Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-19
DEMOCRATS FILE FOR OFFICE
Activity No Longer Confined to the
Republicans.
TALK OF SUPREME BENCH SLATE


LINCOLN, June is-Activity which has
largely ben confined to the republicans
in regard TO filings for this falls political
campaign promises soon to swing the other
way and filings are to be the order Of the
day on the part Of democrats with ambi-
ton.
Following a rtirnoc hat siate composed
of judge w. d. oldham OF Kearney, state
Senator 1. L. Alberts of Columbus and
County Attorney William English OF Omaha
had been agred upon IN certain quarters
as a prospective state supreme bench
lineup. talk among the crowd Of Jefferson
ians has been centered on the strength OF
such a trio.
Bryan democrats are loath to jump at
the suggestion of Judge Oldham's naAae
going on the ticket in view of his flaying
of the great commoner one hot day last
July in the big tent at Grand Island.
Republican AspirRnts.
The republican aspirants who have filed
for their party's nomination number six
are are, besides the three present incum-
bents. Judge Root, Rose and Letton, the
Buffalo county legal light, Judge F. G.
Hamer of Kearney ]. e. Cobbey OF Bea-
trice and Clay county's favorite son, Am
brose C. Epperson of Clay Center, at one
time a supreme court commissioner Rome
! of these men has been backward as to the
race and several of them have already
started their out-in-t the state advertising
campaigns.
For railway commissioner demo0atlc
aspirants have fought as shy as they have
ha MIA ha han
though It is generally conceded that w. ],
Furse, appointed TO the place to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the deaf hof william
Cowgirl, will come out in the next fort
night. II. C. Beebe. lawyer from Osceola,
was the first man to mention his ambi-
tions to the world and State Senator Nc
Gre wof Franklin county was the next.
For regents the democrats have sent two
men to the starting mark, ]. E Miller. a
merchant OF this city, and Otto Koutouc OF
Richardson county. The latter earned the
right to wear a political handle to his
name through two sessions spent In the
state legislature when he sought at evry
turn OF the road to protect the interests of
the university from which he graduated
and for which he is known to cherish an
unusual regard. The Koutouc filing how
ever, II Is claimed by those who say they
know, has one little phase surrounding IL
! which may be looked upon by democrats
with more than interest II is said that
a man who in due time expects to file for
the 1912 gubernatorial race was unusually
insistent on trotting the Richardson county
man out for a state office this year in
order that a plea of "hands off Richard
son" might be made next year when State
Senator John H. Morehead comes out for
the governorship of the state.
Big state Fair Planned.
Nebraska will have a state fair this fall
which Secretary Mellor asserts will be one
OF the best ever held and by far one OF
the most instructive for the people of ths
state at large.
| Progress list he order OF the age not
only in the business world, but even in
running a state fair" said Secretary
Mellor. Those who have closely followed
the Nebraska state fair have been i'm
pressed with the wonderful progress It has
made during the last five or six years. In
addition TO its being the largest advertising
asset the state has It is Of the most value
as an educator 10 the busy farmer who
can only spend three or four days at a
time away from the routine cares Of life. "