Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-07
DEMOS ARE LAYING MINES
Plans Already Being Centered Upon
Race Two Years Hence.
HOW TO DIVIDE UP THE STATE
wise Ola Democrat says the situa-
uon Indicates Continuation of
Bryan and Hitchcock
Battle TO Finish.
lFrom staff correspondentl

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LINCOLN, Dec. 6.-(special) - Much
speculation is rife as to what effect the
return OF Richard J.. Metcalfe TO the
newspaper game I'm Nebraska will have
on the democratic campaign for the
United states senate in 1915.
In the minds of some II means a bitter
! scrap in the democratic party for con
troll. The leading editorial Of Mr. Met
cafe IN his initial issue Of the Nebraskan
may be read in different ways. On the
race there are indications Mr.. Metcalfe
may pose as the dove OF peace, but in the
opinion OF one democrat, very close to
the situation. there is story. between
the lines. which TO the initiated only is
discernable.
In the first place, according to Mr..
Democrat. there has been a tie-up and a
perfect understanding between Mr.. Bryan
and Mayor Dahlman OF Omaha. Mr.
Dahlman is TO land one Of the big jobs,
which has been waiting TO be taken for
10 long. In return for this Mr. Dahlman
rs to throw his support and that of his
friends to Mr.. Bryan. not that Mr.. Bryan
may be the next United States senator,
but that Mr.. Bryan's brother. Charles,
may be the democratic nominee for gov
ernor in the next campaign. That will
fix the gubernatorial proposition salts
factorily to the Bryan wing Of the party
and only one thing will be left to be ar
ranged and that is for a man 10 run
against Senator Hitchcock for the demo-
cratic nomination for the United States
senate
Just now Mr. Bryan has his eyes on
two men for that job. Governor More
head and Congressman-elect A. G. Shall
lenberger. The governor showed himself
such a good vote getter at the late cleo
ton that the an-DahIman-Bryan tri-
umvIrate Is OF the opinion that he could
lick the journalistic senator TO fragile.
The only hitch in the program would be
getting the executive TO enter against
his friend Hitchcock. whose paper as
sleted 30 much in the victory OF Mr..
Morehead. II has been known for a long
time that shallenberger has had senator |
ial ASPIRATIONS. In fact, he has shown
that he has The tripartite alliance be-
lieves either OF these men can win at
the primary, and SO II will be up TO
Hitchcock to form some sort OF COM
bInation TO counteract the effect OF the
alliance.
According to Mr.. Democrat. this has al
ready been done. He says he has It on
reliable authority that the coming back
II Mr. Metcalfe was for the purpose OF
'cr1ning an alliance with Senator Hitch
,ock for the purpose OF insuring the re-
OF the latter for the national
Ienate. An effort will be made to pull
he support of both wet and dry forces
or the senator He has the wet fellows
Il ~ NJ 1fn with
Ifs Nebraskan will attempt the job of
into the fold the dry support
or the senator. The first step along that
Inc was made by Mr.. Metcalfe when he
Jumped out all the liquor advertising
ormerly running in the Nebraskan. Met
alfe Is a dry man and Hitchcock wet
ne; therefore, while both acknowledge
hat the prohibition fight may be an inn
ortant issue In 1916 with woman suffrage
lso. It will be up to Met to. keep the {
wo issues away from the senatorial
Ight 1t is e hard job to tackle, but
Met believes II can be done.
But what Is Metcalfe to get for all his
Inc work? Just what he has wanted
Dr. years and failed to get each time he
democratic nomination for gov
rnor.
Bxtgin 20 wisconsin.
DIR. Kigin. state veterinarian, has re- I
lived an invitation to deliver an address 2
Madison. Wis. next month before the !
leeting OF the Wisconsin State Veter- !
iarians' association upon the subject OF q
Commerce in Dairy Cattle" !
T. Kigin has accepted the Invitation and
III talk along the lines OF uniform state 8
equation In order to control infectious
seases. Every state now has a different
ethod and they come In conflict. The
comes from o. II. Eiiason, Sec
tary Of the Wisconsin Live Stock SAM
ny board.
wheat Rather Dry.
According to State Treasurer George,
no has just returned from a trip to
lister county. wheat has been badly /
'mSsed by the<dry weather. Mr.. George
Iys that the wheat Is dry and looks like
lien leaves. He says he never saw the
'ound in Custer SO dry and hard as II is
the Dreaent time III