Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-05
Nebraska
BERGE is NOTHING
IF NOT PERSISTENT
Lincoln Democrat, Who Is in Race
for Governor, Has Long Rec
ord of Attempts,
GRACE WILL TRY FOR SENATE
CFrom a staff Correspondent)

From staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Feh T. - Especially 1.-The
merry fight is now on. George w Berge
having today accepted the filing made
for him yesterday as a candidate for
the democratic nomination for governor
This is not the first time that Mr..
Berge has tried 60 break into the execu-
tive office. In 1904 he put up fight
for gubernatorlal honors against John
H.. Mickey. but lst out In 1906 he was
again a candidate. but the democratic
convention selected A. c. Shallenberger
and was elected. In 1912 he again looked
with longing eyes toward the job, but
with a magnanlmous spirit stepped aside
in order to give Metcalfe chance to
beat Morehead. but Metcalfe failed to
come up to the requirements.
Another Instance.
In 1914, Mr.. Berge cast his weather eye
on the gubematorial chair and tried con-
cluslons with Governor Morehead. but
his fellow democrats said him nay and
he went down to defeat. polling only II ,SOl
votes. while the governor was chasing
merrily along with Ss.264. Metcafe was
runer up with 1888.
With both Berge and Bryan In the
fight for the place. it will now be up
for the fellows. who have been shying
at the water wagon to find candidate
who wouldn't know a water wagon IL he
saw 1t. Applications for the job will be
thankfully received. but the sooner they
come in the better.
Grace Runs for Senate.
Senator Jack Grace of Mascot who
some time ago announced that he would
be a candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation for railway commissioner, has
changed his mind. He will essay to come
back to the senate as a common every
day senator and his filing reached the
office Of the secretary of state this
morning. Senator Grace has served two
terms and was one of the fighting MEM
bers of the last session.
He was the senator who walked half
way across the chamber in a red hot
discussion with Senator Howell of Doug
las at the last session and, shaking his
fist at the Omaha member, told him he
could not put anything over on the dear
people as long as he could stick his 24O
pounds in the way, and the senate didn't,
sChappeII i'm Race.
Charles A. Chappell of Minden has
filed for the democratic nomination from
Lhb LNGhly-SCSOho hASNAlNNf ACPISSchbCu
the last session by Senator Peter Wink
: Of Kearney, democrat.
C. w. Doty of Beaver Crossing has
filed for the democratio nomination from
the Twelfth district, represented in the
last session by Senator Piller of Sew
ard. democrat.
Only One AffiIiation.
No. candidate for public office cssn
affiliate with two differene parties. ac-
cordine to an opinion given out by
Deputy Attorney General Dexter Barrett
in answer to an inquiry by County At
torney Charles Dobey of Howard county.
IL candidate files as a member OF one
party he cannot file again as a member
of another party. but can only be en-
dorsed or filed by petition with the
requisite number of signers. This will
knock out such filings as were made a
couple Of years ago where one candidate
for congress filed as republican. popu-
list, democrat socialist and bull mooser
and certified that he affiliated with them
all.