Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-15
DEMOCRATS IN LlNELlCHT
W. Il Thompson Of ersnd Island Agreed
on for the Senatorial Nomination.
sHELlENBAResRANo BtRet FOR GOVERNOR
Stock Of she AIma Man Gees Up some
on the Strength of the SIDE
tr.ckinE of Thompson from
the Gubernntortal Race.
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LINCOLN. Aug. M-(special.)-
Gratis Of Nebraska will go under the lime
light in their state convention tomorrow
afternoon and the preliminary skirmishes
Ssor nominations are now In progress
though few Of the delegates reached the
city during the day. Whether the railroad
agents will be able to carry out their plans
&c thwart the nomination Of a candidate
for United States senator to assist them
In their we'll organized scheme to prevent
action In the republican convention on
this matter 10 much In the dark. but as
many OF the democratic leaders are be-
ginning to realize the railroads are taking
a hand In the convention an effort will in
all probably be made 70 endorse a can
didate.
In order TO defeat any kind OF a sens-
torial endorsement Hitchcock purposed that
all the candidates submit their names by
petition at the fall election. but this scheme
fFas so fiattsned out by Richard L. Met
calfe In open letters to the worid-Herald
that 80 far no one has been found among
the delegates who favors Il. At that time
Hitchcock forced Metcalfe to say. he was
opposed TO an endorsement. From a purely
political standpoint Metcalfe has main.
tained the endorsement is out OF place. but
as circumstances have been shaped he IL
not now opposed to the endorsement. In
fact at the convention tomorrow Metcalfe
will in all probability help secure an en-
dorsement for some one. Especially will
this be done II Berge Is the nominee OF the
convention for governor. Today Mr.. Met
ealfe said he was going to the convention
TO do whatever Berge thought was to his
best interests, and IL Berge thought the
endorsement. Of a candidate for senator
work and night for the endorsement.
Mig Up Ola Interview.
From Platte county came a big bunch
OF rooters for Berge. each wearing a big
white badge labelled "a. w. Beree for
Governor-Piate County Democracy" This
bunch has made itself very conspicuous.
Someone has dug up an interview cred
ited to shellenbarger and published after
the state convention which nominated
Berse In which shellenbarger spoke in un-
mistakaole language his opinion Of Bryan
and the way Bryan Nominated BerEe. The
delegates here are Bryan delegates, and
this 10 to be used against shellenbarser
The interview has been we'll cirouIate,,
by those opposed to the World Herald
sheilenbarger combine debating affairs Of
the democratic party IN the interest Of
the railroads In carrying out their schemes
That the constitutional Amendment will
be endorsed there is not the least doubt
as all Of the delegates who are here seem
to favor II, ana the leaders who are here
have announced II must be endorsed.
Thompson for senator.
= W. II. Thompson Of Grand Island will
be nominated by the convention for United
States senator. Tonight at a conference
OF Berse. shailenberger and Thompson this
was agreed to and Thompson will have
no opposition. This eliminates him from
the gubernatoriai race and leaves Berse
and Shallenberger to fight It out alone
At midnight though there were more than
200 delegates In town. II is impossible to
tell who will get the nomination. There
Is no question but what the SheIienberrer
stock has gone up considerable and his
friends are making a hard fight with the
result very much In doubt. Some OF the
hot heads are trying to get up sufficient
sentiment against Berge to have the Lam
caster and Platte county delegations Kissed
when they enter the convention. Hitch
cock and the railroad bunch are working
hard for shallenberger and none Of them
are now Directing to the senatorial nomina-
ton OF Thompson. The first DELEGATES To
arrive were overwhelming for Berge. but
he Will have to fight II he gets the nomina-