The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-09-23
BRYAN BOLTS HEAD OF
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
WON'T SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
Declares That County Option Belief is
Sole Reason for Breaking Personal
and Political Friendship.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept 20.-In a state.
ment in which he declares that the
crusade which he feels impelled to
wage against the liquor interests OF
the State and nation overshadoWs
personal and political friendship of 20
years, William J. Bryan this evening
announced that he had bolted the head
of the Democratic State ticket in Ne
braska and would not support James
c. Dahlman for governor. Mr.. Bryan
says he regrets that he is compelled
to take the stand he does-his t1rst
departure from political regularity
but says he feels it his duty to do so
because of position taken by the Demo-
cratic nominee on the liquor question.
The statement, which is, in way, in
an apologize tone, does not indicate
that Mr.. Bryan will support the candi-
date of any other party, but announces
that he is a prejudiced advocate OF
county option and the early closing sa-
loon law, both of which he says are
nienaced by Mr. Dahlman's candidacy.
The statement is as follows:
VIII Support Others.
"sI am just leaving for Missouri and
shall be absent practically all of the
time for about a month campaigning
in Missouri, Iowa, Indiana and Illinois.
After that I shall be at liberty to
speak for Mr.. Hitchcock, the Demo-
cratic candidate for congress, and for
the State ticket in Nebraska.
It regret speaking for the State
ticket, however, shall not be able to
present any arguments in favor OF the
election of Mr.. Dahlman. His posi-
ton on the liquor question makes that
impossible. I regret this exceedingly,
for he has been a political and per-
sonal friend for 20 years and it would
give me pleasure to speak for him If
I could indorse the policy for which
he stands, but he has chosen to make
the liquor question the paramount is
sue and makes his appeal on that is
sue.
Against Convention.
"In spite of the fact that the last
Democratic State convention voted
down declaration against county op-
ton by a vote of 638 to 202, he says
that he will veto county option bill If
passed, and in spite of the fact that
the State convention indorsed the )
o'clock closing law by vote Of no to
1853 he announces that he will sign
bill repealing it if such a bill is pass
ed. He is making his appeal on nom
partisan lines with the liquor question
as the sole issue. His courage is to be
commended. It is an honest way OF
making a campaign although it COM
pels him to separate himself from
friends who do not agree with him and
to rely for support mainly upon those
Democrats and Republicans who take
his view Of the subject.
May End Fight.
"Possibly it is just as we'll to have
the issue clearly presented so that it
may be settled this year instead Of
two years hence. Troublesome as the
question is now, it would be even
more embarrassing if presented in.
1912, when we have presidential
election on hand. If Mr.. Dahlman is
elected it will be declaration by the
voters of the State against county op-
ton and against the o'clock closing
law. # he is defeated it will be a de-
claration in favor of county option and
in favor of s o'clock closing law. In
other words the voters now have an
opportunity to decide whether the
State shall go backward or forward on
the liquor question. To present ar
guments in favor Of going backward
would not only contradict what I have
already said on the subject, but would
embarrass me in the fight that I eX-
pect to make hereafter to save our
party from the odium Of being the rep
resentative of the liquor interests"
COVER CROPS.