Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-10
But the Jims Carefully Dodge the Is
sue of Congressional Candidate.
1G DUNN woLD GO TO CONGRESS
Probably the Jacks, Displeased With
Hitchcock, Would Back Him.
J1MS TO HELP THEIR FRIENDS
only Those who Boost for DahImanD
isna Can Expect the support OF
the Jims, and Hitchcock
Remains Inactive.

Out Of the cloud and smoke Of battle
waging between the Jacks and Jims OF
local democracy rises one feature dis
tinguished above all the rest. and this is
the twist given to the congressional situa-
tion in the Second district Of Nebraska.
Both factions to this fraticidal conflict
admit the position of Mr. Hitchcock to be
disconcerting, TO say the least, and the
future fraught with omlnous uncertainty
for him or any Of his rival aspirants.
Whether a preconceived plot existed in
the camp OF the. Jacksonians at the outset
to center this war on the congress-editor
as the pivotal issue or the entering wedge
OF indeterminate factional fight as a means
of determining the relative strength OF
Ig Dunn and Hitchcock with the Dahl
NANTES is not known That the Jacks
courted open hostilities for this purpose
or that the turn affairs have taken Just
happened to develop this condition is the
question. But the fact is, as admitted
under cover. Mr.. Hitchcock has been placed
between the devil and the deep blue sea-"
and has failed to WELD the slightest in
fluence with either Jacks or Jims Worse
than that he has failed to receive Endorse
ment at the hands of the majority faction
for delegate to the national convention.
But he didn't seek endorsement" say
his friends. He didn't want the place."
says w. II. Thompson.
And thereby hangs the tale, so one stall
wart Jim asserts.
Hitchcock Let Down Easy.
you see. it's like this" he said. ''rhe
Jacksonians very we'll knew that Mr..
Hitchcock was not candidate for dele
gate, didn't want to 60 TO the convention
or do anything that might tend to CON-
plicate his individual position or hazard
his chances OF denomination and election.
He felt that If we and the Jaeksonians
could pull through this fight without his
mixing into it 10 his own detriment so
much the better for him. OF course, Mr..
Hitchcock, through his personal representa-
tive, did try to exercise a certain influence.
We know that. but that is neither here nor
there Just now,
''The Jacksonians naturally feel sore be-
cause Hitchcock once strongly allied with
them, now shuns this alliance in self
defense They think he ought to continue
to align himself with the minority faction,
but they are not as good practical poll
ticians as Mr.. Hitchcock or they would
not adhere to such theory. So when the
JaCkSOnlans pldceu lne ndLue OF ItlltnCoCh
on that ballot and sent 1t to us they did
it for the specific purpose Of having us
turn it down ard thus take the initiative
in leading a revolt on Hitchcock. leaving
them in the clear to go to their man at
such time as they might be able to claim
Hitchcock did not have the united support
of his party and would be sacrificed II
nominated In which event they could get
behind Ig Dunn, who is courtlng the con-
gressional nomination, strange as that may
seem.
scheme OF Jacks Fell Through.
"Well, we fooled our cunning friends.
We taught them a lesson in diplomacy.
Did we turn down Mr.. Hitchcock? Oh no.
we didn't endorse him, but we made 1t
possible to avoid the issue"
do you mean to say the Dahlman De-
mocracy is too loyal to Hitchcock to turn
him DOWN."
"Wen, we are not discussing the subject
of loyalty just now. say we didn't turn
him down, that Is not with thud."
IF the Jacksonians get behind Ig Dunn
for congress will the Dahlman men jump
TO the support of Hitchcock"
'The Dahlman Democracy has no candi-
date for congress We are trying to fight
our own battles. and help those who help
his battle yet"
The Dahlmen men deny the charge OF
c.. ]. Smyth that the joint conference COM
mittees report on a compromise the other
night was turned down by them or that
the joint committee could not reach an
agreement.
''It did reach an agreement" said a
Dahlman man. "All seven of our commit
teemen and Ed Bergman of the Jackson
ians. which constituted a majority. as per
terms agreed on a ticket. and then when
the agreement was returned to the Jack
sonians It was repudiated, the Jaclssonians
asserting the committee It had empowered
had no authority TO make such an agree
ment."
The situation now presents, it Is Nd
mitted. the possibility OF nothing but an
open fight to finish. The Dahlmanites
having named thier slate. say they are
through until primary day; the Jacksonians
must still and win tonight. they say, name
their delegates.
How the Jacksonians will be able to re-
ject the name of Joseph Hayden is more
than wise heads can make out. President
Smyth OF that club is Mr. Hayden's close
friend and legal adviser, and viii not. It
is understood. place himself I'm the att-
tude OF opposing him. In the judgment
of many, the best the Jacks can possibly
do after all is TO compromise on at least
one man, leaving the other two they en-
dorse precarious targets for the battle Of
ballots.