Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-24
Nebraska
DEMOCRATS FAIL
TO GET TOGETHER
Anti-Bryan Wing Resents Attempt
of Followers of Peerless Leader
to Dominate the Meeting.
DIR. P. L. HALL REFUSES TO RUN
CFrom a staff Correspondent

NkrOm Statt correspondent
LINCOLN, Aug. 2S-(specisL)-If the
get-together meeting OF the democrats
Saturday night brought about better
feeling among the badly demoralzed
forces of a once powerful party, It was
not apparent after the close Of the meet
ing. There was every indication that
their short term Of power had made them
intoxicated for office and while in former
years they have submitted to the leader
ship of Mr.. Bryan without much of a
murmur because there was everything
TO gain and nothing to lose. now that
the thing has changed around and there
is everything to lose and nothing much
to gain, they are fearful Of the future
and look with suspicion upon MIR. Bryan
or any other leader who appears 10 want
TO boss the party.
The speech OF Harry Fleharty of Omaha
was along the lines OF a Ret-together
spirit 1T makes no difference whether
you are Tor Bryan or Hitchcock" said
the Omaha statesman, "be a democrat "
This sentiment did not appear to meet
with hearty response all around and
many were the expressions Of disgust
oAA'A NhN INNS was bHNA'
Criticism of FIeharty.
Harry made q pretty good speech. -
said one state house democrat, after the
meeting was over, but darn him." he
needn't think he can make us swallow
Bryan" He didn't say darn" but some
thing more expressive
Some of those fellows will have to
answer to me-" said Felix Norton, jour
nalist, historian and statesman. Some
Of the things they said will be met by
me in way that will make them
squirm."
1t was noticed that Felix was taking
notes during the speech of governor
Morehead but that he appeared to be
asleep while F1eharty was talking. Who
will be required to account to the king
for his utterances is not known, but as
the king is "agin" Bryan, Hitchcock and
the governor. all three. II Is probable that
the triumverate will find themselves in
bad when Newton calls them to account.
Hall Is Not Candidate.
Many listened to DR.. p. l.. Hall, ex-
pecting something which would give peo-
pie line on how he felt regarding the
effort to push him into the water for the
Governorship. The only thing he said
on this score was the remark: II have
never asked for an office in my life and
/ never will"
When asked by newspaper men later
whether If forced into the nomination
he would not make the campaign. he
simply said that he would never make
the campaign for governor.
DR.. Hall in his speech claimed all the
glory for progressive legislation for the
populists and democrats. He said that
the Omaha platform of the populists was
the best platform ever made by any party
and with the help of the democrats most
of it had been made into law. The doc
tor evidently forgot all about the republic
can 1907 legislature responsible for most
of the progressive legislation which has
counted for results IN this state, and also
that the present temporary ascendance of
the democrats comes only from troubles
in the republican party
Little punches of democrats gathered
here and there after the speaking, made
1t known that the tommahawks and
bowie knives discarded by the republicans
have been gathered in by the democrats
and from now on things will be more than
interesting.