Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-31
Lincoln Democrat This Time De-
termined to Paddle Own Canoe.
THOMPSON STRANDED FOR TINE
Little Giants Campaign Thunder
swiped by Man who Was Before
DOuble-CrOssed-Wi
on Option.
CFrom a staff Correspondent.l }

his PLATFORM and the BryanS had expected
w. II. Thompson to be the democratic SEN
atorial candidate to stand up for that end
of the game. In fact It Is told on the most
reliable authority that Mr.. Thompson had
agreed to this arrangement, and the plans
had been set for his public statement when
Mr.. Price jumped into the game.
To head Mr.. Price off at the outset II was
suggested to him to run for congress in the
First district against ]. A. Mcguire, who
up to this time has not formally endorsed
/ county option, but Price had In his bonnet
: the senatorial bee and no congressional sop
/ would satisfy him. So, before Thompson
/ had a chance to embrace the Bryan pro-
gram Price made his announcement. Those
who pretend to know say that c. W. Bryan
remarked that price made his announce
ment too early" These same people finish
| the statement with the addition, FOR
Thompson" For the Grand Island man,
they cay, had decided to follow the Bryan
instructions. His public announcement now,
| It Is said will be delayed until Prices plat
form appears.
Statements from prominent democrats
who are here attending the conservation
convention indicate that the democratic
convention will be hardest fought over the
county option endorsement of any ever held
by that party in Nebraska.
On the one side will be c. w. Bryan and
Tom Allen backed with orders from w. ].
Bryan. even If the presidential candidate
is not here in person, fighting for county
option endorsement, while on the other
hand the rank and file will be led by
Mayor Dahlman in opposition to the pro-
gram. Looking on will be Governor
shallenberger ready to endorse the win
ming platform.
II believe the democratic convention will
endorse county option" said Victor Wilson
Of Polk county. II understand that Mr..
Bryan is going to stump the state for it
during the month Of May and It seems to
me the party viii place county option in
the platform. / am not candidate myself,
but shall support Governor shallenberger."
Wilson's Option Plank.
Victor Wilson of Polk county has pre-
pared a plank for submission to the demo-
cratic state convention upon which Gov
ernor Shallenberger can stand.
The plank he proposes is as follows:
I'VE recognise upon the question OF
county option that the people Of each legis-
lative district, rather than the state con-
venion. have he right to instruct thier rep
resentatives in the state legislature and we
hereby pledge that the democratic nominee
for governor Will. IL elected. approve any
bill passed in aecordance with such instruc,
tions." ' -N =7~
Mr.. Wilson said he believed this plank
would be satisfactory to the county option
advocates OF the state and would not be
displeasfng to those who opposed county
option The plank was given out after Mr.
Wilson had talked with the governor and
other democrats.
"The democratic party viii stand on its
record" said Representative Graf of Cum
ing county. Mr.. Graf made no explanation
OF whether that meant the o'clock clos
ing law and no more insofar as the liquor
question Is concerned.
Several democrats said they were not
surprised at the statement of Tom Allen for
county option as they had been given to
understand he would come out for Bryan
program in due time.
One of the most prominent democrats In
the state, who has always been a close
personal and political friend of Mr.. Bryan,
but who refused to permit the use Of his
name had this to say of the democratic
platform:
THE liquor question divides families and
arrays brother against brother. 1t is the
one question upon which members OF
parties cannot agree. Because Of the in
tense feeling engendered I am satisfied
Mr.. Bryan will never be able to force q
democratic convention to endorse county
option. Mr.. Bryan has not had plain sail.
ing in the democratic conventions for some
time but 1t has taken hard work to gel
the party to endorse his ideas. That salts.
flies me that he cannot lead the party to ar
endorsement Of county option.
Fort Calhoun on old Map.
After long searching for the earliest
possible date of the location of Fort Cal.
houn and failing to find a record earlier
than the SOS, C. s. Paine of the State
Historical society stumbled onto some in.