Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
SHALLENBERCER RAPS jim
Tries TO Discredit His Chummy Rela-
tons with Mr.. Bryan.
DENIES HE Is W. Us BEST PAL
First moe with Temerity O.
Knock Our Jnmes-RORers says
Alma Man Must stand for
Personal Rights.


Ashton c. shallenberger Of Alma. the
man whom Mayor Dahlman gave such a
fierce race for the democratic guberna-
torial nomination. is the first and only
man thus far who has the temerity to
come out and deny that Dahlman is
Brysn's most intimate personal and po-
litical friend. Moreover, he says that Bryan
cid not send Jim into Illinois to stump the
state; that the national committee did It,
but that it has no significance, anyway.
Jealous" shouted a Jimocrat down at
Dahlman headquarters when he learned Of
ShallenberRer's declaration. Jealous, 3"
echoed other Jimocrats.
Shallenberger even tried to discredit the
Significance Of that Asia telegram. He was
led into a discussion of the Bryan-Dahlman
alliance against his will, but after he got
into it he discussed 1t with a will and
much animation, II not luminosity. It was
plain to be seen that the fact of Our Jlm's
chummy relations with the Peerless Leader
has an irritating effect on Colonel shallen-
berger, as we'll as the rest Of the Jack
ocrats.
No, Mr.. Bryan Did Not Call Him.
Did Mr.. Bryan ever ask you to take the
stump for him?" Mr.. Shallenberger was
asked.
mo, and l do not understand that Mr..
Bryan has asked Mr.. Dahlman to take
the stump for him The invitation came
from the committee, as 1 understand 1t, ="
was the reply. There is absolutely no
Significance in this speech-making tour Of
Mr.. Dahlman in Illinois and this trip Of his,
or the telegram Mr.. Bryan sent him from
Asia, does not in any manner show that
he Dahlman) is Mr.. Bryan's closest friend.
Mr.. Bryan is a good democrat and he is
for the nominee. and in this instance l
am the nominee.
Il reiterate, there is nothing in this talk
that Jim Dahlman was Mr.. Bryan's candi-
date simply because Mr.. Bryan congrat-
ulated him when he was elected mayor OF
Omaha. Why. Mr.. Dahlman wrote me
congratulsting me on my nomination. Tha
does not mean that 1 am Mr.. Dahlman's
candidate-far from it.
Il know nothing about this personal
rights issue. l have been very busy and
have given the matter absolutely no at
~tention. l do not wish to be quoted enc
way or the other"
Before his nomination Mr.. Shalhnberger
intimated that he stood on the same plat
form with the mayor, but now that he has
secured the plum he forsakes the hand
that reared him and says that he knows
nothing about this personal rights issue"
Mr.. Shallenberger stopped in Omaha on
his way to Lincoln, where ne will be pres
ent at the making of the state platform to-
day. While in the city he received the ova-
tons of a number of the faithful.
VIII Have to stand Hitched.
George Rogers, former president of the
Dahlman Democracy, and who confesses
to having under his protecting care the
personal rights plank which the Dahlmnn
men will attempt to get in the platform,
had a long talk with the gubernatorlal
candidate and says Mr.. Shallenberger. will
have to stand for personal rights. Mr..
Rogers was the first of the great UNI
washed to bow before the leader Monday
morning, but he informed his followers that
he did not ask the great man where he
stood on personal rights because he fig
ured that the candidate will have to be
for 1t.
Candidate Shallenberger was evasive
when asked about the home rule PROPOSE
ton, but to members of the faithful he
said lie was for home rule, that Alma-his
home town-has home rule, and that Omaha
ought to have the same.
Aside from George Rogers. the following
democrats-all Jims-will go to Lincoln
Tuesday to see that the platform is sound:
Thomas ]. Flynn, county chairman and
president of the Dahlman Democracy
Charles Z. Tanning, member of the old
committee; f. T. Ransom, E. f. Howell,
]. NJ. Tanner, senatorial candidates.: w. +.
stoecker, candidate for representative p. C
Heafey. candidate for coroner, and Joseph
p. Butler, high in the councils of the party,