Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-12-31
PREDICTS THAT DEAN AND H0LC0MD
WILL REMAIN IN BROKEN BOW.
W. J. TAYLOR IS STRONG MAN.
Representative Taylor May Have Balance
Of Power In Speakership Fight,
ShalIenberger Gives No Indica-
cation of Rewarding Candy

Especial 10 the CUSTER COUNTY
REPUBLICAN, Just al this time
Custer County occupies a unique
position among the counties OF
Nebraska, having the distinction
oi presenting to the people OF The
stale two Democratic candidates
for the vacant seat on the Su-
preme bench of the state, promi-
nent candidate for the Speaker
ship OF the House of Representa-
tives and Jesse Candy who Is said
to be candidate for any old poll
tical job that may come ram bling
down the pike without some other
Democrats brand already on it.
Probably it is not fair to say that
Custer has two candidates" tor
the vacant Supreme JudgeshiJ ,
inasmuch as those who want It
are not supposed to dig and hus-
tie for it but to maintain digni-
fed "I'll-take-it.if-it. .comes-my
way" attitude and let the frit nds
and neighbors do the hustling
and the endorsing. Anyway the
names of former Supreme Justice
Holcomb and Attorney J. r. Dean
both of Broken Bow, are in the
''pot" for this vacancy no matter
how they got there and in there
they will no doubt remain until
Gov. Sheldon, in imitation Of
Little Jack Horner" of ancient
memory, .'puts in his thumb and
pulls out plumb"-and who will
1T be? It's dollars to doughnuts
chat it wont be anybody from
Custer county and your cores
pondent cites that tact not to
KNOCK" on either of the eminent
gentlemen who are in the lime
light from grand old Custer but
to state probable fact and fore
cast the news in a way that the
future will confirm. 1t hasn't all
been endorsement" and zap.
proval" down on this end of the
court-selecting game. There
have been red axes swung and
some of the "chops" have drawn
Custer county blood and the chops
have not come from opposite par
tizan sources but In some Cases
from Democratic brethren who
want to see somebody else win.
1t is not believed among political
prophets here that Judge Hol.
combs chances have ever been
ehe very best, not for any reason
that would reflect on him as man
or lawyer but merely that he has
about had his share OF the honors
and emoluments OF Office and that
there are always Others. I he
runners that float about in the
snperheated political atmosphere
of Lincoln do not favor the
chances of Mr.. Dean either.
That there are knocks" in his
quarter is also known though the
governor has throughout been as
reticent as Sphinx on this whole
court matter and no man knows
his mind or thoughts.
However things get lin the
wiud" and the wind says that the
kicks on Mr.. Dean do not chal.
lenge his integrity, his honor, his
industry or his standing as man
and citizen but that he has no,
yet reached that ripe estate il
legal lore and broad experience
which fits the lawyer for the emf
nence of the Supreme bench
Only that and nothing more but
it is probable that the knock
ing" has seriously injured Mr.
Deans chances. AS prediction,
totally unofficial but extremely J
probable your correspondent viii
prophesy-that in all probability
Ihe knocks which have been lodg,
ed against the men already ment
ioned for this place are suficlenI
TO show that Democratic harmony
is lacking, that the pickering has
pushed them all off the slate anC
that while a Democrat will ge'
this appointment it will probably
be dark horse" not yet publiCly
considered for the place.
Custer has candidate for tho
Speakership who has some rea
strength, in the person of Repre-