Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
.BERCE BRYAN'S CANDIDATE?
Democrats Here Figure COmmOner
Will Support Lincoln Man.
COUNTY OPTION PLANK ISSUE
Its Introduction to Platform Probably
Would Result in Bolt by Dahl
man FactiOn-New Branch
of insurgency.

Who will be the Bryan candidate for
governor on the democratic ticket? VIII
it be George Washington Berge?
These are the questions local democrats
are propounding to one another today.
The mayor and his friends take it for
granted that, having declared for county
local option, Mr.. Bryan and his editorial
adviser, R.. L. Metcalfe will proceed at
once to pick a candidate to run on Bryan's
new platform.
The platform convention will be held on
Tuesday, July 26, and the nominating pri-
maries will be held on Thursday. August
Is. Should Bryan be able to force a county
option plank into the democratic state
platform, then Dahlman certainly would
not stand for it; in fact he and his fol-
lowers would very likely take down their
banners and march out of the convention.
That Governor S~hallenberger would stand
for such a plank, after his expression on
the subject, is oubted by the Douglas
county democrats. although Shallenberger
has been known to back track on his
word. Berge is, therefore, already picked
as the mar Bryan will boost. We %
When he reached his office from Ex-
celsior Springs Monday morning, the mayor
was uproariously greeted with the cry
'insurgent" by a bunch of his tried and
true boosters. A A
Here we have been doing our --
to stir up insurgency among the republi-
cans said Big Boss Flynn, "and in a
moment we find ourselves in the balky
harness, with bell on. It's a rotten con-
dition. ALI the enemies l ever made In
politics, / made because of my work for
Bryan. Those enemies even went to the
extent of opposing my appointment as
street commissioner TO get even. and now
1 am forced to line up with them. It's
really laughable."
All Agree with the Boss.
Louis Patti, Dan Custer, City Clerk But
Ter and all hands agreed with Flynn, ex-
cept that Jerry Mcmahon asserts he Will
still stand for the leader and for Dahl
man, too. Jerry votes alone on this amend
ment, among the Dahlman men.
at is the most ungrateful thing that has
come out in a long time" says City Build
ing Inspector Withheld, which prompted
some men with long memories to repea'
of ingratitude!"
without regard to the merits OF thu
various candidates in the fight, Dahl
man has been with Bryan OF
everything he wanted, all the time
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political career. along comes his old pa
and throws a blow into his solar plexus
forgetting old debts and many sacrifices
That kind OF a thing never won anybody
anything with the people, who are Away
for fair play"
Councilman Cooley Brucker is fiercelN
denunciatory. Il nave always been fol
Bryan for anything he wanted" saiC
| nrtacEar ssha1f nauar again He dOeSn'
deserve any further consideration from
democrats"
Councilman McGovern kept his temper
merely remarking, What's the use
Bryan can't surprise anybody in anything
he does nowadays"
George Parks, a member Of the demo
cratic state committee, quietly told tn
aggrieved kickers that for twenty years h
had Mr.. Bryan sized up as a trimmer VIII
could never be depended on to stick 70
those who stood by him.
And Now Shawvan for senate.
And now Douglas Shawvan, who Is on
OF Bryan's presidential electors, is al
nounced as a candidate for United State
senator in the Albion Argus, and in a lei
ter to Louis Piatti, Dug let's out som
war whoops that he is not trying to COZ
ceal. Among other things he says:
Il may come out for the United State
senate this fall. and II l do 1 will put ou
some dope that will come thick and so fas
they won't get their breath until l land tn
nomination. In o letter l got the othe
day from Lincoln (the Commoner) the
have Just located me in a little over a year
Now, / don't wonder Lancaster county
republican, from the skin game they pre-
sent to me to try and draw me in. Wit
Bryan in South America and cables ex
pensive, 1 shall let this matter rest /
peace. for the present, at least"
Taking a shot at two birds with on
stone, Mr.. Shawvan says In another place
"As long as the party follows q man thu
can't get his own county in shape aft'
fifteen or twenty years. such as Hall an
Lancaster, II Is time to give up sue
leaders. 1 will spend no money on sue
men until they make their own counti'
democratic, Look at Boonel l just too
her and made her democratic for the firi
time in 1903. and again in 1909, and "
these fellows like Bryan would not eve
vote to give me a seat in = convention.
9Th Bryan banquets have lost moi
votes than they ever made. / never saw