New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-06
President Has Advantage
Because Democrats Are
Well Organized.
BRYAN Is ONE
DISCORDANT NOTE
May Oppose Hitchcock
Prohibition Expected to
Aid Republicans.

SPECIAL Correspondence. o. n. Trihunel
Omaha, Neb., Oct. Wilson has all
the better Of the Nebraska situation at
the present writing. He has the adj
vantage now because the Democrats
are better organized than the Republl-
cans as 20 precinct work, as 70 the use
OF their newspapers and as 10 real
party harmony.
Bryan undoubtedly will not support
Hitchcock. who is running for re-elec-
ton 20 the United States Senate. But
that is the single discordant note IN
the entire Democratic campaign in the
state. Like most prophets, Bryan has
TO great following at home. But II ne
openly attacks Hitchcock he may elec'
Republican Senator.
For weeks the Democrats have been
carving on an able fight in the state.
Their most popular and most used
nhrase has been, He has kept US out
of war" As one Republican expressed
il. "It does not make a particle OF oil
ference whether or not there was no
one on earth for US 70 pick scrap
With except Mexico, and peace has
hardly been raging there, they are
making votes every day with the
phrase
Wilson Gets Newspaper Aid.
The Republicans are weakest IN the
newspaper field There are but TOUR
big daily newspapers in the state
The Lincoln State Journal, ne
Omaha World Herald" The Omaha
News" and THE Omaha Bee. ne
State Journal" Is pacihst, ana 10
really supporting Wilson. The Norla-
Herald" is owned by Senator Hltcn-
cock and is leading the attack o"
Hucbes. The Omaha News IS fo!-
Iowino the lead OF the other Scrlpps
NcRae newspapers and IS prooaoIy
doing the hest work for Wilson OF any
naner in the Middle West. This leaves
only The Omaha Bee" as the hughes
supporter. .-..;, -
Democratic: there are great nunloeI
~ "deserving Democrats" holding FED
oral Office in the state, and the county
court houses OF Nebraska are hlled
,,.i.b Democrats. Never have the
no,,ocrats in Nebraska had such an
able or numerous army Of fighters
There is wet and dry fight on IN
N-obraska this fall. Statewide pro.
bibition IS being voted on. Both OF
10 Pcnublican candidates at the head
~ ,he ticket are "drys.' Judge sui
-, Republican nominee for Governor
ado his urinary fight on a dry plat
forr, as also did John L. KENNEDY,
Republican candidate for the United
States Senate.
Hope for State Ticket.
Because these men are "drys,- and
because of organs enmlty Tor hlOcn-
cock. many Republicans feel success ~
the state campaign IS REASONABLY
Put the weakness Of the Republicans
is In the discord still apparent IN tneis,
ranks. This. coupled with the lacS o.
enthusiasm for Hughes, makes the'r
fight a stiff uphill one. .
The Moose organization IS PACK o.
Hughes. But the progressive Repuou-
cans and the "standpats' are not get
ting along happily together. The sur
face harmony is disturbed by the snln
kicking underneath the surface. ne
progressive Republicans did an unfor-
givable thing four years ago IN tne
ewes of the "standpats' when tnou-
sands Of them voted for Roosevelt. On
the other hand. four years ago great
rumbers of the "standpats' also
scratched their ticket and voted Tor
Bv vigorous fight at last spring
urinary the progressive wing OF tne
Republican party reelected R. B. How
ell National Committeeman. The con-
servatives. wanting a friend at court
20 help distribute patronage IN case
is elected. put one OF tneir
own men in as state chairman. TINS
selection was made without consulting
candidate. Senatorial
candidate or National Committeeman.
This makes the armed truce al the
more dangerous. 80. =
But the striking thing is the lack o.
Twenty years ago ms
fall Nebraska was afre with torchlignt
PROFESSIONS and red FIRE. Now II IS
onIv the Democrats who can get siL-
able crowd out. and they are small IN
COMPARISON. Even eight years ago III
the Taft Parker campaign there vas
enthusiasm and go 70 the campaign
ard four wears ago lifelong friendships
,yera being broken over the intense.
ness Of the feeling and the interest OF