Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-09
Fears Dissension at Home Will Hur
His Candidacy Abroad.
SENATOR ASHTON ALSO EM1ssAR,
With Little Giant, He Pleads TO.
Harmony in Democracy.
SAY BOTH FACTIONS ARE LOYAL
Missionaries of Peace PIRcate Jack
sOnians with soft Talk of Their
Fidelity TO the Peerless
Leader.

MI bTyant alarmed AT lne
of the war in the ranks of Omaha and
Douglas county democracy, convinced that
the effect of the Jacks and Jims' conflict
will spread and is spreading to other ststei
and into the arena of national politics, has
undertaken. through the medium of leading
democrats of Nebraska, a settlement OF the
difficulties.
w. H. Thompson of Grand Island and
State Senator +. w. Ashton of Hall county
hastened to Omaha Saturday. Il Is said, at
the special solicitation of the Peerless
Leader. to put out the fire and repair the
damaged house of democracy.
Both Mr.. Thompson and Senator Ashton
admit that while they do not so much fear
the effect of the local fight on the party Of
Nebraska, they do regard with apprehen-
sion it's influence in other states. They
admit the impression inevitably has gona
abroad that Bryan has opposition at home.
But they are not willing 10 admit this inn
preston to be correct. They say It is not
fight on Bryan that both Jacks and Jims
are true to him.
Peace BE with You.
pax Vobiscum," said Mr.. Thompson TO
the Jacks and Jims when he arrived and
held a conference first with Lee Her1man
of the Jacksonians and at noon with Mayor
Dahlman of the Dahlman Democracy.
AS Ed Bergman, OF the Jacks, predicted
at the Thursday evening meeting of the
Dahlman Democracy, the chief will allow
no fight in Douglas county. Mr.. Bergman
asserted that he knew "those above us will
take hand-it is against the interests OF
Mr.. Bryan that we should have a fight
We must not have trouble because of the
interests of local celebrities when Mr..
Bryan's interests are at stake"
And w. II. Thompson, the Little Grant
ex-candidate for governor and senator with
State Senator F. w Ashton of Hall county,
appeared on the scene. Mr.. Thompson said
at the Paxton after talking with Lee Herd
man:
This Douglas county. or rather Omaha
fight, is hurting the democratic party In
the state and of course II is hurting Mr..
Bryan. 1t will not hurt him at home, but
the impression has gone out that there is
one faction in the metropolis Of his home
state. perhaps in his state which is with
him and one faction which Is against him.
As a matter of fact. 1 do not believe the
Dahlman Democracy is one bit more loyal
to Mr.. Bryan than the Jacksonians. 1 be-
lieve they are both loyal 10 his interests
and it is to be regretted that there Is
trouble in Douglas county"
Ashton sums It Up.
of deep significance, and, as the senator
said, described the Douglas county situa-
tion TO "tee."
Both factions have made d. fools of
themselves" he said, and then drew pas
sionately at a black cigar, while Mr.
Thompson continued to talk.
"Out over the state we recognize neither
Dahlmanism nor Jacksonianism," he said
"They are all democrats to MS, but 1 am
speaking of other states. when l say that
it is hurting Mr.. Bryan and the democratic
party to have war in his own state. As
for Mr.. Dahlman, the position to which he
has been elevated, mayor of Omaha, In
a city which is republican, and to a place
on the national committee, naturally makes
him feel that he has some rights to recog-
niton or at least his friends have, when
it comes TO sending delegates to the ma
tional convention. But, 1 understand he
has taken his personality out of the fight
in Omaha. l do not believe that Mr.. Dahl
man has any political ambitions. When
the democratic candidates for governor are
referred to. the only ones / have heard
mentioned are Shallenberger, Berge and
w. v Allen.
Mr. Dahlman would certainly have told
me If he ever thought of being a candidate
for governor Of Nebraska He has never
mentioned the candidacy to me. l do not
believe ne takes any Of the talk about his
candidacy seriously"
Thompson Evades Question.
Mr.. Thompson declined to discuss the
popularity of Mr.. Dahlman out over the
state Of Nebraska, and asked directly If
Mayor Dahlman was seriously considered
as a candidate for any office by the demo-
Gratis, he replied;
That is not for me to answer. do not
care to talk about any personal man"
AS to George w. Berge, both Mr.. Thomp-
son and Senator Ashton said they under
stood he was in good standing with the
democratic party in the state and was not
considered out of the race for the nomina-
tion for governor, though Mr.. shallenbergeE
is the most active candidate, and a rs-
suit the most talked OF man for the place