The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-03
BRYAN IS RIGHT
Bat Was Defeated IN Nebraska Demo
eratic State Campaign.
WANTED LOCAL OPTION

Blu, the Convention Voted II Down
and Stood Pat on the i.iQ:;"r Cic>-
,;on-They Feared isryan'> Speech
and a,,..,pted to Guy Him Eui
Failed.
The Democratic State conven''o"
or Nebraska met =; Grand Island OF
rresdav Amid = ,umuit o. cheers
from, the so-me. followers o. W Jen-
nues Bryan. permanent; ChaiFm"h
smy,h o: the Democratic platform
co,mi,,.. read the reSui; OF test
vote Of the gathering. which pssc''-
ea,lr took from Mr.. Bryan the DEM
ocras:c leadership OF Ne'saSHa'
which he has sustained for fourteen
years
The vote came on motion mace
bv Congressman G. NJ. HltcncooA, d
candidate for the Senatorial no'n!Ha-
ton, which in effect WAS TO esi.i1s-
nate the introduction OF platform
nianSs with accompanying speech
unless submitted as section o.!
the majority OF minority report oil
the committee on resolutions Mr.
gryan. seated as member o. the
Lancaster County delegation. was on
his fee, Immediately with a p-otss,
and offered an amendment t"a'
would modify that intea, o; the or
ixicaI motion. The Bryan adaeree'S
denounced the Hitchcock motion as
gag rule and their opponents de-
ciared that individual! rule must
no, prevail. Chairman Smyth or
dereo a roll call on the amendment.
When ,wo-,hirds had been called.
opponents 81 Mr.. Bryan realized
,ha. he was defeated and wave OF
cheers that drowned the roll cal:
began
AS Chairman Smyth read the re-
suit. 1876 against Nj Sryans amend
men, to 3sl in favor OF it. the dele
Gates sounded q fresh volume 0!
cheers that seemed 70 indicate their
relief from the uncertainty that -aac
existed as 70 the strength which MI
BRYAN uisa; develop N the CoaTen-
ton.
,s.s.,.,, ,,o.;o, ~ AZ Hitch
cock was then adopted
The action OF the Convention 2rac'
ticaily prohibits any speech from Nj
Bryan unless. as member OF the
resolutions committee. he shocic
speak on one OF the planks offered
by the committee to the Convention
The plank in dis9a;e was.
I've heartily approve Of TIE day
ESh, saloon iaw and We commend
the courageous action OF Govsrno.
Sha,lenberger in approving IL
The plank was adopted by vote
OF 7l0 to ls3.
/. was then announced that two
minority reports would be submitted
one by j. Bryan and the other
BY II. 8. Flehavty.
That OF Mr.. Bryan read:
I'VE favor county option as the
best method OF dealing WIKI the Il.
quor question.
That OF Mr. Fleha.ty was:
I'VE favor local option as now
provided for by law. but are oppos-
ed 70 county option.
The majority plank on the liquor
question. favored BY Ave OF the sew
en- members then was read as fol-
lows:
I've are opposed 20 making coua-
ty option or any other plan 70. the
regulation OF the liquor traffic
question Of party creed. We stand
for and insist upon strict endorse
menc Of our present laws and be-
leye that any further changes IN
our liquor legislation should be de-
cided By a direct vote OF ehe people.
and that tie cause OF good govern
ment and public morals will be bet
ter served in that way than by d.
yidicg the people into hostile fac
lions on purely moral issues
Speeches were made by the spoa-
se-s OF the planSs. and the Conven-
ton then settled down to the final
battle.
Nr. Bryan. speaking from the
platform in behalf Of the minority
plank presented by him. vas greet
ed by shoots OF applause and was
lis;eEed 10 in silence. He said n
part:
IF have advocated that which IS
no: good tor the State. let me feei
not for the good OF the Democratic
party. do no, ask your mercy. Who
less than I. could desire TO dis:u2,
the Democratic party. Am not
aware what a resolution st SoU-
hands will mean 20 me?
1T has been said that am MAX
Ing this ssht because I'm rot i
candidate. Nothing could be more
untrue.
Mr.. Bryan here referred 10 the po-
l!tical battles he had waged and de-
clared that he had been fearless
when his own future seemed at
stake. Continuing, he said:
I have been called dictator for
expressing my opinion. Your c2nd;-
dates here today have expressed
their sentiments. BY what !aw am
I compelled 20 remain silent whe1
feel that the good name 0: my
state is az stake?
1T has been saii that an
agrieved because I have been s2!d
ca, by the liquor interests IN n,
exn state. / have been sold out hy
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