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POINTS IN POLITICS.
Tbe elongated patriot from Hickman
known everywhere as John Trompen
espied C. O.'Whedon on the Btreot the
other day. "Howdo" eaid long John.
"Howdor replied Mr. Whedon. "What
do you think of me as a candidate for a
sheriff?" then inquired the Hickmanite.
Mr. Whedon with that frankness that
is a conspicuous element of his gentle
disposition said: "I don't think," "Wh
wh why; what is the matter? You are
for me, ain't you, Whedon?'' Hero there
were, I am informed on competent
authority, tears in John's eyes and much
tremulousness in John's voice. Tho
gentle Whedon made reply in such
manner and with such directness as to
leave in John's mind no doubt of its
negative intent. -'Xot by a (the
missing words can be supplied according
to the reader's imagination orknowledgo
of the linguistic capability of Mr.
Whedon.) "You are all right, John,"
he.continued, "but you are too young
yet. You'll have to wait awhile. We've
got some other young fellows here that
have never had any thing yet and that
must be taken care of first. We've got
to do something for Sam Melick and
Ed Sizer and A. D. Burr and Ike Lan
sing and the rest of the young fellows.
After awhile we may get to you but
you are young and can wait."
Many are the 6tories told of the eru
dite statesmen who last winter gave
their talents to the Nebraska legislature.
There were some excessively brilliant
men in that body, and it will be long
before the brain-achievements of this
last batch of senators and legislators
cease to be recounted in this city. Of
the legislative aftermath is the follow
ing. On one occasion a member from
the interior who was living at a board
ing house in this city was introduced
to a gentleman at the table. He
straightway fell into an easy conversa
tion and entertained the Btranger with
talk of events at the state house. "Do
you think you will be sent back again
as a member next term?" he was fically
asked. "No, I don't think I will," the
member replied. "You see, out in our
section we don't believe in giving one
man everything. We rotundate in office."
It is now definitely understood that
John McClay will be a candidate for
state treasurer next year and political
plans are now making in McClay's ward,
the Fifth, that are expected to affect
several offices on the next state ticket.
R. . Moore, not content with the lieut
enant governorship, will be a candidate
for governor. Moore's candidacy and
McClay's candidacy are bound to clash,
both gentlemen redding in the same
precinct; and the supporters of McClay
for treasurer will go out of the Fifth
and the city of Lincoln for a candidate
for governor. It is understood that
they have already selected their man.
This means a spirited contest in the
Fifth between Moore and McClay. The
McClay combination is far reaching and
is regarded by its promotorn as a for
midable political factor. '
By the way, the Fifth ward was a
a rather important consideration in re
publican politics last year. I. M. Ray
mond was a candidate for governor, and
R. E. Moore was a candidate for lieut
enant governor. L. L. H. Austin was a
candidate for superintendent of public
instruction, the latter residing at that
time in Moore's ward. Austin seriously
considered making a fight for the ward
delegation. Had he decided to make
the contest and been successful and it
was by no means impossible that he
might have been, Mr. Moore's name
could hardly have been presented to the
convention, and the slate would have
been broken. The vote of Lancaster
county would not have been cast for
Tom Majors for governor, but for L M.
Raymond, had he remained a candidate,
or for Jack McColl, and one of those
two would have been nominated. Aus
tin's name would not have been pressed
for superintendent if Raymond had been
nominated for governor, even though he
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had fought for the ward on the issue of
his own candidacy. If Austin had con
tinued a candidate and defeated Moore
in the Fifth and Raymond had with
drawn just as he did, McColl would cer
tainly have been nominated. As it was
Austin was persuaded to pull off and
Mr. Moore had no opposition in his own
ward. Then Mr. Raymond withdrew
and the candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor had plain sailing, and when the
county delegation was instructed for
Moore the romination of Tom Majors
was aEsured. So the Fifth ward was
something of a factor in the republican
situation last year. It seems to be in a
fair way to play an equally important
part next year."
Dan Cook, of Beatrice, may be a
"bolter" and all that, but he is decided
ly clever. His expression anent the
recent action of the Smyth democratic
convention in Omaha is a unique con
tribution to the political literature of
the day. Mr. Cook speaks on the
assumption that the Symth democrats
are nothing more nor less than popu
lists, having, in advance of any declar
ation from the nntioual organization of
the democratic party, espoused the pop
ulist cause of free silver. He says, in
part: "As I have never been a member
of the populist committee the use of my
name by Smyth and his political out
casts was uncalled for. There must be
something exceedingly demoralizing in
a democrat's getting away from his old
time party moorings, for I have noticed
that whenever one of them happened to
stray off he at once set to worn to try to
butt down the fences of the fields in
which ho had formerly grazed. Tno
Smyth-Bryan crowd, since they have
joined the pops, have become so demor
alized that they are not only trying to
overturn democracy, but are seeking to
control the doings of the party they have
deserted and now oppose, a thing that
even the most calloused carpet-bagger
would have blushed to attempt. Their
plan, as I understand it, is to join forces
with the Holcomb-McKeighan-Allen
crowd and fuse upon a populist candi
date for supreme judge. Failing to do
this, they will nominate a weak, half
backed pop, and at the proper time
withdraw him, and support the pop
nominee as they did a year ago. No
matter which slot the ballot is dropped
into, it will slide into the populist hop
per. It occurs to me that they might
more profitably employ their time and
limited ability to running their pop
machine, as democrats will hardly be
caught with their "bunco" game this
fall. And, by the way, both wings of
the populist party are based upon two
planks, viz: Repudiation and office.
And while upon ihe first there is abun
dant room for both wings to stand and
develop, on the other there is not. If
one set of fellows get on the other must
keep off, as demonstrated during the
past year. The theory of populism is
founded upon the idea that all things
can be accomplished by the mere pas
sage of a resolution, even to the putting
of a dollar of value into a 50-cent com
modity. Therefore, 1 would suggest to
the Smyth crowd that tbey resolute
Wolfe and the rest of the committeemen
of the other populist wing out of office
and assume sole control of the entire
populist organization of the state. If
the truth could be known, the fact
would be found to be that aside from
J. W. Farrell and one or two other hon
orable exceptions who did not pretend
to have anything in common with that
outfit not a member of the entire
Smyth gang has voted the democratic
ticket for at least three years past.
More than this, that, with the exception
named, not a member of that committee
will vote the democratic ticket for
probably two years to come. However,
within less than five years from this
date, the whole crowd will be trying to
prove an alibi, in order to be permitted
to crawl into the democratic tent and
participate in democratic councils. With
this record, past and prospective, it does
seem that it should occur to the Smyth
crowd that they are making themselves
supremely ridiculous in assuming to re
move anyone from a democratic com
mittee. And it would also seem that
having assisted, as they claim to have
done, in electing a democratic adminis
tration, tbey should uphold and support
it, or if not, then they should have the
manliness to bolt the party in name at
the same time that they abandoned it in
principle. So far as Gage county is
concerned, we feel fully competent to
manage our own affairs in our own
homely way. Our county committee
has held its meeting and unanimously
called a convention for the purpose,
among other things, of selecting thirty
delegates to attend the state democratic
convention to be held at Lincoln Sep
tember G. Whatever importance Mr.
Smyth may attach to his assumed
position is immaterial. Certain it is
that he and his associates are not recog
nized as a political factor by the Gage
county democracy."
Lest in the consideration of the pat
riots in this county who are willing to
immolate themselves on the altar of
public office, some worthy martyr or
martyrs should be overlooked the fol
lowing list has been compiled. This
list has been made up with some care
andcontains, I believe, the name of every
republican candidate:
For judge of the district court E. P.
Holmes. C. L. Hall. A. W. Scott,
John P. Maule, A. J. Cornish, Jim
Caldwell E. II. Wooley.
For clerk of tho district court A. D.
Burr, Charley Waite, E. R. Sizer, Sam
E. Low, C. H. Rohman, Elmer Stephen
son, Kimmell, T. H. Pratt, C. M. Bran
son, John Fawell.
For eheriff John Trompen, Gran En
sign, Dan Kelley, Sam Melick, W. H,
Hunger, Henry Hoagland, Jim
Parker, Jim Mahoney, George
Cook, Alva Smith, Dick Spelts, Dick
Young.
For county judge I. W. Lansing, S.
T. Cochran John L. Doty, John B.
Cunningham. John S. Bishop, J. H.
Foxworthy, W. L. Brown.
For county clerk Harry Wells, Pat
Dore, Frank Mitchell, Hartley, Ira
Dawson, Joe McGrew, A.M.Trimble,
Frame Cadman, Doug Fry. Lee.
For county commissioner Fred Beck
man. For county treasurer Maxey Cobb.
For superintendent of public instruct
ion J. S. Baer. Kerns, C. W. Corey.
For coroner James Heaton, W. G.
Roberts, E. T. Roberts, Dr. J. H. Win
nett. For justice of the peace L. A. Mc
Candless, L. P. Gould, Walter Leese. W.
B. Price, Ralph Johnson, C. M. Copp,
E. E. Spencer.
For constable George Flippin, J.
McClelland, A. M. Bartram, J. G.
Bowers.
For county surveyor W. S. Scott.
Johnny Gross made a wager with
Jesse Moore last Saturday that Sam
Low would carry the Fourth ward for
clerk of the district court. The wager
was for 8100 a side, the money to be put
up by Monday noon, and 810 was put
up as a forfeit. Monday noon came
around and Gross had his money ready,
but Moore failed to produce the lucre.
Low's champion took the forfeit. Gross
afterwards offered to bet Rohman 8200
to 8150 that Low would carry the
Fourth; but Mr. Rohman declined to
bet.
It is talked now that the democratic
county convention will pass the nomin
ation for sheriff, wh'ch means that the
populists and -democrats will fuse on
Fred Miller. It is not improbable that
the democrats will name their own can
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didate for clerk of tbe district court.
It is no secret thai the democrats were
not pleased at the course pursued by
the populists in the campaign last
spring, and they are disposed to retaliate.
In the Sixth ward Bebout and Job
Hathaway, erstwhile candidates for
sheriff, are now acting as lieutenants
for the other candidates.
Walter Leese, of the Fifth ward, is an
active candidate for justice of the peace.
He is a stalwart republican, and as a
lawyer and citizen he possesses tho con
fidence of the people.
A. M. Trimble, of Garfield, is a candi
date for county clerk. Mr. Trimble is"
an old resident of the county and his
friends expect to Be him make a good
race.
The Fourth and Fifth wards each has
three candidates for clerk of the district
court the Fourth, Lox, Piatt and
Rohman, and the Fifth, Burr, Sizer and
Kimmell.
There is a noticeable disposition on
the part of Fifth ward warriors to line
up now, and the indications are that the
battle will be waged by Sizer, Maule and
Doty against the field, or by the field
against Sizer, Maule and Doty. Opin
ion is about evenly divided as to the
outcome. Ed Sizer is supremely con
fident. Some search has recently been made
for the John C. Fremont McKesson
boom for a state office; but up to date
there are no tidings of it. In all prob
ability the people, or the republicans,
will make it apparent to Mr. McKesson
that a little uninterrupted sojourn in
the peaceful retreats of Emerald would
be good for what ails him.
The two strongest candidates for
county clerk are A. M. Trimble and Pat
Dore. Mr. Trimble having resided in
Lancaster county sixteen years and
being a veteran republican as well as
an old soldier, has a large acquaintance
and friendship throughout the county.
Senator Tom Crane, of Omaha, was
in town the early part of the week.
Alva Smith, of Waverly, has been, in
town considerable of late. He tells me
that he will come into the convention
with several precincts solid for him for
sheriff. He thinks he will be stronger
at the outset than he was at the open
ing of the convention two years ago.
Brer Wolfe and Brer Leonard and
some other populist muck-a-mucks an
nounce that they have it in for Baker
and will do all they can to prevent his
re-nomination. A. H. Weir is spoken of
by the malcontents in connection with
the nominaton for clerk of the district
court. But there is little doubt that
Mr. Baker will be nominated.
Elmer Spencer will not be a candidate
for county judge. He is a candidate for
re-nomination for justice of the peace.
For St. Louis take the Missouri Pacific
route. City ticket office 1201 O street.
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