Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-07
DEMOCRATS CHEERING UP
Four Hundred Of Them Attend Banquet at
Lincoln Hotel.
CONFERENCE HELD BEFORE THE FEAST
DR.. Greene Of the Lincoln Asylum for
the Insane Lik ely to he Called TO
Take Charge of National
Asylum at Washington.
CONFERENCE HELD BEFORE THE FEAST
(From a staf Correspondent.l

(From Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, March 6.-(Special Telegram)
Under the name of democrats over 400
persons gathered around the banquet table
at the Lincoln hotel tonight at a love
feast in a mighty effort to resuscitate the
old party and get II in shape for another
20 against the buzzsaw. IN the crowd were
Bryan and anti-Bryan democrats and the
last OF the populists, George w. Berge.
the anti-pass candidate for governor in
1904.
The crowd began TO reach Lincoln early
In the day and by night IL had reached con-
siderable proportions and sufficiently
enthusiastic TO attract attention. Omaha
sent down at least a dozen of the faithful,
including James Dahlman. who is as
pirant for the democratic nomination for
mayor. and Dan Custer. the old warhorse
who admitted the party had gone to the
bow-wows and who tried to get a soecia.
train home before the speaking.
Before the banquet began members of the
state committee met and discussed the best
way to secure an organization and the best
way to get the remnants of the party in
fighting shape. While no formal action
was taken except to allow the executive
committee TO call the state convention
when Il got ready for II. II the senti-
ment Of the majority that the convention
should be called some time in July or
August. The question of holding a primary
and of endorsing a candidate for senator
was not discussed.
Receptive Candidates for Governor.
on the list Of speakers were several pros
pective candidates for governor, p f. Nc
Killip, A. c. Shallenberger w. II. Thomp-
son and c. w. Berge. None of these made
l.
left no doubt in the minds of the crowd
that be would be willing to make the sacri-
flee should the nomination be offered him.
1t was late when p. l.. Hall of Lincoln,
the POSTMASTER. took charge of affairs
and called on the speakers From demo-
cratic standpoint these were ideal. Even
the populsts could not object. 1t the
same old talk All the speeches seemed
to run out the same funnel The speakers
were opposed to existing conditions: they
objected to corporation rule; they objected
TO railroads dominating politics of the ma
ton or state: they predicted failure on
the part of President Roosevelt in his
fight for the government regulation of
railroads; they favored a 2-cent railroad
rate: they favored direct primary for
the nomination of officers.
Gives bryan All the Credit.
II. H. Hanks devoted the time allotted
to him In preaching of Bryan and he made
the statement all the things which are
being done by Roosevelt. and Folk. and
LaFollette and the things being said by
these men and others of their kind. were
the things for which Mr.. Bryan and the
democratic party had been working for
years. In fact, credit for all things good
was given tho democratic leader and the
democratic party.
Governor Thomas of Colorado. ]. b.
Weaver of Iowa and Mr. shallenberger
confined themselves almost exclusively to
aationa. affairs. The speakers and their
subjects were as follows:
rs Victory Worth While2'' Hon. P. E.
ocrat." Hon. II. II. Hanks, Nebraska City;
Foundation Stones" Hon a. c. shallen-
herger,, Alma; The Issue in Nebraska, .
fore the Law" Hon. W. II, Thompson.
Grand Island; Moral strength OF Dem
jefferson or Machiveiii." Hon. j. B.
Weaver, Iowa; The Consumer" Hon. c.
A. Thomas, Colorado.
Greene May Go 10 Washington.
Superintendent James L. Greene of the
Lincoln insane hospital will in all proba-
blity be appointed superintendent of the
national insane hospital at Washington
Or. Greene this IA rnng received teie-
gram from Senator Burkett to come TO
Washington for n conference with the
president regarding the place.
About a year ago DIR. Greene was an ap-
plicant for this position and was seriously
considered by the president, but the place
went TO arother Now II is reported a new
superintendent is to be appointed and
President Roosevelt has asked Senator Bur
kett to have DIR. Greene call upon him
DR.. Greene secured leave of absence from
Governor Mickey this morning and left fol-
Washington.
For some time 1t has been rumored that
DR.. Greene wanted to be governor and
would resign his place in order to make a