Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-27
Council Bluffs.
GREEN MAKES GOOD HEADWAY
Republican Organization Perfect and
Demos Mapping.
FARMERS AWAKE TO INTERESTS
Literary Campaign BeinE Conducted
I'm Ninth District and Outlook
for Victory IL Most
Promising.

Activity Of a political character is the
order OF business in all parts Of the Ninth
congressional district at the present time.
National democratic leaders have helped
to bring this about by declaring that the
results Of the special election on June to
name successor TO Judge Walter l. Smith
will be in the nature of an endorsement or
rebuke Of the democrats for what they
have done so far in the national house of
representatives.
1t is the first election to be held since the
advent of the party to control of one
branch Of the national legislature, and the
national democratic leaoers conceived the
| idea that the return of a democrat from
| Judge Smiths district. the strongest re-
publican district in one Of the staunchest
republican states, would be a victory worth
achieving. Assurances were given that not
only would the campaign OF the demo-
cratic candidate be financed, but that he
should have the support of the national
organization.
1t was admitted that It was this that led
Mr.. Cleveland to reconsider his refusal to
be again candidate,
The national organization, however, has
at least partly failed to make good it's
promise. The "whrlwind campaign with
national speakers for every school house
III the NlHlH ulSlTlCl, mas not HnaleTlal-
lied. James T. Lloyd, chairman of the
national democratic congressional commit
tee, who was expected to attend the con-
vention here and failed, has likewise been
unable to produce anything in the shape
OF whirlwind elsewhere Judge Wade is
the only democrat outside the district who
has been in evidence, and he has not ex-
cited any great disturbance.
Chairman Lloyd has contented himself
with writing letters to various parts of
the district and attempting to establish a
sort Of chain letter campaign. Some OF
these letters have fallen into the hands
Of Chairman Peterson OF the republican
congressional committee, and have been
read with interest. 1t looks as II the
democrats are beginning to do now what
the republican leaders did several weeks
ago-perfect an organization.
The republican organization is complete
and the plan of campaign is original and
somewhat novel. Believing that the big
democratic leaders meant It when they
talked Of "whirlwind" campaign with
huge oratorical batteries, the republicans
decided to conduct the campaign without
any speechmaking at all, and there will
not be a political speech OF any promi-
nence delivered in the district by repub-
lican workers. II is a literary campaign.
where typewriters instead OF tongues are
employed. Thousands of letters are be-
ing sent directly to the voters, especially
the farmers, briefly and clearly stating
the issues.
Encouraging reports are coming to
Chairman Peterson from all parts of the
district. Willis L. Stern OF Harrison
|, county and Edward S. White Of Shelby,
the powerful candidates against Judge
Green for the nomination, are working as
heartily as he is himself for his election.
Judge Green was in the city yesterday
meeting party leaders from tho district.
Among them was p L. Sewer of Stuart
one of the astute political managers OF
the state. He has been over the district
considerably and declared Judge Green s
election was certain. He said the demo-
Gratis were making the mistake OF array
ing the people of the cities and towns OF
the district against the farmers and ex-
pected to carry a big vote in Council
Bluffs, Atlantic and Red Oak on the issue
of lower cost of living promised by the
Canadian reciprocity measure and thus
catch the farmers mapping This is tend
ing to arouse the farmer and will ma
terially increase the incentive to leave the
fields long enough to vote for Judge
Green.
Carl Franck, chairman of the republican
state central committee, after spending
two days in Counci Bluffs, has gone 10
other parts of the district. Reports from
him yesterday were OF the most optimistic
character. Judge Green will spend today
in Mills county and Saturday in Harrison
and will make flying trips through the
other counties OF the district next week,
spending the final Saturday In his own
county. Audubon,