Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-27
SENATORIAL SUGGESTIONS.

uprising in favor Of Norris Brown.
Randolph Times; The record OF Norris
Brown makes him a strong candidate for
the United States senate to succeed Senator
Willard.
Howell Journal: There is much to be
admired I'm Edward Rosewater. who started
/ in a very small way in the early days Of
Nebraska and has built up one OF the truly
great newspapers Of the central west He
is a man who has done much for Ne
braska, as well as for the city that has
been his home for so many years
Tekamah journal: What Nebraska needs
In its candidacy for United States senator
| is Nebraska man. big and brainy and
who Is in no way tied up with railroad
or other corporate interests We know Of
but two of that class, Rosewster Of The
Bee and United States Marshal william
p. Warner, late a state senator with resi-
dence at Dakota City. Either man would
grace the position and reflect great honor
on Nebraska.
Gothenburg Independent Senator MIL
lard has done more for securing appropria-
| lions for the development OF Nebraska
than any other senator Nebraska has ever
had. A number OF Nebraska papers are
calling him the railroad senator, but his
record has been a good one from a con-
sentative standpoint, and the croakers over
the state will find that when election time
comes the people will conclude to honor
Mr. Willard for another term for the good
work he has done for the state.
Nebraska Signal: Attorney General
Brown is establishing a reputation for be-
ing a man who does things. He has not
contented himself with making famboyant
speeches and bringing a multitude OF legal
proceedings and allowing them to lapse for
want Of vigorous prosecution. other at
torney generals have brought somewhat
similar suits but none Of them ever sue
ceeded in accomplishing anything of perm
anent value. Mr. Brown has won the tax
fight in the United States district court and
has won the fight against the unlawful
acts Of the Grain Dealers association.
Lyons Sun: The Burt County Herald
seems to have imbbed all the enthusiasm
OF the State Journal in advancing the can
didacy of Norris Brown. If new and in
experienced man is to represent our state
in the senate, then no doubt Norris Brown
would be the equal of any other citizen who
might aspire to this honorable and re-
sponsible position, but what sins of omis-
sion or commission has Senator Willard
committed that he is not considered by
our editorial senator makers? If Senator
Willard has served his day, then why not
strengthen our congressional delegation and
increase the prestige of our state by the
selection of Mr.. Rosewater, a man Of eN-
perience and national reputation, who
would be a strong and influential factor
in the senate from his first day of SER
vice?
Tilden Citizen: Brown, Willard, Wattles
Schneider, Hammond. Greene and perhaps
half a score Of others have been mentioned
as likely to succeed J. II. Willard as United
| States senator from Nebraska, but the
whole bunch combined haven't the ability
that is wrapped up in the small stature of
Edward Rosewater. No other man has ac-
| complshed so much for the state nor done
so much toward the success of the repub-
| lcan party within its borders as the editor
Of The Bee. His consistent battle for bet
ter and purer politics has made him bitter
enemies among the class that depends upon
political graft for an existence, but his eff
forts in this direction should, and do COM
mand the respect of the rank and file OF
| republicans. II he desires TO round out his
| long and honorable career with a term in
the United States senate, he richly deserves
| the distinction and the independent voters
| of the republican party should make them
/ selves heard with no uncertainty in his be-
1 half.
/ Falls City Tribune. Douglas county
| thinks itself entitled to the senatorship
and inasmuch as ii has the metropolis of
| the state the claim may have good rea-
| son for existence. But Douglas county
fails to apprehend the sentiment through
out the state. The men most frequently
mentioned in Omaha as candidates are
Senator Willard and Mr.. Wattles, both ex-
celent men, no doubt, but men whom the
| state has no desire to elect. II the Doug
| las county delegation would combine on
John L. Webster the situation would be
greatly changed. Mr., Webster Is recog-
nized as one Of the ables lawyers in the
west. He is scholarly and has spent his
! life i'm the study of those questions which
make for craftsmanship We do not know
| that Douglas county can win under any
circumstances, but we do know that unless
some such man as Webster is its candidate
the fight is over and Norris Brown will
be selected by the state convention
Wahoo New Era: The only logical anti
corporation and anti-monopoly candidate in
the ranks of the republican party is Ed
ward Rosewater the founder Of The Omaha
Bee He was the man that sowed the anti
monopoly seed that took such firm root
among the people of Nebraska and which
| brought the harvest in the shape Of the
alliance movement that swept the state.
True. like Bryan, he is welded to his party.
and when the time came to lead and con-
| troll the storm he had raised he disap-
pointed the expectations of friends and
foes alike, as he has on several other &C.
casions But under all he has remained
true to anti-monopolistic and anti-corpora-
ton principles. He is an advocate OF the
postal telegraph system and postal savings
banks He is the brainiest living repub-
Iican of Nebraska No one has done more
to uphold the reputation OF Nebraska than
Edward Rosewater. He would be an Indus
trious. interchangeable, influential and to Ne
braska a valuable member OF the United
States senate. BY what he has done for
the development and building up OF Ne
braska he has we'll earned this distin
guished honor. We are neither a persona
friend or admiTer OF Mr.. Rosewater and VIZ
are under no obligation to him in any
manner; we do not even receive The Dailt
Bee in exchange, but this tribute is due thu
man. barring his many faults.