Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-17
NEBRASKANS COMING HOME
Approach of Election and Desire 10
Vote the Incentive.
MAX BAEHR TALKS ABOUT CUBA
Confident Coming Election I'm Island
VIII BE Peaceful and People win
CheerfuIIy Abide by the
Results.
CFrom a staff Correspondent)

out Of the departments who propose going
home to vote is any evidence of the inter-
est i'm the forthcoming election.
David r. Thompson, ambassador to
Mckee, brought a western ray of sunshine
to the White House and members OF the
cabinet when he said that Nebraska would
surely cast its electoral vote for Taft. He
said that he had been in the state some
weeks and this opinion was based on care
full comparisons In close districts with the
vote of four years ago. He admitted the
republican majority would not be as great
in Nebraska as in 1905, but that ii would
serve to give the state to the republican
nominee.
Ambassador Thompson disclaimed that he
was doing any political work whatever as
he was in the diplomatic service and he
thought that any distinctive political work
would be IN exceedingly bad taste and that
his judgment about Nebraskans was based
upon what his old-time friends in the state
had told him. Mr. Thompson has been on
leave of absence for some little time and
with Mrs. Thompson has been in Nebraska
for month. He came to Washington on
private matters. He will 60 to New York
tomorrow and then return to Nebraska for
the election, leaving for Mexico Immediately
after casting his vote.
Another of Nebraska's representatives in
the diplomatic and consular service who
appeared in Washington today on his way
home was Consul Max j. Baehr, consul
general at Cienfuegas, Cuba whose resi-
dence is in st. Paul Neb Mr.. Baehr ar
rived in Washington last night from New
York and expects to leave for Howard
county tomorrow.
During my stay in New York CITY,"
said Mr. Baehr, II was impressed with the
idea that Mr.. Taft is very popular with
the working classes of that city. l took
especial interest in some roonday meet
ings of Polish Jews that were being ad-
dressed by republican speakers. From the
fact that Nathan Straus was so actively
interested in the candidacy of Mr.. Bryan
ore might have been led to expect that
this element would follow in his lead, but
these men applauded Taft speeches in
way that seemed to indicate they were
friendly to the republican candidate"
Cubnns Not Seeking Strife.
Speaking of conditions in Cuba, Consul
Bsehr said 1t was a mistake to class
Cubans with Central Americans as lovers
of strife and as constantly prone to insur-
rection.
you know am stationed in the hot box
of the recent revolutionary uprisings in
the island and the tpoubles have heen due
to the feeling on the part of the natives
that they We're not to receive their politi-
cal rights and not to an insurrectionary
spirit. on the whole. there is no better
character TO be found anywhere than that
of the Cuban. The majority of tho ir..
habitants of the country are naturally law
abiding peace loving people, of gentle dis
position, and 1t Is only in the cities that
you find men who have been contaminated
by politics and have become bad citizens
The CubaEs are a temperate people. They
do not drink intoxcants, unless YOU
call their coffee Intoxicating, for they make
that very strong and drink it six, seven
or eight times a day, although of course
not large cups at a time. The Cubans an
peared to be satisfied with the workings
OF the new election law created by Colonel
Crowder They realize that by it they will
get their rights. l believe the Interviews
coming from Americans who have an i'm
! perfect knowledge of the constitution. saw
ing that there probably will be another
lnsurrection in Cuba, are untrue and un-
just snail not attempt to predict the
outcome or the approaching election. Both
parties have nominated able men for presi-
| ''N N''N WV pl0SluSnl ana the election
/ may be quite close. In either event am
confident the result will be accepted by
the people in a awabiding spirit Tbe
I present administration of the island hos
been exceedingly successful. Mr.. Mapoon
has shown great shrewdness and tact and
the people are convinced they will get their
rights"
Heath's View of Election,
| Former Assistant Postmaster General
Ferry s. Heath, formerly editor of the Salt
Lake City Tribune, but who has of late
years been looking after private interests
IN Muncie. Ind, his boyhood home. is in
washington for the purpose of letting con-
tracts for house he intends having con.
structed on Connecticut avenue in this citv.
Mr.. Heath who is looked upon as a verv
astute politician, said, speaking of condi-
tions politically throughout the country:
This will. in my Judgment. be a very
spotty campaign, that is TO say. some strong
holds Of the republicans will go demo
cratic and some places heretofore demo.
cratic will be republican on November g.
believe Taft is stronger IN several states
than the republican candidates for governor
and congress. II is my belief that prohibit.
ton will pull both Indiana and Ohio
through for the republican ticket In both
states good men, men who should and
would ordinarily be elected on party lines
will be helped by the new issue. l am for
Judge Taft He will be elected
Make no mistake as to that. He
will be a first class president. He
is clean, capable independents big
man. have known him for, well.
ever since the time he was appointed solicI.
tor general by President Harrison. and
then he has sensible statesman-like wife
a woman Of womanly qualities. There will
be no folderol at the White House when
they get there. believe some states NAV
elect democratic governors and Taft elec.
tors. As l said before this will be a spotty
campaign. But put any odds that Taft will
be elected.
Postal Appointments.
Rural Free Delivery Carriers Appointed
Iowa: Route, 5. John A. Edmond, carrier,
Charles Reed, substitute.
South Dakota: Hitchcock, route No. ?
Arthur J. Walton. carrier; Albert Walton,
substitute. stickney, route No. /, LindelI
Hnckbtt carrier; no substitute. Tabor,
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