Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-19
MACHINE METHODS 4
REACT ON CORR|CK|
0iler of Bull Moose Roller Now
Nursing Bitter Grudge Against
Governor Aldrich. 4
SAYS WILL MAKE NO DIFFERENCE
Attributes Defeat for Chairman to (
Executives Act.
M00SERS BEGINNING TO WORRY
Choice of Epperson Effort to Extend
Olive Branch.
DEMOCRATS NOT AT PEACE
Lancaster County Politics in asr
Much of Turmoil as Ever--shaI-
Ienberger Back Again Look
ing After Fences. =,
MoosERs BEGINNING TO WORRY
Choice of Epperson Effort to Extend
Olive Branch.
DEMOCRATS NOT AT PEACE
tFrom a staff correspondent.,

tFrom a Staff correspondent.l
LINCOLN, Aug. 1s.--(special.) 1.-THE last
week has been an important one from a..
political standpoint in Nebraska The
first event, the meeting of the bull moose
state committee at the Idndeli hotel and
the result thereof, the turning down OF
#. p. Corrick for state chairman, after
he had spent his days and nights nourish-
ing the Roosevelt movement which,
caused the split in the republican state
convention, has been the principal topic
of discussion.
Corrick lays his defeat at the door of
Governor Aldrich and his appointees, who
held positions as committeeman on the
state committee. The governor denies
any knowledge OF any put-up job against
Corricls, but the latter points to the fact
that the three appointees of the governor
on the state committee, OIL Inspector
Husenettcr. Deputy OH Inspector schoon-
over and John o. Yeiser OF the pardoning
board, we're against him and that one
Of them led the fight.
Hoist ny Own Petard.
II seems TO have been the irony OF
fate that the man who engineered the
deal which resulted in the split IN the
republican party, the man who fixed up
the political steam roller, oiled It's every
bearing and adjusted its throttle SO 1t
would respond to the slightest touch OF
the chairman Of the convention In his
efforts to run the roller over the Taft
| republicans, should himself be flattened
out by the same machine he had doctored
SO lovingly, and. according to his own
statement, by the same hand that ma
| nipulated the throttle at his bidding. It
was only necessary to touch the reverse
lever, so easily did 1t respond to its ma
| nipulator. and the man who had won
the victory Cor the enemies OF the ma
tional republican ticket. went down a
victim OF the same machine he had built
for the destruction of others.
Moosers Worrying.
! What the outcome Of the split between
Mr.. Corrick and Governor Aldricn will be
II is hard to determine. The fact stands
out boldly that Governor Aldrich and
others who were 30 pleased to see the
| Taft republicans leave the state conven-
tion, have since seen the error they made.
and have been trying to do something to
counteract their mistake. The election OF
Judge Epperson is the first step IN an ef-
| fort TO undo what they now admit never
should have been done.
| In order to carry out the plans Of rec
onciliation IL was necessary to get Cor
| rick out Of the way I. did not matter
that he had been the right hand man Of
! Mr. Dixon, manager Of the Roosevelt
campaign. 1t did not cut any figure rhas
| he had q better knowledge Of conditions
throughout the state than any other man,
| and had the campaign down to it's finest
point. A blunder had been made and
corrick had to be the goat
Corrick Eating Grow.
| Governor Aldrfch says that he was not
responsible for the defeat of Mr.. Corrick.
In fact he assured Corrick, accoding to
the latter that he was for him ali the
time. and While the latter is not feeling
any too good over his rundown, he says
that he will not be behind any scheme to
defeat Governor Aldrioh.
| During the coming week there may be
| some developments of Importance The
! regular republican executive comittee of
the state will meet and elect chairman
and secretary and select headquarters.
Judge f. P. Holmes of Lincoln, has been
prominently mentioned for the chair1nan-
ship, ad in the vent Of his selection by
the committee, 1t Is likely that a strong
effort will be made by himself and Judge
Epperson to bring about something bene-
ficial to both factions Of the party
1t is understood, that all the regular
republicans are contending for is
chance to vote for President Taft. II
this is done it will necessitate a with
drawal from the republican ticket OF all
Roosevelt men on the ticket. six in num-
Der. Their withdrawal win probably re-
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