Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-29
POINTERS ON STATE POLITICS.

given State Treasurer Mortensen for gov
ernor and Attorney General Brown for
United States senator is so vigorous that II
will require considerable effort to sidetrack
them. But why attempt TO obstruct their
nomination? Can better men for the re-
spective positions be secured
Beatrice Sun: D. E. Thompson has been
confirmed minister to Mexico. This Is the
place that Mr.. Thompson has wanted. He
has business interests in that country and
II is also to his interest to develop the
business relations between Mexico and the
United States. The best thing in this is
the man who tried to get Thompson's
scalp got scalped himself.
Loup City Northwestern: Since Norris
Brown won his decisive victory over the
railroads in the tax case, a number of the
state papers are falling over each other in
trying to chase him into the United States
senate. The state might do blamed sight
worse than to place Norris there but when
we have a good thing in the attorney gen
| erals Office let's not take any risks.
Oakland Independent: There is a spon-
taneous call of the state press for Attorney
General Brown candidate for United
States senator to succeed Willard He
seems to be the man of the hour on whom
| those opposed to Willard can unite and 1t
would not be surprising II the state con-
vention voted to endorse him. He has
shown that he is cast in the same mold as
| Roosevelt and Burkett in the states case
in the railroad tax suit.
North Platte Tribune: Considerable oppo-
siton TO Congressman Kinkaid has devel-
| oped among the cattemen in the northwest
part of the state. They think he has not
been active enough in his efforts to protect
them from the prosecutions the government
is bringing against those who illegally
| fenced land But why should Congress-
man Kirxaid protect them? If the cattle
men have violated the law they should
suffer the same as any other violator
Neigh Leader: Norris Brown, Nebras-
ka's popular attorney general, is being
quite generously mentioned a candidate
for United States senator. With due re-
gard to his fitness qualifications and popu-
larity, the question of location should be
considered, and it is the hope Of the Leader
that candidate his equal in all respects
| may be found from this section of the
| state. 1t is not fair that both senators
should be south of the center of the state.
1t is wrong in principle and vicious in prac-
| tice.
| Holbrook Observer: Every day. we hear
| the leading people in this section of the
country, irrespective of politics, say that
| they would like to have the chance to
! vote for c. NJ. Brown of Cambridge for
| governor. Mr.. Brown has been in the
| banking business in southwestern Nebraska
! for twenty years and is well known in
financial and other ways throughout the
| state. He is man of the world with a
! liberal view of all situations, conservative
! in all things and with mind and view
| of ms own.
! Friend Telegraph: Attorney General Nor
| ris Brown is being doomed for the coming
! United States senator from Nebraska. The
successful termination OF the railroad tax
/ cases has placed Norris Brown at the head
| of men in Nebraska who willing in
| this day and age of politics to do their
| whole duty. Mr., Brown has not only won
| these tax cases, but he has fixed once for
| all the fact that the railroads of this
! state shall not be allowed to shirk their
! share OF the burden of taxation. The peo-
| pie of this state have a right to honor such
men as this to the highest Office within
their gift as a just reward for well doing
| in these cases.
Silver Creek Sand The people Of the
state OF Nebraska have been looking for
| Moses to lead them out of the bull
rushes This applies directly to the ques-
! ton of the election Of United States SEN
! ator from Nebraska, In the minds of :Ae
great majority OF the people Peter Nor
Jensen will be the next governor, and
naturally they are seeking for a senator
who will serve them well. Sand has
noted the accomplishments of Attorney
General Brown with great deal of salts
! faction. and has for several years been
! very friendly to the attorney who has
| IN many ways shown himself to be the
| first incumbent of the Office who has In any
way represented the interests of the people
| instead of the corporations If Mr.. Brown
! will make good in his handling of the
! eases against the Grain trust and turn in
| and show why we pay a dollar more per
| ton for coal in Silver Creek than the Deo-
! pie in Omaha, after II has been hauled
| through Silver Creek to Omaha and back
again, maybe we will support Norris
/ Brown for senator