The state herald., 1908-03-13
BRYAN ON TOP
IN NEBRASKA
DOMINATES DEMOCRATIC CON-
vENTioN AND FRAMES
PLATFORM.
DELEGATION is A UNIT
PLATFORM FoRESHADoWS THAT
OF NATIONAL CONVENTION
AT DENVER.

Omaha.-Thursday was Bryan Day
in Omaha. For that matter 1t was
Bryan Day" throughout Nebraska.
With the Democratic state conven-
ton as 4 nucleus, party leaders from
every county and practically every pri-
mary district in the commonwealth
gathered here to pledge allegiance to
the presidential aspirations of Mr..
Bryan to consider means for fur
thering his interests before the Demo
cratic national convention at Denver
hhext July.
The platform as whole was largely
Mr.. Bryan's own work. That it re-
fiected the leaders, views as to what
should form the issues upon which the
party should go before the country
next summer. was not denied.
Mr.. Bryan, however, said that the
declarations of the pl1tform were nee
essarily incomplete; that some sub
jects which undoubtedly will be in
cluded in the national platform were
omitted, while others were treated in
brief manner so as to allow ampliiica'
ton at Denver.
Enthusiasm was prevalent through.
out the day. II broke loose early in
the afternoon session of the conven.
tion and gradually gathered volume,
broke out in tumultuous vociferations
when at the beginning of the evening
session the platform committee pre-
sented this resolution:
"The Democratic party of Nebraska
again declares confidence In and ad'
miration for William ]. Bryan. In him
we behold the ideal American citizen
the ideal Democrat. We rejoice that
the principles which he has so ably ad'
vocated have been gladly received and
are now generally accepted by the
American people.
Resolved That the delegates by
this convention chosen, be and are
hereby instructed 10 vote as a unit for
the nomination OF Mr.. Bryan for the
presidency"
The platform advanced little that
was new. The Fowler and Aldrich cur
rency bills were condemned. Emer
gency currency, II was declared. should
be "issuod and controlled by the fed
ernl government Immediate revision
of the tariff was emphasized ns n ne
ccssity." the "siand.pat" policy being
ridiculcd In terms that made the dele
gates shout with laughter.
A straight declaration In opposition
TO Asiatic immigration and a clause
favoring the elght.hour working day
were decidedly popular So. too, were
the paragraphs fayorlng extension OF
irrigation and reclamation projects.
An Endorsement OF the DragO doc
trine, insofar as that doctrine applied
TO the United States navy. and dec
laration that jury trials should be
granted defendants In contempt cases
where the alleged oifcnse Is committed
outside The presence Of the court
caused some notice. One Of tho well
applaudcd clauses was that dealing
with anarchy.
There was no reference TO govern.
mont ownership In the platform: nei'
ther was there personal liberty
clause" therein. The platform says:
we rejoice at the increasing signs
Of nm awakening In the United States,
Tho various Investigations have traced
graft and political corruption 10 the
representatives OF predatory wealth
and laid bare the INSCRIPTIONS meth.
DDS by which they have dcbauched
elections proyed upon defcnseless
public through the subsorylcnt officials
whom they have raised TO place and
power