Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-04
BURKETT TALKS 10 VOTERS
West May Accomplish Most by Re-
turning It's Senator'S.
OMAHA HAS CHANCE TO PROFIT
Plans Laid TO Establish Largest Signal
Corps station I'm Nation Here
s speeches at Rome and
other Places.
MAHA HAS CHANCE TO PROFIT

Greeted by two large and enthusiastic re-
publican audiences in Omaha Wednesday
Senator Elmer j, Burkstt made effective
speeches 10 voters After a busy day Of
meetings with republican leaders in the city
the senator was the guest Of honor at an
informal reeepuonS and rally at the Hotel
Rome. Iater,in the evening he addressed
a meeting Of negro voterstat ldlewilde hall,
Twenty-fourth and Grant streets Senator
BurSett and Judge a. IL sutton, -epub-
mean candidate for representative, will
spend Today meeting the republican
leaders IN South Omaha and making
speeches Ia that city.
Cheers, round after round greeted Sen
ator Burkett when he mounted the rostrum
AZ the Rome lasCpight.Y pave shanahan
chairman Of tha eVenihg, briefly stated the
pnrpose OF the injecting as that of getting
together and letting the senator know that
the republicans OF Douglas county, at least
OF Omaha are with him. He then intro
ddced Senator Burkett. The senator said,
IL part: ..
Before I say anything else I want to
express my deepest and most heartfelt APP
probation Of the loyAltytof you republicans
who have come hers tonight, and of hosts
Of others who are not here, but of whose
support in the past have been sure and
Of whose support in the future l am just
as confident. Nam grateful.
u understand that your citizen, who
came to Omaha today. says that the state
ot Nebraska Twill come to Douglas
county with 1890 majority for the demo-
cratic ticket ! say-and ! believe II as
truly as / ever believed anything in my
Iife-that the state Of Nebraska will come
TO Douglas county, with majority oil
5000, and that majority will be on the
other side! And anomer thing wan
to say that l don't believe the boasted To-
OOO democratic majority ever Will be re-
corded In Douglas county. ! DOUBT
the majority viii even be one third of that
Il think the ruling that requires the us'
Of voting machines VIII MAKE little q
any difference in the result, ana IL appears
to. me that we have notnlng 10 fear iron
that ruins. 1 believe that Win Ordinary
instruction the average voter mas tne IN
tengence necessary 10 80 10 tne polls am
to the maonlne. and there register ni
will.
important problems are TO b.
solved at Washington; that is
way they are to be solVe'
there. Every ptoeltn really Is solved b!
the people. Qnfg .through the peopls ar
they solved at hasningpon. They are DC
ing solved right along from year to year
When Tom Benton vent out of the capito
at Washington fittS years ago and me
his successor gpips IN he said. You ar
too late All the great questions nav
been settled Ho was wrong. They ar
sun being settled and they are not a
settled yet.
Republicans settle Problems.
The republican, parry IS containing
settle chem. me party MA continue 1
do So. ana Il 10 because the parry na
settled ulen aSeoruIug 80 the puncip.,
tnat aare jus. ana ,rlsng taat tna America
people nave conagueu taat parry IN po"'
wItn one eAoul uO4s 4Or tls iast utIy YEA
Il Is lulOI Iant tur Jnese western stat
that they heep thelr lepresentaLNe 90
senators at WasuiAgtun mere are vn
two senators llOhr west % the Ailssi
sippi mat nave Ueen senators for MOI
than one term, AZ requires time for
man 20 clnID 10 a pusltlOn Oh lutiLen,
there. We nave Been senuIng men u "a
senate az over lne west. Iney Wuu
ciimD a. l.tue Wsy snd tnen others Wou
be sent 20 sulCevu tuvl4 anu tuey lu Ia.
nave had 70 start al tne DotIom IA
VuuD.
Il believe that iR 10 Omaha we snOu
nave Jns. greatest army LoaJ IA tne wor
ami 4 believe ne small nave H. nave Il
endOl Eement OK every naval officer
prominence lrom lue secretary OF Il
navy down, an the vt4cers Of line ai
start Tor a sigma coIps Du mat wou
place the signal corps here and make "a
the GENITAL posi-. ANA JJe greatest ara
post IN the woI3d Captain huh, OF A.
Moines, by reualupls in congress te.
after term has gained tae mnuence uec'
sary and mas sec4rsu and oult up Ior A.
MONIES the seoOn0 "a. seat army post
tae nation wnen IA eusut 70 be here a
IL has been a uknt tor omaha even
Keep the headquarters OF the Departme
OF me Aissoun.
signal Corps htll.
"Out in Cheyenne there IL the lRrg,
military post ia ms world, fort ID.
Russell. IL is out there, away OF frS