Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-17
CLUB COMMITTEE WEAKENS
Young MOKinloyites Find Politics Isn't
Such Easy Play.
MEMBERS DISLIKE PERSONAL SACRIFICES
Not overly Eager to Encounter the
DisapprOvaI of Employers or
Patrons by Taking n stand
in Campaign.

The campaiRn committee Of the McKin-
ley club has decided to back water. Ger
tain Of its members are not as anxious now
to do things for the party as they were
before conditions look such shape as to In
volve their personal environment and ac-
cordingly. over the protest Of the clubs
president and of other members Of the COM
miStee, they have decided to take care OF
themselves first and let the organization
look out for itself at the eleventh hour as
best II can.
At the meeting FIVE weeks ago e. s. Park
introduced a resolution calling upon the
president to appoint a campaign committee
OF club members, one from each ward, which
committee was to work In conjunction with
the city committee and perform a largo
number OF dimcult but benehclent feats
such as only young men are willing to un-
dertake. The resolution passed and Park
was rewarded with the chairmanship OF the
committee
At the clubs meeting ten days ago he
submitted for the committee a report in
which 1t was implied that the committee
men had their sleeves rolled up and were
Just itching to begin, and would wait only
until the party had attended TO the little
matter of holding a convention and Domin-
ating candidates. In the report the chair
man Incorporated this clause 1--WE sug-
gest that the club hold large public meet
ing during the week following the conven-
tion for the purpose of endorsing the
| ticket" and that subsequent meetings be
held In various wards under the auspices
of the club.
Developments in the Plan.
The committee was again given the sup
port Of the club. Dan ]. Riley moving and
the club voting that such a meeting be
held for such a purpose and that "all ar
rangements be in the hands of the cam
| paign committee"
| After the convention the members of the
clubs waited reasonable time for the call
| for the meeting and, ncue being given, de-
manded the reason. Dr. H. A. Foster
president Of the club, wanted to know, too
and he called the committee together
Wednesday to ask questions. Then things
began to come out. e. s. Park is training
under Senator r. B. Howell and is in How
] ellis office. The senator was on the defeated
anti -Moores delegation from the Fourth
ward at the primaries and Il had occurred
to Mr.. Park that he wasn't in a position tC
do for the ticket what he had suggested bt
done. The flame OF party ambition had dieC
down in other breasts and action was de.
| ferred for a day.
| 1obleTudy, oeCTelhTy .. w. Dm1tn,
member of the committee, called on A. II
Burnett of the Benson faction. and wher
he came out he had seen a great light G
g. Mcdonald, another member Offices will
r, "A, Brogsn in CLOSE proximity to b. q
Burbank and by night he too had iittl,
clearer notion of things When the com
mittee met Park, who previously had talke,
Of retiring. implied that he was willing t
stay on the committee, but suggested tn
matter be referred back to the club an,
a hurry-up call sent out for meeting O
the organization. S. w. Smith immediatel,
recognized this as a very good plan. c. @
Mcdonald also thought it advisable.
Proposition Meets Opposition.
Dan J. Riley ofiices with disirtereste
democrat and couldn't see why such actio
should be taken when the club had alread
voted explicit instructions to the commit
tee. Charles e. Fostor of the Second ward
fighting regular, couldn't understan
either. President H. A. Foster also gave
up. Both the advocates OF the Referendum
insisted, and the proposition finally pre-
! vailed Therefore the meeting whic
Chairman Park himself had proposed 70
this week is not to materialize and the clu
members are to be asked to assemble agai
to say II they really meant what they sale
II When told the committees action las
. night one Of the older members @
the club said 'Well, that's on
meeting won't waste any time OF
voted once on the propositio
and II the committee hasn't the cour
age to go ahead with the execution of II
! own suggestion and the clubs instruction
there is no use bothering sbout 1t again a
this late date. I would suggest that th
committee assemble in Senator HouaIi,
office or Mr.. Burnetts office and let ther
determine what to do without troubling th
club about 1t any further"