THE COURIER.
KKCKKK&K
POINTS IN POLITICS
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Whenever state politics is discussed
thb question, Will Tom Majors really be
a candidate for governor again? is
pretty sure to be asked. I bavo heard
of a great many things Mr. Majors is
reported to have said in answer to this
query; but I have yet to hear that ho
has made a definite, positive, unequiv
ocal statement that he will not bo, a
candidate. Mr. Majors, whatever eleo
may be said of him, is fairly endowed
with intelligence, and it is difficult to.
credit him with the ambition he is still
supposed to entertain. It is doubtful if
then is any further cousiderable
political honor in store for Mr. Majors.
His most sanguine admirers cannot see
how he could possibly be nominated for
governor again or elected. I doubt if
Walt Seeley thinks it would be profita
ble for him to again be a candidate.
Mr. Majors has had political oppor
tunities such as come to but few men.
He has in him many elements of strength
and popularity. But he has for years
followed a course no man can pursue
and retain the respect of the public.
Ho has brought discredit upon himself
and the republican party by his vile
connections and associations, and made
it impossible for him to receive the
tribute which certain of his peisonal
qualities draw forth. Mr. Majors'
fealty to the corporations and the
peculiar nature of many of his public
acts leave much to be answered for, and
establish the certainty and permanency
of the desuetude into which he has
fallen. It would be a grave mistake to
disturb the damp corridors of political
death to extract once more and rehabil
itate in the garments of the living
this ghost of a promising past this
apparition forced into the tomb by his
own errors and by Walt Seeley and the
like. Nothing would be gained by such
an act. The apparition would be pro
jected back into the haunts of erstwhile
with a force and rapidity decidedly
prejudicial to tbe final sleep, and the
party would in no wise be benefited by
the sepulchral visitation. The depart
ed, in spirit and flesh, have had their
little say in the game of life, have ap
peared on tbe stage end made a little
comedy or a little tragedy or a little
melodrama as the case may be and
shuffled of! into the wings, and there is
no necessity or desirability of calling
them back. No encores from the dead
are needed while new performers are
anxiously waiting an opportunity to
make their first appearance. Tom
Majors in the heyday of his success had
trouble enough. His shade should be
allowed to rest in peace.
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And McColI, that man of tongue-tied
mediocrity whom friends and claquers
vainly tried to raise to a position of
power! It may just as well be admitted
that this good citizen of Nebraska is not
and never has been the man of the day
or the hour to lead the hosts of a great
party. Mr. McColl is a good, bluff,
commonplace man with no fitness for
gubernatorial duties, and while he has
kept a pretty clean record, he has allow
ed himself to become an old story,
politically. The people do not want
either Majors or McColl. There have
been many times when they might have
chosen one or the other, but they passed
them by. Mr. McColl is reconciled to
the situation.
L. D. Richards, of Fremont, is among
the prospective candidates for governor.
Mr. Richards is one of the good men
who have felt the effect of the perfidy
of Mr. Rosewater. The misfortune of
1890 of which he was the chief victim
furnishes in the minds of many ample
justification for a repetition of his can
didacy. Some 6urpriso was occasioned by tho
announcement in last week's Courier
that George Woods has under consider
ation the advisability cf becoming a
candidate for tho state senate next year.
Tho information came from an authentic
source. Mr. Woods will not be in a
hurry about deciding, but tho fact that
his thoughts are in this direction is
doubtless interesting to Senator Wright.
Now that both democratic state con
ventions bavo been held and the
. attendant excitement has subsided a
fairly intelligent idea of the democratic
situation in Nebraska may bo formed.
The free silver party has the state or
ganization and the largest following.
Tbe straight democrats have the nation,
al committemau and direct connection
with the administration. Neither wing
has any hope of success in the way of
securing offices this fall. The opinion
waB general that with Bryan and tho
state machine back of it tho free silver
party would tuako a much more formid
able showing than the"straights'dubbed
by O. J. Smyth's party the "bolters."
Tho facts are that the most persistant
drumming failed to make the Omaha
convention of Bryanites anything moro
than a disorganized mass meeting. Tho
attendance of accredited delegates was
small, mnch smaller than tho attend
ance at the convention held in this city
last week, and there was little attempt
to do things decently and in order.
Tho convention was a disappointment
to its promoters and a surprise to the
public Delegates to the administra
tion convention were furnished trans
portation by Tobo Castor, but they
were compelled to pay for all other ex
penses. There was no money in the
trip to Lincoln. Just two things made
the convention possible desiro to ob
tain recognition from the national dem
ocratic convention next year and tho
allegiance which every true democrat
has for the old democratic party. There
were over 500 regular delegates present,
and it was like an old time democratic
state convention. There was more
earnestness, moro enthusiasm, than at
the Omaha convention.
What is the reason for this change in
the democratic situation? Was it the
rterogression of tho free silver move
ment that caused tho little body of
men, considerably less than 100, that
withdrew from the state convention in
Omaha a year ago and held a "bolting"
convention in the Paxton hotel, to in
crease in number and influence until at
last week's convention over 500 men
were gathered together in delegate
assembly? Hardly. Free silver is man
ifestly on the down grade in both parties
in this state. But when you get right
down to it the rank and file of the dem
ocratic party doesn't bother itself about
free silver or any other Question. This
rank and file is loyal, not so much to
any principle or set of principles, as to
the old party itself, and it is really this
old party feeling that is causing tho
democrats to get together again under
the party banner. A real democrat is
always a democrat and when those of
the party who have followed Mr. Bryan
and his colleagues over the border line
into populism, once stop to think the
matter over they are impelled to get
back again into the fold. The real dom
ocrats have nothing in common with
the populists, and Mr. Bryan has sought
to make common cause with the third
party. The revulsion is not so much a
change of sentiment on the question of
free silver, but a protest against the
policy of selling the party out to the
populists. But however cause and
effect may be mixed, the fact is patent
to all that the silver issue has long since
reached its highest point in this state.
Tho republicans will have none of it,
and the presidential campaign is po
close at hand that the democrats aro
hastening to get under cover.
It is reasonably certain that tho ad
ministration wing will recoivo ofllcial
recognition at next year's national con
vention. The basis of this recognition
will probably be tho fact that while the
Bryan wing went over to and joined
hands with tho pcpulists, tho admin
istrationiets remained faithful to tho
party and the declarations of the
national democratic platform.
First publication Aug 21
SHERIFF SALE.
Notice is hereby given that by virtuo
of an order of sale issued by tho clerk of
the districtcourt of the third .'udicial
district of Nebraska, within and for
Larcaster county, in an action wherein
Charles W. Oakes is plaintiff, and
Kittie Melick et al aro defendants, I
will, at 2 o'clock p. m. on tho 24th day
of September A. D. 1895, at tho east
door of the court house in tbe city of
Lincoln. Lancaster county, Nebraska,
offer for sale at public auction tho fol
lowing described real estate to-wit:
Lot number eleven (11) in block
seventeen (17) in Kinney'o "O" street
addition to the City of Lincoln, Lan
caster county, Nebraska.
Given under niv hand this 21st day of
August A. D. 1893.
Fred A. Miller,
Sept 21. Sheri ff
C. C. Flansburg
Att'y at law
Brownell Block
. SHERIFF .SALE.
First publication Aug 10.
Notice is hereby given that by virtuo
of an order of sale issued by the clerk of
district court of the third judicial
district of Nebraska within and for
Lancaster county Nebraska in an
action wherein The Pitcher and Bald
win Company is plaintiff, and Sophia
Sonnedecker, et al aro defendants,
I will at 2 o'clock P. M. on tho 10th
day of September. A. D. 1895 at
the east door of the court house, in
the city of Lincoln, Lancaster county,
Nebraska, offer for sale at public
auction the following described real
estate to-wit.
Lot number two (2), in bIo;k number
twenty eight (28), Pitcher and Baldwin s
second addition to University Place,
Lancaster county, Nebraska.
Given under my hand this 5th day of
August A. D. 1895.
Fred A. Miller.
Sept. 11. Sheriff
First publication Aug 21.
SHERIFF SALE.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of an order of sale issued by the clerk
of the district court of the third judicial
district of Nebraska, within and for
Lancaster county, in an action wherein
Charles W. Oakes is plaintiff and
Joseph W. Winger et al are defendants
I will, at 2 o'clock p. m.. on the 24th
day of September, A. D. 1895, at the
east door of the court house, in the
city of Lincoln, Lancaster county,
Nebraska, offer for sale at public
auction the following described real
estate to wit:
Lots number two 2 and seventeen
17 in Orr Sang's subdivision of a part
of the southeast quarter S. E. ) of
section twenty-five 25 township ten
10 range six6 east of the Cth prin
cipal meridian, in Lincoln, Lancaster
county, Nebraska.
Given under my hand this 21st day of
August A. D. 1895.
Fred A. Miller,
Sept 21 Sheriff.
NOTICE OF PETITION.
First publication August .list.
In the County Court within and for
Lancaster county, Nebraska, August
27th. 1895, in the matter or the estate of
James Edwin Jonts, deceased, to Oscar
A. Mullon, Jacob Bigler executor and to
any other parties interested in said
estate.
You are hereby notified that Oscar A.
Mullon has filed a petition in this court
praying for an order authorizing and
allowing the executor to release a cer
tain promissory note, accepting in lieu
thereof all rights, title, interest, and
claim that Oscar A. Mullon may have in
said estate as legatee.
It is hereby ordered that the same be
set for hearing on the 20th day of Sept
ember, 1895 and notice of hearing shall
be published three weeks consecutively
inTiiK Courier, a weekly newspaper,
ublishcd in this state.
Witness my hand and tho seal of said
County Court this 27th day of August,
1895.
( ' ) J. W. La.nsi.no,
heal County Judge.
Sopt. 14.
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First publication Aug. 21.
NOriCE TO NONRESIDENT DE
FENDANTS. In tho district court of Lancaster
county, Nebraska.
Harrison National Bank,
ot Cadiz, Ohio, a corpor
ation organized and exist
ing under and by virtro
of the laws of the United
States, Plaintiff,
vs.
Buckley D. Catlin, et. al..
Defendants.
Buckley D. Catlin, Rachael A. Catlin,
Merrit M. Catlin. Mary A. Catlin,
Hardig & Spilcr, Pomeroy Coal Com
pany, William B. Thompson, C. C.
White, real name unknown, Poter
Ficken, G. M. Robbins, real name
unknown, Baxter Stove Co. Eugeno
Tavro, Elizabeth Hall, Sligo Iron and
stono Co. and and Western
Iron &. Supply Company, defendants,
will take notice that on tho 27th day of
July, 1S95, the Harrison National Bank
of Cadiz, Ohio, plaintiff herein, tiled its
petition in the district court of Lan
caster county, Nebraska, against said
defendants, tho object and prayer of
which are to foreclose a certain uicrt-
Sago executed by the defendants,
iuckley D. Catlin, Merrit M. Catlin and
Mary A. Catlin, to Mary C. Kitchen,
and afterwards and for a valuable con
sideiation endorsed and delivered by
said Mary C. Kitchen to tho Clark &
Leonard Investment Company, and by
said Clark i Leonard Investment Com
pany endorsed and delivered to tho
Harrison National Bank of Cadiz, Ohio,
plaintiff herein, upon the following des
cribed premises, to-wit:
Lot number thirty-nine (39) block
one (1), Houtz Place, according to the
recorded plat thereo!", to secure tho
payment ot a certain promissory note
dated January 25, 1890 for tho sum of
8400.00 and due and payable Januaiy
23, 1892, with interest from date until
paid at tho rate of 8 percent perannum.
That there is now due upon said noto
and mortgage the Bum of 400.00, with
interest at 8 per cent per annum from
the 25th day of January, 1890, for
which sum. with interest, plaintiff prajB
for decree that defendants. Buckley D.
Catlin, Merrit M. Catlin and Mary A.
Catlin be required to pay the same or
that said premises may be sold to satisfy
the amount found due".
You aro required to answer said
petition on or before the COth day of
September, 1S95.
John B. Cunningham.
Sept 14 Atty. for Plaintiff.
First publication Sept. 7.
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
Pursuant to the provisions of tho
Statutes of Nebraska, notice ie hereby
given and published of the formation of
a corporation.
1. The name of said corporation is
the "Courier Printing and Publishing
Company.'"
2. The principal place of transacting
the business of said corporation is in
the City of Lincoln, Nebraska.
3. The business to be transacted by
said corporation is the printing, pub
lishing, circulating and maintaining a
newspaper or newspapers, the carrying
on of tho business ot printing," tho
erection an-1 masning of suchinta
buildings, structure, machinery andi
appliances as may be necessary for
transacting such newspaper and print
ing business and the purchase, owner
ship or leasing of the necessary real
estate to be used in conducting and
transacting said business.
4. The amount or the capital stock
of said corporation is 85,000, which
shall be paid in full at the date of its
issue.
5. Said corporation shall commence
on the 15th day of August 1895, and
continue 1C0 years.
G. Tho affairs of Baid corporation
shall be conducted by its officers con
sisting ot a president, secretary and
treasurer. There shall be a board ot
directors consisting ot three stock
holders. Dated this 5th Sept. 1895.
Courier Printing and Publishing
Company
Sarah B. Harris, W. Morton Smith,
Secretary. President.
fSEAL.
Sept. 28.