Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-09-23
NO FALSE DOCTRINE
Nebraska Republicans Decline to
Follow Bryan's VagarieS.
REPUDIATE BANK GUARANTY IDEA
Plank Rejected by Decisive VVote in
State Convention.
PLATFORM COVERS LIVE ISSUES
Declaration of Principles in Line with
Party Doctrines.
DEMOCRATS AND PoPULISTS MEET
Two wings of BryHnite Party Hold
Separate Conventions and Adopt
individual Platforms as
Per orders.
Plank Rejected by Decisive vVote in
State Convention.
PLATFORM COVERS LIVE ISSUES
Declaration of Principles in Line with
Party Doctrines.
DEMOCRATS AND PoPULIsTs MEET
From a sad Corresnondent.

LINCOLN, Neb,, Sept. 22-(Special Tel
egram. )--Almost unanimously, the Me-
braska republican state convention put the
guarantee Of bank deposits in the same
category with free silver at Is to /, hape-
riallsm and the other paramount issues OF
Mr.. Bryan, and refused to adopt plank
in its platform providing for law on
the lines laid down by the democratic
presidential candidate.
The rejection Of this plank was the fea-
ture of the day and the question upon
which the convention debated in the least
The debate came after the reading of the
platform as reported by the resolutions
committee, over the following proposed
amendment by Nj. l., Fries Of Valley
county, member of the committee:
We favor the enactment of a law pro-
vidng for the security of deposits OF funds
in state and national banks and urge upon
our next legislature and congress to for
mulate a plan that will be equitable TO the
banking interests OF the state and nation
and insure the payment OF every dollar de-
posted with state and national banks.
Not Popular with DELEGATES.
G. w. Wattles opposed the amendment
and declared the proposition wrong I'm
principle and soclalistic in tendency, and
closed by saying, in a very short time the
republican party will be glad it did not
adopt It,
half dozen others spoke against the
plank, while e. b. Perry of Cambridge
endorsed 1t. Governor Sheldon said some
sort OF plan should be adopted by which
all banks, state and national, could be
treated on the same basis. Frank Reavis.
James Elliott of West Point, r. II. Clar-
idge OF Cambridge, b. E. Bemer of Ktar
ney A. l.. Clarke of Hastings, all spoke
against the proposition, as did Samuel
Rnaker of Beatrice and George Post of
Seward. When the roll was called the
amendment was lost, by vote of As to 10.
A majority of the speakers denounced
the proposition as catch issue by Bryan
to get votes, and one speaker referred to
it case of feeding baby food to the
voters" Others demanded a clear-cut
statement for or against IT,, while the MA
jolity OF the speakers favored leav'pg. tns
question out OF the platform, Hs II is
merely an experimental issue whose par
entage is very much in doubt.
Convention Well Attended.
After the addition of two planks providing
against the issuance of watered stock and
endorsing irrigation and tariff revision be-
tween the Philippines and the United States,
the platform was adopted without further
debate reported by the committee.
The convention was well attended and
during the afternoon the lobby and auri-
torlum of representative hall was crowded
during the delivery OF short speeches by
Senator Burkett, Congressman Hinshaw,
Attorney General Thompson and others.
During the debate over the platform tho
democratic and populist conventions quit
business and helped swell the crowd, Hon.
Thomas Tibbles occupying seat up in the
! front row.
The convention met at u o'clock and fin
ished its work at $3.50, after having beer
adjourned from to T. There was nothing 10
do but adopt the platform and name the
state committee and the job was done with
neatness and dispatch
Democrats I'm short Session.
The democrats held forth in the senate
chamber and carried out cut and dried
program without a ripple, listened to A. c.
! Shallenberger pull the eagles tail and then
adjourned in time TO pay a call TO the re-
| publican convention The democrats had a
new one in their platform this time, which
is worthy of special note, IL is the plank
which promises law providing that the
State Board Of Equalization cannot in
crease the aggregate assessment as re-
turned by the assessors. in other words, II
can only equalize values between counties
by reducing valuations
The populists held forth in the office of
the health inspector and adopted a plat
| form and named a state committee. Tom
| Tibbles was the Grand Mufti'' of the oc-
casion and he carried out the orders OF the
Peerless One.