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THE COURIER 1) POINTS IN POLITICS. 'HE republican congressional convention will not bo held until after the state convention. Tho latter will probably not ma terialize until somotimo in August. Under ordinary circum stances Lancaster county would not make its choice of a candidate until the county convention. There are considerations which make it advisable, in the opinion of sotno republicans, that some kind of an understanding should bo arrived at in this county in the near future in advance of tho convention. As Tin: Couuir.i: has stated, there is an idea in some parts of the district, encouraged by outside candidates, that Lancaster is not harmonious and that this county will not be ablo to name any candidate whom all elements within the party would support. At least one candidate from another county who has had his campaign under way for several months has repeatedly made the assertion that Lancaster is hopelessly divided and that he will receive tho bulk of this countys strength. There is no real foundation for these statements, as republicans here know. Lancaster will agree upon a man who will bo suportcd with en thusiasm by the whole party. There is utterly no question as to that; still tho idea is more or less prevalent that the party is dis organized and discordant in this county, or more especially, inLincoIn; and it is a matter of some importance that this idea bo dispelled. It has occurred to some politicians that it might bo well to leave the choice of a candidate to an informal conference of prominent repub licans representing dillcrcnt elements, to be held sometime in the next month. It is suggested that this committee should consist of thirty or forty members, and it is thought, if the body should be clearly representative, that whatever action were taken would be ratified by republicans generally. Whether this is practicable or not is a debatable question; but it is evident that something ought to be done to adjust matters in this county in such shape that we can go in to win. Since it has come to be regarded as reasonably certain 4hat Bryan will stand for congress again there is an even more decided current in the direction of Field. He would be the logical candidate against Bryan, and Judge Field would receive en thusiastic support in some quarters this year that was withheld two years ago. It is important, whoever is to be the candidate, that he have the advantage of an early start, and be in a position to do some work in the other comities of tho district before the convention. The Journal, whose fealty to the republican ticket had been some what intermittent during tho city campaign, .finally lined up Mon day morning and spoke for the ticket. Mr. Annin's bureau is doing much finer work for Senator Mander son than it did for Paddock two years ago; but despite the feelers adroitly thrown out by Mr. Annin there are, as yet, no evidences of even an incipient Manderson boom, and there is a strong probability, amounting almost to a dead certainty, that Manderson will follow Paddock into retirement. But the senator has other aspirations, and it docs not follow that his defeat at the next session of the leg islature means a permanent absence from public life. Some of Manderson's friends hope to see him in the next cabinet. Mr. Thurston had been busily engaged all the week in the courts in Omaha, and he was tired out when he appeared on the Lansing stage Saturday night, at the big republican meeting, under the auspices of tho Young Men's Republican club, but he delivered an excellent speech, one of his best, and it was most enthusiastically re ceived. Mr. Thurston has a largo following in Lincoln, and during his brief stay hero there waB a good deal of talk about Thurston's candidacy for tho senate. So far as Lincoln is concerned he is un doubtedly tho most popular candidate. Judge Field remarked at tho close of Thurston's speech that there wouldn't havo been much of a campaign if the Young Men's Repub lican club had been taken out of it and nobody disagreed with him. Lincoln was caught in tho rising tide of republicanism on Tues day. The victory was fully up to the expectations of the most con fident republicans if not beyond, and it was a paralyzing surprise to the various elements of opposition. Tho result was overwhelming and places this city in a splendid condition for the contests of the fall. That such a tremendous republican vote should havo been cast at a municipal election when there was a strong plea for non-partisan candidates, to say nothing of the bitter opposition to the ticket in some quarters, indicates that the object lesson in national poli tics has had its effect uion the voters in this city, i'nd that larger pluralities for the candidate for congress in this district and for the nominees on the state ticket aro assured this fall than were ever re received. Mr. Abbott, of course, had no rail opposition, for ro-elec tion as city attorney; but his plurality of 11,000 or thcrealnrntB is nevertheless a gratifying tribute to his (topularity, and a deserved recognition of his etliciency. For olico judge WaterB received U,8(Kl votes, Whitmoro 1,579 and Hunter tE17. Judge Waters had consid erable petty war-fare on his hands; but wo imagine, as IHb Honor the mayor reads tho returns, that he will conclude his influence has certain well defined limits. Percival, who caused such an hysteri cal manifestation in the News ollice, and who was belabored un ceasingly by this squawking little newspaper, is re-elected water commissioner with nearly f00 votes to spare. Tho conviction forces itself upon us that either tho News is greatly overstating the truth when it says it has a circulation of "over 5,000," or tho readers of that paper to the extent of about 1)7'.. per cent of tho total, aro not swerved in, their judgment by the frothy sputterings in its editorial columns, bestowing merely an amused consideration on the News' sensational froakishness. We are of the opinion that the News peo ple must see with some clearness that they have placed an altogeth er too low estimate on tho intelligence of voters in this city. Adna Dobson had the field to himself and one of the best city engineers Lincoln has over had is re-elected by over 4,000 votes. Of course Johnny Fawell is elected cemetary trustee. The vote for members of the board of education was a surprise. There is much the same feeling of chagrin in the Journal and Call ollicesover tho election of the three republican candidates that there is in the News oflico over the triumph of Percival. In view of tho fact that Mr. Luddcn and Mr. Hackney havo pluralities of 1,000 in round numbers and that Mr. Hackney has 700 votes to spare we suggest that it would to in order for Mr. Jones of tho Journal and Messrs. Bushnell and Cox of the Call to meet and proffer each other some consolation. Tho meet ing should not be public, however. Every republican candidate for the city council was elected with the exception of one, Mr. Denham, or the First ward. Myers in tho seventh won after a hard fight. Messrs. Lawler, Graham, Webster, Parker and Sawyer were elected by handsome pluralities. Tho News extra Fourth ward coition bit terly assailed O. W. Webster, and he received 108 votes as against Bigger's 117 and Eldridge's 77. Tho independents got nothing in Tuesday's election and the democrats got just one oflico. A. W. Scott, chairman of the city central committee and L. L. H. Austin, secretary, and the various centlemen who assisted them in tho cam paign have much reason to be particularly pleased over tho result And the Young Men's Republican club is generally accorded a large measure of commendation. Church Howe looked after congressional politics a Iittlo in Lin coln this week. Tom Worrall, one of tho democrats who had been c at in tho wet but a short time, will be Post master Harley's superintendent of mails. The public .will probably have no fault to find with Mr. Worrall. O. W. Webster is pretty strongly entrenched in the Fourth ward and the News when it got out its Fourth Ward Jiccord for the pur pose of defeating Mr. Webster for counciimen, tackled a big job. The silly attack on Mr. Webster, who is one of the most respected men in Lincoln, and who is an honor to the city council and a credit to the city, fell exceedingly flat. About the only effect it produced was a ripple of amusement on the placid sea of Fourth ward states manship. There is talk of a candididate for lieutenant-governor from Lan caster county. President Cleveland has nominated Andrew Jackson Sawyer for the post of United States district attorney for Nebraska. And thus the dinner pail brigade receives additional recognition from tho administration. Mr. Cleveland has given somo lucrative appoint ment to nearly every laboring man in the state who voted for him. John Fitzgerald and Mr. Harwood haven't got anything yet; but they will bo taken care of before the four years aro up. "Beauty"' may be "only skin deep;"' but the secret of a beautiful skin is pure blood. Those coarse, rough, pimply complexions may, in most cases, be rendered soft, smooth and fair by the persevering and systematic use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla.