Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-29
jim TO PULL BRYAN THROUGH
0maha's Mayor Says He's the Man to
Help the Chief.
RETURNING FROM CAMPAIGN TRIP
Declares at Lincoln that Both shaIIen-
berger and BerRe Are Dead
Ones-Reaches Home
Today.
(From a staff Correspondent.)

LINCOLN, Aug 2S.-(Specal Telegram y
After a triumphant tour of Dodge, Platte,
Saunders, Butler and Otoe counties Mayor
James Dshlman OF Omaha stopped off in
Lincoln last night in company with
George w. Berge and left for home this
morning.
Mayor Jim and Mr. Berge both spoke at
Mead yesterday and each last night highly
complimented the others speech.
IT am well pleased with my reception in
all the towns / visited" said the mayor
And I am sure of the nomination and
subsequent election. I will get more votes
than both Shallenberger and Berge l am
opposed to county option and that is my
platform. That is what the fight is to be
made on this fall. II the democrats want to
tie dead weight to Mr.. Bryan they should
nominate shallenberger or Berge. both
losers If they want a candidate to help
Bryan they should vote for me on primary
day. That is what am telling the demo-
Gratis in my speeches. ask them II Shall
lenberger is stronger than he was two
years ago when Sheldon defeated him? II
so, why? The nominee has to make the
fight against the same man. Sheldon, who
has made a good governor and who is a
good man. Why should democrats pick a
loser to compete with him?'
The mayor will spend the rest of the cam
paign in Omaha and he is going after a
few scalps of democratic leaders who are
after his.
Tom Allen May Tell.
Tom Allen. chairman OF the democratic
state committee, who had $4,000 secured
from Wall street friends Of Mr.. Bryan to
spend in the election of 1901, is going to
talI fI,a
Mr.. Allen is just now sending out a lot
OF literature entitled "Bryan's Prophecies
and Their FufiIment." In the list OF
prophecies is this
Publicity-Mr. Bryan has for a number
of years favored a law compelling public
ity AS to campaign contributions before the
Wo SnS 6e mas sns the
form and the democratic committee have
favored this reform The republican con-
been brought to the advocacy OF publication
after election.
Should Mr.. Bryan succeed In inducing
Mr.. Allen to tell how he spent the Si5. 600
people at the state house say the presi-
Dental candidate will have attested his
sincerity in one instance, at least Incl
dentally. Nebraska has a publicity Law
which Mr.. Bryan did not cause TO be en-.
acted and which Mr.. Allen is yet to com.
| ply with. Some think may be Brother-in
| Law Tom will come across so Bryan car
point 70 his action as a vindication OF hi,
position and propheC/
Express Agents May he Arrested.
Thlrty-one agents OF express companie.
doing business in Nebraska are liable to b,
arrested and fined for falling OF comply
l with the orders OF the Railway commission
The commission to day sent out a letter tC
each OF these agents demanding the for
warding Of a repou OF business for desig
mated months, at once. Should this order
not be obeyed the commission will at ono,
\ begin proceedings at once. The heads o.
the express companies informed the com
mission they had done the best they coul
TO get the agents to make the necessary
reports. but had failed. Then the commits