The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-07
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Scrutinized
Past Performances Rather
Than Promises Are Going
to Count This Year
With Voter.
Randall Is Aggressive

BY PAUL GREER.
Lincoln. July 6.-(Special Tclc'
gram. Before betting on a hors,
race, gamblers look up the past per
formantes on the entries. They don
risk their money on some nag JUS
because il has nicely braided man,
or sleek coat.
It's getting TO be that way in poll
tics. The average voter is not es.
pecially Interested in what the variou,
kinds are promising to do il elected
Past performances are going to coun,
more than pledges both in the state
primaries OF July l8 and in the fall
election.
Among the candidates who accep,
this vote is Charles H. Randall, one
OF the three men seeking the repub-
lication nomination for governor.
Mr.. Randall spent the Fourth OF
July among his own people at Ran
dolph. a small town in Cedar county.
II was the first time he had touched
home in more than two weeks. For,
be it known, he is carrying on a
most aggressive fight for the nom-
ination, even though he is making no
pledges.
Making Hard Campaign.
1t may be truthfully be said that
he is campaigning at 40 miles an
hour. Early yesterday he set out
by automobile for a l60-mlc drive
to Lincoln. AT the edge of town, he
pointed out with pride the place
where he broke l60 acres OF prairie
land. when he came to the state IS
years ago, and to a grove of wal
nut trees that he planted. Some of
this northern Nebraska land he now
owns, for dollar by dollar he has
amassed enough means to have
friends inquire what he wants to be
governor for.
Nevertheless his friends are hard
at work in his behalf, and there ap-
pears little question that the Third
district will return heavy majority
for him. The south and west may
go to others, but these men who
waved from the roads or the fields
or shook hands in the country towns
are pretty solid.
Seldom Makes Speech.
Mr.. Randall seldom makes a
speech. Slowing up as he reaches a
town, he drives up the main street
and hunts up some old friends. To-
gether they go up and down the row
of business houses, shaking hands
with every one, merchants, bankers,
farmers and women shoppers. He
doesn't say any thing in particular to
them-hands them a card or folder
announcing his candidacy and passes
on.
One of the men who conducted
Mr.. Randall about town was Charles
Mcleod of Stanton. Mr.. Mcleod
is leader in the Farmers Union and
is combination of banker and
farmer.
Let's ask Mr.. Mcleod why he
favors Mr.. Randall. Il was in the
legislature with him." said Mr.. Nc
Leod, II know him to be morally
and mentally fitted to run the state
OF Nebraska"
Standing on Record.
Since Mr.. Randall is not Dragging
of what he will do in Office and is
on his past record it is
time to examine that. To man his
declares that he is long
headed, unassuming and man of his
word He has always stood for pro-
hibition. He voted for woman suf-
frage. He voted. likewise, for the
code bill, and believes that the gov
ernor should be given full respon-
sibilitv and held to it.
He is president of the Nebraska
Bankers association. As a member
of the War Finance corporation he
accomplished much toward relieving
the farmers and business men OF the
state from disastrous dehation.
On certain vital issues Mr.. Randall
does not hesitate to express himself.
One of these is law enforcement.
Il shall strive to make it less easy
for criminals to evade the law" he
said to one of his travelling COM
panions. Il believe it is also within
the scope OF the executive to prevent
the release of hardened criminals. My
idea Oh the taxation problem is to
cut down the overhead and reduce
expenses of government wherever it
is possible to do so without hamper
ing it,"
Meets Other Candidates.
AT Norfolk Mr.. Randall yesterday
found himself in the midst of many
other candidates. Congressman JET
ferris was there, meeting the business
folk, who is running for the republi- |
can nomination for congress from |
the Third district. was also at work. !
Mr.. Havens is likewise refusing to !
commit himself to any cut and dried |
program and is endeavoring to cor
raj the opposition to Congressman
Evans. He is not in accord with |
some of the things that the Harding !
administration has done or left un-
done. He has an opponent in
Osborne F. Byron. fre-eating
young republican from Kentucky,
who is also after Congressman !
Evans seat, but on an out-and-out
anti-administratio platform.
Judge Evans, meanwhile, is enjoy
ing the comforts of home life at
Dakota City. Political observers say
that he is in no danger of losing re-
/
Another candidate who visited
Norfolk yesterday was ]. o. Shroyer,
who is opposing Senator Hitchcock
for the democratic nomination to the
United States senate. Mr.. Shroyer
is endeavoring to unite the farmers
and labor under his banner and has
developed more strength than he is
usually credited with This is be-
cause a good deal OF the silent vote
S going to progressive candidates.