The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
|METCALFE,HERE,
READY FOR WORK
Vice Chairman Of Committee
VIII Arrange Opening
of Canal.
RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR
RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR
With Three Sons as Managers Of His
Campaign. Nebraskan Seh
Precedent.

! Richard L. Metcaife, Of Lincoln. Neb.,
| former civil governor OF the Panama
Canal Zone and vice chairman OF the
government committee recently appoint
ed by President Wilson to have charge
of the Official opening Of the Panama
Canal next january, has returned 70
Washington from Nebraska, where he
Is a candidate for governor. and will
soon open the committee ofiices. prob
ably In the War Department.
| Other members Of the committee are
Col. Cocktails, chairman; Lieut. Col. Sib-
ret. Surg. Gen. Gorgas, Lieut.. Rousseau
and Lieut.. Col. Hodges. All Of them
were members Of the Panama Canal
Commission.
Friends Of Mr.. MetcaIfe. former editor
of Secretary Bryan's Commoner. are
making a very active canvass for the
Democratic nomination for governor Of
Nebraska in his behalf. and reports from
Lincoln are to the effect that he 10 max
ing runaway race for the nomination.
Veteran Newspaper Man.
Mr.. Metcalfe is an old newspapernan.
beginning as a reporter twenty-five years
ago on Senator Hitchcock's Omaha
paper. the world-Herald. Of which he
was associate editor. He had been a
prominent political writer and &C
tive in politics in Nebraska for . quar-
ter of q century. His friendship began
twenty-five years ago with Secretary
Bryan. then a struggling young lawyer
Later when Bryan established the Com
moner he secured Metcalfe as its editor
When Mr.. Bryan gave up newspaper
work to become q candidate for the
Presidency Mr. Metcalfe acted as one
of his political managers. At the Kan
sas City convention. which nominated
Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Metcalfe was in charge
OF the situation. serving as the personal
representative OF the Nebraskan.
Metcalfe was one Of the original Wilson
men In Nebraska. and made a strong
Denomination campaign throughout the
State for the President. Mr.. Metcalfe has
always been a strong Wilson man.
As his duties as vice chairman of the
Panama Canal Committee will require
him to remain In Washington until the
opening Of the canal next January, his
gubernational campign will be managed
in Nebraska by friends and his three
sons. Richard Lee Metcalfe. jr., William
B. Metcalfe. and Theodore Walter Met
calfe.
This will be unique, In that never be-
fore has a gubernational campaign been
managed by three sons of candidate.
Richard Lee Metcalfe. jr.. has left WASH
ington for Nebraska, where he has open
ed headquarters at Aurora William B.
Metcalfe, of the Baltimore Sun bureau
here. will leave soon for Nebraska to
assist In the Omaha headquarters, In
charge OF a group Of prominent business
men. Theodore Walter Metcalfe. one of
Representative McGure's secretaries. will
leave soon for Nebraska to assist his
brothers In the campaign.
Endorses Mr.. Wilson.
Before leaving Nebraska for Washing
ton Mr.. Metcalfe gave out a statement
outlining his position on State and ma
tional affairs.
He strongly Endorsed the administra-
ton Of President Wilson. and suggested
certain state legislation in Nebraska
In his explanation of his determination
to run for governor. Mr.. Metcalfe said:
IF nominated shall go upon the
stump and uphold the administration of
Woodrow Wilson. II elected, I shall
strive to give to the people good State
government on economical lines. / shall
not be the candidate of any faction, but
shall try through my administration to
win for the Democratic party the respect
and confidence OF men OF all parties"