The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-07-10
A NORFOLK STRAW VOTE.
UNANIMOUS FOR BRYAN; DIVIDE
ON SECOND PLACE.
A PLATFORM BY LOCAL MEN
Gray, Johnson, Mitchell and Towne
Are Vice Presidential Favorites
Among Local Demoerats-How They
Would Like to Vote.

Among Local Demoerats-HowT They
Would Like to Vote.
II Norfolk democrats were called on
to nominate presidential ticket today
they would nominate Bryan with
shout, but they would take more than
one ballot on second place.
In fact Norfolk democrats are just
about as much at sea on the vice
presidency as apparently are the dele
gates to next weeks national conven.
ton.
A canvass of score or so of demo
Gratis discloses a half a dozen or more
second place favorites. 1t Is interest
ing to note that Of the various men
mentioned no one thought of Kern OF
Indiana, whom Senator Hale of Atkin.
son and several other north Nebraska
democrats in close touch with the
situation, think is a likely man to
land the nomination.
Virtually Unanimous For Bryan.
Norfolk democrats are unanimous
for Bryan. Democrats who ordinarily
would be expected to line up for Judge
Gray, if they were sitting in a ma
tional democratic convention, would
nominate the peerless leader"-under
existing conditions, they say.
Notions about the paramount plank
and the leading issue vary. 1t is in
teresting to note that Dr. A. Bear, who
is vice-president of the largest bank
in north Nebraska, Is for govern
ment guarantee back of national bank
deposits, that e. p. Weatherby, who
is an attorney and who holds a court
position, believes that courts assume
unconstitutional powers and that anti
| injunction is an important issue, and
finally that c. B. Durland, who as
mayor of Norfolk, put on the lid and
made law enforcement an issue, is
fearful less a prohibition plank be in.
serted in the national platform.
What They'd Do in Denver.
An off hand canvass of score or
so Of Norfolk democrats nominated
Bryan and showed Johnson, Mitchell
Towne and Gray favorites for second
place. If Norfolk democrats were dele
gates they would vote like this:
DR.. A. Bear: Bryan and Gray, Bryan
and Mitchell if strength was needed
in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, Gray a
splendid man for either president or
vice president.
c. S. Bridge: Bryan and Towne.
e. P. Weatherby: Bryan and Nit
chell.
| j. E. Haase: Bryan and Towne.
c. B. Durland: Bryan and McClel-
Ian.
E. B. Kaufman: Bryan and John
SON.
j. c. Stitt: Bryan and Gray.
| Herman Gerecke: Bryan and Gray
]. H. Conley: Bryan and Mitchell
S. G. Dean: Bryan and Johnson, II
second place goes west; also Bryan
and La Toilette.
H. c. Matrau: Bryan and Gray
H. w. Winter: Bryan and Johnson
w. c. Roland: Bryan and Towne.
Henry Haase: Bryan and some mar
from New York.
Carl Wilde: Bryan and Chandler.
j. c. Engelman: Gray and Bryan, 6
winning combination"
The Platform.
DR.. A. Bear, vice president of the
Norfolk National bank and at one
time democratic candidate for lieuten
ant governor of Nebraska, is one
banker who belives in a national guar
antee of bank deposits. DR.. Bear wa.
in fact one of the first men in Norfolk
to advocate such a scheme.
"The bank guarantee" said DR.
Bear today, sis unpopular with the
biggest banks because they think II
would aid the weaker and more care
less banks. But | think with Mr.
Bryan that there are more bank de
positors in the country than there are
bankers. | believe in a guarantee fol
the benefit of the depositors." DR.. Beal
has attended several national conven
tons as delegate.
Immediate revision of the tarif
and railroad regulations think should
be issues" said E. P. Weatherby "but
| believe that the anti-injunctior
plank should be strongly written. The
courts have been stepping over theil
constitutional limits. There is al
ways tendency to extend authority
We have seen Roosevelt do it but We
were not seriously alarmed for we fell
that he did it for the common good.
81 would like to see the tariff g
prominent ISSUE" declared ex-Mayol
G.. B. Durland 81 hope too that Gen
eral Weaver does not get his prohibi
ton plank in for believe that would
be disastrous. AS for vice president
| would like to see Mcclellan nomin
ated if he would not arouse too much
antagonism from Hearst"
OUR COUNTRY.
Patriotic Inspiration of the Day BY
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