Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-11
BRYAN MAY BOOST LOBECK
Scheme Of oompensating for His
Fight with John johnson.
CLANS CALL TWO MEETINGS
City Comptroller Goes to Kansas city
TO SHOW strength Cnd Mayor
jim skips over to
Chicago.

VIII Bryan attempt to play to the Scan
d~inavians IN compensation for his fight
with Governor Johnson of Minnesota by
taking up the cudgel in behalf of Charles
o. Lobeck of Omaha. city comptroller. who
is n candidate for governor OF Nebraska. In
opposition to National Committeeman Dahl
man and two former candidates, George
Washington Berge and Ashton CIshallen-
berger?
When Bryan was in Omaha At the time
Of the democratic state convention last
spring he held a long consultation with
the comptroller and since then Lobeck has
journeyed twice to Lincoln and once to
Bryan's home at Fairview. He also has
made junketing trips to many of the cities
recently visited by the Peerless Leader on
his speaking tours of the state and sup
| porters of the candidate point out other
incidents which they say show conclusively
that Bryan and Lobeck are in closest har-
mony. One of these is the fact that Lobeck
has not been drawn into the $4,000 slush
fund controversy in any way, Bryan and
Brother-in-Law Tommy Allen both putting
the blame onto Dahlman.
Now Lobeck has gone to Kansas City.
He left unexpectedly Tuesday evening. His
supporters look wise, but will not say why
he has gone, though they acknowledge
there Is a meeting there Of prominent
democrats and the intimation is that the
city comptroller has been summoned by
western leaders to talk over the situation.
Reed and Walsh ALI II.
James Reed, former mayor of Kansas
City and one of the delegates-at-large TO
the national convention, and Frank Z.
Walsh, prominent attorney of Kansas City
and at one time a candidate for supreme
Judge of Missouri, have called the meeting
of the clans, it is understood, and Lobeck
will be asked to show what strength he
can muster in the state, and also II his
candidacy for governor Of a state will in
any way offset the disappointment among
the people of his nationality in the event
johnson is defeated for the presidential
nomination. Lobeck prides himself on his
nationality and is known by his friends as
the smiling swede."
Mayor Dahlman also left the city quite
unexpectedly Tuesday evening. the mayor
objective point being Chicago. The motive
for his journey is not generally known, bu'
city officials say they believe that Taggart
and other leaders of the faithful are tC
have a meeting there for the purpose o.
discussing the political situation. The
mayor did not take the $4,000 with him, il
accordance with Bryan's expressed deter
minatiop that the money must be returned
to New York, for he says that the who'll
transaction is a closed incident"
Ig. Dunn is left behind TO busy himsel
in the preparation OF his speech nominal
ing Bryan at the ratification in Denver
Dunn says he has not written any part o
his speech as yet, but that he has an out
line made and has decided what he vii
say. The dele~gate-at-large from Nebraska
scorns the idea that Mrs. Ruth Bryan Lea
witt will make the nominating speech an,
shows an order from a newspaper syndi
cate for 1926 copies of his address as proc
that he is the man who is to nominate tn
quadrenhiai candidate. n