Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-01

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Wants a Republiean Ticket.
OMAHA. March 8i.-To the Editor OF
The Bee, In the good old days OF the
party convention. men were nominated
for the city counsel as republicans OF
democrats and received the endorsement
Of the lawful Representatives Of the party
to which they belonged. Inferior men
were sometimes dominated, yet II must
be conceded that the delegate conyen-
tons threw many less worthy men into
the discard.
A trial OF the direct primary has led
every thinking man 10 see that II was 3
mistake to Danish the delegate conyen-
ton. 1t Is easier for partisans. 70 send
good men as delegates 10 a convention
than II Is 20 select good men for office
when confined 10 list Of office hunters
whom no man nor set OF men has en-
dorRed.
The misuse OF the delegate convention
led to the rionpartlsan idea Of naming
men for city office, and the idea might
have made good II used by nominating
conventions. but Il ran amuck OF the
direct primary machine which turns out
nonpartisan candidates for office by the
score. The faults OF this new method
are so many that they promise to swamp
the nonpartIsan idea. Just now we have
the edifying spectacle OF soysnty-three
filings for the city council These men
have not been called or endorsed by any
party convention. Some OF them have
no party. No party has written plat
form upon which they may be compelled
TO stand. II Is free-for-all sweepstake,
and the winners will owe their success
to their vote-getting powers. irrespective
OF party principles. Those elected who
fail TO make good will pass out OF sight.
but no party can be held responsible for
their failure. Each man is going Il
alone. The voters do not know how most
OF them stand on municipal questions,
and sonie OF the candidates don't know
themselves. There Is en- element of ir-
responsibility here that could not exist
under tho party nomination plan.
For these and other reasons, wouldn't
IL be we'll Tor representative republicans
to get together and pick out seven re-
puhlicans, II otherwise competent from
the list Of filings, endorse them as re-
puhbcans and assure tho voters that the
republican party stands sponsor for them.
J.B. HAYNES.
Help that Counts.
OMAHA, March Sl--To the Editor Of
The Bee; I desire. on behalf OF the Ma
tioual Child Labor committee and the Ne
brasika Child Labor committee, TO thank
you for the publicity which you gave
through the columns OF The Bee to the
campaign here last week The pronni.
nenoe given to the items helped materi-
ally in securing the large daily attend
ance. H. %. GEpS0N
President Nebraska Child Labor COM
mittee.
One Factor In the Tssue.
OMAHA, March alto the Editor, OF
The Bee; Arc you not Just a little bit
unfair In taking to The bee credit for
being the only Omaha paper that assisted
in bringing about the successful issue OF
annexation2 ! think 40. Consider how
much assistance the other Omaha papers
rendered, either by silence or by their III
framed opposition. The attitude assumed
By them certainly was factor in the
outcome OLD FoGY.
The Mail order PROBLEM.
LouP CITY, Neb.. March s1.-To the
Editor OF The Bee: The local merchant
and the mail order house are in a des-
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