Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-24

Lincoln Journal; The Bee makes mem
ton OF John l. webster's senatorial boom.
Where IS it,
Bancroft Blade: John L. Webster for
the United States senatei Wonder where
he would be any improvement over John
NJ Thurston.
stanton Picket! John l.. Webster OF
Omaha has been announced candidate
for the United states senate. Mr.. Webster
is statesman and an orator and would be
powerful man in the senate
Blair Courier; John L. Webster Is trying
to break into the senatorial race, but II he
can read at a distance very far he ought
TO see that the next senator from Ne
braska spells his name BROWN.
Hastings Republican, It looks like the
John l. Webster senatorial boom is fea-
ture OF a wel-planned and organized SEN
atorial scheme. John J.. never entered
race to be a gutter before the finish.
Silver Creek Sand: For fear Of Brown.
select coterie of Omaha republicans have
started senatorial boom for John L.
Webster Mr.. Webster Is a great man in
tellectually. but he is pretty much OF
aristocrat.
Chadron Journal. John L. Webster is the
latest conner into the senatorial arena. Mr..
Webster is groomed by Omaha politicians
a likely fellow to bump the Brown
boom of the track. II will take some tall
humping to do II.
Central City Nonpareil: The friends OF
John L. Webster held a meeting i'm Omaha
to launch his candidacy for senator. but
they were so badly paralyZed by the Norris
Brown boom that their enthusiasm barely
reached the simmering stage.
Loup City Northwestern: Omaha has
launched a senatorial boom for Hon. John
l.. Webster. 1t Is a cold day, indeed,
when Omaha does not present candidate
for the senatorial toga. But then what's
the use? The state convention Will desig-
nate Norris Brown for that exalted posi-
ton, and all of Omaha's squlrming will
cut little ice.
Custer County Beacon: It is amusing to
note the discussion of the availability as
candidates on the republican ticket of such
professional politicians as Norris Brown
@. u. Meikeljohn, ]. l.. Webster and John
Wall. These tireless corporation hirelings
and strikers ought to be promoted. and
every little country newspaper ought to
howl till II is done.
O'Neill Frontier: The senatorial boom Of
John l.. Webster has been launched. John
l.. possesses the ability to represent the
great state of Nebraska with distinction In
the national hall of congress, but his po-
litical ambition has been swatted so often
during the last dozen years that it is al
most safe to bet that he will not be able
to get onto the home stretch in this race.
Albion News: John L. Webster has been
put in the running for United States senator.
It was not to be expected that Omaha
would give up the senator without strug-
gle That city has always had one Of the
senator's and the people can't give up the
idea that they have a divine right to II.
They have dropped Willard, apparently.
John L. Webster is too much of an aristo-
crat to ever be popular with the masses OF
the people
Tekamah Herald: The coincident of SEN
ator Millard's visit to Omaha and the an
nouncement of ]. L. Webster as a candi-
date for that ONCE In the same week can
be taken as an indication that the rail-
roads have switched. 1t has become con-
elusive to them that Milard is not In the
running and It is evident they will pull
all their strings for Webster, who, in our
judgment, is certain to fall outside the
breastworlSs. The rank and file Of the party
will be for Norris Brown.
Grand Island Independent: And 1t is an
nounced that 100 of the friends OF Hon.
John L. Webster of Douglas have SHE'D his
castor into the senatorial ring. But what
ever may be said by the enemies Of Sena-
tor Willard, it cannot justly be contended
that he failed to dress with either sufficient
dignity or picturesqueness to meet the re-
qulrements of the office. AS able jurist
and barrister aye, even statesman, as Mr..
Webster is, he will never be able to get
away from the exasperating, IL irrelevant,
waistcoat story.
Bloomington Advocate: lot of repub-
licans in Omaha last week met with blare
of trumpets and consummated the launch
ing OF a senatorial boom for John L. Web
ster of Omaha. No one in the state has
any doubt but what Mr.. Webster has the
ability to fill the office, but no poorer selec-
] ton could be made in the state for rep
resentation in the upper house. He is an
aristocrat and a man that could not be APP
preached by the common people. and for
many years he has been the paid attorney
for corporations until he has become so
prejudiced in his opinions that II elected
! his vote would always be cast in their be-
half. There are too many men in the state
who are free from corporation faint to Sc
lect Mr. Webster.