The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-15
Will
SWEEP 4 ! | NEBRASKA.

Expected That Not One Repub-
lican Candidate Will Be
Elected to Congress.
Omaha, Neb., August 14.-Everything
Is playing into the hands Of Nebraska
Democrats this year. and clean sweep
of the field ns indicated by conditions
as they are at present. Every move
made by the Republican managers IS
resulting to the benolit OF the Demn-
cratic candidates. and the situation has
become SO one-sided that Thomas w.
Blackburn. OF Omaha. leading Repub-
lican candidate for Congress from the
Omaha district, has Withdrawn from
the race, giving as his reason that the
Republican platform is such that o
Republican cannot be elected this fall
One OF the CHIEF factors in prospec.
tive Democratic success this year is
Republican insurgency, as applied to
the congressional elegation. There
are not enough 1nsurgent votes to
make the Insurgent Congressman safe,
and Nebraska Regulars are not the
kind to assist their bitter opponents
the Insurgents, In the election of their
candidates.
In fact, because of the row between
the Insurgents and Regulars, there Will
probably not De single Republican
| Congressman from Nebraska in the
next House-not even excepting Con-
! gresham Norris, leader of the Insur-
| gent attack on Speaker Cannon and
! the Rules Committee.
4 The attack OF the Regulars on Norris
| Is not being made with q brass band
| accompaniment, but it Is being waged
I with great fierceness. for all its secre-
cy. AT the head Of the Regulars In the
! fight against Norris is Senator E. ].
Burkett, and he Is throwing against
Norris all the power Of the Republican
machine which he has taken ten years
! to build. This machine is well oiled
1 and is making very little noise, but its
effect will probably DO the defeat of
] Norris. Norris reyolted against the
1 Regulars in Congress-, and now the
Regulars are using all their power to
defeat their enemy, not by electtng
another Regular, but py throwing al
their votes to the Democratic candl-
| date, thus insuring the election OF
Democrat In that district
William Hayward, secretary of the
Republican National Committee. Is
candidate for Congress in&the First Me-
1 braska District, and is opposed by John
A. Mcguire Democrat, the incumbent.
Hayward is trying hard to secure the
i Insurgent support and never misses an
opportunity to let it be known that ne
is against Cannon. that being the
depth of his insurgency. However. IN
the eyes OF the Insurgents, he is damned
by being supported by the Reguiars'
and hence will not receive the lnsur-
gent vote. which will go to Mcguire
instead. ~ :.
The same conditions prevail IN all
other congressional districts, the Req
ular Republicans supporting the Dem
ocratic candidates in those districts
i'm which Insurgent Republicans are
running, and the Insurg ents SUPPORTING
Democratic candidates as against reg
ular Republicans in other districts.
Insurgency is welding great infiu-
encaain the race for United States Sem
ator also. In Nebraska the Oregon
plan Of selecting Senator Is In vogue,
thus enabling An Insurgent to vote
against "Stand- Pat Senator Burkett
and yet cast his vote for the Repupllcan
State legislator. There Is an lnsurgent
candidate for United States Senator, q
o. Whedon, but he will be- eliminated
at the primaries The Insurge nts are
not sufficiently numerous IN y e pr Sc
to elect their candi date, althoug ht .thl ms,
may hold the balance of power IN eject
|
Insurgency, however, is ting little
or no figure in the gubernatorlal con-.
test. That fight is being Waged aIons
county option" lines, and the state
platforms OF the two parties have taken Sc.
stands for and q gainst. The Republi-
can candidate has pledged himself ! &,
county option, while the Democratic AUG
platform opposes that stand. one
Democratic candidate, Mayor. Da IN =
i
L ty option. but he will scarcely receive
1.-The nomination. The otherSD Democratic
candidate, and the one who vii pro . q
| ably be nominated lis $Governor Shall ems m
berger, who says he Will sign a county uH
option bill If one is passed by the 8Le ,s
islature. Shallenberger5lsg popu lar WI = n
Prohbitionists because of his 9 O. 4ocK
closing law, his enforcement Of : q .
present laws and his sta ement coh,
corning county Opt on T me 6N aSt,ra
\ element also would prefer TO- see sll lsl
|lenberger re elected than4to put n vs. a =
out and -out county opt ioni it, ! 9
these reasons Shallenberger viii pro D.
| ably be elected Nj 3s
AS Vet william . Bryan has taken
! very little part in the campaign. I'M
mediately after lis county opttcn plat
form was thrown out OF the Demo
cratic convention MT. Bryan started star on
| q lecture tour :. : ~. w ~ =
has not yet returned. He has issued
one statement saying that only those
/ cand idates for the legislature and for
Governor who will pledge themselves
4 for county option should be supported.
/ Nationally, Mr.. Bryan says, II matters
not whether candidates for Congress
/ and the Senate are or are not county
4 ontion!sts. II Bryan intends taking
i part In the Nebraska campaign he evil
i IDENTIFY means to wait until after the
4 primaries and then to give his support
Ito the nominees.
i But with or without Bryan, every
thing seems to favor the Democratic
i party In Nebraska this year, ard the
nublican will be sent 70 WasllinEtt ton
l9S2ga nl Ihlaas st2la, s.