The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-28
j BRYAN ! Is RIGHT
But Vas Defeated IN Nebraska DENT
cratic State Campaign.
WANTED LOCAL OPTION

WANTED LOCAL OPTION
But the Convention Voted 1t Down
4, and stood Pat on the Liquor Ques'
t,oa,-aThey Feared Bryan's Speech
81 and Attempted ito Guy Him But
Failed.
~ The Democratic State Convention
Z Of Nebraska met at Grand Island on
Tuesday. Amid a tumult of cheers
from the former followers Of w. Jen-
nags Bryan, permanens Chairman
Smyth Of the Democratic platform
committee, read the result of a test
vote of the gathering, which practi-
cally took from Mr.. Bryan the Dem
ocratic leadership OF Nebraska
which he has sustained for fourteen
years.
The vote came on motion made
! by Congressman: G. NJ Hitchcock. a
candidate for the Senatorial nomina-
ton; which in effect was to elimi-
&3pate thea Introduction Of. platform
planks with accompanying speech
es, unless submitted as a section 6, OF
H - I.
the majority or minority report OF
the committee on resolutions: Mr..
Bryan, seated as a member of the
Lancaster County, delegation, was on
his feet Immediately with q protest !:s !
and offered an amendment that
! would modify that intent of the or
iginal motion. The Bryan adherents
denounced the Hitchcock motion as
"gag rule and their opponents de;
.cclared that Individual rule" must
not prevail. Chairman Smyth or;
5dered q roll call on the amendmer t.
: when .two-thirds had been called,
opponents Of Mr.. Bryan. realized
that he was defeated and a wave. OF
cheers that drowned the roll call
began.
II AS Chairman Smyth read the re-
suit. 43s against Mr.. Bryan's amend
iment to ss4 in favor Of it, the dele
gates sounded fresh volume OF
cheers that seemed to Indicate their
relief from the uncertainty that had
4 existed as to the strength which MI.
Bryan might develop in, the Conven-
:tion.
The, original motio1 of Mr. Hitch
cock was then adopted. =:
The action OF the Convention prac-
ticaliy prohibits any speech from Mr..
Bryan unless, as member OF the
resolutions committee, he should
speak on one Of the planks offered
by the committee to the Convention.
+, The plank in dispute was.
eve heartily approve Of the day
light saloon law and we commend
the courageous action Of Governor
Shallenberger in approving it."
The plank was adopted by vote
of TO to 1853.
It was then announced that two
minority reports would be submitted
ose by w. j. Bryan and the other
by H. B. Fleharty.
That of MI. Bryan read:
1--WE. favor county option as the
best method of dealing with the H.
-quor question"
Z That of Mr.. Fleharty was:
'We favor local option as now
provided for by law, but are oppos-
ed to county option.
The majority plank on the liquor
question, favored by FIVE OF the sew
en- members then was read as fol-
lows:
I'VE are opposed to making coun'
e ty option or any other plan for the
regulation of the liquor traffic
question OF party creed. We srani
for and insist upon strict endorse
ment Of our present laws and be-
lieye that any further changes II
our lluuor legislation should be de-
eided by direct vote Of the people
and that the cause of good govern
ment and public morals will be bet
ter served in that way than by dl
yiding the people into hostile fac
tions on purely moral issues.
Speeches were made by the spon
sors of the planks, and the Conven
ton then settled down to the fina
battle.
:Mr. Bryan. speaking from the
platform in behalf Of the minorit!
plank presented by him. was greet
ed by shoots of applause and wa:
listened to in silence. He said II
part:
IF have advocated that which i:
not good for the State. let me fee
not for the good Of the Democrall'
party. do not ask your mercy. Wht
less than l, could desire to disrup
the Democratic party. Am l no
aware what a resolution at You
hands will mean to me?
1T has been said that am max
im> this fight because am not
candidate. Nothing could be more
untrue
Mr.. Bryan here referred to the po
litical battles he had waged and de