Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-11

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alton. and confined myself to the
lssues
Omaha Liquor Interests Help
AN the brewery money ! received as
secretary in ls0 Ia listed, and the name
Of the donor given In the Bryan Yolun-
teer published statement Every dollar
Of IT was raised before the Denver con-
vention, and before Shallenberger vas
nominated for governor. Every brewer
in Omaha. with. | think, one exception.
and many saloon keepers, appear in that
Bryan Volunteer book, together with
other brewers and saloon keepers
throughout the state. II. V. Hayward.
an Omaha brewer. got more members
than any one else. He solicited all told
Isl members. whose payments amounted
TO fysl0 In recognition Of his services.
he was awarded the Byran Volunteer
Tag. which he and Meyer Klein. an
Omaha liquor dealer carried through the
Denver convention.
Il noticed a number Of things in the
campaign Of 1905 which looked peculiar
to me, and some Of them have helped
explain things happening since then.
When the platform committee met |
spoke 10 Arthur F. Mullen, q member
OF the committee and told him two
things | would like to see in the plat
form. One was q plank for the election
Of precinct assessors. and the other a
plank for the initiative and referendum
He told me the platform draft prepared
In advance already Contained the initia-
tive and referendum.
Fixing the Platform.
After the committee had adjourned
l was not present at the meeting-I no.
iced the assessor plank was In. but the
Initiative and referendum plank had been
cut out. | asked Mullen why II was left
out He told me that Tom Allen and
other friends Of Mr.. Bryan didn't want
II In. later asked Allen why BRYAN
didn't want IL, and he told me such a
plank would hurt Bryan In the east, He
said. moreover. the liquor people are
treating US all right and we wanted 10
leave both the initiative and referendum
and county option out OF the platform
Shaiienberger. | remember, wanted the
initiative and referendum indorsed. ana
had a draft OF his own containing II.
But the upshot OF It was that II was Ief,
out OF the platform, which was adopted
In conformity with Mr.. Bryan's wishes
Just as II was left out of the platform
adopted earlier In the year by the state
convention that elected delegates TO the
Denver convention.
az
am not surprised that ]. ]. Dunn IL
seeking sn excuse TO attack shallenberrer.
mr. Dunn. who Is brewery attorney.
mas never forgiven Shallenberger for
signing the O'Clock law Before the law
was signed he boosted that he could han.
die 'shailenberger' and he went to Lin |
com and made the principal speech
that was made urging the governor 10
veto the law. When the governor disre- !
garded the instructions OF the brewerv
attorney and attached his name TO the |
act. he laid himself subject 10 Islander
and abuse at Dunn's hands Whenever
Dunn can find the opportunity.
Danger for Democrats.
nave learned a great many things |
IN This tight One Is that IL Ia danger |
Gus for any Nebraska democrat TO think |
Tor himself II he speaks ana acts aceord. |
ing as ne thinks. ! hope, however, that
the mudsingers will keep on with their |
work l court the closest investigation.
IL has always been my way OF doing
business, in or out OF politics, to do n !
honestly and honorably. And 80 long
as this discussion has started n hone
they will carry Il on further. 4 am IN |
mood and in possession of facts "a
tear the mask Of saintliness and reform
from the faces OF the political McNa-
maras who are making their foul accusa-
lions and Vile insinuations against hon
est men. To those who are hurting the |
NTH say. Since you have started this
personal fight, keep II up have only |
barely begun TO unburden myself. |
haven't worked faithfully and hard for
all these years without reward or hone
OF reward now to submit myself tameiy |
to character assassination without tell |
ing the truth about some things I know. |
In conclusion, say, as in the begin. |
ming. know nothing whatever OF any
brewery contributions In 1905 outside OF
what appear In the Bryan volunteer
list Like the notorious mystery Of
what became of the $4,000 sent into Ne
braska TO Tom Allen in 1904 In behalf Of
Judge Parker. when Allen was chair
man OF the state committee, and for
which Allen never accounted, the story
OF brewery money in democratic politics
must be told by some one other than
myself. &C, NJ. GRUENTHER."