Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
NEW YORK FOR BRYAN...IF
Empire State for Nebrsskan if He
Will Keep Hands Of.
so SAYS BROOKLYN CLUB
Douglas Not being n Candidate
Mnsaaehusetts rnd
Are for the Sage of
Fnirvicw.

New York Is for Bryan II Bryan VIII
leave New York alone"
This is the statement made by Daniel
Monahan, president Of the Brooklyn DEM
ocratic club. which occupied a car at the
rear OF the Massachusetts special train to
Denver which went through Omaha Satur-
day afternoon over the Rock Island The
train arrived at 2 o'clock and staid less
than ten minutes.
The Brooklyn Democratic club Is going
to stop at Lincoln and go out to Fairview
and see Bryan and tell him to keep his
hands off New York and New York poll
tics II he wants the support of the Empire
state. II he consents not to mix in our
local politics, we are for him; II he refuses.
we-well. I will not say what we will do.
BRYAN must not take the part Of any
faction in the three-cornered fight between
the Murphy. the McCarren and the Bird S.
Coler a~dherents. and II he wants TO gain
and retain the friendship Of New York, he
can do II in this one way. He must let
New York take care Of itself.
yes. I know II is true that national pol
itics center. largely around New York poll
tics. but just as sure as Bryan goes to
meddling. his goose is cooked, II you Will
pardon the expression
Another prominent member Of the Brook
lyn contingent was William Hoge' vice
president Of the club. Mr.. Hoge was chair
man Of the reception committee at the time
BRYAN returned from his trip around the
world, but despite the fact that the Brook
lyn Democratic club took the lead in giving
the big reception, It is now ready to knife
the peerless leader unless he will lie down
and be good. Other prominent members OF
the party were Harm ~ton Putnam, Adi
Peace. John T.. Eastman aad Dudley Field.
There were twenty-five in the Brooklyn
car.
George Fred Williams.
George Fred Williams. democratic boss Of
Massachusetts,, was at the head OF the
Massachusetts delegation Of sixty-five In
tho special train OF eight coaches. Mr..
Wr"ams was asked about the injunction
RI. and blandly replied that he had
never heard about such q, thing. He was
also asked about the possibility of his
party making a special bid for the votes
u orsarlzcd labor and the negroes, and
replied that the man with the troWel
and the overalls and the man with the
black face have just as big votes as have
the men with banks and silk collars and
with white skin instead Of black" He was
then asked about the effort being made
to inject a prohibition plank into the ma
tional platform. when his interviewer was
referred to P. McGettrick, chairman Of tho
Vermont delegation, even though MIR. Nc
Get,rick Is an agent for the Canadian Pa
cific Railway company.
'Vermpnt has eight delegates and nine
of them do not drink. Twenty of the
thIrty-two delegates from Massachusetts
do not drink. Vermont has tried prohibit
ton for forty years and we know some
thing about It," And this was all that
Chairman McGettrick would say. though
no did not deny that the delegation from
his state wound Join. with some Of the
southern delegates in their effort to get a
prohfhitlou plank into the national plat
form .,,.g,, a,, d.. r.
MASSACHUSETTS, is not for former Gov
ernor Douglas Of our state for vice pres
lacnt for the reason that Douglas has said
repeatedly that he does not want the
place said Boss Williams, but we are
COR Herman A. Metz. comptroller Of New
FORK. for second place. Charles A. Towne
8 not in 1t.
Both States for Bryan.
Further. let me tell you that despite
he fact that Massachusetts and Vermont
re not instructed, we are both for Bryan
Cor president. We took a poll this morn
ng Of orr delegation and every man voted
;or Bryan and in the Vermont delegation
Al but one man voted for him.. And II
We can't win over that one man before
h convention opens we are pretty poor
.h?'
John L. Reagan. Thomas j. Flynn, ]. j.
Mahoney, Fred w. Anheuser and a mum.
Der OF other Jims boarded the train and
succeeded, in pinning Dahlman badges OF
nearly every man on the train. This wa:
done with the Cook County democracy and
the other delegations who passed through
yesterday and the delegates from the
north, east and south all promised e
wear the badges into the convention hall
The Jacks were Conspicuous by their ab,
sence and the entertainment of the dele,
gates fell upon the Jims and the Elks and
Eagle lodges. One train was met by on'
lone Jack. and he was the only member
Of that faction seen all day until the time
for the clubs special to Denver arrived.