Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-16
BRYAN PLANNING FOR FUTURE
lf Elected President TO seat Vice
President with the
Cabinet.
cFrom a statt correspondentN

LINCOLN, July l5-(Spccial)-Mr. Bryan
spent a portion Of the day preparing the
plans and specifications Of a chair to be
occupied by John w. Kern around the
cabinet table. When he was asked II Mr.
Kern would have a seat at the big table
the candidate referred the inquirer to an
editorial published in the Commoner back
In 1901. This editorial spoke OF Vice Presi-
dent Roosevelt demanding more recognition
from the president and the Commoner
applauded him for It, and said the vice
president should be a member OF the presi-
dents council and sit at the cabinet table
This means that Mr.. Kern will be right in
the push IL Mr.. Bryan gets to Washing
ton,
In the meantime, however. should Mr.
Kern do something not TO the liking OF
Mr. Bryan, the latter will be expected
to order him away from the table or down
out Of the carriage as did Metcalfe's char
acter in his book. This man bought a lot.
terry ticket. He and his family were figur-
ing on what to buy with the prize money
they were sure to draw. A carriage was de-
cided upon and when the announcement
was made the two children began to fuss
about who was to ride on the front seat:
Get right down off that seat" said the
head of the house, neither one OF you can
ride now
Mr.. Bryan's talk about Kern at the cabi-
net table reminded his listeners today Of
thta story of the lottery ticket
Again has Mr.. Bryan expressed his disap-
proval of the way the republican national
committee is managing its campaign. He
was asked this morning for a statement
OF his opinion regarding the announcement
Of Treasurer Sheldon of the national COM
mittee that he intended to publish the
names Of tho contributors to the campaign
fund, after the election.
He replied by saying: What would you
think of a sheriff who. when approached
by man whose horse had been stolen,
said, You can't get your horse back, but
can tell you who has it."
Mr.. Bryan has five engagements so far.
His first trip away from home since his
nomination will be made on July "a when
he win go to Chicago for a conference the
next day with the subcommittee of the
national committee, which yesterday was
authorized to select a national chairman
and other officers. 1t is now his intention
not to make any public speeches on that
occasion He will on August u express to
the notification committee his surprise and
approval of the Denver convention; on the
will be in Indianapolis and on Labor day
he will speak in Chicago. These are the
only dates he has made at this time, but
he may have others later.
Returning delegates fro pthe convention
have begun to talk, and they are giving
out the idea that Mr. Bryan's managers
are going to have trouble running the
steam roller over Nebraska democrats. One
| of the stories brought back is that the
| chairman of Mr.. Bryan's Denver delega-
| tion, Dan Stephens, went out of his way
and made plain teup with the Union
Pacific railroad to defeat Edgar Howard.
| who is a candidate for the democratic
nomination for congress In the Third dis
| trict In Union Pacific folder advertising
1 this ros6 as the official line TO Denver
| widely circulated in the Third district Is
a picture OF Mr.. Bryan, members of the
! Nebraska delegation and of Senator Latta
! Judge Howards opponent in the congress
sional race. Under the Latta picture Is
this inscription following the name; "Candi-
date for congress on the democratic ticket -
The photograph of Edgar Howard does
not appear.
Preceding the issuance of the Union
! Pacific-Dan Stephens-Latta campaign docu.
ment It was told here that Stephans gave
out statement that Howard would not be
candidate. Friends of Edgar Howard
who have known him for years as the pacl
horse Of democracy resent the action ol
Stephens in taking such an active part
against Howard in the way he did, under
the guise of boosting Bryan. 1t is reported
on good authority that Mr.. Bryan ha,
warned Stephens not TO crush Howard Will
the steam roller
1t is the opinion of democrats who hearc
the matter discussed at Denver that tn,
action of Stephens and the Union Pacific
in coming out boldly for Latta will no
only help Howard but it sounds the deati
knell of democratic success in the Thirt
district whatever the outcome of the pri
maries.