The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-09-22
Harirqto Bolts Ticket.


man of the last Nebraska state demo.
cratic convention will not vote for
Clarence E. Hartman the democratic
nominee for railway commissioner
Mr.. Harrington passed through Nor.
folk Saturday morning and announc-
ed his intention to bolt Hartman.
Concerning Harmans candidacy Mr.
Harrington said:
The nomination of Mr.. Hartman was
brought about by joint influences.
las | pointed out in an interview
before the primaries, the opposition to
him was divided. There were three
other candidates. These three candi.
dates in the aggregate received about
twice as many votes as did Mr.. Har.
man, but nevertheless he had a plu.
rality. The votes thus cast against
him shows that even in a contest
where the democratic primary vote
was light, that the democratic voters
are sound at heart and that they were
only defeated because divided.
2.-The position given to Mr.. Har-
man on the primary ballot was to his
advantage.
3.-He and the railroads, who were
=
and thousands of personal letters stir.
red up certain amount of sympathy
for him on the alleged ground that he
was being abused. This is always the
claim of corporation heelers whose
records will not bear investigation. To
let the public know the truth Is always
treated as abusive by the special in.
terests. In addition to this, in the let
tiers were enclosed copies Of Mr.. Har.
mans statement offering to clear him.
self of being railroad january, IL
given chance to do so, before the
state committee. OF course, the state
committee has no authority to sub
poena witnesses and very few citizens
care to mix up in an affair of this kind
voluntarily. The only place where the
truth could be learned was in court
of justice. But in the short time that
lapsed before the primary, the ordi.
nary voter did not always get to I'm.
derstand the situation.
4.-The railroads and the most i'm.
portant liquor interests combined to
nominate Mr.. Hartman. 1t was urged
by them that his principal opponent
was w. ]. Furse, who was appointed
to fill the railway commissionership
vacancy by Mr.. Shallenberger and who
had been Shallenberger'S private sec.
rotary. The liquor interest, unfriendly
to Shallenberger, were urged to take
shot at Furse" in order to get even
with Shallenberger. An analysis of
the vote will show that wherever a
good vote was given Mr.. Dahlman in
the primary last year that like vote
was given Mr.. Hartman in the prima.
ries this year
There is little or no choice between
the two candidates. For myself,
shall not vote for either of them, al.
though, no doubt, one or the other
will be elected.
Is for Harmony.
On national politics Mr.. Harrington
said:
Some persons are inclined to force
Mr.. Bryan into championing the cause
of Gov. Wilson. l don't think this is
wise or fair to Mr.. Bryan. This sup
port will be urged in certain quarters
against Gov. Wilson. Then in view of
the fact that so many of those who
may be candidates for president have
supported Mr.. Bryan in the past, it Is
hardly fair to ask him, at this early
day at least, to make choice between
them, so long as there are several can
| dldateS VINO are not under the ln1u'
ence of the special interests. AS one
of the aggressive Wilson democrats
of the state, I am in favor of making
Bryan one of the four delegates at
large without binding him in the least
to any particular candidate. When
the democrats have spoken in the pri'
maries of Nebraska it will be easy
then for Mr.. Bryan to say that, as a
delegate, he will respect the wishes OF
those electing him.
While the corporation element in
the party in Nebraska are still bitterly
hostile to Mr.. Bryan, there is no cause
for any differences among the rest OF
us any longer. The only difference
that has ever arisen has been on the
question of county option. That Is a
minor matter and Is now entirely out
Of the way and should not even be
limited at as a party test by any dem
ocrat who does not desire to serve
corporate interests. Those OF US who
are opposed to corporate control OF
our politics should stand together and