The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-25
Leaders Disagree Over Liquor
Question and the Former
Presidential Candidate Is
Fighting Former Friends.
MANY CANDIDATES ARE
OUT AFTER THE OFFICES
Talk Of Capital Removal is De-
nounCed as Scheme TO Pun
iSh Lincoln for Enforcing
the Prohibition Laws,
METCALFE SEEKING T0GA

"RAND ISLAND, Neb.. July "a
IL Democrats Of Nebraska will hold
their platform convention I'm this
city Tuesday and ~ promises TO be Of
ErrHtrr Interest than any gathering Of
Hhr Kind held In this state for many
years Thnf there VIII he n contest 80
secure n county option plank I'm the
Platform T. admitted by every leader
In the Democratic state organization.
Add thnt contest will he enrried he
tWccu leaders who heretofore have
HE''ccd tn every way on ,vhnt Demo
cratic platforms should contain.
william J. Bryan. for the first time
Eince Dor" took mp THE leadership Of the
l'rni"cratic party. viii DE opposed by
dorrucr associates within his own state
TIE fiEht for and against county op-
Al"u bias become an open one.
hr. Bryan md his friends are active
iN cnEared To- un attempt 60 secure n
county option plank. while Congress
nan iiitrlcocs n Omaha and Mayor
james e.. Unhlmau. cleo 81 that CITY.
Furuortcd by Governor ShaI1enberrcr
ere equally active ln an effort TO Sc
SW" o. declaration against such plan.
Local Option Issue.
- situation is considered an IN
UeuIl one because the men who "a
present are most active in opposing Mr..
Bryan were formerly his strongest sup
pnrtcre. This condition. considered
Win The fact that Lhe campaign for
tnc selection % a state ticket and the
rccummt nding OF "a candidate FOR Unit
% state senator. has taken on many
different angles. has given irnpetus a.
tnn political EtruEglc in Nebraska sell
com n ever before Witnessed
Congressman Hitchcock has been FOR
EcFcf. months an avowcd cundfdafe
Tor United states senator and has been
organizing his forces throughout the
state with view TO securing tre ~rfr,-
port ot the rank and file Of his party
iie has stated his position as being
opposed 10 county option until the peo-
pIe or the state. under an Initiative and
referendum law. shall declare speci-
fic1lly for a.
There is little doubt that the anti
county option men will present such
q plank and that 90 viii bc heartily
opposed by Mr.. Bryan and his friends
place on the resolutions cornrnfffco
when he attended state conventions
and hts policies have always urcvaiIed
IN the writings Of platforms. That he
viii be accorded the same courtesy
or appointment az Tuesday, convention
- gcncrclly admitted. although Id IL
Relieved there viii De an ovcrwhc1rn-
Ing majority opposed Co him on the
question OF county option.
To is now apparent that he viii car
- the fight 20 the floor OF the CON
vcntion and there make a plea Tor n
straight county option plank Six hun
drcd % the 500 delegate TO fho con-
Tcution are either instructed or arc
known TO be opposed 90 such a plank
end extreme interest ccnters on what
effect Dir. Eryan's speech on the CON
Nention floor will have on the major
ity.
Mctcnife Wants 90 Go.
Richard T.. Mctcalfc. associated with
Mr. Bryan iu the publication Of the lat I
tContiaued ON Page Thrce.D