Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-25

TIbbiea saves His Ross by Getting
Hsm IN "ERdorsement."


uFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, oct ispecial) -Driven to
desperation by the rising tide OF indigna-
ton ~ the people Of Nebraska occasioned
BY n exposure OF the fact that he was
a beneficiary of the BARLEY treasury short
age, Gilbert NJ Hitchcock, democratic nom
inee for United states senator, has sent
forth his handy man. Thomas II. Tibbles,
an dthrough him secured a resolution of
endorsement from what he will call the
executive committee OF the pJpulist state
commtteeiTbN,
MIR. Tibbles hopes this resolution will
stop the deeertion Of the popullsts of the
state from the Hitchcock ranks II 1t is
published as. the official action Of an Off
ciai committee.
As a matter of fact, however. only five
persons wefe present ae the secret meeting
which wassheld Il the Lincoln hotsl. These
FIVE men were w. IL Stark Of Aurora, {.
b. Manuel, fsuperintendent OF the Kearney
Industrial school; r. A. Walroth, secretary
OF the popullst committee; il. b. Cum
minis Of seward and n. H. Tibbes. con-
tributor to the lWorid-Herald, Mr.. Hitch
cocks paper z 80
Mr. stark made tire motion TO give Mr..
Hitchcock vote, Of confidence. and this
motion was seconded by Walroth No one
voted in the negative. and after 1t had
been proclaimed as having carried Mr.
Tibbles was given Instructions to prepare
the resolution. The meeting adjourned
and MIR. Tibbles wrote the endorsement.
Chairman Manuel WAS with him and sug-
gested milder resolution, but as Tibbles
was In the saddle with fun authority his
suggestion fell on deaf ears. Manual then
mot f.k no to ege HI.
luton.
1he resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That we reiterate our conf
denee IN the integrity and ability OF Gil
bert Nj. Hitchcock and pledge him our
earnest support in his candidacy for
With gratitude his long and efficient SER
vices for the VTinopies of the peoples in
dependent party and his frequent declara-
lions on the dl6or Of the house and in his
public addresses OF his obligations TO that
party as the leader In all great reforms.
T. II. TiBBLGS. Secretary Pro Tenn.
Reports hare been coming in for several
days that the popullsts were very much
put out at the discovery that while holler-
ing stop thief, stop thief" Mr.. Hitchcock
himself was then living off OF money which
he had managed to get together from the
start he received by being a beneficiary
OF the BARLEY shortage. The long and
Herald had sienced even any suspicion
among the rank and file OF the populist
and Of the voters Of all parties that the
editor Of the world-Herald was under
financial obligations TO the ex-state treas
urer who served term in prison for HE
share In the treasury shortage.
So when Edgar Howard, in answer 10
def from Mr. Hitchcock TO produce his
proof established beyond a reasonable
doubt that Hitchcock was guilty as
charged the fohowing Of the Omaha editor
about faced. Ffa
From an parts or the state these reports
have been. coming 70 Lincoln, 50 il was up
10 the Omaha editor to get some one else
20 help him eaFTy out his bluff that hs
was .nnocent RE zen upon Tom TIbbles.
The former lesder of the pops had done
yoeman service bef0ro and ne VAS ready
10 do Il again. He came TO Lincoln and
with his four colleages he adopted the
resolution as above set out.
Mr. 1fbbless has been. an employe Of
the World Herald Ia recent years and he
was asked the question;
Are sou an ontplose OF the World
Heraldg"
His reply was Ro that he contributed
10 the Worid-Ierald as be did 20 the lin
coin Joufq Am employed ON the
usceola pemurFat
The condiiitter Nominated Ralph clark
FOR lieutenant governor in place OF ". Il.
Green, who declineu the nomination. No
candidate was nouiinated for attorney sen
eral ana MenEo. retry Wn make the race
e. a bopulst Perry offered 10 get out
OF ths was, ais a. whitney, the demo
cratic bo'iiroc haa not ran bA a populist
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