Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-18
Mr.. HARRINGTON ON HARTMAN
Holt County Leader Renews Charges
Against Democratic Nominee.
CALLS HIM CORPORATION MAN
Proposes Plan for 1912 Which He
Thinks win Bring Bryan and
Harmony and wilson TO



NJ. F. Harrington Of osNen returus to
his attack on Clarence Z. Harmon, the
democratic candidate for railway COM
missioner in this ter sThs Bee;
oNEIL Neb.. sept. .ib '1sl1
Since the primary returns declared
Clarence E Harman TO be the democratic
nominee for railway commissioner, have
had a multitude Of requests for public
sta.<ment Of my attitude upon his candi-
dacy These have been personal inquiries,
newspaper suggestions, letters and even
kilograms. That the opinion Of private
citizen, who has never been candidate
for office and seeks none, should be thus
called for can only be explained upon the
ground that some of the public at least
have an intense interest in the election of
man for railway commissioner who
will serve the people and not the rail-
roads.
What Nominated Harman.
The nomination OF Mr.. Harman was
brought about by Joint influences;
/ AS 1 pointed out in an interview be-
fore the primaries the opposition to him
was divided. There were three other can
didates. These three candidates in the
aggregate received about twice as many
votes as Mr.. Harman, but nevertheless
he had a plurality The votes thus cast
against him show 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 opposition given to Mr.. Harman
on the primary ballot was TO his advan-
tage.
8 He and the railroads. who were be-
hind him, by newspaper advertising and
thousands Of personal letters. stirred up
a certain amount of sympathy for him on
| the alleged ground that he was being
abused. This is always the claim of cor
poration heelers whose records will not
bear investigation. To let the public
know the truth is always treated as
abusive by the special interests. In addi-
tion TO this in the letters were enclosed
copies of Mr. Harman's statement offer
ing TO clear himself of being a railroad
! january If given a chance 10 do so be-
fore the state committee. OF course, the
state committee has no authority Ia
subpoena witnesses and very few cit-
zens care TO mix up in an affair of this
kind voluntarily The only place where
the truth could be learned was in a court
| of justice. But in the short time that
lapsed before the primary the ordinary
voter did not always get to understand
this situation
DahIman and Hnrman Coupled.
The railroads and the most important
liquor interests combined to nominate
Mr. Harman. It was urged by them thai
his principal opponent was W. ]. Furse
who was appointed to fill the railway
commlssionership vacancy by Mr.. Shall
enberger and who had been Shallen
berger's private secretary. The liquor in
terests. unfriendly 10 shallenberger. wer,
urged TO take a shot al Furse" in orde
TO get even with Shallenberger. Al
analysis OF the vote will show that wher
ever a good vote was given Mr. Dahl
man in the primary last year that ligh
vote was given Mr. Hartman in the pri
maries this year.
The democratic party is not entitled {,
an existence unless il Is 20 be the cham
pion of the peoples rights. Up TO thi
time the great special Interests have beel
camped within the republican party. The.
nov figure that the democrats ar,
headed in" for Washington. and the!
are unusually active in endeavoring I,
secure power and control within the dem
ocratic party. Their plan VIII be 4
divide the people and by division conquer
willing 90 Prove IA.
The offer which / made before the pri
mary 70 prove in a court Of Justice tha
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