Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-22
STATE PRESS COMMENT.

RushVlle Recorder: The Recorder Ven- |
lures a guess that Peter Mortensen will be
the next governor of Nebraska.
st. Paul Republican: Peter Mortensen for
governor and Norris Brown for United
States senator would be a mighty good way
to start square deal" republican ticket
for 1906.
York Republican: Norris Brown Is being
complimentary spoken of in connection
with the next senatorship. There are no
strings on him, and his candidacy would
be a strong one.
Bloomington Advocate: IL Senator Mil
lard is to be the choice of the railroads for
recollection, he should not be the choice of
the people. His action on the coming rail-
road legislation will very materially deter
mine what show he will stand in securing
the support of the next legislature.
Aurora Republican, Mr. Matthews, the
lately deposed United States marshal is
out with statement that he is not a can
didato :or governor. Mr.. Matthews was
spoken Of by some who have a bone to
pick with the president, but any candidate
who would win favor on an anti-Teddy
platform will find that HI should have run
in some other state than Nebraska.
Papillion Times: The Times hopes that
when Senator Millard's term as senator ex-
plres that some real representative of Ne
braska will take his place. 1t would be
great satisfaction to have a man TO fill his
place who will be able to represent the
state, instead of an old fossil who had no
better recommendations than the fact that
he has some money and is a money changer
We want a real live man, who can do some
thing more than preside at the pie counter.
Papillion Times: All talk of dividing Ne
braska into two federal court districts is
nonsense. One district is bad enough for
Nebraska. One federal court can hand out
injunctions as fast as the corporations need
thcm, or at least has been able to do so in
the past; but perhaps there will be a greater
demand In the near future for this COM
modify There is no demand for two fed
eral judicial districts in Nebraska and the
proposed division is the result of the efforts
of the chronic Office seekers who have not
been able heretofore to get place at the
federal pie counter.
ST. Paul Republican: Governor Mickey
Announces that he will retire to private life
at the end of the present year, thus eff
fectualy setting at rest the stories con-
corning his senatorial and third term am
bitions Contrary to the fears of many
who were unreasonably prejudced against
the man. John H. Mickey has made a first
rate governor. A few mistakes which any
man might have committed weakened him
at first, but he soon struck his gait, and
the record of the past two years shows
a clean business administration with no
foolishness, red tape gold braid about
| it. His determination to retire next win
| ter assures for him a creditable place in
history, something of which man in
active public life is absolutely certain.
Silver Creek Sand: Sand has an idea on
| the Nebraska senatorial question. Senator
| Willard is a candidate to succeed himself,
! and apparently has the railroads unitedly
| assisting him. Millard is corporation
man and is not the choice of the people
for senator. The backing of the railroads
/ is strong, and it is being worked in every
| county in the state in Millards interest,
which is also the corporation interest. We
even suspect that Merrick county is prac-
tically pledged to his candidacy at the
| present time by the ''men of influence II
| is needless to say that the people of Mer-
! rick, Polk and Boone counties, which elect
! the state senators and representatives, aro
not in favor OF corporation dictation, but
the railroad politicians may pull the wool
| over their eyes If they don't watch out"
Sand will try and do its part in the fight
| against the corporations.
Wayne Herald: II reports are true, Ross
Hammond is getting the pledges OF a good
many of the newspaper boys of the state
| 10 support him in his candidacy for the
United States senatorship. Has anybody
found out vet just how Ross is hitched up
! with the railroads? This question may
seem TO be impertinent, but it is not In
! tended to be; II is asked simply because
We are DESTROYS of being enlightened on
a very important point in the candidacy
,of any man who desires TO represent Ne
braska i'm the senate. The state has had
nIenty OF the corporation KIND OF senator's
and really desires to try the other kind
Rut unless extreme care is used In our
! selection we are mighty liable to get an
other Just like several we have had In the
not very distant past. Come, Ross you
are usually pretty frank and outspoken on
public matters. tell us where you stand
PIoIr Courier: with all but one Of the
; stota poDers The Omaha Bee, World
Herald and News and the Lincoln Journal
all I'm sympathy with Presidents Roose-
volts railroad rate regulating policy and
I An favor of redeeming this state from
railroad rule things look very hopeful that
'so,natbing will be accomplished a the next
elections. The Lincoln Star, being ID. +.
Z Thonpson's personal organ and conse-
: ouently the organ OF the Burlington, little
: could be expected OF It along this line. A