Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-04
Beree stirs Up Something.

George w Berge has started something IN
Lancaster county and he will have the
fight of his life to get an instruction here
for his candidacy for the democratic nom
nation for governor. The editorial in his
paper some days ago in which he said the
democratic leaders sulked in their tents
two years ago and left him to fight the bat
ties Of the people alone was bad enough,
! so the democrats are saying. but now that
he has demanded an instructed delegation
the last straw has been placed on long
suffering camel's back.
Attorney Doyle who used to be Berges
law partner and who respects his sincerity.
is opposed to an instructed delegation. So
is Dr. Hall, and so is Mayor Brown, and
so is Richard L. Metcalfe. On the Berge
editorial Mr.. Metcalfe today issued the fol-
lowing statement:
| know nothing of Lancaster county poll
tics and have no intention OF taking part In
county convention. But l have a very
thorough conviction that nothing is to be
gained by quarrels among democrats or
| between democrats and popuiists Neither
| is there necessity for such quarrels, Let
us give the republicans the monopoly on
| that line.
The editorial in Mr.. Berge's paper TO
] which democrats take umbrage was most
| unfortunate. / have no idea that the
! gentleman who wrote II intended It to he
! libel on Nebraska democrats; for l know
! the writer as one who has for many years
] given faithful service to the democracy.
4 But as the editorial was printed. II stands
/ as libel upon men who in 1904 gave TO Mr.
/ Berge, the populist, as faithful support as
/ they ever gave to the most radical demo-
! crat. SO faithful were the democrats to
! Mr.. Berge that at IL o'clock on the night
! Of election, his election was indicated by
! 1000 plurality; such would have heen the
| result had populists supported him with
| the unanimity shown by democrats. The
! Objectionable editorial would leave the i'm
| preston that every man that had been
| prominent in democratic leadership de-
| serted Mr.. Berge and left him to night the
/ battle alone. That is, of course, utterly
/ absurd / know something about the demo-
cratic campaign Of two years ago and /
venture the assertion that one cannot name
three democrats recognized as leaders who
failed TO give Mr.. Berge hearty support.
| Even men who had been known as leaders
OF the gold democrats Joined heartily in the
support given the democratic nominee for
governor in 1904
While Mr.. Berge did not write the OBJ
jectlonable editorial 1t was printed in his
paper and goes out with the stamp Of his
approval II Is so unjust 10 the men who
faithfully supported the ticket two years
ago that Mr.. Berge should have repudiated
il long ago. / am surprised he has not
done so.
am sure that the desire among demo-
Gratis, generally, is TO choose as their can
didate for governor the man who seems 20
be the strongest. There IS not the smallest
danger that the railroads will control our
nominations this year. IL Is not fair for
the supporters Of any one candidate TO say
| that those who do not support theiI
faVorite are controlled by the corpora lions
You can trust the democratic convention
OF 1906 TO see TO II that the nominee fol
governor is a man who is free from th'
slightest suspicion OF corporation entangle
have worked 50 long and pleasant,