Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-20
Will Garry -.oad of the Accused Sem
storial Candidate.
JTs MATTEP UP TO PEOPLE
Let Voters Decide if it is Either
Blackmail or Truth,
NO ANSWER 10 THE CHARGES
Byrncs UniteA with Hitchcock TN
Evasion Of Alteration that LRttcr
shared in BnrtIcy's Treasury
shortage.

ShOrtrBcs
Chairman Bvrncs Of the democratic state
committee has determined Tor the commit
tee that the dcmuc attic state ticket shall
carry the additional load OF candidate
Tor United states senator who. by his own
admission, borrow cd money from a repubu-
can state treasurer who was afterwards
sent to the pcntenuaiy for embezzlement
Of state funds
From Denver. Bertley sent a message
to Chairman BNmes offering TO go before
the committee and in the presence Of Hitch
cock, suhstantlato his charges that Hitch.
cock borrowed money from him and did not
repay H. In answer TO hartley, Chairman
Byrnes issues statement that takes the
position that BARLEY wants to enter n joint
debate with Hitchcock; that uitchcock's
reply was mado TO the public, and that
BARLEY should make his statement TO the
public. BARLEY did make his statement as
publicly possible, through the press OF
the state. and Hitchcock has not attempted
to answer the charges, he ha merely tried
| to evado them as does Chairman Byrns
seek to wade Bartcys request
other Candidatcs. Concerned.
The matter now concerns the other can
didates on the democratic ticket for the
people OF Nebraska want to know the truth
Mr.. Hitchcock himself, few years ago
assisted In forcing the withdrawal of a
candidate from the republican ticket be-
cause he had shared In the proceeds Of
/ the Bartiey treasury shortage, At that time
it laid down as precept that no man who
had shared in that shortage should ever
| he elected to office In this state. Now that
Mr.. Hitchcock is similarly accused he dies
J
pits his unsupported woEd against the docu-
mentary evidence presented in support Of
/ the charge, and by c yipg mud" aud
"blackmail,' hopes to divert attention from
himself. II the position OF Chairman Byrnes
is adhered to, II means that every ca ndidste
on the democratic ticket IN Nebraska win
be kept busy from now until election dsS-
| explaining why It is that their candidate
for United states senator did not want an
Investigation Of the serious charges made
affecting his relations with the public treas
ury
! Why did the editor Of the leading demo-
cratic paper OF the state go to the rspuh.
lican state treasurer to borrow money?
That is the question the democrats Will
have to answer.
Chairman Byrnes' statement.
The reply OF Chairman Byrnes to Bart
ley's request for an investigation of the
charges made by Edgar Howard was given
out at Columbus last evening 1t is couched
in evasive and shifty terms and reads:
The democratic state committee Is in
receipt Of your request for permission to
appear before It with Gilbert NJ Hitchcock.
our candidate for United States senator.
TO debate the question whether you are a
blackmailer. This committee has no desire
to have any secret or direct dealings with
you. What Mr.. Hitchcock has said con-
cerning you and in reply TO the overturcE
and demands of yourself and Edgar How
ard he said publicly to all the people OF
Nebraska. Your defense, II you have any
to make, should he pleaded before them
and not before this committee.
"The people will hand down the final
decision as between yourself and your en-
ployes and tools on the one hand and Mr.
Hitchcock on the other So far as this
committee is concerned It is for Mr. Hitch
! cock and against you. The committee
recognizes your purpose to defeat the dem
. ocratic candidate for senator by any means
! in your power. however foul You are
now eager to dsarrange his speaking
schedule, which has been already arranged
for every day that remains OF this cam.
paiRn. We must refuse TO assist you m
your design Address yourself, as did MIR
Hitchcock, to the people of Nebraska MI
Hitchcock invited your principal senator
Burkett. to a series Of public debates
Those debates would have dealt with every
issue between the two, including this at.
tack that you are making. Senator Burkett
with rare discretion fled from that chat.
lenRe. We cannot permit you now to ap
} pear his substitute, especially since yol
0 present no credentials.
IL C. BYRNEs
{ Chairman Democratic State Centra
= Committee"
The BARLEY interview in The Bee yes
terday was the occasion OF much comment
among all classes. one OF the points tina
could not be cleared up By the apologist,
for Hitchcock was, why was the editoI
Of a democratic paper negotiating for loan,
with a republican state treasurer?" on,
man answers this question thus
I'VE all know that Hitchcock was hav
ing pretty hard work 10 keep going at tn,
time he went TO BARLEY for help; so wer,
other business men ia Omaha and else
where. Everybody was having a hare
time TO get along In the good old demo
cratic days to which the party is now 81
anxious to return. But every body did no
go to BARLEY for help, nor could every
body have gotten help II they did 80 Il
him. But Hitchcock went TO him for he'll
ard got IT, why?
"Do you suppose that small retailer
could have gone 10 BARLEY with a haH
luck story and borrowed money on hi
note, unsecured. or secured by a seconS
mortgage2 Well. l guess not But whal
the editor Of a big democratic paper cam,
along TO beg a loan, the case was far ar
ferent. BARLEY knew the day would com,
when the silence OF that paper would b,
worth something 10 him. and he was wit
ing 10 purchase Il by granting a favor
That's the most reasonable explanation
| see for the situation"
Omaha Man 90 Marry.
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