Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-22
REsoUNDING ROOMS.

Beatrice sun: The Omaha Taft club Is
too modest. After organizing the club
sent a message to the president feHcitat-
ing him and promising to cooperate to
secure his nomination. The Beatrice
club was more generous. It delivered
Nebraska and intimated a willingness to
go out and capture the middle west II
necessary.
Blue Springs Sentinel: With three as
plrants for governor on the democratic
ticket and all OF them from southeast
Nebraska, the scrap for gubematorial
honors in this party bids fair to become
warm. While only a small corner has
been heard from when the returns are
sll in It may show several others on
the anxious seat
Bloomington Advocate: 1t is re-
ported that c. f. Hartman Of
Holdrege will in. a short time file for the
democratic nomination for railway COM
missioner for the long term. There are,
however, several other democrats over
the state who will contest for the nomi-
nation. The Advocate admires the cour-
age Mr.. Hartman has in political matters.
Kearney Democrat: Congressman Nor
rs says he is not going to be crowded
out of the senatorial race next year. 1t
behooves Senator Brown TO put a burr
under the official tails of his postmasters
and wake them up to a realization that
business has already commenced or he is
forever lost-lost in the cloud OF dust
that tho Norris cohorts are already pre-
pairing to kick up.
Albion Argus: II being a newspaper
mems year to try for governor. will not
some of our standpat republicans petition
A. w. Ladd to become a republican cam
didate? He is unquestionably better
qualified than the present incumbent and
not near as leaky. Thirty-three years in
one republican newspaper office ought to
entitle him to consideration. II he can
get the standpatters the Argus will un-
dertake TO interest the progressive repub-
licans in his case and he will run like
the woods on fire. What's the matter
with Laid? He's all right.
Kearney Hub: Metcalfe's announce
ment that he. viii respond to the call OF
his friends and be a candidate for the
democratic nomination fo- governor. al
though preferrtng to run for the senate,
is indicative, on the say so of wise ones,
OF a tieup with the Woodrow Wilson ele-
ment Of the party in the state. and as
Bryan Is Metcalfe's best friend the an
nouncement is taken TO mean that the
Bryan strength will be exerted for VIII
son for president at the right time. In
that event It follows that the opposing
combination will be Harmon for presi-
dent and Morehead for governor. Mean
time ex-Speaker Poole announces that he
viii he a candidate and no one knows
Just yet what figure he will cut.
Central city Republican and Record
The candidates for The various state Of
fees are commencing to file. On the re-
publican side Governor Aldrlch will have
no opposition for a second term, as II Is
very evident that he is satisfactory to all
elements OF the party and also his per-
sonal following is so strong that little
headway could be made against him in
a campaign for second term. Among
the democrats. Metcalfe, Morehead and
Poole are the leading candidates for gov
ernor and II promises to be a merry old
fight. w. H. Thompson, Shallenberger
and Willis Reed will contest for the
democratic nomination for senator. while
Norris Brown and George Norris VIII
contest for the republican nomination,
with chances in favor of the latter.
Filing for the minor state offices win
commence 10 come in now with great
regularity. The primary will be held in
April this year, in order that the parties
may express their presidential prefer
ences, and at that time the state and
county officials TO be elected this fall
viii be nominated. This makes the time
intervening between the primary and he
general election more than six months,
but as this Is presidential year, We can
stand little more strenuosity than
usual Interest In politics will pick up
amazingly after the holidays