Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-14
POLITICAL DRIFT.


A portrait Of Grover Cleveland is to be
placed in the capitol Of Montana. That is
abundant provoeation for a double-column
''call to arms"
Ex-Mayor Ames Of Minneapolis, a fugitive
from justice. has beer located at the home
Of a relative in Massachusetts, and is said
to be a mental and physical wreck.
Boston has an alderman who has con-
fessed to swindling, and his associates will
not allow him to be expelled. whats a
little thing like that, between friends,
huh?'
In Texas, the state which gives the larg-
est democratic majority, the republican
vote is larger than in Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and
Florida combined.
Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks Of
Indiana was a graduate of Hanover college
at Madison in hat state. and his widow
has given $25, 900 for the erection of a Ii
hrary in his memory there.
OF those taking civil service examina-
tions for appointment in federal Depart
ments last year, SO per cent received the
required percentage and 81 per cent fell
short of It. OF those who passed the ex-
aminations 25 per cent we're, and rs per
cent were not, appointed.
The term Of Mayor Harrison of Chicago
expires on May 1 and the municipal election
in that city will take place in April. There
is a factional division in the democratic
ranks which makes this years contest
again a triangular one. When Chicago
does not have a triangular municipal con-
test it is because there are four rival can
didates in the field.
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Orleans. Mr.. Mahoney's chief claim to
fame was his relentless exposure OF official
crooks. So great was his dislike Of public
grating that he spent much OF his time in
and about the city hall Of New Orleans pry-
ing loose crooked contracts and deals, and
made life exceedingly disagreeable for the
crooks. He received mighty little help in
his work during life, but there was an I'M
commonly large "concourse Of people" at
his funeral.
One of the proposed changes in the New
Hampshire constitution, whic the voters
of the state will pass upon on March 10,
relates to the phraseology Of the bill OF
rights of New Hampshire, adopted in 1888.
After reciting the necessity of morality and
piety, section 6 Of this bill Of rights en-
powers the Legislature ito authorize, from
time to time, the several towns, parishes,
bodies corporate or religious societies
within the state to make adequate pro-
vision, at their own expense, for the sup
port and maintenance Of public Protestant
teachers Of piety, religion and morality. q"
The proposed amendment is the omission
Of the word Protestant"
The details of the voting in Vermont or
February 3 on the proposed high license
substitute for the former prohibition Law
of the state show curious results and at the
same time exhibit the peculiar t~enacity Of
Vermont citizens to traditional notions
The majority against prohibition in 100;
was very little different from the majority
in favor of prohibition in 1853, half a cen.
fury before. There are in Vermont four
teen counties, Of which some are on the
New York state and others on the New
Hampshire border line. All the counties
on the New York state line gave majoritieI
for high license; all the counties on thu
New Hampshire state line gave majoritieI
against high license and in favor of prohi
bition. A majority of the counties of Yer
mont were for prohibition; so were a ma
jority Of the towns Of the state, but tn,
vote Of a few of the large cities turned thu
scale, against them.