Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-29
NEBRASKA POLITICAL COMMENT

Albion News: Governor shallenberger an
nounces that he will swallow any kind Of
a platform in order TO be reelected.
Northern Nebraska Journal: We see BY
one of our exchanges that Congressman
Latta has been very busy the last few
days" Well, well, are there more checks
than usual to write?
Kearney Hub: Governor shanenberger
will have a reputation as an artful dodger
fully established before the governorship
campaign opens, having recently declared
that he is against county option because IT
spelled prohibition" but he has modified
his position and now declares that he will
run on a county option platform If the
democratic convention so resolves.
Hastings Tribune Edgar Howard says
he will produce the name of the prom
inent democratic lawyer OF Omaha
and the well known republican office
holder in Lincoln who have agreed to be-
come tools Of the corporations for the
next campaign. Here's hoping that Edgar
will not wait until the campaign closes
before he publishes those names.
Blue Springs Sentinel The report comes
from Washington that Congressman Hin
shaw will not permit his name to go before
the voters Of the Fourth Congressional dis
trlct as a candidate for congress at the
coming primary election. This will have a
tendency to clarity the atmosphere in this
district considerably and should leave a
clear field for Hon. Charles Sloan of
Geneva.
Beatrice Express: c. o. Whedon. candi-
date for United States senate, thinks, ac-
cording to a published Interview, that II the
insurgents" could unite with the demo-
Gratis to change the house rules they could
form similar combination to change the
tariff. He thinks IL they could get together
for one purpose, they could do so for an
other II the insurgents" could work in
perfect harmony with the democrats in
congress- perhaps the democrats would
nominate them in their respective districts.
Or would the democrats have candidates
of their own?
Grand Island Independent: The repub-
lcan papers are urging their party TO
adopt county option-a false political label,
by the way-instead of offering the people
a fair and square vote, decline to discuss
the disfranchising feature of their plan.
They may continue to ignore the question
in the campaign should they succeed in
influencing the republican convention to
adopt that plan; and the democrats, avoid
ing 1t as they almost surely will, challenge
them. But It will be mark of weakness
that is likely to drive many republicans
into the democratic ranks and draw from
the democratic ranks, no voters in return.
Friend. Telegraph: Various newspapers
over the state are indulgtng in considerable
talk relative to prospective and available
candidates for the republican nomination
90 nv1f pf oil hat
mentioned to date Hon. c, II. Aldrich Of
David City seems to be the general choice,
due largely to the splendid record he made
in the state senate two years ago. His
record and his publicly expressed views on
important problems before the people point
him out as the logical and typical repre-
sentative Of progressive republican thought
in this state, and without assuming to die
tate we think the advocates of progressive
republicans ought TO center on his candi-
dacy.
West Point Republican, Edgar Howard
will not be a candidate for congress this
year This is the fiat Of the doughty edi-
toh, himself, set forth explicitly in a letter
to c. NJ. Gruenther OF the Platte Center
Signal Mr.. Howard's friends see finanlity
in this decision, but 1t may not affect Mr.
Latta the same way, because he recently
and publicly pronounced MFR. Howard to be
the biggest and most accomplished pre-
varicator in the state. So it is quite pos
sible that Mr.. Latta may still regard him
as a candidate, in face Of this positive
declination Mr.. Howard makes prima
facie case of refusal to run upon the "un-
written law of a second term. 1t has
been suggested that he be prosecuted for
pleading the law, in this instence, because
he is altogether too shrewd not to know
that the law in question win fit all cases
as little as a particular garment viii fit
any man.