Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-20
STATE DENIS MEETING TODAY
Gather at Lincoln to Consider Future
Welfare of Party.
NOT FRIENDLY TO THOMPSON
Political COmpeers Change Their
Attitude Towards Him a. Chair
man of state Convention and
select sprague.
CFrom a Staff Correspondents !

LINCOLN, June fD.--(Special) 1.-THE
state committee OF the democratic party
will meet in Lincoln tomorrow afternoon
to consider ways and means to save the
party from defeat and bury some OF the
political butcher knives which have been
in evidence during the last month or so.
Indications point TO a very interesting
session and II is probable that the slate
fixed up to keep the present officers Of
the state committee in power may not go
through, nor may there be votes enough
to carry the state convention to Hastings
as planned. There is plenty Of strength
being shown that Columbus may capture
the convention In spite Of the Hastings
crowd
In commenting on the meeting Colonel
John G. Maher, democratic candidate for
the nomination for governor expresses
the belief that the bosses will not be able
to pull the slate through and says.
Some days ago l asked w. II. Thomp.
son TO state why he appointed Il. e.
state committee and to state who recon-
mended Kemble, also asked Kemble 70
state how he voted in the fall of 1910 and
he did not support the deocratic ticket
curing those years.
Not Friendly to Thompson.
The democrats of Nebraska do not feel
any too friendly to Mr. Thompson since
he Violated his agreement with the friends
Of John g. Byrnes Of Columbus at Grand
Island. 1t was agreed between these men
that Thompson was 10 be named chair
man Of the state convention, and he
would not enter the race for chairman OF
the democratic state committee; but after
the pte-biters and Charley Bryan reached
Grand Island pressure was brought TO
bear and he broke his word and entered
the race, and through the influence OF
the promise of patronage Byrnes was de-
feated and Thompson elected. Since that
time II has been a notorious fact, no mat
ter how loyal and true a democrat might
be, he could not hope to secure the en-
dorsement OF the chairman until after the
shaiTman consulted Charley BrySn THIS
In many places and his selection of KEN
BILE will be repudiated by the committee,
and Albert p. Sprague OF York. II ne will
accept 1t, will be selected, and tho con-
vention will be sent to Columbus, Neb., rs
compliment to Mr.. Byrnes and to that
rock-ribbed democratic county of Platte,
some Getting Tired.
The democrats OF Nebraska are getting
tired of dealing with men who will not
live up to their pledges and promises and
who will break their word with impunity.
Years ago this was done frequently, but
the voters. are educated and well read,
and they will not stand for deception and
double-dealing They will demand frank
ness and they will insist that politicians
must keep their word and carry out their
pledges and their promises and obey the
| instructions of the oyters, just as the
| business world demands that men must
keep their word and live up to their
| pledges and their promises
The populists will also hold a meeting
! of their state committee and the impor-
tant question for them to decide is as
to the propriety of keeping up the farce
Of al rtaf fnfn ha cfafa mia o,,xy
longer 1t is said that Chairman ]. II.