Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-14
Nebraska Press Comment

Nebraska city Press. The Omaha newspapers are
pretty we'll united the topic of union station
and being IN harmony and accord are quite ltkely
% got one. The casual visitor 70 Omaha from The
other and more.faVored portions ~ Nebraska. how
ever. n somewhat impressed with the beauty and
commodioDsness ~ the present station facilities 81
Omaha. but seemingly he doesn't know much about
IT. The Bewapspe OF Omaha, backed W BY ne
Commercial club quite sure the present station
equipment IL entirely Inadequate and that ought n
settle Il for good and ALL Omaha Il kinoen. too for
ne ability 70 get Whist n after and indications
are that IN The present instance new station VII
be forthcoming soon
Examiner The office of national committeeman
IL Of the important positions for the general
welfare ~ any political purity. and mould be flleG
biz man NJ Wide acquaintance, bUfiuesE experience
snd thorough knowledge Of bis paitys views and 70
qpIremenn sueh u Charles v. McGrsw, ran.
dtdate for republican national committeeman Tor
Nebraska lie first 70 Nebraska IN 1871 When
boy, and has resided permanently In this
state for fhirtyssx years During period NJ eleven
YearH he state and national bank examiner 1nd
called N al parts ~ the state A. frequent In
tervais thus becoming acquainted with large
her Of prominent business men, among whom he
formed many and lasting Friendships. SIR Nc.
Grsw posseAsea remarkable memory for fsees and
names and II II said that he call more men W
their names than any other person IN Nebraska M
MeOrsV has always been stsuneh republican. he
never had the least inclination 10 b. anything eso
lie cast his first for Garfield There have been
times when the national committeeman from No,
braska nero ngureheads who really
knew nothing about politics. bnsinrp, Or much u
anything else-a who w0s simply given The DO
sitlon tho result ~ some convention combination
or for the purpose of making 80 some aiatea MAJ
who hsd very limited acquaintance and whose IN.
fluenco amounted 10 nothing, and who was simply
pawn IN The gnfne Mr. McGrew's acquaintance II not
limited 10 Nebraska. fe has influential aequant8nees
IN s parts Of the United States, and his election
national committeeman VIII reflect credit upon the
state ond The republican party generally Ir NJ.
Grew. who IL mn experienced banker has retired from
the banking business ana viii hAVe plenty N Time 10
dsvofe ~ the affairs ~ the republican party IN Ne
braske. A. national committeeman HE yojoe and IN.
nueDce viii he heard and felt far beyond the confines
~ this state iIe stands Tor united party and there
fore viii use hs best efforts for The elimination ~
faetionai strife. The republicans will nake no mis-
take IN electpg Mr. Mo0rew.
oakisnd Independent; ornaha papers and onnahs
people advocating something that al residents
Of this state can Join ina demand for union sta,
ton. Huch Improvement IT, badly needed there.
None N tho stations there now Ii adequate. They
are scattered badly ocated and sorry looking atruo.
lures NJ best We with Omaha on that union
station question
Hastings Tribune; ~ last the onaha Bee ano
ths Omaha Worid-Hsrald have found . subject In
common. Both ~ these disfingulshed papers are
working for union depot for Omaha, Here's hop,
Ing they get what they are going after
Beatrice Sun; n. y. Howell. republican national
committeeman for Nebraska and general manager Of
the Omaha Water board sends out announcement ~
his candidacy for committeeman and lncIoges en- ON.
eia report showing that the water plants manage
ment has been a big success. financially and IN
savings 20 the consumers What Mr.. Howell says
about tho Of bis management Of the largest
municipal plant IN tho state may all be true and IN
interesting but hla connecting II ~ with his other
political ventures IL liable 70 do more harm Than
good for the business which he n paid TO attend 70
II would be easier 10 separate municipal business
affairs from the Influence OF politics n the rnana-
gers Of the municipal business could find in their
duties enough 10 their entire time and atten.
ton.