The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-27

COUNTY OPTION ISSUE
Vote at State Convention Stood 71o
to 1863 on the Daylight
Saloon Law
Matter.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 81
Nebraska democrats wrested the lead
ership of their state organization from
William j. Bryan on the issue of
county option. BY decisive votes
they registered their unbelief in his
present policies, after listening to an
impassioned appeal from Mr.. Bryan,
who declared the liquor interests
were in an organized attempt to Sc
cure political control of the state.
The minority plank submitted by Mr..
Bryan was brief, and his opponents
declared was an effort to recede from
his former radical attitude. But the
workers against the county option
plank were unappeased and stood
firmly against it.
Mr.. Bryan, speaking from the plat
form in behalf of the minority plank
presented by him, was greeted by
shouts of applause and was listened'
to in silence.
While the committee on resolutions
was drafting its report, Gov. Shallen-
berger and Mayor Dahlman of Omaha,
rivals Denomination for governor, ad-
dressed the convention and hurled
verbal shafts at each other
Dissension among the membership
of the resolution committee delayed
the presentation of the divergent re-
ports until long after the hour at
which they were to report at the
evening session.
A disorder]y crowd that packed the
tent, preventing many of the delegates
from occupying their seats, also de-
layed the proceedings.
At the opening of the evening ses-
sion former Senator w. r. Patrick,
the Bryan candidate for governor,
took the platform and openly defed
the opponent 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 ShalIenberger and Mayor Dahlman
until cautioned by Chairman Smyth.
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 mein as the
convention again tried to shout him
into cessation.
Shouts of "sit down" were ineffect-
ual Chairman Smyth vainly sought
to still the disturbance in the tent.
Hear him out" he pleaded. You
don't have to vote for him, but at
least give him a hearing"
The combatiyeness of the speaker
finally won the audience and he was
given a round of applause as he con-
cluded.
ported at the close of Mr. Patrick's
speech, and tho majority report was
read
The platform indorsed the admin
istration Of Gov. Shallenberger and
favored the giving to metropolitan
cities and cities of first class the right
to make their own charters.
1t was declared that there was
unanimity of opinion on every phase
save one, and its adoption was asked.
A protest against the Endorsement
of Gov. Shallenberger as Illegal was
disregarded.
The plank in dispute then was
read by the chairman. 1t was: "We
heartily approve the daylight saloon
law, and we commend the courageous
action of Gov. Shallenberger in ap-
! proving It,"
A vote on the plank was then TAX
en- and it was adopted by a vote of
! ITO to 1863.
1t was then announced that two
minority reports would be submitted,
one by w. j. Bryan and the other by
4 H. B. Fleharty The reports were
startling in their brevity.
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