Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-14
TINE FOR EXPLANATIONS.
Democrats Telling How it Was Crowd
Was Not an Enthusiastic One.
CHEERS GIVEN FOR SHELDON
Bryan is just NOW Receiving Many
Invitations TO speak During the
Pending Campaign, but
Cannot Anzyrer Yet.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
rFrom a STAFF correspondentO


LINCOLN. Aug. 13--5Special )--Notwtth-
standing it may be onlS matter OF four
years before they wiaf have TO erect an
other notification platfam 10 Mr.. Bryan.
employees OF the loyal estserratic committee
this morning tore down rhe stand used yes
terday. The Board Of Public Lands and
Buildings gave ifs permission for the plat
form to remain. but the democrats heaved
sigh and razed Il.
Now that il is all over, the effect Of yes
terdsys proceedings is being discussed all
over town. The democrats were surprised
at the lack Of enthusiasm. They were dis
sppointed al the small crowd In attendance.
They had actually counted on 5000 people
coming from out Of the state They were
disappointed that such a limited number
could hear the speeches. Here is one expla-
ration Of the lack Of enthusiasm given by
prominent Lincoln democrat:
You see this was a nonpartisan meeting
and therefore we did not cheer Mr.. Bryan
very much. because we did not want to
hurt the feelings of the republicans who
were in attendance"
The explanation is good when considered
along with Mr.. BTyan's speech Of denuncia-
tion OF the republican party.
Another democrat made this explanation:
1t was too hot TO cheer"
Compared with the splendid greeting given
Mr.. Bryan upon his return home from
abroad. the meeting yesterday was a frost
On the former occasion a crowd of people
extended from the Burlington depot TO the
home OF Charles w. Bryan. The crowd
stood uncovered ana cheered the traveller
throughout the long route. Yesterday the
parade vert in silence. broken only occa-
sionaIly by a few feeble yells-
George l. Sheldon, Nebraska's magnifi-
cent nstive-boTn governor, sat on the plat
form during Mr.. Brysn's arraignment OF
the republican party and was pointed out
by many as the best answer to the candi-
dates speech.
Al the conclusion Of Mr.. Bryan's address
the crowd cheered, but not q man spoke
the candidates name. Then someone
cheered for Sheldon. The crowd took up
the call and the governor was compelled 10
stand and bow to the multitude. Had the
l governor himself not stopped it the Bryan
notification meeting would have been turned
into q Sheldon ratification meeting.
Work for Campaign Fund.
/ The crowd was well worked financially
/ between a bunch OF pickpockets and the
] Bryan solicitors. Chris Gruenther opened
/ up MS headquarters and solicitors went
out among the people and urged them TO
( take away a bryan badge and leave a
/ SO note.
The notification meeting was a great
! thing for the candidates for democratic
{ nominations. Practically every candidate
! in the state was here. Among those not
mentioned this morning were: Cowgirl Of
/ Phelps county, candidate for railway com
/ missioner; Clarence Maekey Of Custer
1 county, for state treasurer; Z. B. Quack-
enbush OF Nemahs, candidate for attorney
I general These were among the very con-
spicuous solicitors.
! The fight between Qusckenbush and
Harry Fleharty OF South Omaha promises
1 to cut some figure IN the votes cast for
l candidate for other offices. II is known
here that Flaherty was one Of the men
| who urged Quackenbush TO get in the race
over the latter's better judgment and de-
sires. A few days after Quackenbush de-
clded 10 run and had filed his nomination
/ papers FIaherty filed The effect on
I QuaekenbuSh can better be imagined than
| described. There are several explanations
| offered for this action. One Is that Mayor
1 Jim goth him 10 come Up TO help him
/ Another Is that G. NJ. Hitchcock urged
| him 10 get in the running TO keep him
| from being a candidate for congress and
also 10 help him get votes in South Omaha
for his own election
Whatever the reason. Flsharty viii have
70 fight ouackenbush right IN Douglas
county. The representative Is going tC
Omaha and TO south Omaha 70 work foi
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