Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-21
Nebraska
PROTEST ON LODECK FILING
Victor Rosewater Objects to His
Being as Populist Candidate.
NO BELATED FILINGS RECEIVED
NJ, VI. NcCarty of o'NenI Declare.
Gonohoe Has Right to Run for
Any Party He May Desire
to Represent.
tFrom a Staff Correspondent)

tFrom Staff correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., March 9-(Special.)-
Victor Rosewater filed today a written
protest against placing the name OF C,
o. Lobeck Of Omaha on the primary bal
lot as populist candidate for congress
IN the Second district. The protest Is
predicased on the allegation that Mr. Lo.
Deck is not a populist and has not and
docs not affiliate with that party. The
protest reached the secretary Of states
office this morning and Secretary Wait
Is in doubt whether it was received IN
time to be OF effect. The law. as he
sees il, says the protest must be filed
within three days after the petition is
filed, ard this limit expired yesterday.
The protest was mailed i'm Omaha in
ample time to have reached the office
OF the secretary yesterday, but for some
reason did not get in until this morning.
Mr.. Walt has not definitely ruled yet
whether he can entertain the protest.
Contrary to expectations, not a single
filing fer, office was received today. 1t
lad been expected that someone would
get in too late to DO placed on the ballot.
but unless DELAYED trains. bring them in
the expected did not happen.
Donohoe'x Socialist Filing.
Secretary OF State Wait some days ago
wrote n. II. McCarty of o'Neili who is
acting as campaign manager for ]. 4.
Dmohoe of that place. aspirant for the
democratic nomination for congress in
the Sixth district, regarding the latteF's
filing as socialist candidate. Mr.. Wait
called his attention TO the fact that the
socialist organization had made filing
for the place and denied that Donohoe
was candidate for their party.
| Mr.. McCarty replies that he thinks his
candidate has a right to run as the candi-
date OF any party he may desire to repre-
sent and intimates that the question OF
good faith or whether the signers TO his
petition are genuine members OF the
party pretending to forward the petition
is none Of the secretary's business. He
fails TO answer. however, the questions
the secretary asks He also intimates that
where petition is filed the secretary
must put the name on the ballot whether
In this, however, the law appears to be
plainly against him. Mr.. Wait points out
that Mr.. McCarty's trouble all arises from
the fact that he is relying on a provision
OF the law which applies to the organiza-
ton Of new parties instead Of the section
which refers to already existing parties.
In Toilette Men Pleased.
The news from the North Dakota prim-
aries was the overshadowing political
topic today. Secretary Frank Curtis Of
the State Taft league voiced the general
sentiment of the presidents friends, so
far seen. He said:
Two things have been. brought out
strongly by the election in North Da-
kota- First. that the insurgent element
Of the republican party ~ for La Toilette
and not for Roosevelt. Second. that the
west is not necessarily for Roosevelt be-
cause lie happened 10 ride the range and
punch cattle among the cowboys in his
youth or because. forsooth, he recruited
his rough rider regiment from the plains
country, Within ten days the colonel has
lost both. New Mexico TO Taft. except one
vote, and North Dakota TO La Toilette
unanimously. These are both rough rider
communities and II must be a disappolnt-
ment to his friends that he was so over
whefmingly defeated in both states, there
being no effort made In North Dakota
TO secure Taft delegation. His vote
was evidently divided between La Toilette
and Roosevelt. The Taft vote would logl-
cally go to Roosevelt. IL II Is true as re-
ported by the latest returns that La
Toilette has q plurality OF 1900. II will
certainly encourage the la Toilette fol-
lowers in other states and discourage the
Roosevelt men. In the meantime the cur
rent I'm this state and elsewhere Is rum
ming stronger and stronger toward Taft
the man with real, sure-enough progress
sive record. Taft win surely be nomi-
mated.
Currie on Primaries.
The La Toilette men are jubllant. Al
along they have maintained the wiseon-
sin man would have walkaway in North
Dakota and the results verify their pre-
dctions. Secretary Corrick Of the La
Toilette league issued the following state
ment:
1.-THE Overwhelming victory Of Senator
La Toilette in North Dakota should be
very gratifying not only to his friends but
10 progressive republicans everywhere. 1t
is likewise vindlcation of the primary
lava It is renewed evidence of the
great strength Of La Toilette as vote
getter, fact that has bee indicated in
every contest where his candidacy was
submitted directly to the people"
The Roosevelt men do not care to say
much abount the affair. They say they
are not down cast, however. asserting
that North Dakota had been thoroughly
organized by Senator La Follette's
friends before Roosevelt entered he race
and, therefore. the result is not to be
wondered ct.