Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-21
SLUSH FUND TO BUY PAPERS
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papers have been approached ana spuTned
the offer of the committee.
What the democratic weekly papers will
have to say about the democratic state
committee using a slush fund to buy space
in republican city papers while they are
doing the work for the ticket can better be
imagined than stated. These county week
lies so far as could be heard from are sup
porting the democratic ticket and Mr..
Bryan without pay or expectation of pay.
They have collected money to help Mr..
Bryan be elected and the money has been
sent in to headquarters.
with Tammany's $4,000 and the $4,000
sent here in 1904 to help Mr.. Bryan elect
himself United States senator and with no
telling how much more tainted money In It's
slush fund the democrats expect to be able
to buy space in enough republican news
papers to turn the tide.
But so far as heard from contracts have
been made only with the Lincoln State
Journal, whose editor holds a federal posi-
ton given to him by Senator Burkett; the
Lincoln News, whose editor until recently
was a member Of the republican state com
mittee, and probably the Omaha Daily
News. Republican voters may expect to
tee their candidates vil1ifled in these sheets
in space bought by the democratic state
committee beginning the first of the week.
Allen Dumps shaIlenberEer.
A.. C. Shallenberger has been turned
down cold by the democratic state COM
mittee as represented by Tom Allen. There
is no doubt about this and Mr.. shallen-
berger has received Information to this
effect right from headquarters. The COM
mittee is going to sacrifice every man on
the ticket in order to help Mr.. Bryan. This
little incident will show Mr.. shallenberger's
friends the truth of the statement.
Frank Brown of Lincoln is a son of
Mayor Brown Of this city. Mayor Brown
is Mr.. Bryan's very close friend and coun-
selor.
Frank Brown jumped onto q Burlington
train the other day ana speaking to an
appointee of Governor Sheldon said:
IF you will vote for Bryan l will vote
for Sheldon"
You are joking" answered the Sheldon
appointee.
Before he could make any other answer
several parties on the train began to dis
cuss the proposition and Young Brown left
the car.
Sentiment for Taft Grows.
CONGRESSMAN Ernest NJ. Pollard was here
last night after a speaking tour down in
Kansas, and he left this morning for a
trip through his district, beginning at
Union tonight.
1.-THE sentiment for Taft Is growing every
day and there is no doubt in my mind that
both Kansas and Nebraska will give him
large majorities. In fact, in my travels
over the state and in Kansas I could find
no republicans who were dissatisfied, but
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leans wide awake and up on their feet for
the ticket. 1 believe the majority for both
the national ticket and the state ticket in
Nebraska will be larger than most rcpub-
lican prognosticators are now thinking"
No encouragement for Democrats.
Attorney General Thompson came In this
morning from a speaking trip in the north
west portion of the state in company with
John J. Ryder, deputy labor commissioner
1T is everywhere Taft and sheldon said
Mr.. Thompson. II cannot see where the
democrats get any encouragement out Of
this campaign. I have been over the state
during campaigns in the past, but 1 never
saw a time when the republicans were so
united and so unanimous for the ticket,
both state and national. l found the farm
ers everywhere we went for the repub-
lican candidates and they are going to vote
next month. To my mind, there Is abso-
lutely no doubt Of the outcome"
Senator Burkett, who Is billed to speak
at Alma on October 23. will speak at Oxford
instead. The place was changed last night.
In Clay County.
AS an indication of how Taft is gaining
ground in Nebraska and how Bryan is los
ing strength tine following statement by
A. Fl. Lewis OF Sutton is of interest. Mr..
Lewis said:
1 have made a careful investigation in
this corner of Clay county and the result
shows that Bryan will lose rather than
gain over the vote of 1900, Bryan's talk
here from his special train the other day
produced the same old result, the general
impression that he is very anxious for his
own success; that he is inventing and US
ing his plausible oratory for all II is worth
to get votes for himself regardless of the
effect that his election would have on the
business OF the country and the value OF
property II he should be elected. The feel
Ing toward him is rather cold here, es-
pecially among the farmers, who are more
interested in their own prosperity than
they are In Mr.. Bryan's political success.
tended his hand for a farewell shake.
While Mr.. Bryan was reaching for the
hand and beaming with his usual smile
the lad shouted deflantly "Hurrah for
Taft!' The crowd broke out into a good
natured laugh and good-naturedly dis
persed.
Bevoridge's meeting at Sutton was a good
one. The Germans at Sutton are In line
for Taft. The reports from other parts of
Clay county indicate a net gain for the
republicans this year.
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