Ibe 2aih IRebraekan
VoL Vm. No. 25.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1908.
Price 5 Cents
NAILS CAMPAIGN LIES
RICHARD L. METCALFE 8HOW8
UP REPUBLICAN YARN8.
EULOGIZES LATE JUDGE BROADY
Declares That 8ome Fitting Memorial
Should Be Adopted by University
Democratic Club for This
Good Citizen.
Before an audlenco of one hundred
enthusiastic investigators of the
questions which uro paramount In the
prosent presidential campaign. Rich
ard L. Metcalfe, associate editor of
the Commoner, last evening deliverod
an address on "Campaign Yarns" at
the Temple building.
Mr. Motcalfo spoke under the au
spices of the University Bryan and
Kern club. Ho enlarged his topic to
include a variety of subjects of inter
est to students of present-day political
drama and concluded with an eloquent
eulogy of the Hterllng citizenship of
the late Judge Broady, whom ho re
called had been ono of his audienco
when he addressed the university
democratic club last year.
"One year ago," said Mr. Metcalfe,
"I addressed your club and there was
in the audience one who possessed
unusual qualities of good citizenship.
He was Judge Broady. He died last
week. In Judge Broady, Nebraska
democrats and the democrats of Lin
coln in particular lost ono of tholr
most valued menibers. Judge Broady
was full of tho sterling characteristics
-which make up all-round good citizen
ship. Ho was always interested in the
afTairs of democracy; he never missed
a meeting. Especially was he inter
ested in the affairs of the young men,
and he was a frequent listener at tho
meetings of the university political
clubs.
Loss of Judge Broady.
"I knew Judge Broady intimately,
and his loss 1b a great- ono. It would
be fitting, I think, if this club should
take some action expressing its ro-
spect and admiration for tho char
acter of this groat and good citizen.
ThuB far no other democratic organ
ization has recognized his services to
party and fellowmen. I hope that this
club will do so."
In pursuance of the suggestion of
Mr. Metcalfe, President Adams of tho
university club appointed a committee
to draft appropriate resolutions, of
which Sid Evans is chairman. Tho
commlttoe will report next Thursday
evening.
Introduced by President AdamB, Mr.
Motcalfo opened his talk by referring
at once to his subjects He said in
part:
"My Bubject is a wide ono and ap
plies to both parties. It treats, of in
cidents amusing as well as productive
of wrath. One of tho most noticeable
cases of campaign buncombe that has
over been perpetrated was the recent
mistake of tho Omaha Bee in attack
ing a part of tho republican tariff
plank under the Impression that it was
assailing an utterance of Mr. Bryan.
The incident brought a good laugh all
round. A more recent piece of bun
combe was tho letter of Mr. Stewart
in today's. State Journal. Mr. Stowart
says, among other things, that the
depositor should, not seek security
from the banker since the banker
does not do likewise, towards him
when a loan is being negotiated. But
I venture to say that no banker over
negotiates a loan without being as
, sured of tho responsibility of tho bor
rower. On the other hand the de
positor knows nothing of the responsi
bility of tho bank. Mr. Stewart's plea
. in this case is mero, buncombe.
( Shows Up Pollard.
'Congressman Pollard in spoaklng
at the recent Hughes meeting de
clared that Judge. Gray declared an
anti-railroad law unconstitutional. In '
saying this Mr. Pollard was guilty of.
a deliberate attempt to decolvo an
intelligent audience, since, In fact, the
opinion was rendered by two judges
out of tnreo and tho other of the two
was a republican. In tho same spcoch
ho accused tho democrats of voting
against tho publicity bill in tho na
tional house. But lie did not say that
they did so because of the odious
amendments tacked onto it by tho re
publicans for this very purpose. Yet
Pollard used this argument against
the democrats when tho presidential
candidate of his own party has de
clared himself agalnBt any publicity
that is worth while.
"Governor Hughes Indulged in a
yarn about the evil of the democratic
regulation of the trusts by limiting
their product. Yet ho himself was at
tho head of the administration In Now
York which put through a law having
'a very similar effect on the writing of
Insurance policies by the big com
panies.
"The biggcBt yarn of all, however,
is the panic talk. This has been
thrown up and rehashed every oloctlon
for sovoral times paBt If RooBevolt
can successfully threaten a panic for
Tnft, then Taft can do it for NlcholaB
Longworth, and Longworth can do It
for tho next in the lino of descent and
so on to other members of the family.
One class which is not howling about
the panic is tho bankers. Thoy had
enough of a republican panic last fall.
Buncombe In It.
"The candidates ought to bo able to
stand forth and toll the people where
they stand and the people ought then
to choose. But this is not so. Bun
combe must have its part, so it seems.
At the present time I cannot but call
attention to the dodging which is be
ing done so energetically by tho repub
lican speakers and tho stralghtford
wurdness with which' Mr. Bryan Is
meeting the issues presented. It is
for that reason that he possesses so
much of tho confidence of the peoplo
today.
"Tho question this year is not of
parties so much as it is of tho stand
of individuals on tho great questions
before the peoplo. Tho republicans
sneer at Mr. Bryan's question, 'Shall
tho people rule?' Thoy say that tho
people do. But I aBk you: Do tho
people rule In the city municipalities,
In the election of senators, In tho acts
of legislatures? On this question Mr.
Bryan is fighting has fought for
twelve yearB as maq has never
fought before. He is fighting alono
againBt all that money can buy. Ho
is putting the whole of his great
strength into this campaign for the
people, and It is for tho peoplo to say
whether they bollevo in him."
KERSPACHER GETS IT
GRAND I8LAND MAN THE VICTOR
ON 1 HE THIRD BALLOT.
ROWCN RUNS A CLOSE SECOND
Cark Withdraws on the third Ballot
After Running a Close Third
No Interference by Upper
Classmen.
With ringing cheers It. H. Kof
spachcr of Grand Island wna pro
claimed president of the froshman
class after a most oxciting Bossion of
tho flrBt-year men in Momorial hall
yesterday at 11:30, the successful can
didate receiving 163 votos whllo his
nearest competitor, Paul Rowon of
Grand Island, was but throe votOB be
hind him, with 1G0.
As had been expected, the uppor
classmen attempted no . intorforenco
with the meeting and aside from a
and It bocamo necessary to lock tho
doors to keop the clans at tho moot
Ing. Tho third ballot rosultod: Kor
spachor, 1G3; Rowan, 100, Korspachor
being declared oloctcd by President
Byorts. Tho final vpto was so cIobo
that it was impossible to toll who had
boon oloctod, until a second count of
too ballot had boon mado. With 'the
announcomont of tho result frloiuls
of tho successful cnndldato swarmed
on tho platform, making tho room ring
with choorB.
R. H. Korspachor, the newly oloctod
president, Is a graduate of tho Grand
Island high school, clasB of 1008.
While in tho high school ho was prom
inent in athlotlcs, representing his
class in track, baskot hall and football
work. Ho wnB a debater, spoaklng in
tho state Inter-scholastic.
'VARSITY IS CRIPPLED
TEAM IN POOR CONDITION TO
MEET INDIAN8 TOMORROW.
B0THKR0QER AND BELTZER OUT
The Result of Saturday's Contest With
the Haskell Indians Is the Sub
ject of Much Speculation.
Red Men Are Strong.
TIME FA8T DRAWING TO CL08E.
Dramatic
Contestants Register for
Club Tryouts.
Tho time for tho Dramatic club try
outs is rapidly drawing to a close.
Much interest is bolng manifested in
good natured scuffle at tho door, on- tho approaching trlalH and tho con
tranco to the hall wbb unblocked. In
spite of the vlgllanco of tho juniors in
testants are rapidly rounding Into
shape. LaBt yoar thoro wore nearly
charge of the mooting, about twenty I H,xtv Thespians who tried out, and it
I U til nil Tilt Innl Mint tillliilwit. 11. Ill 1n
WHITES OF Y. W. C. A. IN LEAD.
Contest for New " Members Brings
Good Results.
All this month the Y. W. C. A. girls
have been carrying on a very quiet
campaign for new membors. Miss
Marguerite Guthriq is leading tho blue
side and has succeeded In obtaining
forty-nino now members; while tho
white sid,e, under tho leadership of
Miss Vera Bargor, has reported fifty
four new members. Tho campaign
will close on October 31, when the
entire association will gather in the
Y. W. C. A. roomB to welcome tho
new members. .At this time an old.
maids' convention will bo hold under
the direction of Miss Helen Day and
Miss Ann Watt. This promises to bo
ono of the most exciting Btunts given
by the Y. W. C. A. girls this yoar.
E. P. trown and Frod B. Humphrey,
two University of Nebraska graduates,
are running for the legislature in this
county. Brown is a candidate on tho
republican ticket and Humphrey on
the democratic.
Pies like mother tried to make.
Baked froBh every day by an oxport
woimnnplo baker at The Boston Lunch.
sophomores gained entrance to tho
meoting nnd caBt their ballot with tho
freshmen. Tho lack of demonstration
outside of the hall was fully made up
for Inside. Cheering enthusiastically
for their favorites, some four hundred
freshmen filled tho lower part of tho
hall and kept the meoting in such dis
order as to make tho election of a
president Allfncultt
Good Speeches.
Absence from tho city prevented the
chancellor from attending the meeting,
his place being filled by Deans For
dycoand Costlgan. President Byorts
of the juniors presided, appointing
Clarence Rubendohl, NoIb Nelson and
Robert Ferguson as tollers. In order
to prevent any stuffing of tho ballot
box colored ballots wero used. Follow
ing a call for nominations A. G.
Spaulding, in a clover speech, placed
tho name of Korspacher in nomina
tion. Ho urged that his candldato had
every requirement necessany for a
successful president. The conclusion
of Spauldlng's speech was a signal
for a wild outburst from the Grand Is
land man's supporters. Believing that
enough time had been taken up In
speeches, R. W. Ronson of Manning,
Iowo, placed Wayne Carroll tyoforo tho
class without referring to his previous
record. Clarence L. Clark of Lincoln
was nominated by James Froelan in
a well worded speech. Tho nomination
of Rowan also called forth rousing
cheers from his constituents. Whllo
waiting upon tho first ballot the can
didates were called to tho front by
the class, somowhat to tho embarrass
ment of all four.
Were Well Organized.
From tho start It was evident that
tho class was well organized into fac
tions, each one wocklng actively for
tholr candidate. Through tho organ
ization some very effective cheering
was done, tho Rowan and Korspachor
supporters -vying with one another In
tho amount of noise which thoy could
make.
The first ballot resulted: Clark, 00;
Rowen, 103; Ker&pacher, 114; .Car
roll, 5. With the announcement of
the first ballot a njotlon was mado
to vote on tho two highest President
Byorts correctly left the matter of
withdrawing with Clark, who took the
platform and asked the class whether
ho ought to withdraw. Cries of. "Do"
and "Stay in" greeted his query. He
decided to stay In the race to the end,
and ri second ballot was ordered, re
sulting: Korspachor, 136; Rowen,
114; Clark, 70. The Lincoln candidate
withdrew, urging nis supporters to
vote for whichever man thoy thought
best v.
Prior to tho taking of tho third
ballot a number attempted to leave
the hall as 'the hour was getting late,
increased at the coming event. This
is caused by tho successful advortiso
ment which tho club enjoyed by its
excellent productions lust seuson and
by tho fact also that thoro will bo but
ono tryout thltr year. At prosont
thirty have registered and many moro
are expected in tho next few dayB.
There is a tendency for students to
wait, before registering, until thoy
have tholr plecos prepared and aro
sure of their success. It Is hoped by
the committee in charge that moro
selections will bo given this time in
costume. Room U 100 will be In stage
sotting and costumos would add
groatly to tho effectiveness of tho pro
duction. Selections this yoar will bo
limltod to dialogues and character
sketches taken from prominent plays.
So far Shakospearo and Sheridan
seem to bo tho most favorite play
wrights. MIbb Ester Bailey, the secre
tary of tho Dramatic club, will be in
U 106 each day between 11 and noon
to register contestants.
MOVE FOR GIRL ROOTING 8QUAD.
Co-Eds Will Meet at 6:30 This After
noon to Organize.
A meoting of tho girls of tho uni
versity who are interested In forming
a girls' rooting section for the Haskell
Indian gume tomorrow, and tho other
homo contests of tho present season,
hus been called for U 107 at 5:30
o'clock this afternoon. At that time
those who aro iuomoting tho organiza
tion of the co-eds into a crowd to
support the Cornhuskers will explain
tho plans that havo boon mado and
give detailB of the way in which it is
expected to make tho innovation a
groat success.
Manager Eager has reserved a spec-
cial section at the east end of the
grand stand for tho girls who are to
root, and will decorate it in colors
for thenf. Other schemes planned to
givo more college atmosphere to the
games have been devised and will bo
announced at tho meeting thi,s after
nooiij It is hoped by those, in charge
of tho meeting' that as many girls as
arc able will be present fn U 107 at
5:30 o'clock.
An examination to remove condi
tions obtained in chemistry 2 In tho
spring of 1908 will be given In -the
chemistry locture room at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning, October 24. Bon
ton Dales.
Tho squad appeared at Antolope
park again yostorday afternoon and
put in a fow moro good licks toward
getting in shapo for tho Rodsklns Sat
urday. It is gonorally concodod that,
with the string of crlpplos which thoo
'varsity now has, tho Hnskoll Indiana"'
will prove to bo formidable advers
aries tomorrow and tho Nobraska
rootors aro nono too sanguine ovor the
rosu.lt.
In former years tho Indians havo
como to Lincoln without having made
much of a showing previously and
havo Bprung a groat surprise on the
Cornhuskors. Tho last tlmo HaBkell
and NobraHka mot was In Kansas City
in 1004, and on that occasion the
Redskins wero victorious by 14 to 6.
This yoar again tho rod raon come
to Lincoln as moro or loss of an un
certain quantity. Nothing very definite
is known or tholr strength, and among
thoso who know, tho huBky Indians
nro protty gonorally foarod.
LaBt Saturday thoy woro dofoatod
by Washburn by a Bcoro of 11 to 4,
Washburn securing two touchdowns
and Haskell getting only four points,
by a field goal. 'This would indicate
that tho Indians woro not particularly
strong, but dopesters havo long since
learned that comparative scores, in
tho absonco of more detailed informa
tion, is not a safe way to judge a '
team'B capabilities.
Veterans Out of Game.
Tho possible strength of tho Haskell t
aggregation 1b not tho1' only thing
which croates a foar for tho safety
of tho Cornhuskors. Coach Cole will '
bo compelled to put a team In the
field which 1b mado up partially of
substitutes. Kroger was so sovoroly
Injured at Minneapolis last Saturday
that tho possibility of his being able
to play tomorrow is no longer consld-'
ored. In fact tho rooters will rejoice
if ho is ablo to round into shapo In
time for tho Amos game next week.
In addition to this misfortune, It Is
also probablo that Buck Boltzer will
not be ablo to play. His shoulder is
still in bad shape and even if ho dooB
play, which will bo for only a fow "
moments If at all, ho will sot bo able
to do any forward passing. Minor was
out at practice for the first time this
week last evening and he will probab
ly hold down.Deltzer'8 position at half
back against the redskins. Temple
is out of town for a day or two but
will return today and will doubtless
be used at full back. Louis Harto
held down that position last night and
made an oxcollent showing. A pos
sible solution of tho back field prob
lem in case any more men are put
out of tho gamo would bo to put
Shonka in at right guard and shift
Harto to full back. Harto displayed
remarkable .speed last night, surpris
ing tho onlookers considerably, and
it is realized tnat ho would jnako an
excellent hdek field man.
. H
Sturtznoggor was called upon to do
tho forward passing last evening in
practice Ho has displayed' particular
strength in this department and pn,
that account may be tried out in to
morrow's game. '
At a meeting ot tho English club
with Miss Louise Pound, 1632 L
street, this evening at 8 o'clock Pro-.
feasor H. B. Alexander will read some
of his verse. Thoro will also be one
or two short story and musical num-
bera.
Tho registrar will givo employment
to twelve men Saturday, October 24.
Report today before 5:30 1. m.
A. M. Smith, law '09, who has beea,
out of scnool so far this year, has. re
turned from the 'western part of, N?t
braska and taken up hia work again
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