Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-25
STATE JOURNAL BACKS OUT
Unwilling to Stand by Arrangement
with Democratic Committee.
ALLEN DESERTS sHALLENBERGEI
BryanIte Plans for Dumping the
Fusion Nominee for Governor
in the Soup Arc Now All
Complete.
,Frou a staff correspondent1

LINCOLN, Oct. 24.-(Specisl Telegram)-
Incomplete returns from the registration
Indicate a total of 5000. which is fully 1000
higher than the city has ever attained
before. The party affiliatiop given by the
voters shows about three to one repub-
lican.
Reliable reports have been received to
the effect that wave of Indignation has
swept into the State Journal office from
its angry subscribers because of the an
nouncement OF the democrats that they
have bought space in that sheet in which
| to publish democratic doctrine.
This has had a very chilling effect on
! the republican" Journal. so the report
| goes, and now II the democrats get that
! space they say they have contracted for
Tom Allen will certainly have to go to the
mat with the head OF the Journal outfit.
| will be several days before it can be
| announced with authority just how many
| of the city papers the democrats have
bought up with their slush fund. but II Is
known for sure that at least ono pretty
good sized sheet Is nibbling awfuliy hard
| at the democratic bait and il may have
to be Jared lose with a club or it will take
| the cork clear under.
JournnI VIII Back Out.
The indications arc the Journal can get
out of its embarrassing predicament by
just continuing on Its present course cf
| lam basting republicans and boosting demo-
Gratis, using the afternoon sheet for that
purpose 1t could do this ard never have
to show its hand in the contract matter
and the democrats no doubt will be satis-
fled. Yet It was announced by big demo-
crat last night:
The Journal will print the stuff all
right"
1t is believed. however, the Journal has
cold feet and will be afraid TO publish the
matter as 1t is prepared by the democratic
committee. But the Journal sold its space
two years ago to the democrats. and It Is
going TO be an awful hard job to stay
away from the feed trough during this
campaign, In space bought by the demo.
Gratis Congressman Pollard was villiflcd
and abused In that republican" sheet, Sc
1t is a tossup what will happen now. But
no one doubts the truth of the story told
by the democrats that they have bought
space in the Journal.
All Wcrk f. for Bryan.
Registration workers in the employ Of tn
democratic state committee today wer
looking out for Bryan voters and care,
nothing for Shallenberger votes. Worker
were instructed wherever a Bryan vote
could be found carriage should be pro
vided to get him to the registration booth
! Not one single worker was instructed L
look after shallenberger's interests.
} 1t has been known for some time tha
( Tom Allen has double-crossed and throw
{ down shallenberger, and inasmuch as tn
5 Information came straight there was n
1 chance for 1t to be untrue But today Tor
Allen threw off all semblance OF a figh
for the democratic nominee for Eoverno
and came out for Bryan and for no on
else. 1t is currently reported that mem
Der OF the Commoner force had announce
: that he intended to vote for Bryan an
Sheldon
Shallenberger's friends are getting cor
siderably worked up at the way Bryan
Z leaders are throwing down the candidat
e FOR governor and there is no doubt the
= will retaliate at the polls.
8 Organization in the Family.
: According to the way Tom Allen figure
it, shallenberger has not a ghost of
| chance to win and therefore the democratI
J. state committee is Just wasting its tim
y and money In trying to boost him Sha
e lenberger himself was not long left IN IN
, dark about his standing with the Brya
3 bunch. He was told more than a wee
ago that he would have 10 hustle for hin
), self and practically the only friend
has In the whole democratic headquartei
= is Chris Gruen.her. Gruenther worked U
:. quite Bryan organization and then whe
y he might have reaped some Of the rewar
for his work, Tom Allen came in an
showed him aside. He did this at the r.
quest OF Mr.. Bryan, who wanted TO ha,
:, the organization in the family.
The organization is in the family ar
J. that Is why It cannot be used 10 help sha
!. lenberger. That is why Bryan wanted Il
- organization In the family. Mr.. Smaller
berger himself will not deny. It is reporte
he has received word that Bryan's frient
will not help him.
l. Here is what few republicans are sa,
5 ing about the republican ticket:
"a W. W. Haskell. Ord-Just after the De