Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-21
HEAD OF P P IICEET BLANK
State Committee Refuses to Endorse
Aldrich for Governor.
VOTE STANDS FOURTEEN TO NINE
Deal to Turn Republican Candidate
Down Fixed I'D in a secret
Session of War Horses
Before Meeting.
From a staff correspondent

LINCOLN. Sept. 2O.-lSpeciaL BY a
vote Of IA to the populist state com
ulittee this afternoon refused 10 nominate
c. II. Aldrich. republican. as the populist
candidate for governor. The COMMITTEES
endorsed Ben II. Hayden. democratic NOM
inee for railway commissioner. and c. w.
Pool democratic nominee for secretary
of state. The executive committee was
empowered TO fiji the vacancies when ".
H Green resigns as the popuiist nominee
for lieutenant governor and when Meme
Terry resigns as the populist candidate
for attorney general
The committee endorsed no candidate
for governor but left that place on the
ticket vacant by almost a unanimous vote
after the motion TO nominate Aidrieh had
been defeated
The action on governor was practically
settled before Lac COMMITTEES met, when
Judge walIinK Of David City who ap-
peared as the friend OF Aldrich- and other
members OF the committee, including
Chairman Manuel Secretary Walrath.
Judge Westover and Committeeman Steek
held a conference. Judge Walling ,n-
sisted upon the endorsement OF Aldrich.
bu was overruled. and it was practically
| decided to leave the place vacant
Duty to stand by Fusion.
The action came after considerable de-
I bate in which the republican candidate
! was hei. up as representing all that the
| populists for Nebraska stood for and more
IN accord with the popuist platform thar
/ any other candidate. Those who opposed
the Endorsement of Aldrich did so On ths
ground that the democratic party and the
populst party had fused for years and 81
/ was the duty or the popuItsts this year tC
Z stand by the democratic nominee. Most OF
/ the debate. however. was over the ques
ton whether any one could be Endorsed
following the deelination of Governor
y Shallenberger. W F. Porter and A T
Gatewood, 10 accept nominations. Il va.
finally decided TO take up the candidates
beginning with secretary Of state and set
tie the Endorsements one at a time. wher
II came to governor. the last one on N.
I list Judge Westover moved that the plac,
on the ticket be left vacant. Grif Evans
moved as an amendment that the commit
tee indorse the nomination Of c. H Al
drich-
News of bryan Bolt.
Just before putting the motion. Chair
man Manuel announced: 1T has just beel
told me that W. J. BRYAN has boted jim
Dahlman." Some applause followed IN.
statement and w. L, Hand Of Hasting
got the floor
The news that has Just come to "a
should give US warning" he said. The MAJ
who has bolted Jim Dahlman is a prophei
Z He forsees the outcome in Nebraska W
; viii soon get the news that he will sup
port c. H. Aldrich He Will do his part
: more good by doing this than by remain
ing neutral Dahlman is opposed 70 ou
platform. How can YOU refuse 70 indors
the only man you can use to defeat IN
I opposition TO county option ard the
. O'Clock closing Law"
Then ex-senator Dale got in his han
mer on the democratic nominee for gov
ernor.
Let Us look at the record Of the tW
CContinued on Second Pace