Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-29
Statement Issued Indicates He Will
Be Free Lance.
WILL BACK COUNTY oPT1oN1sTs
Party Label to Be Disregarded on the
Liquor Question.
DIRECT LEGISLATION IS LAUDED
significant Language is Used by the
DepOscd Leader, with Covert
Threat thar His Opponents
WIN Get No Quarter.
Crrom a staff correspondent


LINCOLN, Neb July Is Especial Tele-
gram Mr.. Bryan issued statement THO
morning calling on the voters OF both
parties to nonlnate for candidates for the
legislature only those who are pledged to
county option and the Initiative and refer
endum. County opuon he said, should not
enter into the congressional or senatorial
fight nor cut any figure on the nomination
and election OF state officers, except the
governor. 1t Is the belief of Mr. Bryan as
expressed in his statement that a gov
ernor Will be elected who Is either Tor
county option or pledged to sign bill He
does not designate the politics of the can
didate he believes viii be elected.
The statement in full follows:
while the failure OF the democratic
convention to endorse county option was
disappointing, still the fight for county OPP
tion in the democratic party has not been
in vain In the first place It has helped
to secure a declaration in favor OF the
| initiative and referendum in both parties,
and now that all parties have declared
for It there is no doubt Of the necessary
amendment being submitted ut the next
| session of the Legislature.
The popullst party declared for county
option two years ago, ard II was TO be
expected that Il would declare for it again,
The work now to be done is to secure
county option candidates in every sena-
torial and representative district. The dem
ocrsts who favor county option should
turn out at the primaries and nominate a
candidate favorable TO county option The
republicans in favor of county option
should be active In securing the nomi-
nation Of republican candidates favorable
to county option, County option candl-
dates should be nominated by all parties
In each district. and have no doubt that
this can be done in a great many districts.
IL the democratic convention had endorsed
county option the issue would have been
eliminated from our campaign FOR state
officers, congressman and senator. But
even as 1t is II viii not be a controlling
factor except in the case OF governor.
There is no reason why anyone's vote on
other state officers should be influenced
by the attitude Of the candidate on the
question of county option. and there is no
? reason why We should not vote for our con-
gressman with view to securing repre-
sentation national issues"
Expelled from the Ranks.
1t Is very evident that Mr.. Bryan is go
ing to have no one in a position of prom
lnence in the democratic party organlza ton
who Is not thoroughly in accord with his
Views at this particular time. If he can
help it. He has severed tn ties that bound
him to p. l.. Hall, one of his most faithful
and long-suffering champions. Dr. Hall
the safety-valve of democracy, has been
passed out in the cold to make room for
, Bryanites of the later type. lie was left off
of the newly organized state committee by
O the Lancaster delegation, which chose
h Judge Tibbets and Fred Shepherd two re-
e cruits who have been beating the tom
( toms during the late short and decisive
battle.
t DR.. Hall, the retiring committeeman, re-
& ceived only thirteen votes for reelection
= when his name was proposed by Mayor
g Brown, another of the old guard who is a
6 member of the democratic down and -ou,
n club. DR.. Hall is a member of the natona
! committee and vice chairman of the com.
= mittee by grace of Mr.. Bryan. He beat
n no drum for county option.