The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-23
HOT POLITICS N
bRYAN'S STATE
Republicans, Democrats and
Populists Hold Conven-
lions Next Week.

Lincoln, Neb., July 23.-Politics
will reach the boiling point in Ne
braska next week, when republicans,
democrats and populists will hold
their state conventions on the same
day, as provided by law. The re-
publlcans will meet in this city and
the democrats and populists at Grand
Island.
Interest centers in the conventions
of the republicans and democrats,
although the work will be confined to
the adoption of platforms and the Sc
lection of state central committees.
Nominations, will, of course, be made
by the direct primary to be held next
month, but the conventions next
Tuesday are bound to have an i'm
portant bearing on the selections to
be made at the primaries.
The republican state convention
The socalled "lnsurgent" movement
is only an undercurrent in Nebraska,
sort of a half expressed mutiny
as compared with the open insurrec-
ton in the neighboring state of Iowa.
1t is true the party here is divided
on the question of Endorsement of the
new tariff law, and the attitude OF
one or two congressman may come
in for criticism but the differences
are not so great, 1t is believed, as to
threaten a party split or lead to
criticism of the national administra-
ton. The platform is expected to
confine itself largely to national
lsues, and if the late fractional fight
at Washington enters into the declar-
alton at all it will not be adverse to
the insurgents.
The democratic convention at
Grand Island is expected to furnish
the fireworks of the day. The liquor
issue is the rock that threatens to
split the party and the situation has
been made none the less interesting
by William j. Bryan's recert activity
IN behalf of county option. Mr..
Bryan dislikes the saloons because
aside from his strict temperance
practices which are well known, he
believes that the brewery and saloon
element supported Taft in New York,
Ohio, Indlania and Nebraska at the
last presidentian election, and on the
other hand, supported the democratic
candidates for governor in these
states.
Within twenty four hours after his
arrival home from Europe a few
| weeks ago Mr.. Bryan made it plain
that he intended to carry the fight
| for county option into the state con-
vention and threw down the gaunt-
let to all those opposed to his views
That he is going to meet with hard
fight at Grand Island is already evil
dent. The opposing forces are mar
shalling for the fray. They include
nearly all of the prominent demo
cratic leaders and aspirants for office
in Nebraska Governor Shallenber-
ger and Mayor Dahlam of Omaha, a
candidate for governor, and Hitch
cock and Reed, rival aspirants for the
seat of United States Senator Burkett
| have for the time being buried the1l
differences and agreed to fight Bryan
and his county option plank in the
state convention. Unless there is
sudden turn of the tide it appears In
evitable that Mr.. Bryan will meet
defeat. The sage of Falrview, how
ever. holds one trump card in his
hand. If forced to it Mr., Bryan can
it is believed, swing the influence OF
the senatorial aspirants into line fol
county option by threatening to en-
they refuse to accede to his wish.
ter the senatorial race himself il
The populists who will meet simu
ltanlously with the democrats, but il
a separate hall, are expected to stane
by Bryan no matter what sort of pro
gram he maps out. If they stick tt
their present intention and the anti
cipated fight comes in the democratic
convention, it may result in non
fusion between the two parties,
contingency not at all to the liking o
the candidates for office in either
party.
To add to the complex situation
the socialists of the state are plan
ming this year to wage the most ag
gressive campaign they have eve
made. Certain lines of politica
action have already been determines
upon. One of these is that the Ell
forts of the socialists are to be direct
ed henceforth more to extending thu
/ organization and developing thu
membership into an effective working
force than that of missionery worl
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