Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-19
SAYS INTERVIEW Is A FAKE
Governor Mickey Makes Absolute Denial Of
Story Of OOad's Appointment
SORE SPOTS OVER PRIMARY RESULTS
Democrats are HOpefuI of Being Able
to Land the Excise Board at
the Coming City EIec-
tiOn.
fFrom a stnn Corresnondent.l'

LINCOLN, Feb. 1s.-(speciaI. Gov
ernor Mickey today denied that he had
given out an interview In which he stated
that J. F. Coad. appointed a member Of the
new water board. had stated that he had
not supported Bryan in 1900 and that be
had voted for Mickey last fall. as was pub
lished in the World Herald.
Il made no such statement to a CORE
spondent Of the World Herald or to any
one else. The statement is absolutely I'M
true and was manufactured out OF whole
cloth. Mr.. Coad did not tell me that he
had not supported Bryan in 1900 and he
did not tell me that he had voted for me
last fall. In fact / have not seen MI. Coad
since the campaign and during 1t he did
not tell me that he intended to vote for
me. When his name was mentioned to me
for appointment l understood that he was
in Oklahoma. The entire statement con-
corning Mr.. Coad has not a syllable Of
truth In IL. and Il was manufactured by
the correspondent of the paper in which IL
was published. Mr.. Coad was recon-
mended to me as a democrat and as such I
appointed him. A representative OF the
Worid-Hersld called upon me in the in
terest Of other parties and did more than
any one else to get me to name the man
he recommended. Hence the interview
published in that paper. ! am pleased with
the appointments made and from the eX-
prcssions I have heard from Omaha the
people there are pleased with the new
board. There Is not a man on the board in
my estimation who Is not thoroughly
qualified for the place"
Gives Democrats Hope.
The republican city primary held yes
terday. which was SUCH a landslide for
Nko ,ovrtu p,aobfna ,nd The nurIIngFon
railroad, which was supporting Adams for
mayor against the present mayor. Win
nett, was divided on the excise men and
another primary will have TO be held to
determine the nominees. Wolfe, who is
in favor OF a $1,000 saloon license, re-
ceived the highest vote and Harpham, who
was In favor of a $1,000 license. was the
next highest. Hoskins, a 81 1000 believer.
was third and Woods. a $500 man. was
fourth. Clary. the other $1,000 candidate,
was last. No man received a majority Of
the votes cast, Decessitating another pri-
mary. Today. however. there was some
ak Of a compromise. though 1t is not
probable that this will pull through. The
$500 men are willing to take Harpham.
Wolfe or Hoskins. but the 81 200 men can
not agree on their man. Wolfe having
received the highest vote does not want
~ uIaN WI AAo1hAho - "e
the labor candidate. does not see his way
clear to get OF the ticket.
The result of the primary, especially the
defeat Of the labor union candidates for
exciscman, has cheered the d,mocrats
nightly and some OF them haze hopes of
at least landing the next excise board. II
not the mayor, There is some talk today
in democratic circles of taking up Hos
kine, the defeated labor candidate, and
endorsing him in return for the republican
labor vote. The democrats are talking Of
nominating william Mclaughlin or Sam
whiting for a chief. The former is 9
very popular man and has served time as
a councilman from a republican ward and
also as county treasurer. He has a repu'
tation as a conservative man and his
friends claim he would look we'll afteI
the city's interests. II is probable tina
the democrats will nominate Mclaughlin
and a 1000 excise board, thus uniting th'
democratic and republican liberal ele
ments Of the city. A ticket like this. TIT
democrats claim. would catch many OF TIT
republicans who do not like Adams ant
who believe that he IS under too man!
obligations to carry on the city govern
ment as the republicans would like TO SCI
Il conducted. The rank and file Of tn
republicans, however. apprehend no sucl
CALAMITY when II comes to an election an
believe that the sore spots made In tn
preliminary campaign will be healed b
that time and the republican nominee
will be elected as usual.
York Oppose Change.