Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-04
POLITICAL PLANS
STILL IN MAKING
Nebraska Parties Not Yet 0utspoken
on Various Matters Of 0rgani-
cation.
HEADQUARTERS NOT PICKED OUT
man, While hull MoOsers Have
Not Picked Out Their Chair
man for State.
(From a Staff Correspondent }

LINCOLN, Aug. 3-(Special. Both
parties seem to be considerably up in the
air as to what kind Of head each will
have during the campaign. The demo-
Gratis, while electing w. II. Thompson
chairman of the state committee, are now
casting about for vice chairman TO take
charge of the headquarters which will
be established in Lincoln. Who this. man,
will be is not known, although 1t Is sugA
gested that +. w. Brown, ex-mayor OF
Lincoln, may be selected Mr.. Brown
was at one time mentioned as candi-
date against ]. C. Byrnes who was steam
rollered out of the job by the Bryan fell
he Is on pretty good terms with both
Shallenberger and Morehead, candidates
respectively for the United States senate
and governor, ne stands a good chance for
the position. In addition to the fact Of
being on good terms with most Of the
candidates, the fact that he lives In Lin
coin would give him chance to be con-
stantly on the scene Of democratic acti-
vity The move to select vice chair
man indicates that Mr.. Thompson as
chairman will be merely figure head.
Secretary Matheys announces that as
yet he has not been able to come to
satisfactory terms with any Of the hotels
regarding a location for headquarters,
and 1t may be necessary to locate them
In some of the office buildings down
town. He also states that arrangements
have been made for establishment of
ing the state fair.
Corrick After Place.
AS far as the Roosevelt republicans
are concerned, H. M. Bushnell Is the
head of the organization temporarily.
1t is thought that F. p. Corrick may be
selected when the committee meets
little later for state chairman as he has
had wires out for some time looking
to his selection. He is backed up by
Paul Clark, candidate for congress In
this district and by George Norris. can
didate for the senate.
Corrick's asperations got little set
back In the state convention of the
Clark in his anxiety to land him, sug-
gested that the convention issue an order
to the state committee to elect the Roose-
vele boosters. The objection which arose
from several quarters to such an action
forced Clark to withdraw his motion
and the matter was dropped. 1t is un-
ierstood that Governor Aldrich has plans
knu nit nf
Clark and Norris, but whether he will
push them is not known. 1t may be
that his temporary occupancy OF the
team roller throne last Tuesday when
he ruled supreme and ordered the politi-
cal beheadng Of every man who op-
posed his rule, may give him an idea
that he can force the state committee !
to come his way.
Whether the prepared program fur
mshed the governor to run the convention
and which was so nicely typewriter in |
advance that he could not err therein, |
went so far as to contain instructions to |
the selection of chairman of the cont
mlttee Is not known, but as it is claimed |
that Corrick and Congressman Norris |
private secretary prepared the program, it |
Is probable that the matter is already |
fixed without regard to what the governor |
may wish. They may think that mas
much as the governor was given n chance
to manipulate the throttle Of the steam
roller at the convention that it is all The |
glory he may expect That he took d
great deal of pleasure in the operation is
not disputed.
The report that Food Commissioner
Hansen was a candidate for the CHAIR
nanship of the state republican commit
zee was denied by Mr.. Hansen this moin-
ng Il would not under any clrcum-
stances accept that position the way l
am located at present" said lie. My
iuties as food commissioner give me all
he trouble j care for and any run,or
hat am a candidate is without founda-
ion"