Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-24
POLITICS BOIL
TO OVERFLOW
IN NEBRASKA
Three ParieS old'ConventionS
Next Week with Chances
Against Bryan Rule in the
Democratic Ranks,

LINCOLN, Neb. July 23:-Politics
will reach the boiling point in Neb-
raska next week. when Republicans,
Democrats and Populists viii hold
| their State conventions on the same
day. as provided by law. The Republi-
cans win meet I'm this city and the
Democrats and Populists at Grand
Island.
Interest centers in the convention
of the Republicans and Democrats al
though the work will be confined to
the adoption of platforms and the
selection Of State central committees,
Nominations, OF course, will be made
by the direct primary to be held next
month. but the conventions next Tines
day are bound to have an important
bearing on the selections to be made
at the primaries.
The Republican state convention
promises to be a harmonious affair,
The so-called ''insurgent" movement
is only an undercurrent in Nebraska
sort of a half-suppressed mutiny
rs compared with the open insurrec-
ton in the neighboring State of Iowa.
1t is true the party here Is divided
on the question OF Endorsement of
the new tariff law, and the attitude
of one or two congressman may come
in for criticism, but the differences
are not so great il is believed as TO
threaten a party split or lead TO
criticism OF the national issues, and
/ il the late fractional fight at Washing
ton enters into the declarations at
all it will not be adverse to the insur-
gents.
The Democratic convention al
Grand Island is expected TO furnish
the fireworks Of the day. The liquor
issue is the rock that threatens &C
split the party and the situation has
been made none the less interesting
by William J. Bryan's recent activity
in behalf Of county option. Mr.. Bryan
dislikes the saloons because, aside
from his strict temperance practices
which are well known, he believes
that the brewery and saloon elemen
supported Taft in New York Ohio
Indiana and Nebraska at the las
presidential election, and, on the othe
hand supported the Democratic can
didates for governor in these States
Within twenty-four hours after hi
arrival home from Europe few week
ago Mr.. Bryan made IL plain that b
intended TO carry the fight for count
option into the State convention an
threw down the gauntlet TO all thos
opposed OF his views. That he is g
ing to meet with a hard fight ;
Grand Island is already evident. tt
4 opposing forces are marshalling fl
the fray. They include nearly all
4 the prominent Democratic leaders al
aspirants for office in Nebraska. Go
4 ernOr Shallenberger and Mayor Dial
= man OF Omaha, a candidate for &c
ernor. and Hitchcock and Reed riV
aspirants for the seat OF Unit
3 States Senator Burkett have for I
time being buried their differenC
and agreed TO fight Bryan and
81 county option plank in the State c.
q vention. Unless there is a sudden tn
j Of the tide it appears inevitable Il
4 Mr.. Bryan will meet defeat The sa
u of Fairview, however, holds 0
trump card in his hand If forced
it Mr.. Bryan can, it is believed, swi
- the influence OF the senatorial asI
ants into line for county option
threatening to enter the senator
race himself if they refuse to aece
-. to his wish.
The PopIlists, who will meet 81
ulataneously with the Democrats
in a separate hall, are expected
OK stand by Bryan, no matter what 81
Of programme he maps out If ii
stick to their present intention and I
anticipated fight comes in the De
ocratic convention it may result
-. non-fusion between the two parties
! contingency not at all to the liking
! the candidates for office in eiti
party.
; 70 add TO the complex situation
Socialists OF the State are plann
| this year TO wage the most aggressi
! campaign they have ever made {
, tain lines of political action have
ready been determined upon. One
these is that the efforts Of the
I cialists are TO be directed hencefO
more 10 extending the Organizat
! and developing the membership Il
an efficient working force than q
OF missionary work for the spr'
OF Socialistic ideas in a random sort
! way. The party expects full ST
ticket. candidates for United Sta
senator and congressman and cal
; dates for the STATE legislature in
I majority Of the districts. Two ST
conventions are planned one be
the regular political gathering ]
- vided by State law to formulas
platform. and the other an assembl
~ whose business viii be to cOnsi
4 matters Of party policy and the sire