Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-02
TROUBLES OF DENIS
AT LINCOLN GROWING
Anti-Bryan Crowd Disposed to Look
with Peeve on ThOmpsOn's
Caucus Call.
ASSERT WITHOUT PRECEDEET
ThtnEs warming Up In FiGht for
speakership, hut Chances Of
the Candidates Change
Little.
tFron . staff correspondent)

ar rom n ENUIl. AoIttrNNfANChAtf
LINCOLN, Jan. l.-2tspecial.) -organiEa-
fipn Of the legislature talk has not de-
vtloped anything more than a guess as
70 the uitinafe success OF any Of the.
candidates. very few members have ar
rived 40 far, and those here are not talk
ing much. $3.50
Considershle criticism hss been made to
tho action offy. IL Thompson. chairman
Of the democratic state committee, call
ing the democratic caucus Monday night
a. one OF the hotels. This is said to be
entirely beyond any precedent Of former
seseldan. Hereteforc thu members them.
salves have AGREED on time and place.
ana IL Il limited by. some that the action
Of chairrakn Thompson IL an Indication
that the Bryan crowd hopes TO get the
start OF the other tellows by this action.
and that they expect to have considerable
Of say IN the Organization Of the legis-
iakufe. sy
Expeetine rfsht.
Il IL openly stated that the Bryan fol-
lowers are expecting a fight on the wet
and dry question and arc already making
pFeparaueps for q, This activity on the,
part OF the Bfyahites. through W. II.
Thompson. VINO q sup1osod 70 be re-
csivinE his orders from Brother. Char
ley" IL not setting wen with the demo-
Gratis who had hoped that the faetiotal
fight being carried on at Warrington
would b kept out ~ iite IeeiAlatufs
Ridaway Arrives il.
Two additions were made today to the
candidate ranks on the scene. I Senator
ia ouis arrived from his home IN Ord
and p. Z. y. Rldaway cane n from
Omaha. the former BEING candidate for
secretary Of the senate and. the latter for
clerk Of the house, te1 g,
Senator Oils stated that ne was not
candidate 20 far as pulling off his coat
and hultonholing the membsfs waa con-
cefned. Il have been asked II l would
accept the position II a majority OF tlre
democrats OF the senate desired me TO-"
sasd the senator "and IN that case I will
40 20. A number Of my friends. both
members and others interested. have been
urElng me to get into the fight. and /
wii only say thet II ! am selected be-
Here i have had experience enough to be
able 10 push matters through with the
rapidity which win be necessary IN a sea-
sion like what we democrats hope to
make this one"
Prospects, GOOD.
kgs Rtdeway has not been on tho
Mround long enough 90 that he cared to
make much OF a prediction. ''Most OF
my work has been done by letter. said
he. "ana L win simply say that tho pros
poets look good 70 me / am wen known
- all Of the ola members and I heIlers
many OF them nrs for me, while have
rad assurance frem many OF the new
ones fevorAbls 90 me TO bellows ahas
my vote Wlil be we'll pp toward the tor
On the first ballot
On the ao6akefuhlp fight there has
heen little change from yesterday. There
81 4 decided Bfppino atmosphere around
the hotel corridors while sentiment q
some extent IL turning toward DR.. Mere
dith Of Ashland 81 A. Reuter- OF otoe Il
said 70 have several members behind
him. However, until al OF the oandl.
dates cot on the ground and get 70 work.
ms. there IL NOT much Of chance e
predict thereeult. ffsnfy Richmond Of
o1paha stll appears to be the leading
nnhdioafs.
Program Of mconomy.
Another candidate who appears 10 b.
Maining some Il J. w. McKinsick. fol
chlo1 clerk Of the bouse. Mack" thai
petn az aha lob very studloualy tor
week ane hus seen every member VIII,
has reached the city 50 far. Mr.. Nc
Kl&ick 8ayp 4hat she Is for a program
"a the lakiaifsure that will be for econ
ofs.r. BUT IA Il not FOR a program o
eepnomy that. viii relArd efficiency. "Yol
rEh aay for me. said the Gage count.
4l4teemaR that the best economy tina
the Legislature eaa practice la the on
w1loh will cut the employees down d
1u4t he hulhbeg for effective work an
no more
several candidates for the minor job
arg already arriving. James Boyd. VIII
weN ser9eant-et-afma two years ago. an
E. y. Tinanhene hls eEsistant. are Al
z44dy here camping on their old Jobs
- "a -, oth1g caAdidates have arrived
ever 10 the senate J. II. Alien q LIN
s1fA. more commonly known 10 fame q
Ipwer end Power Alien" having dc
fi*pd thet title becauee Of his hold o
delnQcratie politics In certain wards q
ufheelns where he ID q power Of strength
detlfes te Re serseant.at-arma 81 n
senate. Colonel Allen claims qualities
Glohs for the Job not possessed by an
qlher man and n 10 opposition arls,