Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-11-01
WIND UP BY THROWING DIRT
Democrats Close Campaign with Some
Malicious Circulars.
ATTACKS ON TAFT AND SHELDON
Elmer E. Thomas of Omaha and
Il. Arthur Carr Of Lincoln the
Tools of Tom Allen in
the Deal.
tFrom a staff correspondent.l

tfTOln n SJuII correspondent
LINCOLN, Oct. S1.-(Special.) 1.-The demo-
cratic state committee practically wound
up its campaign tonight. It's finish was
the dirtlest and most reprehensible of any
campaigns I'm recent years. The state has
been flooded with libelous. scandalous, un-
truthful attacks on both Judge Taft and
Governor Sheldon. These attacks were
held back until the last minute in the hope
that they would not be discovered by the
republicans in time to refute them In
each instance the democratic state COM
mittee secured a willing tool to do it's
dirty work. Elmer f. Thomas Of Omaha
fathered the untruthful attack on Governor
Sheldon; e. Arthur Carr of Lincoln faith
cred the attack on Judge Taft and numer-
Gus other tools jumped on republican iegis-
lative candidates in various counties.
Elmer e. Thomas wrote his circular on
the letter heads of the Allied Temper ance
forces. The president OF this organization,
DR. Samuel Zane Batten, said the circular
had not been authorized by the league. C..
C. Flansberg. a member of the campaign
cOr.mittee, denounced it as "a dirty piece
Of politics which should have no effect"
Cerr ReDudiated at Lincoln.
Il. Arthur Carr used the letter head of
the Civic League OF Lincoln, of which he
at one time was secretary. He signs the
letter and the impression is naturally given
that he signs 1t as secretary of the league
c. C. Flansberg is president of this or
ganization and George T. Tobey is secrc-
tary. Both denounced the circular as hqv-
ing come from Carr individually and not
from the organization.
Carr was repudiated by the Civic league
and forced to resign. He had letter heads
printed and he set out on the letter heads
the following: "Hon. c. C. Flansberg
president: Prof. Barker treasurer. and DR..
f. Arthur Carr, secretary" Mr.. Flansberg
efused to use the lette heads and for
good reasons he and the others forced
Carr to resign. Carr kept these letter
heads. Flansberg said language could not
be found too strong in which to denounce
this action of the deposed secretary. Carr
has been hanging onto the coattaiIs of
Bryan all during the campaign and has
been one of his chief lieutenants in this
city.
Democrats Help Thomas.
committee mailed out thousands of the
false and unjust attackc on Sheldon by
Elmer Thomas.
The action OF the democratic state COM
mittee in resorting TO these Tammany tao
tics at the last minute has builded up party
lines nothing else could do, and reports
to the republican state committee this
morning indicate that instead Of helping
the democrats the circulars have helped
the entire republican ticket. national. state
legislative and county.
Attacks have been made by circulars ON
county candidates I'm Lancaster and re-
ports have been received at the headquar-
ters that the Gage county republican legis-
lative candidates have been attacked by
outsiders in an effort to help out the demo-
cratic candidates in that county. Two OF
the Gage county candidates are up for re-
election. Adam McMullen and Dan Killen
who served in the last session OF the
legislature. 1t is reported that a vicious
attack has been made on these two men in
an effort to help out their democratic op-
ponents These men made the race for
their nominations I'm Gage county before
the people who elected them two years
ago and both were nominated by large
majorities. Each ran on his record made
in the legislature and each proved satisfac-
tory 10 his constituents.
staad by the Nominees.
The republican state committee urges
all republicans In Nebraska to stand by
the nominees OF their party Urges republ-
cans 10 pay no attention to charges made
by circulars. signed or unsigned or permit
interference by outsiders in puerly local af-