The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-10-29


Influences In the city, and selected
man for chairman, who came 70 the
city few years aFo Under 0 elonn,
and who has been and ~ now idehti'
fed with the lowest and yllest clasbeb
fl tho city. For 'efal years he mas
been NJ the head Of q gnng oi cry
Deddlnrg and has acquired some prop
orty. Ills reputation has been unsav-
DRY In almost everything That goes 10
make a good citizen. TO mike the
uniter worse, he III a B0aGnlled demo-
crat Of the Palmer and Bneltber STRIPE.
During 1896 he was tho tool for oil
tho dirty political work regorlcd 10 10
this city for the defehl OF the party
10 which he now Processes 10 belong
During That campaign he ebtnD-
lehed himself In IN 0lllco In This clty
from which lbelDg furnished Win
plenty Of money! he operated 10 dior
ghnlze the party. He did everything
h1 could 10 embarrasg and defeat the
party Of which be IL now u chairman.
| n was nD net of political lndceeDey
On both sides when he WAS selected ns
chairman. and II tho mon who pre-
tend 10 be such enthusiastic admirers
aud supporters Of Mr.. Bryan had held
NJ their hands with the least energy,
The whole diagfaeeful party situation
would have been prevented. Ills Sc
lection WIS part Of Bcheme, ana OF
which the subsequent nomination for
mayor was another part 10 give over
Into the hands Of the feorgaDlSerB the
city organization. A large per cent
ol the democrats were dlsguslpd with
tho situation, and not only refused 10
support The nominee, but declared II
10 be their purpose " make their
votes count two by voting the repub-
llcan Ticket
Thls was The situation when the
campaign opened, The dissatisfied olo-
moDts IN both parties were very Bit
ter, II Is u conservative statement
that oneshalf the voters Of oach party
were dissatisfied. Some Of those In
This frame Of mind were expected 10,
Hnd dld cloae their eyes 10 every com
sldoratl0n except party regularity, and
did with expressions Of Intense dis
| gust swallow III tlcfctB made for
them, but 80 many were openly re-.
bcllIons, hostile aud determined that
II was manifest, and admitted almost
unanimously, that, n the republican
candidate was elected, he must be
elected by democratic votes, and, "
The democratic candidate was elected,
bo must be elected by republican
votes.
Under tho circumstances. II would
appear that II was n good time for
the success Of an independent ticket,
but In this state the laws have been
~ modified, by politicians who fore
Bpw danger IN m independent move
n,ent, that every possible obstacle has
been put In the way by legislative re-
sifletlong 10 make II very difficult, II
not imposBlblo, 10 organize such q
movement,
There was n candidate on the pro-
hibillon ticket that WAS practically In
dependent but the party has never
Fad over 2 por cent Of the possible
vote OF the city, and as nm indopon-
don't movement II was greatly hamp.
cred, For time II lool ed M n this
candidate might poll large vote. but
ai the campaign progressed the effort
| VIM ''h'f ~ hbth blI HhlllNh w VI"
crceae the belief and fear that u vote
for this candidate might possibly elect
The man the voter particularly desired
| 10 beat.
AS before stated the only hope
either the republican or the demo-
cratic candidates had Of election rested
nron the number of dissatisfied votes
That could be secured from the oppos-
irg party, No one could predict the
number who would not vote nj all.
The stay Mt home vote proved 10 be
10 or 20 per cent of the total voting
population, and this appears to have
been about equally divided between
the two parties Tho prohibton-ln-
dependent candidate and other tickets
received about Is per cent of the pos
Hlble vote, About Gh or 10 per cent Of
the total possible vote was east for
The republican aud the democratic
candidates, The democrat won by
al out 500 votes.