mayor at the February eleo-
tion OF this year. The term OF Mr.. Weaver
as district attorney does not expire until
January 1903. The salary Of that ONCE is
$4,000 year. The salary of the mayor
OF Philadelphia is $12, 1000. PHILADELPHIA
holds It's municipal election in February
ana the mayor chosen at that time enters
office in April.