Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-24
Resent Developments May Change His
Attitude Completely.
EXPOSURE ghw FACTOR IN CASE
Onus Of BARLEY Shortage Affair Con-
sidered Too Heavy.
MGRATITUDE Is TALKED ABOUT

lErom a stast corre.pondentl

tFrOm a STAIR correspondent
LINCOLN, oct. 3.-CspecialD--w j.
Eryans elastic itinerary has been stretched
out another week so that his return to
Lincoln is not expected before next Fri
day When he left Nebraska n was with
The understanding that he would return in
time 90 devote at least two weeks to telling
the voters why the democratic ticket, cspe-
cialy Mr. Hitchcock should be elected
l'or Mayor Dahlman he was to say no
word
Since his endorsement OF the Omaha
editor things have happened which may
or may not have occasloned a lengthcning
out OF the presidential candidates speech
making tour The man who defeated the
Commoner's associate editor for the demo-
crate nomination for senator has been
shown up to the public and the glarlng
defects Of his character and moral makeup
have been so great that even Mr. Bryan
may have been shocked into an uncertain
state Of mind
Be that as II may, II is impossible to get
from the Bryan camp here any statement
at this time OF the Bryan opinion OF the
Hitchcock -Bartlcy partnership Some are
OF the opinion that possibly Mr. Bryan had
some inside information OF the Hitchcock
makeup when he "stung" the Omaha
moralist with ingratitude"
Two Kinds of InErntitude.
some there are who have IN street corner
conversation compared the ingrautude OF
Bryan to Hitchcock when Senator Allen
received an appointment as United States
senator with the ingrattude shown by
Hitchcock when he repudlated a debt owed
TO man in desperate need-the man whom
he admitted in an open confession had
saved his business. Hitchcock gave vent
TO his disappointment and told of the
Bryan ingratitude as soon az he could
break into print Joseph s. hartley suf-
isrnd IN silence for many years and told
Its story only when he had been forced TO-
when Hitchcock denounced him as a black.
mailer.
WIN Mr. Bryan and the Bryan following
support q man who admitted that he had
borrowed money from Joseph S BARLEY
former state treasurer, and repudlated th'
debt because II had become Outlawed while
hartley was in prison?
That question is being asked on ever!
hand and many who are answering it hav
repudiated the Omaha editor.
At the Lincoln hotel today forme
member Of the legislature told of the tim
Mr. Hitchcock was called to Lincoln I,
appear before a delegation OF democrats
legislators In 1907 10 explain his repeate,
comment that the members who opposes
measures that he advocated were not ol
tho square
what did Hitchcock DO when the dele
cation questioned him?' was asked thi
democratic legislator.
HE squirmed and begged off" was tn
reply. "and he stopped his criticism"
Criticism Out of Place.
Members Of the 1908 democratic iegisie
ture have no reason to love the Omah
editor, and by a member Of that body IN
prediction was made that MT. Hitchcoc
need expect no support from a great ms
iority Of them
One member expressed the sentiment ths
honest men do not object seriously
criticism from an honest man, but homes
men do object to censure and villificatio
from self-confessed partner OF Joseph
Barley.