El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-27
BRYAN IS ENDORSED BY THE
DEMOCRACY Of HIS OWN STATE
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had been attacked by mayor Dahlman
and his followers The governor also
| promised the delegates that if re-elect-
ed with a Democratic legislature he
| would give them opportunity, through
legislative action, to settle the saloon
| question definitely.
Bryan's Man Militant.
At the opening of the evening session
former senator ". r. Patrick, the Bryan
! candidate for governor took the plat
| form and openly defied the opponents
| of BRYAN. He declared. that failure to
adopt the county option plank meant
certain defeat at the polls. Despite the
howls and shouts of the delegates he
| began an attack on Shallenberger and
| Dahlman until cautioned by chairman
Smvth. He declared that Bryan was
the only man who did or could lead the
army to Democratic victory and stood
with folded arms and defiant mien as
the convention again tried TO shout him
into cessation.
Shouts of "Sit down." were ineffec-
tual Chairman Smyth vainly sought
to still the disturbances in the tent.
The Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions reported
at the close of Mr.. Patrick's speech and
the smaiority report was read.
The platform endorsed the administra-
ton of governor Shallenberger, and ia
vored the giving to metropolitan cities
and cities of the first class the right
to make their own charters.
1t was declared that there was unani-
nifty of opinion in every phase save one,
and its adoption was asked.
A protest against the endorsement of
governor Shallenberger as Illegal was
disregarded.
The plank in dispute then was read
by the chairman. 1t was:
Eve heartily approve of the daylight
saloon law and we commend the cour-
ageous action of governor Shallenberger
in approving It.
A vote upon the plank was then taken
and it was adopted by a vote OF 10 to
163.
sBryan's Report
1t was then announced that two minor
ity reports would be submitted, one by
The reports were startling in their
blevity.
That of Mr. Bryan read:
I'VE favor county option as the best
method of dealing with the liquor ques-
ton
That of FIaherty was also brief:
I'VE favor local option as now pro-
vided for BY law, but are opposed to
county option"
The Liquor Plank
The majority plank on the liquor
question, favored by five of the seven |
members, then was read as follows:
I'VE are opposed to making county !
option or any other plan for the regula- !
ton of the liquor traffic questions o. !
or&N- oy-ood 20 ~ md f0--a
strict enforcement of our present laws, |
and believe that any further changes in |
our liquor legislation should be decided !
by a direct vote of the people, and that !
the cause of good Government and pub |
lie morals wal be better. served in that |
way than by dividing The people into |
hostile factions on purely moral issues" I
Speeches were made by the s-onsors
of the planks and the convention then |
settled down to the final battle.
bryan's Speech.
Mr.. Bryan, speaking from the nlatform
in behalf OF the minority plank, pre-.
scented by him, was greeted by shouts OF i
applause, and was listened TO IN silence.
He said in part:
IF [ have advocated that which is
not good for the state let me feel your
wrath If you find / have done anr-thing
that is not for the good of the Demo-
cratic party, / do not ask your mercy.
''Who less than | could desire to dis
rupt the Democratic party? Am / not
aware what reputation at your hands
will mean TO me-
ct has been said that / am making
this fight because ] am not candidate
Nothing could be more untrue"
Mr.. Bryan here referred to the po-
litical battles he had waged and de-
clared that he had been fearless when
his own future seemed at stake. Contin-
uing, he said:
Il have been called dictator for
expressing my opinion. Your candidates
here today have expressed their senti-
ments. By what law am | compelled TO
remain silent when / feel that the good
name of my state is at stake?
Republicans Saved Him.
1T has been said that | am aggrieved
because / have been sold out by the
liquor interests in my own state. have
been sold out by these liquor Demo
Gratis in my state and saved by the
votes OF self-respeeting Republicans who
refused to aid in it. | expect TO be in |
politics for many years yet. | expect
to aid in the work of the Democratic
party, but l will not remain silent when
a band Of political assassins attack me-"
The speaker then attacked the seated
delegates of Douglas county, in which
Omaha is located. declaring that they
were not the choice of the Democrats
Of the county.
Bryan Unafraid.
81 am not wiling to admit that this
is final settlement of the question"
continued Mr.. Bryan, "and on a moral
question | am not afraid to express my
opinion and stand on it, if l have to
stand alone
Mr. Bryan declared that he had
earned on his return from South Amer
Ca of the plan to betray Nebraska into
the hands of the liquor interests. He
said that the election of United States
senator and state officials was a part
If the conspiracy and that he felt called
upon to prevent the political burglary
If the state.
1The Republican party and Populist
party of this state have adopted county
option" said Mr.. Bryan IN conclusion;
If you do not adopt it, it becomes an
ssue. Your speakers say the tide is
5urning toward Democracr in national
ssues; then make your fight on them,
lot in defense of the LIQUOR traffic"