The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-29
BRYAN LOSES FIGHT
IN Home CONVENTION
Hitchcock Defeats Sccrctary's
Forces in Every Clash in
Nebraska.
lNpORSE SENATOR HIMSELF
Delegates Approve His OPPOSE
tion 10 President Wilson's
Reserve Board.

ro.Iupus. Sch. July 2s.--Thc Demo-
sa,.. patty Zoo Nebraska showed to-day at
fl. St,., convention in this city that II
So, no. under the domination Of William
] BRYAN.
q, 10 vote " so to i3l the BRYAN
candidate for secretary was turned down
and 90. man supported by senator g. VI.
Irt...psk WAC elected. by maJoritics lust
a. gr,,t tho questions brought vi by
cb,r,. vs.. Bryan and 7. :. Allen. broth
,r.u.rV ~ ". l. Bryan, were defeated
su.n,,cr they happened to clash with
tho UtcH,pck interests.
r., u- nsht ~ the campaign leading
no 70. Inc convention was upon the matter
NJ al uiur.em.ut 10y the convention Of
tho battles which Senator Hitchcock has
v.s.d telirst the banking bill and the
..-aruI,tIuu OF Thomas Jones to- the
..,.iup board Mi Bryan took Mr..
iir.n,u,k's actions along those lines as a
slap e. himself and the Administration
anu attempted to- punish the senator by
U..r. his home Democrats pass u vote ot
,,.sur, uu tine state convention. Failing
20 s,eur, tho passage Of u resolution ccn-
.u.u- Hitchcock. the RryauS desired to
p-e.cnt " tchcuck's name from being in
ciu1.d among those supported ia the reSo-
ut.ous which were to he passed by the
convention.
d. nru'r to- carry out this programme
the RrypnS attempted TO secure control OF
The committee Of resolutions. and the first
'tst of strength came on the question OF
he personnel OF this committee. The
result was defeat of the motion made
BY T. : Allen. and the chairman OF
the cuuN euton, a Hitchcock man. was en-
powered to pame the chairman OF this
COMMITTEES
When IN. question or secretary OF
the state committee was before the con-
,en,ior Spraguc, the Hitchcock caudi-
dat defeated l<rcmblc. the Bryan candi-
cate. D. a Not. OF $40 To 43l.
IfScoLN. Neb.. July 2S-Taft and
Roosevelt Republicans OF Nebraska
agreed - bury the past and work
together IN the future in the Republican
state couveltion to-day.
Chairman King emphasized the neces.
,ty ot forgetting the errors OF thu
chicago convention and declared that the
an and file were more concerned about
fr, errors of the Democratic party. The
platform condemned the Democrat,
Adwi .stratiou for repeated violation,
Of p,-hted faith with the people" in
.uNfE 600 this the tariff law and tn,
proposed treaty with Colombia.
T., convention almost broke up in
fou when the committee offered plaut
eliminating the nomination OF state can
U.Ii''S ny ulrcCt primary AFTER
vigorous debate 1t was ovcrwhelmir gls
defeated.
Tho state Progressive party mustered
third as many delegates as did the
GCpublicans It declared for uationa
Hr'tbitioN after q short debate. The
PLATFORM denounced the Colombian treaty
dstared for tariff aud trade commission:
To short ballot. woman suffrage and the
reoa ~ elective officers and judicial
iec.s pus
.D NEBR ASkA
r.. ..purt NJ the committee on rcso.
lI..lns Nss IN de just after midnight
~ Hlu been furocast.d by IN" earlier
action ~ 'hc convention. the resolutions
Ht'u, Endorsed senator Hitchcock
President wilson was glowingly com
m.Hd'I and Secretary Bryan was re
r,ub'r,l bon cudearing terms.
lnasmucn as the Hitchcock forces mad,
=, hight Whntever to prevent an in
dor.'Wcut OF bryan. while the lattcr''
b-ol.r and friends did their utmost t.
prevent the Hitchcock Endorsement, The
1c'ou OF IN" convention is taken ms .
T,ar victory for the Senator over
secretary BRYAN.