Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-25
BRYAN 70 LOSE AGAIN
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS TORN
AsUNDER BY OPTION
CAMPAIGN.
LIQUOR ISSUE INVOLVES
ALL STATE CANDIDATES
Probable That Democratic fractional
Strife Will Result in Election Of Re.
publican Governor-Senatorshi Also
Complicated BY Bryan's old-New
Issue.

Omaha, July 25.-The first round II
the fight for and against county option
that has been waged so bitterly in eV'
cry county in Nebraska for month
past has ended. The second round viii
be called at the state conventions Of
the republican and democratic parties
to be held on Tuesday. the republicans
meeting at Lincoln and the democrats
at Grand Island. The trouble Will come
when attempts are made to incorporate
county option planks in the platforms
of the respective parties.
Until week ago 1t was the genera
belief that the republicans would turn
down county option and that 1t would
be endorsed by the democrats. owing
TO the influence that William j. Bryan
would have to the rank and file OF his
party. Now, however. the situation is
reversed and 1t is almost certain that
the republican convention at Lincoln
viii adopt county option plank while
the democrats will reject 1t.
Here IN this city. where probably the
opponents Of county option are the
strong est of\any place in the state, the
leaders admit that the prospects for
defeating the incorporation of a county
1 option plank in the republican platform
are remote.
Bryan in Characteristic Appeal.
! With The democrats county option
/ has brought variety of political en-
tanglements and the upshot of the
| whole matter seems to be that the fight
| is going to be centered on governor.
whether or not the option plank goes
( into the platform.
! William j BRYAN has declared his in
tention Of going to the Grand Island
! convention heading the Lancas ter
county convention delegation with its
! fifty-seven votes. He has stated that
ne Will go upon the floor and urge the
insertion of comfy option plank in
the platform Democrats who have
fought side by side with him for six
teen years say that if he attempts a
thing OF this kind they will read him
out of the party and humiliate him as
far as possible.
Other dem ocrats. however, say that II
Bryan is given the privileges of the
floor, to which he is entitled. he will
make one of his Silver tongued"
speeches and VIII win over the conven-
ton Whether he does this or not he
is going to carry the fight beyond the
convention He is going to take it into
the field and present 1t squarely before
the people.
Dahlman Leading for Governor.
II is generally conceded that the
fight Bryan is making for county OPP
ton viii re2lina.e James c. Dohlman
for govern r This fight has arrayed
the democrats into two factions. one
in favor of county option and the other
against it. AS candidate for gov
ernor. Bryan and the >optionists have
brought out w. r. Patrick. former
denocra tic state senator from SHARPLY
county In the last legislature he was
one of the strongest advocates Of the
s o'clock closing bill He Is known TO
be q prohibitionist and is attorney
for the Anti-Saloon league Of Nebras-
ka With this following, Patrick Is
looked upon as formidable candidate.
Governor ShalIenberger has expert
enced decided slump In his political
stock the past few days. He was never
regarded as safe man for the anti
optionists TO tie TO on account of hay
ing signed the o'clock closing law
over the protest Of large number Of
democrats. Then, too. he was never
quite sa tisfactory to Bryan and the OPP
tionists. Thus, with Dahlman IN the
field, gathering in all of the anti
sertngth and Patrick sure Of the OPP
ton votes. it is conceded that Cover
nor ShalIenberger has not very much
that he can claim.
Complicated as to Senator.
An equally complicated situation has
arisen in the contest for United States
senator. Not satisfied with Gilbert NJ.
Hitchcock of Omaha, present demo-
cratic congressman from the second
district, Mr. Bryan has brought into
the field Richard L. Metcalfe. editor Of
the Bryan Commoner and pro-
nounced local option man. who hereto
fore has been strong with his party.
At the same time, Willis E. Reed Of
Madison Is before the people for in
dorsement and it is said will divide the
anticipation vote in the democratic
party with MI Hitchcock.
1t is figured that with the anti-op-
ton wing Of the democratic party di-
vided between Reed and Hitchcock
Metcalfe stands an excellent chance Of
slipping in and securing plurality OF
the democratic vote, which would as
sure him the election in the event the
democrats cOntrOl the next STATE lSSlS-
lature.
Republicans in Trouble, Too.
It must not be supposed that all of
the political trouble and unrest is in
the democratic party, for the repub-
licans are having troubles OF their own
and they are brought about largely by
reason Of the option and anti-option
situation.
For governor there are two candi-
dates. A. F. Cady Of St. Paul and c.
H. AIdrich OF David City. Both have
Ieanings toward county option, Cady
having announced in his platform that
while he is not a pronounced county
option man, he would sign such a bill
in the event it should be passed by the
legisla ture. Aldrich has declared for
county option AS a result, he will Sc
cure the solid vote Of that faction Of
his party and being well known. popu-
lar and a vote-getter, he is throwing
CONSERVATION into the ranks Of the
anti-optionists OF the republican party.
The senatorial fight is a three-cor-
nered affair with c. o. Whe6on and Ell
mer J. Burkett, the incumbent. both Of
Lincoln and G. E. Adams Of Superior
as candidates. Whedon is not pro-
nounced in his option views. but he il