Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-08-05

bringing his candidacy to the attention of
large number Of voters and giving It the
momentum such endorsement would
imply The petition for Judge Reese. on
the other hand. though signed bv only
three or four more than the number re-
quired by law, plainly aims to give public
notice of the influences that are backing
him, including. as it does, Senator Norris
Brown, State Chairman Rose. State secre-
tary Parkins, Editor Ross Hammond and
several leading members of the last legis-
lature.
senior Senator Keeps ont.
Yet the Reese petition is significant
mostly for the names It does not contain.
While the Reese petition contains the name
OF the junior United States senator il is
told about here that the senior senator
refused TO sign. Senator Burkett is averse
10 breaking the second term precedent un-
less Tor good cause and has declined to
De persuaded that 1t Is his duty to take
up the cudgels against Judge Sedgvicl
Whle the names OF Secretary of state
Junkln and of Superintendent McBrien ap-
pear the name OF Governor Sheldon is no.
ticeaDIy absent. The governor Is liable to
De charged with surrendering to the rail-
ROADS by some OF the hotheads, but in
slde information from the executive Office
Is that ne proposes to maintain himself
ready to support the nominee of the marty,
no matter which of these two candidatas ts
successful believing both of them to be
capable and eligible.
Press Bureau StiII Buay.
Ane operations Of the rival press bureaus
continue 10 furnish interesting side lights
On Tue progress OF the campaign as be-
tween the contending factions The sedk.
WICK propaganda this week matched the
special Reese edition of the Grand Island
independent with special sedguc- a,IttI-..
of the Columbus Tribune in wbich +ha
slogan is hoisted for a square dsaI >,
Another strong card which has. been plavAd
Ior the chief Justice is review prfnted
IN the Crete Vidette-Herald of the nor,t
nation OF Judge Sedgwick six years agn
showing that at that time he was the
caholdate or the very reform element that
is now nghting him and that he was non,i
mated originally as a distinctly inde
pendent-of-the-railroa man The anti
monopoly counties which backed SedRwick
in the convention of 1901 are named ana
some OF the complimentary declarations
or the republican newspapers at that time
are repeated. The public is also reminded
that the vtndication which Is now de-
manded for Judge Reese was given him.
so far as the party is concerned bv the
nomination accorded him in 1899 but that
ne failed then to receive his vindication
at the polls
For Judge Reese the latest press bureau
move Is a letter sent out by Clark Perkins
over the signature Of the understudv editor
or his Aurora Republican calling upon the
nHWSnanAF
and telling them why they should do so
In this letter it is declared that nearly
100 republican newspapers have already
indorsed Judge Reese's candidacy" The
charge that the opposition to Judge sedR-
wick comes from a defeated candidate for
clerk OF the supreme court is resented and
the one Issue in the judiciary contest
Is declared to be Judge Sedgwick's record
The queer part about the attack on the
record, however Is that IT is confined To
the courts decisions in the BartIey bond
cases and the State Journal case, with not
a word about any alleged favoritism to
the railroads or other corporations. Judge
Sedgwick is also attacked for consantInR
TO the appointment as commissioners 10
the supreme court of men repudiated bv the
state convention on account OF their af
hliation with the railroads.
Bradshaw Man Explains.
The press bureau crowd seems to have
been somewhat cut up by the endorsement
of Judge Sedgwick by Editor Dayton OF
the York Republican. who had previously
been training with them. In partial answer
10 Editor Dayton's vouching that Judge
Sedgwick stands well at home and has
record there OF freedom. from railroad
taint, the Bradshaw Republican man, who
switched from one side to the other earlier
in the season, comes out with this amusing
explanation of his position:
We do not want to say one word derog-
atory 70 Judge Sedgwick a man. as We
have learned to esteem him as a noble
character. an able lawyer and jurist, but
when it comes TO the matter OF party
reform we sincerely believe the Judge Is
in training with the wrong crowd, and thar
Is the reason, and the only reason why we
are in favor Of Judge Reese In preference
man.
on university regents it Is pretty safe
to say that the ticket Is already made up.
with Charles B. Anderson of Crete ana
George Copeland Of Elgin, who are en-
tirely satisfactory to all elements DR.
A. s Won Mansfelde OF Ashland has also
filed. but his candidacy Is not regarded
seriously here.
real sharp night is in prospect on rail-
way commissioner. because the republican
nomination is the same thing as an election.
no one having filed for II. either as a demo-
crat or popuhst. The present commissioner
Henry T. Clarke, jr.. Is regarded as having
the best Of IL, although by no means a
walk-away. because having been appointed
by Governor sheldon TO al a vacancy. his
nomination would be in the nature OF a
popular ratification Of the governors ac-
ton.
The democrats are not so sure now a.
they were last week that they can carry
through a fusion slate The program Of
the bosses 70 nominate Judge Alberts. a
populist. has been Jared a little BIT by the
fling OF Judge Loomis, a democrat. ana n
LOOmis should get the democratic nonnfna-
ton and Alberts the populist nomination.
a conference committee might have To h.
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