Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-07-29
Big Jobs FOR BULL MOOSERS
Lancaster Teddyites Looking for
Ahead to Pie Counter.
Plan TO FIX Things so That I'm Event
of Lightning tril<ing They
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(From 4 Staff Correspondent J

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LINCOLN, July 2S. 4 Especially lit is EVIL
dent that the leadership OF the so-called
progressive wing OF the republican party
has slipped away from Governor Aid !.
rich. While the governor was In favor
Of some plan being devised which would
result In a harmonious convention next
Tuesday. the result OF meeting held
last night by the bull moose delegation
from Lancaster county disclosed the fact
that the fixing OF things has gone be-
yond the governor.
The fellows who have been running the
bull moose business Of the political game
have used the governor as a means to
an end, and that end the gathering In
for themselves the pie which may be on
| tap should things 60 to their liking and
the result of the national election be
Teddyfied II has got to that point that
the governors election Is OF little conse-
quence to them. The governor has no
offices to distribute. saph as they have
tier eyes on, but II George Norris Is
elected to the senate aud Paul Clark to
the house and Roosevelt TO the presi-
dency. such little things as stataA offices
can so way hack and sit down,
Dfvsaing Up the Jobs.
1t is said that in the event thai tina
bull moose program goes through that
C. c. Flansb1rg. who ran the resolution
part of the Lancaster county convention.
will insist on being appointed United
States district attorney. Frank corrick,
who ordered the chairman 10 rule on a
motion when the chairman seemed to
falter. In the same convention, and who
is slated for state ei,airman, wants Ross
Hanmonds job Feysnue collector.
George Adams, chairman of the bull
moosers' convention, is said to have his
eye on Judge Munger's job. while II. M.
| Bushnell. who has never forgiven the re.
publican party because he was not re-
appointed postmaster Of lincoln, wants
to step into Postmaster Steers shoes up
at the federal building.
There may be some fellows out In the
state who are looking with longing eyes
| at the Job counter, but they will see
when they attend the state convention
Tuesday that the Lincoln bullmoosers
consider themselves as entitled to the
pick of the political pie and the balance
of the state can take the hamburger and
cheese sandwiches.
Lancaster Proposes Fight.
e All this was evident by the action Of
the bull moosers at their meeting at the
Lindell hotel last night. Most Of the
Lancaster delegation was present AMI
they proposed to fight 1t out, no mat
ter whether the state ticket went down
or no. They may favor division of the
candidates on the ELECTRICAL ticket. but
when It comes to a recognition Of Presi-
dent Taft az the republican nominee for
the presidency, the whole bunch Of
moosers below loudly against such ac-
tion. They want Norris and Clark. In
dications point to a big scrap II Lam
caster insists on running things with a
high hand, for 1t Is said some progress
ives from out In the state, who are deles
gates to the state convention. will In
sist that the state icket Is more Inn
portant than the candidacy Of the First
district wouldbe congressman.
Queries for the Querulous.
OXFORD, Neb.. July @.-To the Editor
of The Bee: At the Furnas county con-
vention, candidates for state delegates
were required to tell who they were going
to support for president. Four declared
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