Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-20
MIKE HARRINGTON IN LEAD
Take Action to Prevent Defeat Of
Bryan in Primaries.
HARMON MUST NOT WIN"
Friends Of Peerless Leader Say
Forces Must Not Be Divided.
.DIcINE MIXING GALORE
Hold Lovefeast at which All Go
Armed and Bowie KNIVES
Are In Evidence. .=
CFrom a staft correspOndent.)

CFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Neb.. March ls.-(specis'
Telegram)-The democratic steam roller
was in active operation today, with Mike
Harrington in charge as engineer. The
persons who felt the crushing effect Of
the machine were the Champ Clark fol-
lowing and Arthur Mullen. the Clark
manager in this state. the most sought
after victims. II started operation In the
morning when the Wilson league met
and adopted resolutions declaring II the
sense Of the league that the Nebraska
delegation to the Baltimore convention
be bound by the unit rule and that the
total preference vote In the state, with
out regard to the result in any district
be the guide for the delegates. The
league also declared its opposition to
dividing the delegation with Clark.
"Progre.sivesr Meet.
Later In the day when the progressive"
democrats met at the Lincoln hotel the
same steam roller was there with the
same engineer in charge, and he had the
machine under good control at all times.
though some OF the victims sdulrmed con-
siderably. The meeting. which was at
tended by about 900. was called to order
by T. 8. Allen, with n. J. Ludl OF wahoo
actin gas secretary. Before the meeting
Lee Herdman. Tom Allen and Arthur
Mullen had an animated conversation in
the rear of the room. lust previously
Charles w BRYAN and Arthur Mullen
h.a an animated ioipt dehatc In which
pr,.r .ccu.sd MnlIen a, acting in bad
,at,s o. nn.h,ng ,ha crsrk campairn
..s,ss ua,,sn ,'I.oron.,y dsn,sd
h ~ =,
n a"ns s'a''1u ."'s -, a,
tef'hg reso'u.'oh "iieh leN,s'o -,
the controversy pet"eeh SafA anu
son II was possible the harinoR tea0
uonarles' might gel piuranV IN u"e
state, and that 10 assure victory Was
the sense Of the meeting that four OF the
sixteen delegates 70 the eonyentlon vote
for Clark aud twelya- for Wilson.
The deIegathea we're to be thus appor-
toned on condition that Ciafks name
be withdrawn from the preference ballot.
II was around this resolution that the
Of Crete spoke In its favor and Mike
Harrington and Pat McKflup leading the
onpos,tlon. that Clarks name be with
drawn from the primary ballot.
Arthur Mullen announced he could not
aecen, the conditions hui after payinr
a warm cutoev to Clark and saving he
was the real war horse az democracy who
had always stood by the ticket ana helped
the marty. dropped the hint that with the
ala of former senator pettIgrew Of South
Dakota. an arrangement was In process
monious action and save Bryan from a
possible defeat in the state BY the cleo
tion OF a Harmon delegation.
The meeting. under the leadership Of
Harrington, was in no mood for such
Indefinite compromises. Hanks finally
withdrew his motion. and one offered by
Jacob Wilson Of stromsburg was adopted.
This recited that the rival candidates
Of Wilson and CLARK. which were expected
to draw support from the same faction
OF the party was endangering thes uecess
OF the "progressives cause and that
II Ciarks name were ~lthdra~n rom
the primary paiiot the aeiesauoh was
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m ~. d,scuss,or hv anno,,rc,ng ,hs, he
had no au,bor,,v 40 withdraw The nam.
Of CLARK but that must be done by
clark himself IL At ali.
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rrha rasoIy,,on w.s fnaIIv nas.ad nv
an ov.rubeIr,,ng ov,. az was aIsa one
,ba, the dsIeg.,Ion to The rational CON-
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