The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-27
Nebraska Democrats Will Not
Accept Bryan's County
Option Ideas
RIVAL CANDIDATES ARE
BITTER IN MvECT|vE
Governor Shnl1cnberger and Mayor
DahIpihn Speak In Convention and
Hurl Personal Remarks at
Each Other

Grand Island. Neb., July 26.--Amid a
tumult of cheers for William ]. Bryan.
permanent Chairman Smyth of the dem
ocratic state convention today read the
result of a test vote of the gathering
which practically took from Mr.. Bryan
the democratic leadership of Nebraska
which he has maintained for IA years.
| The vote came on motion made
| by Congressman G. NJ Hitch cock, a
candidate for the senatorial nomination
which in effect was to eliminate the
introduction of platform planks not in
harmony with the majority.
Mr.. Bryan, seated as member of
the Lancaster county delegation, was
on his feet Immediately with a protest
and offered an amendment that would
modify the intent of the original mo-
| tion.
The Bryan adherents denounced the
Hitchcock motion as gag rule and their
opponents declared that individual rule
must not prevail.
Chairman smyth ordered a roll call
| on the amendment
When .two-thirds had been called op-
" Ai' piyah reaizeu that ne
was defeated and wave of sympathy
was experienced.
As Chairman Smyth read the count
436 against Mr.. Bryan's amendment to
1874 In favor of THE delegates sound
| ed fresh volume of cheers that seemed
/ to indicate their relief from the un-
certainty that had existed as to the
| strenrtb which Mr. Rrvan r,ivht AZ
yelon In the convention for county ~
tton W
| The original motion of Mr. Hitcbco,L
then was adonted rbo act,o,, ns ~,
conventio, nractica,iv nrohtnit. go
| snaach fror, NJ pr,, ,,,,'s "s
| member of the resol,,tiors onn,,,ts.
he should snaaL oo nna nf tha r,1a,se
aea.aa ~. e.....s,as -. Jae y ny pianAs
sant,a, ~ '"o eo'''i'''so 70 'iie con-
cnndtdrte. small
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was drs ,tins ~ ra,,art ca,,a.,sl e,',
80 .s epo,e 1oserhoI shai-
j he ri,,sIa sn ~ ,a.a' Dani ii'iah ~ on'a
arnar aSarssss o''na.on ~ LOT gov,
h,,r1a, a..as. ne eo,is en,ion ana
ra,.a-.,. 49,, ~ e,,. 1s a eaeh oenel'
uoselnor shalehperger promised the
,.,. eiesaees mat ~ re,eiected together
| VIII VIII uenocratic iesisiature ne would
| s.eo s.. 'ispl opportunity through iegisla-
.iss ac,ioh TO settie the excise question
nv,
,ne convention recessed until
az oioeA .onlsht 10 await the report OF
'nc @ coiimlttee on resolutions.
ne u,nerences OF the Shailenberger
ana Dahlman factions on the minor
points OF the platform did not prevent
soi'a front oy them against the county
op'ion issue, OF wnlch Mr Bryan was
the only sponsor AT the opening Of the
session former Senator w. r. Patrick.
the ,,1a,sa canuoase ., % ior governor LOOK
nsr,s ~ prnan "u ny gpen,s das,. aeneo me oppo-
~. Oh. iae ueeisreo .nae iaiiure
1922 p. .ne . county pisnk meant certain
| uueea. az tae pois' re attackeu shailen-
.torrs - r,. S ah u",ii eau
| that pr;,,,s 80 a. VI. e ueeiases
or could ,..a ths ~. - a.n..a ~ u,u
| victory o
n.ro-,. a., p.o,n.,.
| rh -,.. ,....
| a. tha o,osa 80 n.r p..,s.,.,r spo' 'eo
| ~. rs.tas;. % 80. @ ,en 80 'sveen' r,,s' anu
nnan,r,;tv " pnio,or -, go, es vas
| aava ono and its aodnt,o ,,,a 49,, ,as'e'
The nlanr IN disnnta NO..
| I'VE heartily annrove of the d.v,,sbt
saloon law and we commend the co,,rs -
eous action of Governor ShaIIenberrer
| in approvinr H."
| The plank was adopted nv a vote ~
| TO to l63
1t was then announced that two
minority reports would be submitted one
by w. ]. Bryan and the other by Fl. B.
Fieharty. That of Mr. Bryan read:
I'VE favor county option as the best
method Of dealing with the liquor ques-
tion'
| That of Mr.. Fleharty read:
We favor local option as now provided
Tor by law. but are opposed to county
option
bryan's Address
Mr.. Bryan speaking from the platform
in behalf of the minority plank presented
by himself, was first greeted with shouts
OF applause and listened to in silence aft
erward, de said'
II had advocated that which is not
good for the state let me feel your wrath.
II you find l have done anything that
Is not for the good of the democratic
party do not ask your mercy. Who less
than ] could desire to disrupt the demo-
cratic party? Am not aware that
reputation at your hands will mean to
myself humiliation Of my principles?
''It has been said that I am making
this fight because I am not candidate.
Nothing could be more untrue
Mr. Bryan referred to the political
baftles he had waged and declared that