Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-25
Nebraska
POLITICAL SURFACE RUFFLED
Important Event Of Week Organic
ing of Taft League.
NUMEROUS CANDIDATES FILE
Democrats COnfine Activities at
Present 10 DevcIOpIns Rumors
OF Flood of Candidates
for the Future.
TMEROUs CANDIDATES FILE
lErom a Sad corespondentl

From a staff Corespondent)
LINCOLN Dec. A.-(Special.) -Enough
stones have been thrown into the politl-
cal pond this week to cause a perpetual
ripple on its surface and one or two Of
the heaves have been OF sufficient d.
mansions to keep the waves going for
some time. The most spectacular was
the filing of Theodore Roosevelts name
IS a preferential candidate for president
by John o. Yelser. This filing differs
from one for a state office. and unless
Mr.. Roosevelt or Yeser withdraws the
petition the name will go on the bal
lot, an acceptance not being required OF
she. candida vt was never taken
with much seriousness here and as time
passes IL Is still less seriously thought
Of though of course everyone appreci-
ates It, would have great potentialities
il It was done with the knowledge and
consent OF Mr.. Roosevelt.
In national politics the really important
event was the organization OF the Taft
league. The meeting drew together a
representative gathering of republicans
who Tor ID an organization around
which ID 'onfidently believed will give
the president the delegation from this
state TO the national convention, and
will be no serious contest. The necessity
for the league was found in the aggres-
eive organization of the La Toilette
men, whose activities, If permitted to
go unchallenged, might convince the
voters that the presidents following
had deserted. At the meeting in jan
uary of the executive committee plans
for an active campaign will be laid.
Several Candidates File.
The closing days Of the week have
brought out filings for several of the
more important state offices. Senator
Morris made his filing as a candidate
for reelection, Saturday, and accom-
panied IT with what might be termed
his platform and w. A. Sellick. repub-
lican candidate for congress in the First
district, did likewise. Governor Aldrich,
filed as a republican candidate for re-
election and contented himself with a
simple filing, leaving his statement. If
any is made, to future dates. G. c.
Boslaw OF York, at present deputy in
the land commissioners office, filed as
a republican candidate for the position
now held by his chief, who is serving
a second term and is not a candidate
for reelection.
Democrats have not been so active in
the matter OF filings, but rumors OF
prospective acts of this kind are 80 nu-
merous that the treasures Of the various
counties promise TO have a plethory of
funds when the contributions are all in.
Chris Gruenthers friends have been the
most active. In Platte county they have
been circulating a petition to place him
on the gubenatorial ticket while down
in Cass county they are preparing to
place him in the senatorial field. Chris
himself declines to say whether he has
his eye focused on either or neither OF
the positions, or whether he has political
aspirations of any kind. Former Cover
nor Shallenberger has not yet filed as a
candidate for the senate, but such action
IS anticipated any day as he has sent
to the secretary OF state for necessary
blanks on which to make his declara-
ton.
+: c. Simmons, for railway commits
sioner, is the one democrat who over
came his bashfulness enough to come
. forward with a filing.
If the number who are now talking Of
Ballot VIII he Long.
filing for the various offices is any
criterion Of the length of the primary
ballot 1t is suggested that the next legis-
lature may find it expedient to provide
for preliminary elimination heats.
State Treasurer George, Saturday was
of the opinion someone around the capl-
tol building was practicing up for a
Christmas coon hunt, Volumes OF smoke
poured out of the fireplace in his private
office and investigation disclosed It came
from a furnace in the basement where
some of the employees were burning old
papers and the draft was not sufficient
to carry the smoke up the chimney.