Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-08
yrM. bill ASH rHr DOODLE.

Nlon OA u uHtu 70 nein eject NNuThN W.
Berse governor. 1t is not charged that
Bryan knew anything about II personally.
but his chief political associates in the
state knew OF II, and. in fact, received and
apportioned the money. Thomas Allen,
Bryan's brother-in-law, was the chief
mover in the affair, according to report,
and Mayor James Dahlman of omaha had
a big finger in II. This using money In the
campaign, coming from the source that 1t
did. is said to have been furnished to get
Bryan to 60 actively to work for Parker,
instead OF remaining passive. and that his
political advisers traded him. without his
knowledge. 10 the New York crowd and
put him actively to work. The explanations
and wiEgilns are becoming funny.
Exeter Enterprise; The republican pa
pers make a great deal Of capital out Of the
fact that the national democratic commit
tee two years ago sent $4,000 to Nebraska
for campaign purposes. 1t is likely that
more than this, on an average, was sent
to every state in the union. The animus
OF the story. which comes from democratic
sources, is that they are trying to make
the fasteners believe the money vas TO
insure Bryan's support for Parker. No
reputable OF other kline OF republican paper
in Nebraska has ever intimated such a
thing, which Is q self-evident lie, anyway,
because Mr.. Bryan had announced his
technical support Of Parker two months
before the payment Of the money to James
Dahlman, who says II was used to elect
Berge for governor. The facts, as they
seeLl to be at this distance, are: that the
national committee was the Victim Of a
bunco game at the hands Of westerners.
They were led to believe that $500 would
buy Nebraska for Parker when $l5, 100000
would have moistened a bucket. And II IL
not unlikely that this money was divided
by throwing It at a ladder. What stuck
vent to campaign work and what fell
through the throwers got.
stromsburE News; NThe democratic
party is always appealing to the working
men for votes and sympathy on the oft
repeated assertion that II is the poor
mans party Poor men cannot afford
to purchase $4,000 automobiles or pay $50
for The privilege of riding and sleeping
in a palace car, The press dispatches
state that the Lincoln crowd 20 the Den
yer convention will make the trip IN a
hundred motor cars. and that the Jack
sonlan democrats Of Omaha will travel
on a special train made up OF palace cars.
Times have changed since the day when
politicians travelled with a blackboard, a
jug of whisky and mule. In that almost
forgotten day the democratic party was
represented by a different class of men
from the Guffys, Sullivans, Tagggerts,
Crockers, Dahlmans, Stones and DAvlscs.
Nebraska City Press: The reesnt dts
closures in the Doodle mix-up among the
democrats in their Nebraska campaign
shows one of two things conclusively,
either the party leaders were In on the
game or else absolutely blind. In either
case II ia not a very nice thing to have
handed out at this particular timc. The
democratic doctrine OF economy and cam
paign publicity does not "jibe" very we'll
with the latest disclosures.
Kearney HUB: According to Mayor Jim's
story, which is now told for the first time
by The Omaha Bee. he received t1b,O 900 (not
$4,000, although he applied for that SUM
which he spent in a futile effort to elect
George w. Berge governor, and to the gen.
eral statement he adds this: The money
did good, and while Roosevelt carried the
state by something like 5000 majority,
Berge lost by less than 10000 votes. II we
had had $4,000 more we would have carried
the state for Berge." What do you think
OF that? For childlike candor Mayor Jim's
confession takes the cake and is a first
lien on the whole bakeshop. But read
again: Mr.. Bryan never saw the money
never knew Of it; I got 1t all and spent 4
all; 1t came from the national committee
whether from Ryan or sheehan 1 dom
know, and don't care, and no money wal
used to influence Bryan, as he worked FOL
Parker from the very start" And there II
not the least reason to doubt the word o.
Mayor Jim in any particular. We do re
member that in that year there was mort
or less talk OF an effort to get a legisla
ture that would elect Bryan to the senate
and it was supposed at that time that tn,
national committee was reciprocating IN
Bryan's interest for his support of Parker
but now we k~now-because we have 1t OF
the unimpeachable word OF Mr.. Dahlman-
that none OF this money was even spent II
legislative districts to help Bryan, and tina
every cent OF II went to boom the forlorr
hope of George w, Berge, populist ally
etc. Nuff ced!
Grand Island Democrat: Mr.. Berge ap
pears to nave found enough democrats
supporters to his scheme TO have populis
and democratic votes for governor places
in a POOL, and the man who can can sc
the most votes to be declared the candi
, date of both parties. Even Edgar How
5 ard appears to be assisting In fatherini
5 Colonel Berge's merger. Would not sucl
an arrangement be a real soft snap 10
: Mr.. Berge with himself as the only popu
list candidate, while the democrats woul,
r have their vote divided among Shallen
berger. Dshlman. Loebe and Hale. an,
then throw the bunch Of divided demo
r cratic votes into the common pot to com
bat with Berge's solid pop vote? Mi
5 Berge certainly has discovered a neV
method OF capturing the democratic boy
E without much effort. and 1t would be al
s most startling to find Edgar Howar
e shouting for such an undemocratic DC
litical merger were 1t not for the fac
s that Edgar may possibly be looking 10
= some sort OF assistance from Berge's DC
litical partners in this scheme to outwI
the democrats and secure their nominatio
for governor. Edgar Howard says that MI
shallenberger has agreed 70 Mr.. Berge'
= proposition to merge the votes under hi
l. plan, but Mr.. shalienbergsr did not 8
I inform the writer a week ago, and he ceI
tainly could not expect any support fror
I Buffalo county democrats should he d
e so, as he would only be lending his IN
I fluence to deliver them 10 Berge, a thin
= they would in no wise stand for, and 1
= the event he does follow such a course
. is very certain that the vote Of thi
e county would go almost solidly for Jam