The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-25
THE DEMOCRATS
Of NEBRASKA
TO MEET IN STATE CONVENTION
AT GRAND ISLAND TO-
MORROW
FIGHT AGAINST BRYAN
Declared To Be In The Air--Liquor
Question The Big lssue-Many
Openly Declare Bryan's
Day Passed

Grand Island, Neb.. July 24.--Temo-
Gratis of Nebraska will hold their plat.
for convention in this city Tuesday,
and 1t promises TO be of greater ia
terest than any gathering of the kind
held in this state for many years.
That there win be a contest to s..
cure a county opt on plank in the
platform is admitted by every lea Ter
in the Democratic state organization
And that the contest viii be carried
on between LADDERS who heretofore
have agreed in every way on what
the Democratic platforms should con-
tain. William J. Bryan, for the first
time since he took M the leadership
Of the Democratic party, will De op-
posel By former associates WITHIN
his own state
There is no doubt that the ant
county option men will present sucn
plank and that it will be nearti' Y
opposed by Mr. Bryan and his friends
Mr.. Bryan has always been given 2
pace on the resolutions commit G
when he attended state convent ogs
and his policies have always prevail
ed in the writing of platforms ! at
he will be accorded the same courtSay
OF appointment at Tuesdays convent
ton is generally admitted, although
II is believed there will be an over
whelming majority opposed to him on
the question of county option. Il S
now apparent that he will carry lac
fight to the floor Of the convention
and there make a plea for a straight
county option plank. Six hundred of
the eight hundred delegates to the
convention are either instructed or
are known to be opposed to such a
plank and extreme interest centers
on what effect Mr.. Bryans speech
on the convention floor will have on
the majority.
There still remains in Nebraska a
considerable number of Democrats
wno allied themselves with the gold
wing OF the party II years ago and
WHO never become reconciled to
Bryan's leadership. These have be-
come strong partisans with the lead
ers who are opposing Bryan now, and
have mede the cause Of Congressman
Hitchcock and mis- political associates
their own. They openly declare the
time has come whea Elsyan should
step down and out as the leader of
his party and are directing their eff
forts to that enc.
Richard l.. Metcalf. associated with
Mr.. Bryan in the publication of the
latter's paper announced his candid
acy for United States senator at the
last moment, ID opposition to Con
gresham Hitchcock He has received
the unqualified endorsement of Mr..
Bryan who expresses the belief that
Metcaf can poll more votes than any
other Democrat, himself not excluded.
Both Bryan and Metcalf were former
ly employed by Mr.. Hitchcock. All
three have been closely associated in
the political world until now, and by
many Democratic leaders 1t is be
the coming state convention win
mark "the parting of the ways"
Three candidates are making
GIT for the gubernatoral nomina-
ton. They are Governor Shallenber.
ger, Mayor Dahlman Of Omaha, and
w r. Patrick. of South Omaha,
member Of the last legislature Pat.
rick is the Bryan candidate. Cover
nor Shallenberger is making his cam.
paign on his two years record in of
flee and Mayor Dahlman, who stands
sQuarely for personal liberty" is
making o particularly strong fight
against the county option, The pri.
mares occur August 2, q week after
the convention.
Another important state issue Is
the question of capitOl removal