Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-17
SITUATION Is DESPERATE
EI-senAtur Allen Calls on Bryan 70 ssCrifO'
Himssf for the Party,
NO TIME TO CONSIDER PERSONAL cHOlcI
Practically Admits that Fusion Hope,
Are NJ Low Ebh and No other
Name Can Charm the
Voters.
Frnm q stnr correeronaentl

LINCOLN. June JIG. - Especial We
must not take no for an answer. This Is
what william V. Allen says in response 10
W. J. BryAn's declinRtiun 10 be q candidate
for governor.
Following VI this declaration Mr.. Allen
insists that the exiEsncies OF the occasion
demand the laying aside Of AL personal
ambitions and prefereDces. He says that
II the fusionistE hope 10 win the contest
they must DO the polite thing. and that is
the nomination Of Bryan.
This Is Aliens second demand for the
nomination Of Bryan and as was the first
is given 10 the public through the columns
Of his paper, the Madison Mail. He ex-
presses himself now in unqualified terms,
saying that Nj. Bryan is the strongest man
TO whom the nomination can be rendered
and that this being 80 ii is his duty TO &C
cept it. Mr.. Allen continues.
No Time 10 Hesitate.
This is no time to hesitate or falter in
the discharge o. g plain duty. MI. Bryan
should be Nominated for governor AND d
strong, Judiclously chosen ana clean sub
ordinate ticket should be selected al the
Grand Island conventions. a lev demo-
cratic papers, like the Columbus Telegram
and Hastings Tribune, are that
than MI. Bryan. They have their favurites
whom they desire 10 folst on the ConVen-
tons regardless Of whether they can be
elected OF not. The Mai wants 10 see d
ticket placed IN the nelu chat can be
elected, the personnel Of which, when act
ms In concert, will be able 10 redeem the
state and hold II from republican mlsrule
At such q critical j~uncture in our R1nirs
II wSuid be base IDLY 10 place N lhs helo
men who would simply be slaughtered hat
the personal ambition OF some individual
may be realized. 1t was 10 be expected
that Mr. Bryan would not desire the NOM
nation. That ne does moi desire II Is clear,
for ne iB q lRrEe-brRined, l~arEe-hear'eo
man and would much prefer seeing some
one Of his many political FRIENDS honored
by the nomination than 10 have II himself.
But Mr.. Bryan's personal wishes are not
10 the purpose. Is he the strongest man
10 whom the nomination can be rendered?
II SO We believe IL mis- bOunden duty TO ac-
cept il and. as he would in such an event
make 8 determined hight Tor victory.
Needs n strong Man.
The republicans will place in nomination
C~rounse, who believes himself tnvincible'
and in that event II would require a strong
opposing candidate TO insure success IhAt
Mr.. Bryan would be sucn a candidate Is
conceded by all. Even the Globe-Demucra
Of St. Louis, Mo, q strong republican pa
per. sees the force Of Mr.. BryAns nOmina-
ZION and apprehends that IL elected ne will
be able 10 control the pOlcy ano nominees
! Of the next national democratic conVen-
ton. In such circumstance how can We
hesitate? II personal preferences are 10 De
considered the Mail has many friends j
would like 10 see rewarded WIN INF NOM
tns tion. r d. Sutherland, Dr.. DRmreIL
DIR. Lyman, Ex-Governor Puynter ano
many other gentlemen could be mentioned
whose election would be entirely AEreea'
bic TO us.
W. H. Thompson, q veteran democrat
would likewise be highly acceptable 10 US
He is an able Rnd pure statesman he ha'
been self-sacrihcing and has always sur
rendered personal ambition for the promo
rion Of The public good. he would make al
excellent governor. The same thing may
he SAID of many other democrats ana
notyithstanding the Mall has on more
than one occasion averred its willingness!
10 support any candidate the cOnyenuoni
haer falsely asserted that We are in Op
nositiun TO all democratic. we again repeA
with emphasis that whoever shall be Sc
Iected will receive our honest ana hehrt.
suDnort But nevertheless we are hrmll
convinced that Mr.. Bryan IL the one ma
to whom the nomination shoulc be ten
dered.