Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-02
Nebraska
NHOWARD BOLTS HITCHCOCK
Columbus Editor Calls on Him to
Withdraw from Ticket.
SAYS RECORD BAD FOR PARTY
Declares Details Have been Given
Him in Confidence, ana lie IL
Forced to Act on His KnowI-
edge of the situation.
tFrOm a slaft Correspondent


LINCOLN, oct. 1.-(special) The re-
ceipt at the state house To-Day OF copies
OF Edgar Towards Columbus Telegram
with its suggestion to G. Nj. Hitchcock to
withdraw from the democratic ticket and
thus save a public discussion of his public
record excited considerable talk and com
ment.
Judge Howard publishes the democratic
state ticket without the name OF Mrs.
Hitchcock thereon. In giving his reasons
for leaving the place vacant, he says:
We have been hoping that Mr. Hitch
cock would withdraw from the ticket and
thus forbid the necessity Of public dis
cussion OF his record which discussion
might injure the deserving candidates on
the democratic ticket. 1t shall not be our
part TO make public the hideous details
concerning the record of Mr.. Hitchcock's
dealings in this matter of state. Perhaps
the record may not be made public during
the campaign But, having knowledge OF
that record the Telegram, in the exercise
OF a sacred duty toward the cause OF good
citizenship, must decline to support Mr.
Hitchcock.
I'VE are aware that this action on our
part Will bring down upon our head the
clubs OF some democratic editors who hold
duty TO the party higher than duty to the
sideration. We yield to the call Of pub
lie duty no matter how serious may be
the effect upon the Telegram and its
editor. We ask no mans sympathy In
this fight IL he should believe that our
opposition to Mr. Hitchcock is personal,
but we do ask the sympathy Of every man
who places the duty Of the citizen higher
than the duty Of the partisan We know
that when the men OF Nebraska shall know
the record we know it, they will desert
the cause Of the candidate rats desert
an unseaworthy ship. Some will ask why
we do not make public the record. We
reply that we do not have permission to
make It public at this time. We received
the story and the proof Of 1t under the
seal of secrecy. Perhaps the seal may be
broken tomorrow-perhaps next week
perhaps the week following.
Perhaps Mr.. Hitchcock may notify the
state committee that he has withdrawn
from the ticket. and then It will not bt
n necessary to publish the shameful story
Democrats CritIcise Peerless Ones
Democrats in Lincoln are very much pu
out at the attitude Of William j. Bryan
and Richard l.. Metcalfe in regard Il
Mayor Dahlman and the two men ar
charged with telling only half the trutl
as they relate the work of the Crane
Island convention. Both men insist, 81
these democrats are charging, that the!
are freed from supporting Dahlman be
cause the Grand Island convention re
fused to adopt a motion to denounc'
county option. AS Dahlman opposes count!
option Bryan and Metcalfe say he is on
of harmony with his party. The demo
Gratis who are criticizing Bryan and Met
calfe say that while the democratic con
by larger vote It turned down MI
Bryans motion to endorse it. These demo
Gratis insist that Dahlman Is more 4
harmony with the democratic platforr
than they are.
OFF for Guard Meeting.
AdJutant General Hartigan Colon'
q storch Colonel Eberly and Major e. +
"Phelps left this afternoon for st. LOU
to attend the national meeting of nationG
guardsmen. The meeting begins Monda
morning and will continue for three day
Incendiary Fire at GOthenberE.
Andy Gallagher has gone to Contender
to swear TO a complaint against a part
who is alleged to have set fire to a laundr
at that place The fire occurred son
days ago and at the time residents r
ported to A. V: Johnson, fire warden, thi
Il looked suspicious. Mr.. Johnson II
vestigated and secured sufficient eviden'
upon which to base complaint. The III
did little damage.
Normal Board Committees.
Secretary Ludden of the State Norm
board has announced the following cor
mittee appointments made by Preside
Sheilhorn:
Auditine,-Brian. Mcdonald. Toolcv
observation-disclosures, Ludden, Shellhor
Tooey.
Printins-Roach Brian, Bishop
Teachers and Employes-Bishop, She
horn, Mcdonald
Text Books Course of Study and Rules
Tooey Roach. Bishop