Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-08
MAYOR JIM IN SPOTLIGHT
Proposes to Stay There Until His
Gubernatorial Boom is Launched.
WHOLE SHOW AMONG NEBRAsKANs
Mayo Brown Attracts Attention for
n Time Until He Convinced Crowd
lie Did Not Have Brynn's
Draft Of Platform.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

Will be about the only really new thing In
sight at Denver. While It may appear TRIVIA
from the viewpoint of national politics 10
run a mere gubernatorial boom into the
spot light, the plans have been laid Tor a
Tuesday morning demonstration along
those lines. Dahlmsu has been on the
ground for ten days and there should he
~ attempt to disguise the fact hat he
his made n palpable hit. Denver reception
committees honored him; newspaper cor
respondents looking for feature stoies
sought him out and democrats from the
far east made their inquiries for him AFTER
fsking where all the Indians were ana
81 there was any fine for shooting buffaloeS
within the city limits.
Far be II from Mayor Jim to overlook a
let Of that kind. When the Dahlman demo-
Gratis arrive on their special train Tuesday
morning they will march TO the Brown
Palace hotel where they will be greeted
Ky Mayor Jim, who has had his hair
freshly cut for the occasion, with the first
whoop Of welcome TO be sounded by the
faithful who are on board and have been
properly drilled. tanners will be broken
cut from every floor bearing the inscrip-
ton For Governor of Bryan's State,
James c. Dahlman." The crowd here Is
ready To cheer at the drop Of the hat
with the first hip, hip. hooray." Some
thing like 2n,CO OF 3O.cOO viii take it up and
the Dahlman gubcrnatorial boom will be
launched.
Former Congressman Shallcnberger OF
Alma Ia here apparently unmindful Of the
program that has been planned for making
Dahlman's candidacy a national issue.
Rerqe was reported to be ION tho way
but he may get in too late for the fire
works. Lcbeck has not been heard from,
hut there are hopes along the line and
when he comes. ~ he does at all, the dam
age will have been done.
DahIman the Nebraska show.
Really Dahlman is representing the Ne
braska democracy at Denver. There are
a few hundred others here, but they
do not seem to know. and none of them
appear to care. where they are going. or
why they arc here. At last reports none
had shown any symptoms Of having been
through n particularly wet season In Ne
braska.
There are some Jacl;sonians here, leading
a very virtuous and painfully lonesome ex-
Istence. John Powers. Bob Aitchison'
Frank. F.. p. Berryman and a few other
Jacks are around the Hobbies, each one
looking as happy as though he had found
4 wasp in his pocket and wondering
whether some Dahlmanite will have an at
TACK of enlargement of the heart and give
~ a ticket to the convention some dull
afternoon session when there won't De
much doing. Constantine ]. Smyth. limo
thy ]. Mahoney and the rest of the Jacks
are evidently in the Lobeck special, or on
some other train that has been caught In
a wavhout.
There ives a real genuine demand today
for Mayoc Brown of Lincoln. He was cred
tied with being the captain Of the messen-
ger boys end charged with the duty of de-
liveT!ng the platform prepared at Fairview.
He was hours late and finally. upon arrival,
proved an allhi by submitting to a search.
He allowcd the impression to get out that
the platform was in the keeping of Gov
ernor Haskell Of oklahoma. But Haskell
showed fight and the search was aban-
doned. I%cnatius Jehovah Dunn was next
to Brown most In demand. Dunn is going
TO make tho nominating speech. He is In
training and not accessible. BILLY" Thomp-
son OF Grand Island is here, from force of
habit, and is ready to jump into any breach
and I'll 1t or die in the attempt,
Wait for Word from Bryan.
AS a matter of fact, some forty-slx states,
a few territories and some insular posses
sions are going to have a hand in selecting
the candidates to be whipped by Taft and
Sherman IN November, but up to date 1t is
a Nebraska convention. Wayfaring dele
gates from all sections OF the nation are
here, asking what the Nebraska candidate
wants. The Nebraskans are expected to
give the answer and undoubtedly will dc
so when they get the direct tip from Bryan
No Nebraska democrat here really knows
what the program is to be, but every Ne.
braskan here appreciates the Importance
Of his position and Is willing to let the
rest Of the country think that he knows al
about Il, The plan is a good one. II
pleases tho Nebraskans and does not hurt
the other fellows.
Henry c. Richmond. late editor of tn,
Fremont Herald, has been appointed assist
ant secretary OF the convention and will b,
connected with the national committee dur
ing tho campaign.
Frank T. Ransom came out from Omahi
with the hope OF meeting a bunch o
oliver republicans" He was much discour
AGED to find that silver republicans ar,
TOW going in single file and very far apart
Fred Mcconnell OF Omaha is here o.
business and taking a look in. Edison Ricl
Kencral counsel OF the Union Pacific; Il
Herdman. Tom Nolan, Ed f, Howell an.
Frank Johnson OF Omaha are among tn
spectators. Mr.. Johnson comes particular
to meet his father, S. r, Johnson. formerl
VI TIE j. WV ~ hNlFkdNt
lho convention.
Nebraska Delegates Are There.
with the arrival Of Mayor Brown of Lir
coin the delegation from Nebraska is con
plete. most OF the others coming In on
special with the Third district crowd.
The MISUNDERSTANDING, l. J, Dunn {
Omaha. Mayor F. NJ. Brown OF Lincoln
f. J. Hale Of Atkinson and ]. II. Moorhea
ST Falls City. are at the Brown. the other
being scattered or scattering. They ar,
Second district, George Rogers OF Oman
and DIR. w, ]. McCrann OF South Omahs
Third district, W, A. Smith of Beemer an
Phi! A. Kohl OF Wayne; Fourth distric
J. q. Girke OF Seward and Bart KoehlC
pf Geneva; Fifth district. c. Z. Harmo
Of Holdrege and B, F. scroggins OF oal
Sixth district, A. NJ. Morrissey OF Valenur
and J. r. Swain OF Greeley.
Arthur Mullen OF O'Neill. president
the Bryan Volunteers, Is on the ground az
iividing honors with DR.. Han OF Linco
h being buster than any Nebraskan pre-
pnt. barring Dahlman. Charles w Brys
and Brother-In-LaW T. 8. Allen. Sta
Senator Latta, who is contesting wi
Edgar Howard Cor congressional nomin
lion honors in the Third. Is here. II Howa