Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-27
Nebraska
BRYAN RULES IN LANCASTER
Brother Charles Directs Steam
Roller Over His Enemies.
NOTHING DOING FOR HITCHCOCK
John Maher shut OFF and Not Al
lowed 90 Get Word In Any
Way - Morehead Disre-
ERrded in Resolutions.
Crrom a STAFF corre,rnndsntN

Nt rom StatI correspondent
LINCOLN, July 26-tspecisi THE Ian
caster county democratic convention is a
thing OF the past and demonstrated that
Bryan's favorite sayings, let the people
rule" and free speech" are all right TO
talk to the great common people about.
but are sadly out OF place In a democratic
convention when II Is necessary for the
bosses to carry the day.
Old time methods where everything was
cut and dried was in evidence. The chair
man was picked in advance and his mem
ory was mighty good when It came to the
selection of members Of the resolutions
committee and the other committees
necessary TO run the convention and 70
get the results wanted by the Bryan
crowd
When John G Maher, that valiant dem
ocratic war horse of many battles, sought
to speak before the convention against the
cut-and nd-dried resolutions prepared, the
chairman refused TO hear him. and Il was
only on frequent demands that he be
heard that the autocratc official Of the
convention consented TO let him speak,
and then II was impossible for him to be
heard because Of the bowling Of the dele
gates for him to sit down.
Roller Well oiled.
His valiant lieutenant, Tower and
Power Allen, who has been one OF the
mainstays of the democratic party of
Lancaster county in the years gone by,
demanded that the democratic principle
Of free speech be exemplified right there,
but to no avail He, too, was howled
down and the Bryan steam roller. manip-
ulated by Charlie Bryan, was run over
his prostrate body and flattened out like
a pancake.
1t was a victory for the Bryanites which
may cost them dear in the state conven-
ton. Bryan and Bryanism was rampant
at every turn. Senator Hitchcock failed
to receive an endorsement, and instead,
was given a sort of a back handed slap
in the resolutions, which commended "all
members of congress who had been loyal
to President Wilson"
The old democratic roller, in the hands
Of Brother Charlie and Brother-in-I4aw
Tom Allen, was run so outrageously fast
that many times the speed limit was left
in the distance, but It made no difference,
30 anxious were the manipulators of the
convention to carry things for the Bryan
crowd, that they cared little for anything
else and nearly forgot that Nebraska had
a democratic state administration headed
by Governor Morehead. Governor More
heads name was entirely left out OF the
resolutions, but little four-line para
graph endorsed the state administration
while nineteen lines were given to an en-
dorsement of Secretary OF State Bryan
President Wilson will have to be salts
fled with ten-line endorsement.
Bryan Everywhere.
1t was the old soldier song of Beans
for breakfast, beans for dinner beans
for supper. beans" over again, with Mr..
Bryan playing the part OF Beans.
Brother Charley Bryan heads the dele
cation 70 the state convention, with
Brother-in-Law Tom Allen we'll up in the
front row. Felix Newton, the irrepres-
sible 'steenth ward leader, is also on the
list; p. l.. Hall and some more. The list
follows:
c. w. Bryan. A. S. Tibbets, Robert Ma
lone, Felix Newton, Frederick Shepherd
%. l. Troyer, William Schroeder A. N
Anderson, John Lonam, George G. Waite,
A. Wanmer, G.. l.. Cooper, S. H. Bryan,
J. f. r: Miller, William Ritchie, C. j.
4. V. johnson, s o; Salisbury. ]. c, Nc
Reynolds, William Nicklaus f. b. Zim-
norman "A. c. Sharrick, L. B. Clark, W.
p: Barkley, T. ]. Doyle, Jacob North,
WSilliSm Kim6all. 7. s., Allen. F. F.
Richard Bjorkman, w. F. Porter r. A.
Bickford, Sterling MUTT, J. w. Outright
Paul Goss. o. w. Meier, n %. Reynolds,
T; L. Hall, f. A. Carr, L. c. Long, T e.
Glass, j. r. Farris. John Gillgan, Verne
Gibbons j. q. p. Hildebrand. F. p. Bird
sail, Dave Reitz. Harold George Robert
Chambers. H. f. Hansen c. NJ Branson,
j. j. Ledwith. H. G.. Beal John Kichline,
a. g. Maui. c. w Enyeart, w c. Piper
=; r. Emo, ]. j. Quantock, Dan Campbell
W. 3. Hester, G, c. Bickel A. A Lang.
Frank Phillips. B. c. Kenney. w. F. Dale,