The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-21
BRYAN BOLTS jim DAHLMAN
WON'T HELP DEMOCRATIC CAM
DIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
says Sc Cannot sapport Fermes Frtendp
Position on the Liqaor Q1estion
-Pteased mat PAFtys Attitude d
90 ne Determined Before 1919.

Pleased mat PartyS Attitude d
90 ne Determlned before 1919.
LrNcoLx. Nsb.. Sept. 2O.-w. J. Bryan
/ broke the silence which he has main
tanned on the State situation since his
return to Lincoln zen days ago. and to-
night issued a statement Of his attitude
| toward the Democratic ticket. especially
the candidate for Governor. The state
ment follows:
I am just leaving for Missouri and
shall be- absent pract ioally all 81 the time
! for about a month % oampa igning in Mis-
souri,. Kansas. Iowa and Illinois After
that I shall be at liberty to speak for Mr.
Hitchcock. the Democratic candidates
for Congress and for the State ticket in
Nebraska.
In spes1kinS for the State ticket. how
ever. I shall not be able TO present any
arguments in favor 81 the election OF Mr..
Dahlman. His position on the liquor
question makes that impossible.
i regret this exceedingly. for he has
been a political and personal friend for
twenty years, and h would give ne pleas
ure 10 speak for him II could Indorse
the policy for which he stands. but he
has chosen Ia make the liquor question
the paramount issue and makes his appeal
on that issue.
In spite Of the fact that the last Demo
cratic State convention voted down
declaration against county option by
Vot" Of ass "a aJ2 he says that he will veto
county option bill II passed and in spite
Of the fact that the State convention in
dorsed the = O'Clock closing Law by a
vote of 10 To I65 he announces that he
will sign hill repeating IL II such "a Till
~ passed
He ~ making his appeal on non-p par
tisan lines with the liqudS question as
the sole issue His courage ~ TO be com
mended II ~ an honest way OF making
a campaign. although ~ compels him
Ia sepd rat" himself from friends who
do not agre" with him and 20 rely for
speeChmaking upon those Democrats
aud Republicans who take his view OF
the subject
Possibly Il is lust as well To have the
issue clearly presented 50 that II may be
settled this year instead ot two years
hence, Troublesome as th" QUESTION
il now u would IT, even more embarrass-
ing II presented IN 1912, when We have "A
Presidential election on hand.
III Mr. Dahlman il elected II will be a
decla ~ ton nv the voters of the State |
o'clock closing law. IL he IL defeated |
IL will he y DECLARATION in favor 81 county I
option and IN favor ~ the o clock closing |
law
In other words Il the voters now have !
the opportunity to deCIds whether the
Stat. shall 20 backward or forward on
the liquor question the present argu- !
ments in favor 1t going NaCk would not
only COntradct what ] have already !
said on IN" subject but would emharrar- 7
me ~ the fight that ! expect to make I
hereafter t. save our party from the |
odium nf heIng the representative 70 the |
liquor interests
Omaha sept - In answer to Bryan's
announcement that he would not support |
Mayor Dahlman - Omaha. Democratic |
nominna for Governor Mr. Dahlman to- |
night issued "a statement IN which he de- !
Clsrsd that Bryan and his friends will I
find out that they nav" mold ~ the wrong /
end - rNi hot poker and will get the /
biggest trimming that has been gwen in /
this or any other state for many years
In part Mayor Dahlman says
For twenty years ! have supported
Mr. Bryan who was always my political
and personal friend | never wavered |
AZ any point when b. was assailsd all
along the line. and when he was a cand
dat" for office fought for him to the last
Now he claims that my position on
the liquor question ~ such that he can
not support me. Mr. Bryan tries 10 make
n appear that this ~ a brewery fight.
although IN" primary election IN the state
that the people were with
me and against Mr. Bryan
! regret that Mr.. Bryan and myself
must part company for a short time AZ
least When the votes come m IN No
vembsr MIR Bryan and his friends will
find they have the wrong end 81 red
hot poker. They will get tho biggest
trimming which has been gwen in this
or any other stat" in several decades
Then think Mr. Bryan will he ready 70
come hack and align himself with the
rank and file Of the party