The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-29
TROUBLE AT !. J !.
HOME FOR BRYAN
Boom for Hearst Is . Last
" Straw with Old Line Ne /, .
braska -Dennoc rats. sat 81
Hitchcock and His Paper Urged
to Head a Revolt Against
the Peerless One.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 29.-While w. J.
Bryan is campaigning in the east for
the reaffirmation Of the Kansas City
platform, trouble is brewing at
home. An uprising has taken place
among the old line democrats that
may result in Mr.. Bryan being shorn
of his main journalistic support-the
Omaha World-Herald.
A curious situation has arisen. Con-
sentative democrats opposed to the
prominence Mr.. Bryan wants to give
to the issues on which he made his
two campaigns for the presidency are
cock for delegate at-large from this
district. Congressman Hitchcock is
publisher and owner of the World
Herald, the newspaper that supplied
the influence to- land Mr.. Bryan in
congress the first time and fought his
battles when he tried to capture the
presidency. ~
Two From Same Household.
! Richard L. Metcalfe. Bryan
staunchest political friend, is the ed
itor. The rank and file of Bryan's
following has decided on Metcalfe for
delegate-at-large from the district.
Mr.. Metcalfe says he will accept the
honor If it is given him. Hitchcock's
friends say 1t was understood for
months-long before Metcalfe's name
was nentioned-that the congressman
was to be given the place and they
will see that he gets it. ): s.f.s.;s- III
The situation took a new turn to-
day when word came from Lincoln
that William Randolph Hearst's rep
resentatives have quietly started a
state organization and Informed state
capital politicians that delegation
will be chosen from this district
pledged to Hearst. This move is ac-
copied as having Bryan's endorsement
and it comes in the nature of a last
straw
ST. Cannot Endure Hearst. j
Governor J.: 3: Boyd. the only
had, and Carl c.. Wright, city attorney
at Omaha, voiced the sentiments of
the old line democrats when they said,
1--WE like Bryan personally, and would
not make a fight against the Kansas
City platform at this time. thinking
those principles will die a natural
DEATH but we cannot stand for
Hearst s... .
The gold democrats say that an or
ganization will be effected to beat the
Hearst element and a fight will be
made on delegate-at-large and nation
al committeeman. James Dahlman
candidate again in the interests Of the
harmony crowd. w. H. Thompson of
Grand Island is the candidate Of the
Bryan-Hearst followers.
Hitchcoclk's Grievance.
The strongest kind of pressure is
being brought to bear on Congressman
Hitchcock at Washington to stand as
delegate at-large. It is we'll known
that Congressman Hitchcock is not
a friend of Bryan, altho his newspa-
per has supported him. When there
was a vacancy in the, senate which
Congress1nan Hitchcock wanted to fill
and Governor Poyhter had decided to
give him the appointment, Colonel
Bryan telegraphed to the governor III.
forming him.: that. Nebraska needed
w. v. Allen in the place and Allen got
the appointment.
Congressman Hitchcock has said
many bitter. things, about Mr.. Bryan
for his, interference, more than once
letting fall in his talks the phrase,
"bit the hand that fed him. This re-
sentiment is relied on at this time by
the gold democrats to ALLEVIATE Hitch
cocks newspaper.