Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-18
Nebraska
PRINCE CHARLIE STAYS OUT
Brother of Secretary Will Not Run
for office of Governor
HANDS REACT1ONARIEs A FEW
says Hitchcock Organ in Omaha
Allowing It's Columns TO he Used
for Detriment OF the Demo
cratic Party.

(From Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, July 17.-(Special Aelegram)
Accusing reactlonary democrats OF try
ing to disrupt the democratic party and
gain control OF the state convention, en-
dorsing the administration of President
Wilson, but Forgetting TO mention Gov
ernor Morehead Of the state administra-
ton. Charles W. Bryan this afternoon
issued the following:
II will not te a candidate for the DEM
ocratic gubernatorial nomination in the
coming primaries, / do not believe my
candidacy is necessary to give the pro-
gressive democrats of the state a candi-
date.
I'm my judgment the democratic state
and congressional tickets in this state can
be elected this fall If no mistake is made
in the state convention and the primary
Nebraska is a progressive state. The ma
iority Of the voters of Nebraska are in
favor of progressive legislation. and they
understand what the real meaning of the
term is. The national democracy under
the leadership of President Wilson has
made record that every real democrat
s proud Of and a record that meets with
the approval Of q great many voters Of
all other parties.
DepIOreS Fight on Thompson.
The effort which is being made by an
element of the democratic party that has
not bsen giving President Wilson the en-
thusiastic support to which he is en-
titled, to prevent the reelection of State
Chairman Thompson and the election of a
progressive secretary and state commit
tee is unfortunate and is not likely to
succeed.
Il have no doubt of the reelection OF
Chairman Thompson and of an organiza-
tion that will work in harmony with him.
In order for the party to maintain the
confidence of the voters in its sincerity
1t is necessary to have the prrty led and
differed by men who are not only in
complete accord with President Wilson's
efforts, but il is also necessary to select
as candidates and to select as officers Of
the party organization men who typify
what the president stands for and whose
conduct of the campaign will be an as
suIance to the people that the high moral
standard which the national administra-
ton has set will not be lowered.
Ronsts Hitchcock Paper.
The predictions in some quarters that
there would be a bitter contest in the
democratic state convention / feel (as
Mark Twain once saidabout the reports
ofhisdeath) are exaggerated The World
Herald in its issue ofthe 18th contains
athree column attack upon me andclaims
in the course that l am endeavoring to
prevent Reimbursement by the democratic
state convention of Senator Hitchcock.
While / have taken no action on such
course, | can understand why the writer
of this article might have some uneasi-
ness regarding the sentiment ofthe demo-
Gratis on the matter referred to above. L
cannot help but feel that the World
Herald would beof more service in bring
ing about the success Of the party ticket
II it did not borrow trouble and If It did
rot permit its columns to be used so
Ii orally by men claiming to be democrats
fcrattaCEing democrats and endeavoring
T. create friction in the party ranks.
ho-e and believe that the outcome of
(, p convention at Columbus will be salts
81 ctory to the democracy of the state
aad that we will enter the campaign
" Oh every prospect of success"