Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-20
Howard Laments
thompson Leaving
Race for Senate
Editor Names Others Whom lie
Would Like to See Nominated
by Democrats.
lrrom a SAD correapondentl

LINCOLN, April io-(speciaL) Edgar
Howard Is much distressed over and feels
very keenly the withdrawal OF w. H.
Thompson as a candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for United states senator
While here today Howard said;
II shall express in my paper this week
my very great sorrow that Mr.. Thompson
withdrew from the senatorial race. II
grieves me deeply that circumstance were
such that he took this action, and yet ]
honor him for t. There was no swinging
Of the big stick that caused him to remove
himself as a candidate, but II was simply
a family matter. This 1 know to be true,
for 1 have spent every Sunday for the
last eight weeks in his home and for many
years 1 have been intimate with him and
I know that It was his great love for his
family that caused him to sacrifice the
ambition he has cherished for so long.
"That he would nave been nominated and
elected there is not the least doubt in
my mind, and that It was simply reasons
of love for his family impelled him to this
great sacrifice entities him to the admir-
alton and love Of the eople of this state
the intimate friends of the fanny.
OF course, few will know the real reasons
for his withdrawal and those few will be
the intimate friends Of his family.
Mr.. Thompson had decided ten days
or two weeks before the midnight meeting
with Mr.. Bryan that he would not be a
candidate and / was at the conference
when he made his decision known. 1 hope
the people will believe me when 1 say that
his withdrawal was due purely to personal
family reasons and not to any threats
from anyone"
Now that Mr.. Thompson is out OF the
race, OF course It behooves the democratic
party to secure a candidate. First, of
course, / favor Mr. Bryan, but in the event
that he cannot be induced to become a can
didate, 1 favor some one of the old anti
monopoly branch of democracy. There are
a lot Of them In this state who would make
a good, strong candidate, and behind whom
democracy could unite. We want a candi-
date who will line up with men like La
Toilette and Cummins and help in the great
cause of the people. Among those I would
suggest as men of that caliber and worth
are these: M. f. Harrington, that splendid
exponent Of democracy, who has ever held
aloft the banner of anttmonopoly and
whose heart beats for the masses Of the
people,
There is l. ]. Dunn, that fine young
lawyer and orator Of Omaha, who has the
ability and the inclination to work for
the interests Of the county. Then, too,
DR.. P. L. Hall of Lincoln, a grand, re
liable democrat, whose judgment is ever
sound and whose integrity has never been
questioned. Judge Good, that able tufist,
beloved of all democrats, and Judge Harry
DUNCAN, a vigorous young democrat who
is an honor TO his party. Any one Of
these would lead democracy to victory
and be an honor to our state. We car
not win with a candidate who is bound
with corporation ties! And. in addition
to those I have named there are other
able democrats in Nebraska whose life
history has heenua population of. corpora
ton alliance. That Is the kind Of a dem
ocrat we should nominate