The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-22
Bryan Camp Disturbed.

Lincoln, April 16. The Bryan
campaign for county option in Ne
braska lost point last week when w.
II. Price declared himself candidate
for the United States senate and an
nounced that he stood for county op-
ton. Price, who is a democrat, and a
Bryan democrat at that, was the first
candidate in the state to declare him
self as standing on the Bryan platform
of county option.
But instead of being gratfied at the
Price announcement of adherence to
the Bryan platform, the organs are
very much put out at Prices actions.
In fact, the Bryan plans have been
fearfully upset for the time being, at
least.
1t has been learned that before sail
ing for South America, Mr.. Bryan
made arrangements for a full state
ticket, every man to stand on the
county option plank The slate was
not to be announced as Bryan make
up however, but each candidate was
to come out on his own accord, seem
ingly, and take his stand on the Bryan
slate.
But Price was not on this Bryan
slate at all, and when he came out
with his announcement he caused con-
sternation in the Bryan camp. Ac-
cording to the Bryan list, w. H.
Thompson, the Little Giant" of the
Platte" should have declared himself
for the senate on the Bryan local OPP
ton ticket, but he delayed too long
and Price got in ahead with his an
nouncement and statement of his plat
form. Thompson announced his can
didacy all right, but neglected, until
too late, to say that he stood on the
county option platform.
Finds His Slate Broken.
Bryan cannot turn down Price, who
has been a lifelong democrat, and was
the very first to step into the fight
to assist Bryan to carry the state for
county option, although the peerless
leader" depends much upon Thompson
in the coming fight. Bryan would like
to help Thompson secure the nomina-
ton, but at the outset of the cam
paign he finds his slate broken and
his arrangements disarrayed.
Thompson is standing candidate"
for some office, and scarcely has an
election occurred in the last fifteen
years but that Billy Thompson's name
has appeared on the ballot for some
office. He bears the distinction, how
ever, of always having lost his fight.
Price is said to carry around in his
pocket much of the old time populist
vote. and he is no mean foe in the
fight for the nomination for senator.
He is said to have been offered the
congressional nomination in his dis
trict if he would consent to pull out
of the senatorial race, but refused the
offer.
Warm Fight Predicted.
The conservation congress held in
Lincoln last week was made the eX-
cuse for a gathering of democratic
politicians from all sections of the
state, and a general interchange of
views was INDUCED in. All agreed
that the greatest battle ever fought
| in Nebraska among democrats will
take place at the coming primaries on
the question of county option. The
leaders in the fight for county option
will of course, be the organs and
Tom Allen, w. j. Bryan's brother-in-
Jaw. II William ]. Bryan is not here
to take personal charge OF the cam
paign, his brother, C. w. Bryan, will
take his place.
The opposition hosts will be under
the command of Mayor Jim Dahlman,
of Omaha, the smoothest politician Of
them all.
And Gnvarnnr ShallanharPar al.