The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-22
yRYAN FOR SENATE IS
PROGRAM AGAIN
has Decided to Make Race in Nebras-
ka, Definite Report Says.

resolved that he will make the
race for Senator in Nebraska next
year is the latest information that
comes from his State.
After the Presidential election
: last autumn it was commonly ac-
Septed that, his home State hav-
ing gone Democratic, Mr.. Bryan
would become a candidate for the
Senate. His party bad complete
control of the Legislature, and set
about to put into the books various
measures which Mr.. Bryan had
advocated, especially a bank guar
antee law and the Oregon Senator
ial primary and election law.
Later came the report that Mr..
Bryan had about decided to change
his plans and his closest friends
were for a number of months of
the opinion that he had given up
the thought of running for the
Senate. This impression was
strengthened when it was an
nounced that he had bought a
farm in Texas.
But row comes from Nebraska
the report, so definite as to amount
almost to an announcement, that
Mr.. Bryan has decided to make
the race. 1t is supposed that he
believes he can win, and that
coupled with this impression is
the strong idea that he could MAIN
tain his hold on his party and
make it more effective for the fur
therance of his future plans by
getting a place in the Senatorial
forum.
Mr.. Bryan would have to defeat
Senator f. J. Burkett, who is serv-
ing his first term in the upper
chamber, and is considered likely
to have no serious opposition for
the Republican nomination. Mr..
Burkett is a politician of resource,
energy and uniform success. He
IS a great organizer, which Mr..
Bryan is not, and he has made
some repute as a member Of the
more radical group Of Western
Senators.
The Democratic Legislature the
'other day unexpectedly passed a
law requiring that all saloons in
the State shall hereafter close at
8 p. NJ, While at first glance it
was thought that the signing of
the bill would greatly weaken Gov
ernor Shallenberger, that view is
not now entertained by nearly all
politicians. Mr.. Bryan is known
everywhere as a total abstainer,
but he is one man who has never
apparently been opposed by the
saloon interest in his home State.
The Nebraska Republicans are
more fearful of outside influence,
sentimental rather than political,
than they are of the real strength
of Mr.. Bryan at home. They real
ize that if a considerable volume
of sentimental demand goes up
from the country, rather part
lsan in character for Bryan in the
Senate" it will have some effect
IN the State. If they can only
keep the sentimentalists away and
have a political campaign on politi-
cal issues, the Republicans think
they will come through safely.
That careful inquiry is to be
made by the Senate at no very dis
tant date into the workings of the
civil service system was indicated
clearly in the course of the debate
on the census bill. Great dissatis-
faction was expressed by some Sen
ators with the workings of the
present civil service system, even
by Senators who are not willing to
go back to the old spoils system.
But there was a great deal of senti-
ment to the effect that the system
has many defects that need cor
rection.
Senator Cummins is chairman of
the Senate Committee on Civil
Service, and is opposed to the plan
of returning to the spoils system.
But he is convinced that there is
need for reform in the civil service