Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-11
DEMOCRATS ARE DESPERATE
Friends Of Mcguire Seeking to In
duoe Morehead to Change Mind.
WANT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
They Fear strength MRher May De-
veIop In Triangular GubernR-
toriaI Fight with Bryan
and BerEe.
lFrom a sad correspondentl


LINCOLN, May 10-tSpecial THAT a
desperate condition exists in the demo-
cratic party today is made evident by
another attempt to convince Governor
Morehead that he should go back to his
election promise not to accept another
term as governor.
Since the governor has come out for
congress there has been big effort made
by the friends Of Congressman Mcguire
TO get the governor to change his mind
and make a try for the democratic nom
ination for governor. There is method in
the madness Of these persons for several
reasons with the governor in the race
for the democratic nomination for con-
gress, the Mcguire men understand that
the little congressman will stand no show
Of getting the nomination They want
him out Of the way and they want him In
the gubernatorial fight because they
fear the strength which Colonel John o.
Maher may develop In a three-cornered
fight with Charles w. Bryan and George
w Berge. dividing tho dry vote and
Colonel Maher getting the wet support.
They figure that n they can coax the
governor back into the race that there
is a much better show for Mcguire to land
the congressional nomination and the
Bryan and Berge followers know that
their chances will be made better with
the governor drawing support which under
ordinary circumstances would go to
Maher.
VIII Make vigorous Effort.
IL IL expected that this week very
vigorous effort will be made by the
Bryan Berge- Mcguire faction to coax the
governor 90 give up his Congressional as
pirations and seek again to win a second
term as governor OF course Bryan and
Berge viii stay out Of the negotiations
personally, but their friends will do the
talking.
However. the governor appears to have
a pretty good limo on the situation. lie
recognizes very well that with the pres
ent split up condition Of the democratic
party in the state there Is no certainty
that he could be elected TO a second term
as governor II he was nominated. When
he looks over the election figures OF two
years ago he discovers that he polied
more votes In the first congressional
district for governor that mcguire lid
for congress by lilo In fact he re-
ceived more votes In every county than
did Mcguire, the records showing that he
evcn received thirty-five more in Lam
caster county, Maguire's own home. than
did the congressman, the records showing
10 more in cass; 13s In Johnson. thirty
five in Lancaster. lS5 in Nemaha. thirty
one In otoe. forty-six in Pawnee and in
Richardson county, the governors home,
he received $50 more votes than Mcguire.
In studying these figures the governor
feels that there Is no reason why he
should get off OF the congressional race
track, which looks good to him. and go
onto the EubernatoFfai track, which looks
mighty hurnry just now from n demo-
cratic standpoint
Governor Not 10 he Fooled.
To the average politician OF the demo-
cratic brand the fight for a state office
looks great deal like a foriorn hops for
any follower OF Andrew jackson at the
present time and with the uncertain out
look for the future there is not going TO
be much orowdipg around the office OF
the secretary OF state TO get a chance 20
file for a democratic nomination for any
state office Nobody In the state knows
the political situation better than Gov.
srnor Morehoad. lie doesn't wear a plug
hat and a long tailed coat very often,
but his head ls working oil the time and
" the Bryan n-Berge-Magure combination
pulls off anything on him they will have
TO be particularly smooth. The governor
might ''e willing 20 sacrifice himself for
the good OF his party. but he IL not liable
TO go into a slaughter to help out the
B.-B.-M, outfit