The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-07
LAFOLLETTE IS THE
TALK OF ALL
NEBRASKA
-LITTLE NAPOLEON OF WlscoN-
SIM is BACKED IN PREsiDENs
TIAL CAMPAIGN By 100 NEWS
PAPERS OF RRYAN's STATE.

OMAHA. Neb., Jan, 7.--LaFollette'
name Is ON every mans tongue in Ne
braska. LaFollette as presidential
candidate Is discussed in the editorial
columns III alIpeSt-eraTy- Her-spa PeE-la
Nebraska. Upwards of 100 newspa'
pers of this state are advocates of the
election or EaFoilette delegates 10 she
national Republican convention TO be
held in Chicago, June 10. The Re
publican press OF the state has open
ed campaign for the election of
delegates TO the national convention
by direct vote. ms Is now the~custom
in Wisconsin The Nebraska legis-
lature Is soon TO meet, and this propo-
sition Is 10 be presented TO the legis-
lature in the form of bill, provid-
ing for direct election Of national
delegates. II this proposition passes
the legislature, there can be ifttle
question that Nebraska will be in the
national convention to second the
nomination OF Robert NJ. LaFollette
for president OF the United States.
Favored by Men of Action.
Briefly. this is the situation in Ne
braska az the new year opens. The
LaFollette campaign, formally launch.
ed here soon after President Roose-
welt made his latest declaration that
he would not accept q denomination
ftTts been taken up ny THAT part or the
Republican party of this state which
nominated and elected Gov. Sheldon,
and which elected the two present
United States senators from Nebraska.
This does not mean that there is no
other movement in Nebraska, but il
does mean that the men who do
things. the men who are now in the
saddle in Nebraska, are for LaF0l-
lette for president in 1908.
There is Taft movement in this
state, but. unfortunately for Mr. Taft,
this movement has fallen into the
hands OF the Teactionists, and is be-
ing managed by the men who, In
Wisconsin, would be called ''stal-
warts
Hughes Movement, Also.
Unfortunately for Mr. Taft, there
is : Hughes movement, headed by
Senator Burkett. The Hughes move
ment. however, has found little fol-
lowing among those who are identified
with the progressive element of the
Republican party. In other words,
whatever following the Hughes move
ment has-and it has some--is made
up of men who have heretofore been
counted upon as a part OF the Taft
movement.
Mr. LaFollette's candidacy is being
managed by Frank A. Harrison, clerk
of the United States court at Lincoln.
Headquarters have been opened at the
4 SnI oil ,,,,Aa,. kn
ton OF Mr.. Harrison. the work OF con-
Quoting the campaign in Nebraska Is
being carried on.
Tbs progressive movement in Ne
braska has been built up around a
virile and honest press. The nucleus
of this organization Is found In a list
OF between 100 and 200 newspapers,
some daily and some weekly. These
newspapers have undertaken 10 keep
the people OF Nebraska correctly in
formed as 10 men and measures. And
up tothis time these papers have been
successful in their efforts, II is this
list of newspapers which now forms
the nucleus OF the LaFollette organiza-
ton in Nebraska.
These Republicans do not propose
70 be bound by the declarations of a
platform convention which six months
ago attempted. without authority, to
commit the Republican party of this
state to Taft. The following quotation
from an editorial In the Bradshaw
Republican, one of the newspapers in
the organization. voices the general
sentiment OF the progressive Repub-
licans In Nebraska on the presidential
situation:
Now that President Roosevelt has
issued his utimatum, and the foolish
ness OF running him against his will
Is knocked out. the fight will center on
Gov Hughes OF New York and Senator
Ia Toilette Of Wisconsin. Some may
ask. what are we going TO do with
Taft2 Nothing whatever.
We are not going to allow the fool
ishness exhibited by certain Repub-
lican delegate platform convention
which went beyond It's authority. and
acted entirely outside OF It's business
when IL declared for Taft--to drop us
clear out OF sight Taft is no safer
man for the people who are in favor of
reform TO vote for than IL Foraker or
any one else on whom the money pow
ers have placed their ponderous hands.