Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-12
Nebraska
DEMOCRATS FLOCK
TO STATE POW WOW
Editorial Association Meeting at
Lincoln Draws Faithful to Old
Stamping Grounds.
WILSON GETS ENDORSEMENT
lFrom a sad Corre.pondent.


LINCOLN. Jan. Especial Demo
cratic editors of Nebraska have been
coming into town today in numbers. Al
though all the democratic visitors are
not newspapermen most Of them expect
to have something to do with the fra
ternity before the year is over
on account of the threatening blizzard
many who had intended to come from
out in the state were forced to change
their plans so that the banquet was
changed from the City Auditorium TO
the Lindel hotel, the two dining rooms
and the ball room being thrown together
for the occasion by Landlard Johnston.
Hastings wants Convention.
A delegation from Hastings headed by
Secretary Il. A. Blake of the Chamber
of Commerce. with John feeling, Jack
Corey and r. b. Wahlquist as a COM
mittee, were boosting Hastings for the
place for holding the state democratic
convention. Hastings is the only city
SO far which has made a bid for the
convention.
Democratic celebrities who were on the
ground early were: Senator Jack Grace,
candidate for the democratic nomination
for the railway commission; Senator
John Mates of Nebraska City, who will
again be a candidate from that district,
Victor Wilson of Stromsburg, a candidate
for the democratic nomination for the
railway commission; George w. Potts,
chief clerk of the house at the last ses-
sion, and possible candidate for gov
ernor; Bert Sprague secretary of the
democratic state committee. and a can
didate for chairman; Editor Shields of
Orleans, candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor; Representative
Snyder of Hastings, who will endeavor
to return for the next session; Repre-
sentative Kaufman of Nemaha, who also
asprcs to return, and other noted states
men.
Besides these were Fire Commissioner
Ridgell, who can live longer on no salary
than any appontee of the governor and
grow fat, who is a candidate for railway
commissioner: Senator Skiles of Saun-
dors, who admits he wants nothing but
harmony, provided it grows on his kind
of tree, and some others.
bryan and Maher.
Mayor Charles Bryan blew into the
hotel lobby about noon, wiped the steam
from his glasses, conversed a moment
with friends and then wrapped the man
tie of his cloak about him and silently
stole away.
Colonel John G. Maher, who leaves for
New York tomorrow stole into the lobby,
looked around to see If the mayor was
there, and seeing him not, fingered for
some time
However. the editors in their meeting
this afternoon gave a general endorse
ment of the administration and gave en-
dorsement of the manner in which the
III esidcnt had handled the war situation
and half-heartedly endorsed the prepared
nees scheme of the president in the fol
lowing paragraph;
eve unreservedly repose confidence ir
our democratic president and our demo
cratic congress, including our Nebraska
representatives IN the national legislature
for protection from the eXtravagant pre-
paredness program of the republican lead
ers, with the firm belief that they will
adjust this acute question to the salts
faction of majority of the American
people"
They also gave an endorsement Of tn
state administration.
Colonel Arthur Mullen of Omaha wa
early on the ground. 1t was rumored tina
Mullen had something up his sleeve, bu
if so he kept it very quiet, although h
looked exceedingly wise at times
Senator Hitchcock could not be present
but his special representative was bus
most of the day looking after the sena
tors political fences and Tightening u
the wire wherever it showed signs of sag
ginG. little where some discontente
democrat had tried to creep through.
Editors for Wilson.
There was some sentiment show
against endorsing President Wilson, tn
bone of contention being that some de
sired an endorsement of his preparedness
plan, while others who were afraid tha
to pick out my particular thing Nigh
spoil the harmony plan favored passin
up endorsement altogether rather tha
taking a chance of raising opposition.
May Force Morehead.
There appeared to be quite sentimen
in favor of Governor Morchead for
third term, or rather the nomination 70
third term. This comes from tw,
sources-those who believe that the gov
crnor has made good and has given tn
state a good, business administration, an
those who desire TO get him out of tn
way so that Senator Hitchcock will hav
plain sailing. The latter element /
working hard to get the sentimen
worked up right, and much depends OF
the wav in which the wires are pulled
Should the governor get into the sena
torial fight it will complicate things con
siderably 1t is generally believed that /
the governor could have his way h
would much prefer staying out Of the DO
ltcal game as FAR as himself is con
cerned until two years later, and ther
20 up AGAINST Senator George w Norris
should he be renominated by the repub
licans. for the senatorship
Editorial Officers.
The Editorial association reelected al
officers, being Doc Tanner of Omaha
president; Z. A. Walrath OF Osceola. sec
retary, and John w. Outright OF Lincoln
vice president.
Edgar Howard, sadly dilapidated bu
still in the ring, is present He still ha
a bad-looking eye and may lose the sigh
of it from the auto accident of a wee
ago. when he got I'm the way of a bunc
Of JOY riders. A hole in the back of bi
head testifies that the curb stone wher
he struck was the hardest.