Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-21
BRYAN DECLARES
AGAINST DAHLMAN
Peerless One Declines to Sup
port Democratic Nominee
for Governor
DUTY OUTRANKS FRIENDSHIP
Claims Cowboy Mayors Stand
on Liquor Question Casts
0dium on the Party
DUTY oUTRANKS FRIENDSHIP
tAssociated Press)

LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 2o.-In a
statement in which he declares the
crusade which he feels impelled to
wage against the liquor interests OF
the state and nation oVershadoWs a
personal and political friendship OF
twenty years, William j. Bryan TINS
evening announced he had bolted the
head of the Democratic state ticket IN
Nebraska and would not support James
c. Dahlman for governor.
Mr.. Bryan said he regrets that ne
is compelled to take the stand ne does
his first departure from political reg
ularity-but says he feels 1t his ddty
to do so because of the position taken
by the Democratic nominee on the
liquor question.
The statement, which in a way Is
apologetic in tone, does not indicate
that Mr.. Bryan will support the can
didate of any other party, but an
nounces he is a pronounced advocate
of county option and the early saloon
closing law, both of which, he insists
are menaced by Mr. Dahlmans candi-
dacy. The statement follows:
IT am just leaving for Missouri, and
shall be absent practically all of the
time for about month campaigning in
Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Indiana and
Illinois. After that | shall be at lib
erty to speak for Mr.. Hitchcock, the
Democratic candidate for congress, and
for the state ticket in Nebraska.
REGRETS POSITION
"In speaking for the state ticket,
however, l shall not be able to present
any arguments in favor of the election
of MIR. Dahlman. His position on the
liquor question makes that impossible.
l regret this exceedingly. for he mas
been a political and personal friend
for twenty years, and 1t would give me
pleasure to speak for him, If l could
indorse the policy for which he stands,
but ne has chosen to make the liquor
question the paramount Issue and make
his appeal on that issue.
"In spite of the fact that the last
Democratic state convention voted
down a declaration against county op-
ton by vote of 63S to 202, he says
that he will veto a county option bill
if passed, and in spite of the fact that
the state convention indorsed the
o'clock closing law by vote of 7l0 TO
1863, he announces he will sign Dill
repeating it If such bill Is passed.
ooMNTENDs COURAGE
HE is making his appeal on nom
partisan lines, with the liquor question
as the sole issue. His courage is TO
be commended. 1t is an honest way OF
making a campaign, although 1t COM
pels him to separate himself from
friends who do not agree with him
and to rely for speech making on those
Democrats and Republicans who take
his view of the subject.
"If Mr.. Dahlman is elected, 1t will be
q declaration of the voters of the state
against county option and against the
s o'clock closing law. If he Is defeat
ed it will be a declaration in favor OF
county, option and the o'clock closing
law.
I'm other words, the voters now have
an opportunity to decide whether the
state shall go backward or forward on
the liquor question.
ITO present arguments in favor OF
going backward would not only con-
tradict what l have always said on
the subject, but would embarrass me
in the fight that l expect TO make here
after to save our party from the odium
of being the representative of liquor
interests.