Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-13
DUMP BRYAN? GUESS AGAIN
Political Activity Among Democrats
of Country Due to His Work.
BIG SCARE OVER ANNOUNCEMENT
G. w. Bryan at Lincoln Said to Have
National Machine that is Fright
eninE Big Bugs of Party
Already.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)


LINCOLN, March 12.-(Special 1.-THE re-
cent statement sent out from Washington
that democratic congressman were going to
try to dump William ]. Bryan, the meeting
of Norman Mack and Roger Sullivan and
other leaders Of the party in San Antonio
and the prospective democratic conference
In Hot Springs created little or no surprise
around here to those who keep in touch
with the Commoner office. .
Those democrats who met In washington
will either dump Mr.. Bryan or Mr.. Bryan
will dump them.
In every district in the United States
where there is a democratic congressman
who voted for the tariff bill or in any way
opposed the ideas of Mr.. Bryan regarding
that measure or who lent aid and encour-
agement to the republican organization in
congress Mr.. Bryan will fight. He will
urge the selecting of men who advocate
his policies.
The meeting of the congressman was the
result Of their knowledge that the fight is
on. Those congressman have heard from
home. Mr.. Bryan is in touch with their
constituents and he has advised these con-
stituents that It is their duty to select con-
gressmen who will uphold the teachings of
Jefferson and Jackson" and who will op-
pose a protective tariff, even though pro-
lection would benefit their individual dis
tricts or states
In sending out the suggestions from the
Commoner office it is presumed that some
Of the letters fell into the hands of the
enemies Of the presidential candidate, while
others who received them have evidently
got busy to carry out the instructions.
Thus it was not long before the congress-
men heard Of what was going on.
c. w. Bryan's Machine.
Thos who pretend to know are of the
opinion that c. w. Bryan, who looks after
the political and business interests of the
presidential candidate, has the most gi-
gantic organization Of any single Individual
in the United States Mr.. Bryan keeps in
touch with this immense organization not
only through the Commoner but through
letters well, and he secures from thou
sands Of democrats and committeeman in
formation by which he is enabled to whip
the so-called leaders Of his party at every
Jump of the road. By means of his organ
ization c. w. Bryan is not compelled to
rely upon the so-ealled state leaders OF his
party when he desires a policy endorsed
but he appeals directly to the rank and
file of his party and to the precinct COM
mitteemen, and the thing is done.
Thos who pretend to know say that It is
nothing unusual for c. w. Bryan to send
out from $1,000 to 10000 letters, and even
more in a single week to precinct commit
teemen and others who compose his organ
izaton, and to them he suggests the things
they should do to bring about endorsement
OF democratic principles by the democratic
party.
In Nebraska the Bryan organization is
not only going to look after the selection OF
progressive" democratic candidates, but
1t is also going to see to It that no democrat
who does not endorse county option secures
a nomination for the legislature without
fight. Ths democratic candidate for gov
ernor who does not pledge himself in ad-
vance to sign a county option bill, II the
one to be proposed passes the legislature,
win not get a Bryan endorsement.
on this question Governor Shallenberger
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