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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1894)
1 i 'H ' J THE 03MAHA. DAILY BEE : SDSESDAY , 13 , 180-1. of the ( Corporation . 1 Campaign _ _ . . ' Ca.ndida.te - : ' * * H BEFORE THE BATTLE. JRecltless IVjreoJkors Run Riot Ji.ibilo.tG Over the Defection of .Rosewater a/id T7ie J3ee. Fremont Tribune : And Majors will be' elected. Cliadron Journal : Will The Dee get Into line or will It make Majors' election doubly certain by continuing to flght him ? Sioux City Kvonlng Times : After all , what matters It for the republican ticket In Nebraska , ono vote more or less In Omaha , Newport Republican : Tlio Influence of The Dee against Majors elves that gentleman nn advantage over his competitors for guber natorial honors which Is decidedly unfair. nioomlngton Journal : The Hon. Thomas Majors , acting governor ot Nebraska , still stays by the boys. "Thomas" Is Bttll workIng - Ing with the boys and don't you think "Hoscy , " the dwarfed editor of The Dee , can hurt him. Exchange : A St. Joe shirt manufactur ing company telegraphed to Omaha as soon as Tom Majors was nominated for governor to get a sampleof the kind of shirt he wore. In order to manufacture a lot for the Nebraska trade. Dloomlr ton I2cho : It was undoubtedly the greatest state convention ever held In Nebraska , and the ticket placed before the people will receive the united support of absul every republican In the state except tlio hoolco editor of The Deo. Friend Telegraph : Mr. Uosewater asks for suggestions as to the best method ot de feating Tom Majors , and wo hasten to reply : If Mr. Uosewater would turn In and support lilm It would come nearer doing the business than anything that could be devised. 1'lerco Cell : Tom Majors Is the strongest man In the state politically and will bo cloctcd , by 20,000 plurality , nosewater has trailed ! True republicans should say "Amen ! 3 < nt him go ! " The vindictive , would-bo dictator tater and reprobate should hava left the party four years ago. Plattsmouth News : Had The Dee begun its anti-Majors crusade a month ago It might have accomplished something. At this time , however , the Majors boom has m-sed the critical period and his star Is clearly In the ascendancy. Majors will be the next governor of Nebraska. Tccumseh Chieftain : Tom Majors' election to the gubernatorial chair Is already practi cally assured. The almost unanimous en dorsement of his candidacy , aside from the Kosowater deflection , leaves no doubt as to the final result. From now on till November the majority will just grow a little from day to day. Ord Quiz : The Bee fought Tom Majors' election two years ago and Majors was elected by the largest vote on the ticket. The Dee Is now fighting Majors' nomination and will fight him If nominated. Majors will therefore be elected again. Republicans liavo no fear for anything this fall not even lor bee-stings. Red Cloud Chief : E. nosewater ot The Omaha Dec , Immediately after the nomina tion of Tom Majors for governor by the re publican state convention , sent In his resig nation as national commltteeman. and Hon. John S. Thurston was appointed to fill the vacancy. Rosewater < has niado the mistake of his life. He should have supported the ticket , kept his position and kept still If lin did not like Majors. * York Times : In resigning from the re publican central commltteo Mr. Rosewater < lld not resign his rcpubllcanshlp. such as It Is. Hewilt be ttt& same politically that he has been. He was only clearing the decks for action and will from this time on keep up a steady flro on Tom Majors until after election. This Is n republican year and the Times believes Mr. Majors will be the next governor In spite of the opposition of The Oma'ia Dee. Syracuse. Journal : Next to the nomination of Majors the resignation of Rosewater as national commlttcoman and the prompt sub stitution of that republican , John M. Thurs ton , was the most exciting event of the con vention. The delight of the convention was unbounded , and Rosewaterlsm was forever and effectually burled so far as the republi can party In Nebraska Is concerned. Peace to his ashes. St. Paul Republican : The fact that The Omaha Dee Intends to fight the republican candidate for governor will cause Mr. Majors and his friends no uneasiness. The Bee's tactics ore becoming so well known that It matters little to the party whether that paper supports republican nominees or not. The BPO jackass has for years paraded under the skin of the republican lion and quite success fully. Hastings Nebraskan ; The puerile attacks on Hon. Tom Majors by The Omaha Dee and Its satellites are having but little effect , all their charges against him having proven to be false. These unjust attacks can have but ono effect , and that Is to strengthen Mr. Ma jors , at least among all fair-minded and just men. The people of Nebraska have known Mr. Majors for years , and knowing him , will take pleasure In supportrng ho candidacy for governor before the convention and In workIng - Ing and voting for him afterward. Illoomlncton Reno : The Dee Is still fight ing T. J. Majors and In a most outrageous manner. Informing Its readers that he Is not the choice of the republicans of this state for governor. The lie Is given to this state ment at almost every county convention that Is held by their electing delegates to the state convention who are either Instructed for or friendly to Mr.Majors. . The people of this state have become pretty well ac- oualntcd with The Dee and now pay but little attention to the ran tings of Its editor. Sioux City Journal : Nebraska republicans nro laughing over the threat of ex-National Commltteeman Rosewater uttered when he first heard of the nomination by the republi can convention of his old-time opponent. Ho Is reported to liavo sold : "So they have nominated Tom Majors , have they ? Well , do you know what I am going to do ? I will Immediately tender my resignation as n member of the national republican com mittee , and I will Issue n call for all Inde pendent republicans to meet in convention and nominate an Independent ticket. " Waco AVorld : Rosewater has resigned as republican national commltteeman and the party Is convalescent. Ho has borne the same relation to the party that a Russian thistle does to a well regulated farm. Decause Majors Jias refused to be the pilot's hired man ha | nomination has angered the seven- column insect. Rosewater will probably do more to elect the statesman with the sky- colored shirt than any other one man In Nebraska. He Is a pouting pigmy , politi cally , and his picture would look better with the features turned toward the wall. He Just resigned In time to escape the big boot too of public sentiment. Billy Anntnlas In B. & M. Journal : They are beaten , They are beaten unlejs every Indication falls. They an > beaten unless , s King David said In his wrath , "all men rs llara. " They are beaten unless Intelli gence among the voters of Nebraska Is at a discount Instead of nt a premium and unlesj tlander and mendacity pass In * these latter Says aa currency In the place of patriotism lud common Bouse. They are. beaten unless Iho reports of ipeakers who have thoroughly canvassed the state are entirely at fault an * unless those who ought to know and who for years have made it their business to know about political conditions In Nebraska have been grossly deceived. Falrbury Enterprise : That itate conven tion Hhould bo photograptc d and one of the best placed In th halls of ths state uapllol. that the rising generation might look upon the faces of the only -set of men In the history of the republican party pf Xebratka who had the nerve to come out flat forted and above board and Jonouiico and repudiate d the greatest I am and tyrannical boss that ever trod upon Nebraska toll. Hli name u "Pants" from this on. The most sensible thing nosewater over dIJ In his life was when ho tendered hU resignation as a mem ber at the national republican committee. The resignation was accepted amid wild uhouts of glee and a republican , and a man , lohn M. Thurston , elected Immediately. The republicans of Nebraska should breathe easier how that they have been freed from the iompanlonshlp of that gentleman who has icon a bitter pill to so largo a majority ot the honorable republicans ot the state. Beatrice Express : Every supporter of Mac- Co ! ! , save Rosewater , will vote for Majors , and gallant "Tom" will be elected by nn over whelming majority. The "little. Joss" stands solaled and alone In his "bolt" and the republican party la relieved ot a millstone Imt has for years hung about Its neck and landlcappcd Us progress. No tears will bo shed over Iho passing of Rosewater , but atl.cr It will bo the occasion of rejoicing n all republican circles. Ho has finally andcd In hlj "mugwump" home , where his piratical methods and practices will the bet- : cr serve his purpose. The resignation ot the "pilot" from the national committee was accepted without a dissenting vote. Nemaha City Advertiser : E. nosewater handed In his resignation as a member ot the national central committee. This caused ono ot the creates ! scenes over witnessed In a convention. Even the Omaha delegates seemed glad to get rid of Rosoy , and the motion to accept his resignation was carried unanimously. As was expressed , It was bet ter to fight an open enemy than a secret one that was in our own ranks. Judgu Hayward - ward moved that Hon. John M. Thurston bo selected as commlUccnian In Hosoy's place and the motion was carried. Thurston mitde a flno speech , and Majors , being called for , made another speech In which ho took oc casion to roast Rosewater. Pawnee City Republican : The little Bo hemian of the Omaha Bee acts like a dying man catching at a straw , The waning sub scription list of The Bee and the bin plas ter on The Dee building Is causing The Bee man no end of trouble , and , acting In his usual capacity of a bulldozer ot public sen timent when running counter to the flat ot his pen , Mr. nosewater has Issued a bull against the candidates of the republican party placed In nomination at Omaha August 22. The days of Roscwatcrlsm and nosewater domination in the republican party In this state are numbered , and his dying efforts to create a schism In the republican ranks will provo futile. Lincoln Journal ] The republican members of the republican state convention appeared to be as pleased over Mr. Rosewater's resig nation of the national commlttecmanshlp as though they had found a new cent or a rainmaker who really materialized moisture. It Is the little pleasures , after all , that con duce most to the happiness of mankind. The Incident chased away that tired feeling that overcomes the most robust ot poli ticians after a night or two ot restlessness , and cigar smoke , ami gave them the requisite rest to go on and complete the routine work without their suppers. It was an agreeable break to the monotony ot roll callIng - Ing and combination making. Plattsmouth News : The republican ticket nominated In Omaha yesterday will give gen eral satisfaction. It Is composed ot strong , clean men who will In many Instances re- colvo more than their party voto. Majors , the nominee for governor , has been vigor ously opposed by The Dee , but he will get enough democratic votes to offset every re publican that will hearken to the abuse of the Omaha editor. The facts are , that Ma jors has been disposed to stick to his friends under any and all circumstances , and when some of them went wrong It might have been better for him In certain quarters if he had condemned rather than apologized. One thing Is certain , Thomas Majors will be the next governor ot Nebraska. Deatrlce Express : It Is painful to gaze Into the future and figure on the probable fate ot Mr. Rosewater , the man without a party. So long as ho claimed to be n repub llcan he was not utterly destitute of friends and followers : but now that he has cast off his allegiance , the outlook Is very dark. Ho will not be cordially welcomed by any party or candidate , as he has made a reputation as a hoodoo of late years. He can never take his accustomed place at the council lire of the O. O. P. Somebody else will sit on the log he used to use. Mr. Resewator Is growing old ; silver threads among the gold shine upon his brow today , llfo Is fading fast away His old age promises to be cheerless am dreary. Considering what ho once was. It Is all very pitiful. Put not your trust In princes and Omaha editors. Tell me not In accents broken Life Is of no consequence ; Wait until The Bee lias spoken , Note If Edward 11. dissents. Let our hearts no trouble borrow At the prospects now In sight : There will be a bright tomorrow Subsequently to the night. What though Uosey howls defiance ? Let the heathen rage and snort ; Place on him no grent reliance For unqualified support. While the rod la heated , strike it. Strike for victory next fall. Go ahead If he don't like It- Let him lump It , that Is all. Lives of honest men remind us We can do without him see ? And , departing , leave behind us Hosey und his little Bee. Let us then bo nominating Whomsoever It seems right. All regardless of this prating Of guerillas in the flght.Lincoln Lincoln Journal Nebraska City News : The republican convention at Omaha not only sat down ex tremely hard upon E. Rosewater , but they figuratively , drove him Into the ground nnc then covered him with insult. Ono member thanked God that they had driven him oul of the party nt last , and the convention seemed to have gone wild with Joy when his resignation as national commltteeman was read. The utterance ot his name called for hlssos and to abuse "tho little Joss" moanl applause. The B. & M. ' packed the conven tion so solidly that there never waj a hope of a Rosewater man winning. But now that they have him down can that gang of corporation heelers keep him down ? There Is no disguising the fact that Rosawatcr has a strong following in the state , and there are a large number of men who will do his bid ding as long as they believe he Is In the right and fighting for the best interests of the party. Ho Is also editor of the ablest and largest circulated republican paper Iti the west. The corporation gang have driven Rosewater out of the party , but at the same time wo believe they drove out a largop < r- tlon of the republican party. Therelors v.e rejoice. Now is the democratic opportunity Lincoln Courier : The republican state con vention held In Omaha Wednesday brought out the biggest political sensation Nebraska has seen In many a day , viz : the desertion of the old ship by the pilot , the resignation of Mr. Rosewater from the national republi can convention , and the Itsuance by him of a note of defiance that is generally accoptei : among republicans as meaning that The Bee In the future will be a tre lance , more so than aver before. If Mr. Rosewater expected that lila latter would produce any regret among the delegates or cause anything llko a reaction In hit favor the result must have been terribly disappointing The scene that followed the reading ot his letter has never had a. parallel In any republican state conven tion in Nebraska. Tlio suspended sword bad descended , to be caught by those whom il threatened and hurled Into space. Probably three-fourths of the delegates were anlmutK by an Intense hatred of Mr. Ronewater am his methods , and they were almost be ldo themselves with Joy and excitement when the announcement of Ills retirement wai made Shouts of derision filled the-air. men cllmbec on chain and waved their hatt and yelled until they dropped back exhausted ; there was a tumult ot exciting joy , lasting for a con tlderable length , ot time ; and delegates who were not Major * men before became en huslastlc for the nominee of the party. * * The continued hostility of The Bee will servo to draw republican llnej closer and closer , and It may make votes for thd : andldate for governor. The public generally ins learned a good deal ot the character ot Mr. Rosewater , and his antics , such as his present bolt , have ceased to bo regarded In a very serious light , Fremont Tribune : The republican party of Nebraska has at last purged Itself of llosc- waterlsm. The day has bpcn long , entirely too lonK. In coming , but It has arrived at ast and It Is a matter of devout concrntu- atlon. It Is a distinct gain to the party. No longer will there bo any truckling to aa egotistical boss who has uucd the party for a foot ball , making a professed allegiance to t a Ifcenso to vllllfy and traduce whomso ever he saw fit. No longer will his wishes dominate or even effect republicans In the duty of being honest to themselves , their party and their state. At no tlmo In the ilstory of Nebraska lias there been such a scene In a state convention as that which .oak place upon the presentation to the con vention of Mr. Rosewater's resignation as national commltteeman , The convention was the scene ot the wildest enthusiasm. No words can describe It It was pandemonium. The day of deliverance was at band and U was welcomed with tumultuous rejoicing. JSAVU' SHUTS AT TllK UEHVKT. It Is All IllRht Now. Button News. Nebraska Is nit right , even If a number of her citizens did go wild and elect a pop governor. _ _ _ _ _ J'nrmliiK a llnblt. Trcnont IlcrnUl. Nebraska Is forming quite a habit of turning down republican candidates for gov ernor. Who'll bo the next ? Turned Out to flram. South Auburn Herald. There Is "weeping nntl wulMnir und gnash ing of teeth" among the applicants for fnt places under Sir. Majors , In event of his election as governor. They are now open for other engagements. Dcinocniilc tlniitisoA , Kearney Democrat. Democrats who voted to elect Majors are expected to rejoice because New Yon < , Ohio , Indiana , Missouri , Tennessee , Illinois , Colorado , Kansas , Jown , Michigan and the Uukotas went republican. Tim Stnto In All night. lw CiimbrlilRe Kaleidoscope. No matter what calamity may happen to the governor's otllce , the state Is all right. A republican legislature and a set of re publican state nlllcers will see that nothing happens that will discredit Nebraska abroad Mark that. llo Favored livcrybody. I'latte Center Slsnal. If the World-Herald had devoted two col umns of Its editorial page to the prohibition party It would have had three parties to mourn their defeat and one to bless wltn success. As a political xhyslcr Manager Gilbert Hitchcock takes the lead. Mclltlvjohn's Cornel * . Central City Nonpareil. If the pops had not accused Melklejohn or wearing corsets they might have .beaten him , but every woman who wears one took his part and Just Induced her husband to vote for him , and when women take a hand In politics It Is not hard to tell what the re sult will'be. . . * i Looking for tlio JJeuil. Lincoln Niwa. The question that now arises Is , who will be the democratic party of Nebraska in the next state election ? Will there lie/two or ganizations and two democratic parties ) , or will there be none at all. These arc ques tions that will be found thrusting them-1 selves to the front when the next election rolls around. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AnnlnlAB nntl Sapplilrn. Lincoln News. Colonel J' . W. Johnson returned home today , a thoioughly clsnppMnted man. Ho says that when. It became evi dent that Holcomb was elected his new Invention , the Annln plain and fancy editorial writer , absolutely refused to work , and all attempts to Induce the wheels to revolve have failed. Mr. Johnson hod fond ly hoped to make his fortune with It , but he will now have to go back to the ar duous task of figuring out as a clerk of the Board of Transportation how much It. will cost to haul three pounds ot freight 109 miles If It cost a man three cigars for tne train crew to ride from Crete to Lincoln. Just Imagine , though , how big Majors' ma jority would have been If Hilly * Annln and the Journal could only have been muzzled. i II' AFTER THE BATTLE. Over Uio Folly of .Pools in Spurning tlie .Aid of : r/2e 13ee. Madison --Reporter } Rosewatcr strictly In Albion News : ' 'i ' did It. with my little hatchet. " Edward Rosewater , South Auburn Herald : Rosowatcr made a great flght against corporate domination. rialnvlew News : Rosewater and his wasp are still doing business at the old stand. Pierce Leader ; Rosewater ot The Bee Is undoubtedly the happiest man In the state , as everything went his way. Fremont Tribune : The democrats didn't elect Holcomb ; It was the disgruntled repub licans wbo made him governor , Holdrego Progress : Wonder how the re publicans who have been saying Rosewater dln't have any Influence feel now. Ord Quiz : The Dee will claim the victory and there Is no doubt but that It was the feather that broke the camel's back. Valley Enterprise : When a republican landslide falls to elect a governor there Is something wrong. The votes tell the tale. Loup City Times : Wo are Informed prior to election that Majors would run ahead of "his ticket. " Ho evidently had no , ticket. Plattsmouth Journal : Mr. Rosewater has shown hls-party that he Is a necessity to Its success and that It cannot elect yellow dogs against his protest. Pender Times : Tom Majors told the people plo ot Pender that ho Intended to get 20,000 plurality. Tom was talking through his hat. Let's see , Rosewater Is a little joss , Is he ? Fuller-ton Post : Will the republicans now claim that they prefer The Dee to be against them ? The pops are pretty gener ally satisfied that The Dee pulled Holcomb through. oe- McCook Tribune : It Is but fair to Edward Rosewater ot The Omaha Bee to state that certain politicians will hereafter entertain a higher respect for his pen and paper , If not for his personality. Falls City Journal : The Jollification ot the hour Is marred by the defeat ot Tom Ma jors. The feeling Is shared by many demo crats. This Is not a victory for populism so much , as for Rosewater. Lincoln News : The returns Indicate that any candidate who goes Into a campaign In Nebraska doubly handicapped by the opposi tion of The Bee am ) the support of the Jour nal cannot expect to win triumphant. Larned ( Kan.nOpUc ) : The result In N braska Is a vlndfcatlon for Rosewater of The Omaha Bee , and 11st not regarded as a demo- pop victory , as the .legislature Is republican and will select a republican United States " " senator. Sterling Sun : fle'Aiocrats have no cause to , and but few bf them do rejoice over the election of a pop , governor In Nebraska. It Is no credit nor 'gain to their own party. Rbsexvater nnd Ills' > epubllcan followers must bear the blame 'fW Holcomb's election. Nellgh Leadert vllolcomb's election was i made possible onlyriby republicans refusing to , endorse Majors. " . Republicans 'lay the defeat of Majors to the support given hfm by Tobe Castor and the democratic , office , holders. Tccurnseh Chlefta.ln > Thj.defeat of Majors for governor does,4iot , Indicate by any means that Nebraska is 'anything etsoi but a re publican state. MfljbTR 'deTeal1 ' was. the result ! of a purely personal flght and does not Indi cate pny Increased strength of the populist partyl Crawford 'Gazette : Tlie agony Is over , and yet Is only just about to commence. Lat est reports indicate that the soup la thicken ing around Tom Majors. For shame , Nebraskans - braskans ! Would you permit ono little man , among thousands ( E. R. , of the B. ) , to dictate to you , against the promptings of your own conscience , whom you shall elect and whom you shall defeat ? -You have done It. And now the state will be ruled by a populist gov ernor , by a man who may bo "clean and hon > est , " but who is , nevertheless , standing on a platform built by anarchists. You have done It. and now you must grin and bear the pun ishment. Aurora Sun : Holcomb Is elected , and the state has saved itself the disgrace ot elect ing to olllco that subservient tool of the cor porations and political trickster , Tom Ma jors. There was not money and transporta tion enough In the state to scat him In the governor's chair. Wahoo Era : Despite the combined Influ ence ot corporation boodlcrs and office hold ers , Judge Silas A , Holcomb was elected gov ernor of Nebraska. In this we rejoice. Wo have no fears but that he will spare no pains to unearth rascality and head oft devilment whenever possible. Hurrah for Holcomb. Sliver Creek Times : In view of the great republican victories In Nebraska and throughout the country , taken In connection with the defeat of Majors , the Times feels piously Inclined and disposed to sing "Pralso Oed from whom all blessings flow , " as being .the only thing that properly Ills the situation , Lincoln News : Briefly stated , the reason why Tom Majors was defeated was be cause , from the very .Inception of the cam paign his candidacy and his record had to be defended. With cither Lorenzo Crounse , Jack MacColl or A. E. Cady the entire ticket would have been elected by from 15,000 to 25,000 plurality. Mlnden Courier : We hope to hear no more ot the silly nonsense about The Bee having no Influence and that the opposition of The Boo was equivalent to an election. Rosewater - water has fought the republican party and Its many annexes almost entirely alone and won. Ho has defeated a political shyster and elected an honorable man to olllce. For this ho Is reviled. Nebraska City News : The defeat of Tom Majors If he Is defeated Is a personal vic tory for Edward Rosewater and over which he can rejoice. The remainder of the repub lican ticket Is elected , but the leader went down In the gloom ot defeat. Judging from the manner the people went crazy In other states the republicans should have carried Nebraska by 35,000. Shelton Clipper : Holcomb Is elected gov ernor by from 2,000 to 3,000 over Majors , and , though the majority Is a small one , the result shows the mtstako the republicans made In the nomination of Majors. Had Jack MacColl been the republican nominee there Is scarcely the shadow of a doubt but that he would have won by at least 12,000 majority. Central City Nonpareil : In Nebraska more Interest Is centered on governor than on anything else. Hundreds ot republicans carl ; In the campaign were dissatisfied with their ticket , but as the campaign progressed and Holcomb's record was shown up a majority of the disaffected came back Into line. The Bee from start to finish carried on a relent less warfare against Majors and Its Influence was manifest. , Wlsner Chronicle : The Wlsner Cornet band serenaded the editor of the Chronicle In front of his office building last Thursday evening as a personal compliment from his many friends who are pleased with the course of this paper. In the recent state cam paign , without respect to party afllllatlons. There was borne aloft a conspicuous banner , upon one side of which waa Inscribed : "Kenower Is all right , " and upon the other the ante-election claim that "nosewater's opposition insures the election ot Tattooed Tom by 10,000 majority. " Mr. Kenower re sponded to the call for a speech and briefly thanked the band boys and the company assembled for the compliment , which ho de clared was duo to all of the Independent and untrammclcd voters ot all parties , who hud achieved a victory over the corporations of the stato. He defended Ilosewntcr and lauded his life-long championship of tlio In terests ot the people against corruptlonlsts and corporations. After touching up the closing Incidents ot the campaign I'1 ' n man * ner which elicited repeated applause , he stated that the smoke ot battle had clcnrcd away and proposed that his guests now smoke the pipe of peace. And all smoked. Cliadron Signal : The election of Judge Holcomb by the people ot this state was the most remarkable and wonderful political vic tory ever won In Nebraska. With all the railroads and banks , the saloons and corpora tions against them , and with the general republican landslide over the country , the triumph at the polls Tuesday Is simply as tonishing , We-can measure now that the battle 1s over what we- had to beat. All honor to those who helped win the fight for honett government and a free people last Tuesday. Falrbury Journal : An Inspection of the returns shows that the democrats elected the republican ticket , except Majors , and that republicans themselves elected Hol comb. "Straights" swallowed the whole con- coctloq. Majors and all , but a good many republicans could not take the dose that headed their ticket. It also shows that Rosewater - water had more "Inflooence" over republi cans than many care to admit. Today Rosewater can congratulate himself on being r.reater than the whole republican party and It seems to bo big enough this year , Seward Reporter : It Is disappointing to think that the state will have to endure a populist governor , and humiliating to consider that he will be almost certainly Influenced by Edward Rosewater , but ho can do llttlo harm. With n republican legislature there Is no danger of the passage of laws that will effect the credit ot the state , and with all the other state , officers republican a pop gov ernor , even If backed by so great a man ns Rosewater , cannot accomplish very much. While regretting the defeat of Majors we can console ourselves with the thought that everything else In the state Is safe. Tccumseh. Republic : At last the people have spoken. They have risen In their wrath , and , with a strength born of despera tion and the knowledge of their past griev ances have torn down the dark banner of corporation control and raised over Its ruins the bright Hag of justice , equality and a government of the people. Nebraska has nt last redeemed herself fronutho Iron heel of despotism and stands forth with honor pure as the glittering rays of the stars. Silasi Holcomb Is tlio govprnor-clect of Nebraska for the ensuing two years , being elected by a safe majority of the mass of the honest common people ot the state. Ord Quiz : Now that the thing Is over the admission might as well bo made that It was a serious mlstako to nominate Majors. There Is no use buying a law bull In business matters , and In politics It Is wise to tackle as few enemies as possible. But , after all , the convention could not have been expected to do otherwise. No doubt many members of that convention felt that It was not a wise thing to do , but they felt that It would be done. The contest had gone on so long before hand that nearly everything crystol- Ized Into Majors or MacColl support , and It was useless to expect anything but what did occur. And hero lies the whole difficulty : In all states and In all parties weakness Is oc casioned by tlio difficulty In shaking oft old stagers. Here draw the line : As soon as a politician has ceased to be the embodiment of a live idea , In the party , shako htm and Infuse now blood In his place. There are Reeds , Algers and McKtnlcys who have been long In the service , but who are In no scnso old stage horses. As exponents ot their llvlnc principles they are as young as over , and there should be no occasion for turning them down. But not so with a great many of our old leaders. Their places ought to be filled with new men , and there Is dan ger in attempting to continue them In power. Benkelman Bee : The flght for the govern orship In Nebraska between the patriots and the public plunderers results In a grand vic tory for the patriots. It is , a victory that means that corporation domination Is a thing of the past In this state and that In the future Nebraska people will rule them selves. The campaign was a hot ono from beginning to end , and every device , fair and foul , was employed by republican rlngsters to elevate Tom Majors Into the gubernatorial chair. With brazen audacity they bribed and Intimidated voters , Imt despite thcit desperate and reprehensible methods thej arc crushed beneath nn avalanche of ballon nnd the chariot wheels ot honest public senti ment. Silver Crock Times : Majon said thi charges against him were tried whim ho rap for lieutenant governor nnd got n plurality ol 2,000 , nnd again when he got a plurality o | 18,000 , and that they were then again on trial. How does ho llho th * vordlctT I ) looks as though the court had reverted Itself , But not so. In the first Instances ho was tried by the politicians ; this tlmo the rant ) and file of the party got in their work. Lincoln News : The defeat ot Tom Majon for governor will not hurt the republican party at all ; ns a matter ot fact It will make It stronger and better , more compact than over. It demonstrates that the republican party Is capable of purging Itself of all cor rupting Influences and ot nil unworthy men who seek through It to secure positions ot trust and honor for which their previous associa tions nnd acts do not commend them. Tin probabilities now arc that the leading man on the republican state ticket will have from 15,000 to 20,000 plurality , while Majors will run behind him from 20,000 to 2G.OOO votes. This Indicates more clearly how thoroughly capable the republican party Is of redressing wrongs committed upon It , wrongs of the character perpetrated at the Omaha conven tion , when the railroads ravished the party nnd foisted upon It a man who was not the pirty's choice , and who has been repudiated , at the polls. It was the rank and file ot the party that did It. Scarcely one of the many old-timo enemies of Majors among the lead ers but who laid asldo his personal animosity and took the stump for him ; nnd the defeated cannot lay the blame to any treachery among them. Ttio lesson Is so plain that wo do not think the next state convention will per mit Itself to bo captured by a ang ot pass givers anil olllco seekers. The republican party has control ot every department ot the state government excepting the executive , and If It now redeems the pledges upon which It was returned to power In this state It can mnko Its position secure for all tlmo. There was never a better and more wholesome - some code of principles enunciated than these contained In the last republican state plat form , and a liberal living up to them will Insure the continued success of the party. Tlio I.i'moii of Nuiiritiilm. Cedar ItnpMii ( la. ) anisette. Whether or not Tom Majors la seated ns governor of Nebraska uy a partisan legislature , the fact re- mnlna that he was squarely defeated nt the election. The verdict of the people of his state Is against him , which Is of more Importance than the Incident of holding- olllce. The people , not the men In otllce , are the government. If the people are true to their own Interests the republic Is secure and the states as minor republics will af ford It a sure foundation. Tom Majors has for years been one of the exponents of cor poration Influence In politics. Had he not been supported by corporation dem ocrats his defeat would have been so em phatic that a contest would not have been considered. As In Iowa , there are lenders In both parties In Nebraska who -would sell the state and barter popular rule to the rail way for personal gain. They compose class ns dangerous to America ns armed in surrectionists , and It Is a misfortune that any newspaper can be so blinded by parti sanship ns to support such candidates. The fight made by lOdwnrd nosewater of The Onmhn Bee against Majors and the faction he represents Is one of the most remarkable on record. All the republican papers of western Iowa were against him. He had little aid from the profession In his own state. But the gallant work ho has done proves him to be a man In whom patriotism and ability are abundantly present. Had ho defeated Majors In an ordinary year the glory would have been great , out to turn back the republican avalanche , to command it to stand still on the boundary lines of Dakota , Kansas. Colorado nnd Iowa while he destroyed Majors , Is certainly remark able. Uosewater deserves the praise of all patriotic Americans , and especially does lie deserve the tlmnks of Nebrnsknns , In whoso behalf ho made hla unparalleled campaign. UOITII In tlio Mouth. Iltnlr I'llot. The gnng had their laugh yesterday. Tom Majors was ahead then , but today Hoi- en info Is elected nnd the rings nil over Ne braska are despondent. If you don't believe it look at their facet In this county today. Use Brown's Bronchial Troches for coughs , colds and all other throat troubles. "Pre eminently the best. " Rev. Henry Ward Degcher. No matter what the cost even if , as in some eases , the making is worth more we propose to clear out our remnants in Suits and Overcoats. We sell our entire stock'this week of $15 $18 $20 Suits and Overcoats for $5 , , n Your choice of all the single and double breasted kersey - Over coats silk and Farmers' satin lined worth up to $20 , ' go at $5 tomorrow ; . . . . " . " . . . . ; id- Your choice gany | of the Cassi- mere or Che pt suits in four pat terns , single dfrvdouble breasted , worth all the gjrjiy from $15 to $20 . -J * ' for $5,00 " $ : . v * * ! ! The M. H. Cook Clothing Co. * , * * * . < successors to Columbia Clothing Co. , 13th and Farnam Streets.