Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-10
lOM ALLEN SIDESTEPPIEC
Takes Two Members of Democratic
Committee Out of Spotlight.
MATES AND HAYWARD VICTIMS
BerGe BaIks on Going on the stump
for ShaIlenberRer and VIII BE
Given Dates In states
Other Than Nebraska.
CFrom a staff Corresnondent.l

(From starr CorreSpondent.)
LINCOLN. Oct. 9--(special)-Ta Allen,
chairman OF Mr.. Bryan's political party.
has pulled off another side-stepping stunt
up to the standard OF Mr.. Bryans man
ayers. He has quietly put his executive
committee on the shelf. He did this be-
cause objection had been made to two or
three members OF the committee, as their
calling did not square with some of the
things Mr.. Bryan is talking about In place
Of the first committee he has named these
men: H. L. Wells West Point; c. f. Fan
ming, Omaha; Neil Mapes, Schuyler Joseph
G. Beeler, North Platte; G. w. Potts, Paw
nee City; James T. Brady, Albion; f. II.
Cox Bladen.
The naming of this new executive COM
mlttee puts the gaff into Harry Hayward
f Omaha and John Mates, jr., of Ne
braska City, and puts 1T there hard. OF
course Mates was named for a member OF
the original executive committee as con-
ISOLATION prize after his defeat for the
nomination for secretary of state. Then
came the protests over the selection of
Mates and Hayward
Tom Allen had his ear to the ground. He
was asked today why he fired Hayward
and Mates from the executive committee.
''They were never on the committee" he
said. "They belong to the committee on
organization. They still belong to that
committee. have just appointed an ex-
ecutive committee. We have two commit
tees entirely separate and distinct"
As matter Of fact Allen wanted the
help of Hayward and Mates but when It
came to standing for them when the spot
light was turned on, he calmly gave their
committee the name Of the Committee on
Organization" and named another executive
committee which will have nothing to do
but take the blame or reap the reward of
the work Of Harry Hayward of Omaha and
John Mates, they have been removed in
name only
Berge VIII Not stump state.
After being forced to violate his oath
and decline the nomination for governor
at the hands Of the populist party, George
w. Berge will not campaign Nebraska In
the interest Of his successful competitor
He win leave tomorrow for a tour Of Wis
consin, Ohio and Michigan and speak In
the interest Of the national ticket, the
head of which has caused him so much
humiliation. But he will not stump Ne
braska for Mr.. Bryan or for Mr. shallen-
berger He Will be gone until almost cleo
tion time.
AilS bryan cOHlIlillee expected MI BeTBe
to get out in Nebraska ard explain to the
populists and progressive democrats that
the disfranchisement Of the populists was
the best thing for them; they expected
Berge 10 be able to line them up for the
state and national tickets But 1t is very
evident Mr.. Berge has got enough. After
the exposure of the stacked hand they
dealt him I'm the fight over the nomination
the former idol Of the pops is said TO have
lost considerable OF his fire and ginger and
the committee could not induce him to
liven up and stir the breezes for Mr.. Shall
lenberger. But Mr.. Borge had no desire to
be ugly in the matter. so he is leaving
tho state. The progressive democrats and
members Of the populist party who know
Mr.. Berge has not received a square deal
from the democratic msnipulstors may have
an idea why he IS going.