Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-21
Nebraska
GOSSIP AMONG DEMOCRATS
Some of Them Think Bryan is Tired
Of Oregon Plan.
WOULD NOT WEEP IF LAW FELL
Ambitions OF Governor ShaIlsnberEsr
said by Them to Have Keen
Really Toward seat in
the Senate
tFrom a staff correspondent.l

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to democratic authority, IL Is Mr.. Bryan's
Oregon Short line to the senate that's
hurting a good many of the democrats,
especially Mr.. Bryan and Governor Shall
le%nberger.
II it we're not for that law Governor
Shallenberger would have long ago an
nounced himself as a candidate for ~re-elec-
ton. fought for the job and then, II sue
c~essful, tried for the senate before the leg
islature-if democratic!
His slate would have been F. w. Brown
Of Lincoln for lieutenant governor, provid-
ing he could secure the consent Of the for
mer mayor of Lincoln to get into the COM
vination. Then, with friends of Brown. he
could have worked--with a democratic les.
islature--hls own election to the senate and
Brown would be governor.
II II were not for his oregon plan OF
selecting senators Mr.. Bryan could go be-
fore a democratic legislature without EN-.
barrassment and without having to run the
chance of another defeat at a popular cleo
ton.
So Governor shallenberger is anxious to
get rid Of the oregon plan. and there Is
little doubt but what Mr.. Bryan Is not un-
willing, Many democrats are talking of a
contemplated attack on the law by the re-
publioans. 1t has been rumored around the
state house, but the rumors all come from
democratic sources. In fact, Edgar Howard
brought the message to Lincoln that he
knew for a certainty that the republicans
intended to start the suit.
Moral support Likely.
So If any one does start such a suit he
will have the Endorsement of several would
be candidates for the senate before a demo
cratic legislature, though the Endorsement
and encouragement will not be given pub
licly.
The enactment Of the Oregon plan of
voting on United States senators at the
general election was at the earnest ~solicita-
ton OF Mr.. Bryan. and in the days when
the bill was pending the democrats hoped
that at the general election there would
be several republican candidates and only
ono democratic candidate. This is evidenced
by the fact hat Arthur Mullen and other
advisers Of the governor and the admins
tration hold that the primary law expressly
eXempts the nomination OF senators at the
coming primary. Incidentally, the attorney
general holds the same day, but Secretary
Of State Junkin accepted the filing of c. o.
Whedon for the republican nomination, so
there will be candidates nominated at tho
primary unless the matter is taken into
the courts.
Such a move would materially aid the
governor in his ambitions and 1t would
also save Mr.. Bryan some embarrassment,
However, Governor Shallenberger has
other things to worry him at this time.
THAI county option program promulgated
by Mr.. Bryan gives all the governors APP
pointees the creeps. They feel that the
presidential candidate will not lay down
this time, but will insist that some demo-
crat must run for governor on his plat
FORM,
The governor so FAR has failed to get on
the platform and his friends realize that
he will be the one to lose votes should
]. E.. Miller or G. w. Berge or Victor
Wilson get into the running on the county
option platform. An Omaha attorney who
keeps well posted on politics said II Bryan
were to select a candidate to run on his
platform thai candidate would defeat both
Dahlman and Shallenberger at the pri-
mary, Others believe 1t would mean the
nomination OF Dahlman.
Tasse Now I'm Jail.
Ellie Tasse. who yesterday carried around
a subscription paper collecting money to
get to relatives in another state, rounded
up last night in the city Jail, charged with
being trunk. T8sse had taken a portion
Of the money good people had given him
and with it hiked to Havelock or some
friendly port and soaked UP sufficient
booze to make himself a fit subject for
the police. t,