Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
Bryan Expected to
Make Race For Senate
Washington Bureau of
he Ottumwa Courier
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. is.


Recent developments in Nebraska
have made it practically certain that
William J. Bryan will enter the race
for United States senator and make a
great fight to secure seat in the
senate.
Not only will Mr.. Bryan make the
race, but his chances of election, as
viewed by Nebraska politicians here,
are excellent He will have a united
party in his state back of him. The in
dications are that the slate will be
Bryan for the senate and Shallenber-
ger for governor. The latter now oc-
cupies the governors chair and will
seek reelection.
1t was announced a short time ago
that a number of Democratic poll
ticians in Nebraska had come together
at Lincoln and had urged Bryan to run
for the senate. In the list of those
present was the noted Jim Dahlman
of Omaha. Dahlman is the champion
of the liquor element in the Demo-
cratic party and the fact he is urging
| Bryan to run for the senate means, it
| is thought here. that the liquor element
i'll the Democratic organization in Ne
braska is willing to stand with Bryan
on county option plank.
Bryan came out sometime ago for
county option and it was thought then
that this would drive away much sup
port in his party. Now, the indica-
tions are that it will not weaken him.
| If the Democrats in the state unite
on county option, they will have an ad-
vantage over the Republicans who rep
resent three elements In the first
place, there are the prohibitionists,
with former Governor George L. Shell
don at their head Then there are the
local option supporters with W. II.
| Hayward at their head. Also, there is
| county option element. Senator
Elmer j. Burkett will run for the sen
ate for another term and will have the
I difficult Job of harmonizing these diff
ferent elements, as the liquor question
promises to be of much moment in the
election of senator.
One report is that Burkett will run
| for the senate and that Sheldon will
| seek another term as governor. Thls,
| however. is not borne out by a recent
| interview in which Sheldon says he
would rather make the race for the
| senate than for the goyernorship
This means that Sheldon may jump in.
to the primaries as a candidate on the
Republican side against Burkett. In
! that case, there will be decidedly ami,
mated performance out in the Platte
country.
The friends of Senator Burkett
| have been casting about good deal to
! find out what senatorial candidates are
| likely TO develop on the Republican
side in opposition to Burkett. They
have Representative Norris under sus
picion Also, they believe that w. II
Hayward, Republican state Chairman
and secretary of the Republican nation
al committee, has certain designs Oh
! the toga that are not in keeping with
| the best interests of Mr.. Burkett What
the Burkett people are trying to do is
to get Sheldon out of the list of senate
possibilities by inducing him to run fo1
/ governor, but some OF his friends think
he will not be drafted and will ultl
/ mately go out in quest OF Burkett's
scalp. In that event, the country may
see Bryan and Sheldon develop as the
two leading candidates for the
Nebraska senatorship. Just now, there
is a question raised whether the Ore
gon plan Of primary adopted in Ne
braska applies to United States sen
! ator and this may complicate matters
seriously. ]. c. Welllyer.