Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-13
BLUSHINC DAHL MANS RETURN
Jims Back from Denver Confess They
Were the Firecrackers.
SAY jim Is TO BE CHAIRMAN
Could BE Governor, hut Prefers "a
Help Bryan Get Presidency by
Accepting Head of Ma
tiOnal Committee.

Tired, sleepy and hoarse but happy and
chock full Of enthusiasm, the Dahlman
democracy returned Sunday morning from
Denver. The train Of five coaches pulled
IN at 1880, but every Jim went home and
to bed and the first one to show his face
was Tom O'Connor, secretary Of the club.
and he did not come to life until evening.
George Rogers one Of the delegates, and
a few others were seen during the eVening,
but most Of the Dahman boosters rename
at h me to rest up from their weeks effort.
I'VE had the biggest time that ever was;
Just like having 100 crcuses all rolled into
enc, a srand Fourth of july celebration
from beginning to end in which the Dahl
man democracy was the cannon fire
cracker" said T. J. O'Connor speaking I'm
such low, hoarse whisper that he could
! hardly be heard.
we were the people out at Denver and
we were respected as such, and don't you
forget it. The Jacks We're simply nil and
the Jims were the whole thing. II sixteen
Jacks left on the train for Denver not
more than six showed up, and Ed Berry
man and Bob Aitchlson were the only ones
who had the nerve to wear their badges.
They had no more tickets than a bunny
rabbit and they cIawled on their knees with
tears in their eyes to us begging for tick
cts. We magnanimously let all the Jacks
in to the convention hall.
Before the convention opened il became
nois, d about that a Dahlman badge would
be equivalent to an admission ticket, ard
we could have sold thousand badges ii
we had had them. And 1t was true, too that
the Jim badges would admit the wearer
as we already had two doorkeepers and
appointed third, r. u. Wolfe, after we
got there.
ROwden Got His.
Dave Rowden surely soured his milk
We saw Dave at Colorado Springs, but the
word was passed along the line to cut
him, and we all passed him by with a
stony stare and not a man spoke to the
head janitor.
THE feature of the convention was the
parade of the Dahlman democracy, and it
overshadowed the Cook County Marching
club and the Tammany parades by far
We had over 600 men in line and the line
was four blocks long. We carried our
umbrellas and cut a great swath.
Where Is this Dahman town. people
asked on every side, and the mayor was
the lion OF the hour. He was constantly
being pointed out and people looked at
him with awe and admiration. There Is
no getting around the fact that Dahlman
was the big noise at Denver and everyone
at the convention learned that the mayor
Of Omaha is a candidate for governor of
Nebraska"
Delegate George Rogers came in on the
Jim special with the information that the
mayor will In all probability accept the
chairmanship of the national committee.
Says DRhIman VIII BE Chairman.
THE mayor could be nominated for gov
ernor hands down, but 1t looks as II he
would take the chairmanship, as in that
capacity he could doubtless be Of more
benefit to the party" said Mr.. Rogers.
I'VE had big time at the convention
and all along the route, receptions being
given us at a number of points. North
Platte outdid itself in cheering the Dahl
man democracy and we were forced to be-
lieve that we were somebody. /. ]. Piatti
was our orator. and If you think I am
hoarse, just talk to him. Every time he
turned around he had a new speech to de-
liver and he spoke at every town where
the train stopped.
"All the paraphernalia used to decorate
the Nebraska headquarters in the Brown
Palace hotel in Denver was captured by
our club and will be installed in our club
rooms.
IF anyone thinks that Jim Dahlman is
not popular man he ought to take a trip
like the one we took, and he would be
dissillusioned mighty quick. You have no
idea how the people would tumble over
themselves just to get a look at him, and
he certainly had as much TO say about the
convention as anyone there"
Mr. Dahlman was to leave Denver Sun
day evening for Lincoln, where the ma
tional committee has a conference tomor-
row with Mr.. Bryan. Ig. Dunn the Jack
who lin ha1ga w hn
the nominating speech. was also to leave
on the same train last evening. The mayor
at last reports had not decided whether TO
take the chairmanship OF the national COM
mittee or to run for governor