Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-09
HARTMAN BURNS HARRINGTON
HOldrege Democratic Candidate Re-
plies to 0Nein Mans Letter.
STATE COMMITTEE TO JUDGE
Bitter Words Come from HoIdrege
Man, who Asks why Harrington
Left County Option Ranks
So Suddenly.
tFrom a Staff correspondent)


LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. S.-(Special.)-
Clarence e. Harman of Holdrege, candi-
date for the democratic and populist nomi-
nation for railroad commissioner, was in
the city today and while here gave out
statement in reply to the letter written
several days ago by Mike Harrington in
which the O'Neill man charges that his
party fellow is tool of the railroads In
the present primary campaign. Mr.. Har-
man says:
believing that had a right to ask for
the nomination as railway commissioner
without asking the permission Of M. F.
Harrington, Arthur f. Mullen and the rest
Of the self-constituted crowd Of slate
makers Of the democratic party, I filed for
this nomination and as a result have
met with an unwarranted assault by their
chief quill driver, NJ. F. Harrington.
1T live in republican city, county and
congressional district. have without any
hope of reward given a great deal OF my
time and what little financial assistance
could afford TO help the democratic party
In my city, county, congressional district
and state. 1 have done this ever since
I became voter. / did not do this In
order to keep any member Of my family
in office, as my friend Harrington has
cratic party I may have been presump-
tious to have dared to run as a candidate
without first obtaining the consent Of the
Harrington, Mullen. Furse political com
bination, but 1 did file without consulting
them, and 1 now find that 1 am not only
being assaulted, but my dead friend and
neghbor, William II. Cowgirl, must be
maligned and traduced by this crowd of
political assassins. Mr.. Harrington has
accused me OF being tool of the rail-
roads, that l have in the past accepted
and distributed passes for the Union Pa
cific railroad; that 1 have paid out money
for the Union Pacific, TO help elect Mr..
Cowgirl railway commissioner; that I at
Fremont, in a way, admitted some or all
of these accusations.
Let Committee Decide.
IT will make this proposition TO Mr..
Harrington: II he can prove to the sat
isfaction of the democratic and populist
state central committees that / have ever
accepted or distributed any pass, passes or
money for the Union Pacific railroad or
any other railroad, or even in any manner
or form helped to elect any candidate of
any railroad, then 1 will withdraw from
the ticket. II Mr. Harrington's charges are
true he can prove them before primary day.
1 will go farther II Mr.. Harrington, or
any one else can show that l ever used
pass on any railroad at any time l will
withdraw from the ticket. Would you, Mr..
Harrington, IL you we're running for office,
make the same proposition? Would YOU Mr..
Harrington, II you were running for office,
dare let It be known why you suddenly be-
came converted from an ardent champion
OF county option TO an anti-county option
ist including the task of making a coarse
attack on Mr.. Bryan at the Grand Island
convention? You say that there are two
things for me to do. either sue you for
libel and thereby give you a chance TO
prove your charges against me or withdraw
from the ticket. Mr.. Harrington. you are
an attorney, you have so worded your
charge that you know 1t is not nbelous,
and that 1 would have no standing in any
court on a suit against you for libel.
have consulted Mr.. Bernard McNeny of
Red Cloud, Neb, whom l have selected as
my attorney and consulted relative to start
ing this suit you proposed and he has ad-
vised me that the article is not libeious
and that could not maintain a case
against you in court OF law. l will agree
10 let the democratic state central commit
tee be the court. Prove your charges before
this committee and will withdraw.
Wants Decent Treatment
II am entitled TO at least decent treat
ment, and l propose TO appeal for that
treatment TO the members OF the demo-
Continued on Second Page)