The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-10-25
NEBRASKA ASSURED
FOR THE DEMOCRATS
BY THE CONDITIONS
wRANGLlNG BETWEEN no'
GREsslvEs AND TAFHhE
GROWING MORE BITTER.
DEMOCRATiC DIFFERENCE FORGOT
strong Men Nominated for the state
Offices Which viii Materially A'o
the National Ticket-con9ressmen
to BE Returned.
fRy Mark w. Murray

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Oct. 22.-
rsra 90 M man at all familiar with
the political situation in Nebraska
but that concede sthe electoral vote
Of the state to Wilson and Marshali
by from $4,000 to 10000 plurality.
The democratnc factional hgnt prior
10 the spring primary is forgotten ana
the anti Bryan men vie with the BY
nm democrats to see who can serve
Wilson's cause the better.
AS for the republicans and progress
siyes. they are daily pulling farther
apart and the leaders OF the two lac
items show great bitterness OF ieei-
ing as the campign grows to a close.
Not little fuel was added to the
fire by the visit Of Mr.. Roosevelt TO
the state. No sooner had he crossed
the border than he opened his bitter
attacks on Victor Rosewater OF the
Omaha Bee, the leading republican
newspaper of the state. RoseWaters
chief crime was that he presided over
the Chicago convention as chairman
of the national committee. Whether
ii was addressing half dozen rail-
way section men at lonely water
tank or at the great auditorium meet
ing at Lincoln, the former president
rave violent vent to his feelings to-
ward the Little Editor"
Added to this the refusal OF the
Roosevelt electors, nominated as re-
publicans at he spring primary. to
give way to the Taft men, has caus.
ed the Presidents followers to come
out openly and advocate the election
OF Wilson electors in Nebraska
While the big end of republican sen
timent In Nebraska leans toward the
bull moose candidate, the leading
newspapers of the party in the state
are for Taft or are neutral.
The trouble is that the primary
named eight republican electors
two are for Taft and six are fol
Roosevelt. The Taft men have pu
on six men by petition and the Reose
Welt men two by petition. It is IN al
effort to group these various electors
under certain party headings that tn
trouble has been caused, and 1t hal
been made impossible for Wilson u
lose an elector.
AS to the state nominees, the demo
Gratis have two strong vote getter'
and able campaigners at the head 0
this ticket. Former Gov. Shallenber
ger. nominee for senator. has a pro
gressive record that attracts tn
votes of members of all parties III
il an orator second only to Drval
in the state and the success o. tn
bank guarantee law. the eight o'clocl
closing law and other measure; 0
like nature gives him large follow
lowing.
The three Democratic congress
men from Nebraska will each be re
turned without any trouble. A
least two, and possibly three OF tn
Republican nominees are sure &c dc
feat. The strongest one OF the tire
recently withdrew from the race o.
account of his health" but has bee
persuaded to return to the running
He has a progressive Republican or
ponent.
There is absolutely no dissatis
faction among the Democrats. Men
bers of the party of all nationalitie
are remaining true to the party. Tn
state has been thoroughly canvass
sed. Small towns that never say
or heard a parsonage of any not
have listened to addresses by prom
inent men who went into the cpe
and talked to the people on tn
/. streets on Democratic doctrines.
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