Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14
HOW JIMS LOVE HITCHCOCK
Few Remnants Of Past Devotion Elk
humed to Prove Affection.
ENDORSE HIN TO STAY AT HOME
congregational Committee R~epudistes
the EdltOr-COnRressmRn I'm For
NAL ResolutiOn-Out for
Revenge.

pepreoatinR the fact that the democracy
Of Douglas county has no democratic pa
per that In truly democratic and disap-
pointed in the support which ought
reasonably be accorded the party By its
only congressman from NebrAskai there
fore, be 1t
Resolved, THAT the Dahlman Democracy
club hereby endorses Congressman gilbert
n. Hitchcock TO stay at home and act as
editor Of the Omaha world-Hsrald and
make the same . truly democratic paper
that win give support to the democratic
party and the candidates OF that party
and not ~populists masQuerading under the
guise of democracy.
This resolution was drawn up and pre-
sented by the legislative committee Of the
Dahlman Democracy club at a meeting
held Just after Mr.. Hitchcock told Tom
Flynn, Sam Rothwell and Joe Butler he
would not support Mayor Dahlman for the
governorship. The committee meeting was
attended by T. ]. O'Connor, vice president
Of the Dahlman club; c. \. Hiss, secretary
c. L. Tanning. chairman of the committee;
Sam Rothwell. 1t was a lively meeting.
This resolution is one Of the many trophies
Of friendship between Hitchcock and the
Dahlman Democracy. 1t shows how ar
IDENTIFY Jim Dahlman and his crowd are
working to elect Mr.. Hitchcock.
At this time, when Mr.. Hitchcock is
breaking his back bearing burdens Of soft
soap to the Dahlman men II IL interesting
to note some OF the sweet things that were
said by these Jimocrats about Mr.. Hitch
cock. And, forsooth, the records show that
not only the Jims, but the most prominent
of the Jacks, passed his compliments up
to Mr.. Hitchcock.
what They Said.
II shall never run for office again. l
an going to put in the rest OF my time
getting even with these fellows who gave
me the double cross and the man I shall
start in on is Gilbert M. Hitchcock"
These words are the words Of Fred H.
Cosgrove, deputy city comptroller, and for
wears a leader OF the Jacksonian club to
which Mr.. Hitchcock has always belonged.
Mr.. Cosgrove, be it said, has since cast
his lot among the Jimocrsts, that he may
the better pursue his vengeance on Hitch
cock.
The provocation of this u%tterance by Mr..
Cosgrove was Mr.. Hitchcock's refusal to
support him in the race for the Water
boArd nomination at the recent primary
election, after Mr.. Cosgrove had aided
Hitchcock for years. Cosgrove was chair
man of Hitchcock's congressional campaign
the first time he was elected and again
the last time and the time Hitchcock was
defeated by Kennedy another man was
chairman, so Cosgrove naturally feels that
Hitchcock owes him something.
'But what do I get for It In RETURN"
exclaims Cosgrove. Anyone would ma
turally expect that after / put a man
In congress twice, others had
failed that that man would support
me. But not one particle OF support did
I get from Mr.. Hitchcock or his paper, but
instead he gave his help TO another. l
call 1t 'ingratitude."
Charley Fanning's Tribute.
While it's true Mr.. Hitchcock is said to be
asslduously trying to mollify> Mr.. Tanning
with promises of this support and that Of
flee in the event Of democratic success,
Charles E. Fanning's friends declare he is
not a man to be bully-ragged by a mere
politicians sophistry. Here is what Br'er
Tanning said of Bier Hitchcock away back
about September, 4, 1905;
II predict the defeat of Gilbert M. Hitch
cock this fall"
Tom Flynn, the foxy veteran at politics,
had sought to placate Colonel Tanning and
some of the other aggressive Jimocrats and
something was said Of Flynn's delivering
the Dahlman Democracy vote to Hitch
cock. Here is what Colonel Tanning had
to say on that:
I'd like to see Tom Flynn or even Jim
Dahlman tell us what to do. There are
some 100 fellows in the Dahlman Democ-
racy that no man living can dictate to-"
That comes In at this time as a confirma-
ton of the story that Hitchcock had finally
appealed to Mr.. Bryan to whip Dahlman
into line and force Dahlman to deliver his
club support to Hitchcock and Shallen-
berger. This also Is stoutly resented BY the
faithful Jimocrats.
Endorsed to Stay at Home.
Down at the Dahlman Democracy club
that night after the primary election, when
the World-Heral was charged with mimi
MIXING the returns favorable TO Dahlman in
the race for governor, Vice President
O'Connor of the club said:
our club intends to endorse the con-
gresham to stay at home. We need a
democratic paper in Omaha. While Hitch
cock is in Washington trying to be a states
man his paper has had no politics. We
therefore believe that 1t would be a good
thing for the party land public men are
servant of the party and the people) for
the congressman to stay at home and look
after his paper and make 1t a truly demo-
cratic organ"
Is the Dahlman Democracy working to
elect Mr.. Hitchcock?