Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-27
PARTY men MEET |
OVER NEBRASKA,
ISSUES OUTLINED
Delegates of Both Creeds Hold
Final County Conventions Be-
fore State Sessions.
REPUBLICANS JOIN FOR FRAY
Reunited Front Presented Wherever
Gatherings Are Held Through
out the State.
DEMOCRATS STILL IN TURMOIL
Personal Ambitions of Leaders
Cause Serious Break in Ranks
in Many Places.
LANCASTER RULED BY BRYAN
Resolution of Maher for Hitchcock
Not Considered.
THOMPSON WILL BE CHAIRMAN
LANCASTER RULED BY BRYAN
Resolution of Maher for Hitchcock
Not Considered.
THOMPSON WILL BE CHAIRMAN
Sentiment for Him strongly EK-
pressed by County After County,
While Bryan - Generally
EndOrsed by Democrats.

Republicans will present the old
time fighting spirit when the state
convention meets in Lincoln, July
2S, to prepare a state platform for
the fall campaign.
Reports from county conventions
held over Nebraska during the last
week. winding up Saturday with a
number of the leading county gath
erings. all indicate that amity pre-
walls and that the delegates that
have been selected to go to Lincoln
will find in the attitude of the pres
ent national administration a COM
mon ground on which to base their
resolutions.
In no instance have convention reports
from the republican side shown a dispo-
sition to differ. Lancaster republicans
held harmonious session a week ago.
and Douglas county did likewise.
Johnson county republicans Saturday
fairly well represented the tone OF all the
meetings in republican ranks when they
pointed TO the achievements of the party
and found In the Wilson administration
cause to distrust the democratic policies.
Meetings held yesterday in Dodge. Boone.
Lincoln and Phelps counties all empha-
sized these sentiments.
Different with Democrats.
Democrats In Nebraska admittedly are
facing critical situation and the
various resolutions that were adopted
yesterday an the windup OF the county
gatherings to select delegates to the CO.
lumbus meeting indicated that there will
be mill OF no mean proportions when
the braves mobolize next Tuesday.
! number OF the larger counties spoke
for Nebraska democracy Saturday in no
uncertain tones for President Wilson, for
! Secretary Bryan and for w. II. Thomp-
son OF Grand Island. chairman OF the
state committee.
There was no general and widespread
disposition on the part OF the rank and
file, however, to endorse their United
| States senator, though Senator Hitchcock
was included in a number of counties in
a blanket endorsement OF all the Nebraska
delegation in Washington and the head
of the state administration.
Hitchcock sliGhted.
! In a numhAF or places there was a dip
position TO slight the senator from Ne
/ DFdhhds 1OTk county COH-
vention was in a deadlock for several
hours on the question and settled It only
by a resolution endorsing everybody.
Lancaster did not do this much. En-
gineered by Charles w. Bryan. who has
already been accused by Senator Hitch
cocks newspaper of trying 10 prevent a
Hitchcock endorsement at Columbus, the
convention in the capital city blocked
e. Hitchcock resolution and did not let
liz come to the floor aC all, but as a
concession put few Hitchcock men on
the delegation.
Hall county, home OF w. II. Thompson.
felicitated Senator Hitchcock along with
the Nebraska delegation and Douglas
county. home OF Senator Hitchcock, In
structed for Thompson. II is quite plain
how the land lies as between these two.
Just how far the Hitchcock Bryan feud
viii be carried at Columbus is not plain
ly indicated by the convention meetings.
The rank and file Of the democratic
party has gotten tired of the long drouth
on the pie counter and Is demanding
reward.
Me for the spols" as shouted over
the footlights by DOC" Tanner to the
Douglas county convention Of democrats
last night evidently expressed the views
Of a host OF democrats and they rather
Indicate they would be willing to endorse
everybody and anything 80 long as a