Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-31
Nebraska
BRYAN TO FIGHT
FOR DRY MEN ONLY
Mayor of Lincoln Announces There
Must Be Prohibition Candidate
for Every office.
IF LACKING, ONE WILL BE FOUND
cFrom a staff Correspondent

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LINCOLN, Oct S0-(Special.) demo.
cratic candidates for office at the primary
next April who will not pledge themselves
| to prohibition must take to the woods
for they will not receive the support OF
William Jennings Bryan during the cam
palgn.
Such in a short way Is the announce
ment mad by his brother, Mayor Charles
w. Bryan, to newspaper men this after
noon at his office In the city hall, called
to meet with him at his request.
According to Mayor Bryan Mr.. Bryan
win probably not be a candidate himself,
but expects to come to Nebraska about
the middle OF March and will devote most
OF the time until the primary in advo-
eating prohibition in this state.
THE paramount issue of the coming
campaign" said Mr. Bryan. will be the
liquor question. 1t is the principal thing
before the public today and we will use
our every effort to prevent these special
interests controlling the democratic party
and fastening themselves upon II.
viii Find Candidates,
I'VE propose to make our work as eff
fective as possible and with that end
in view will support only candidates for
state and legislative offices who are
with us in the fight against the liquor
interests. In case no candidate files
satisfactory TO us, We propose to see
that some man does file who Is satisfac-
tory to us. Neither do we propose to
waste our strength by division of forces
between candidates. When there Is more
than one dry candidate for the same
nomination we will fix It so that our peo-
pie will support the one satisfactory to
the dry forces. There must be dry can
didate for every office, and II any can
didate Is not willing to make a cam
paign on that issue We will file for a
candidate who will.
1--WE expect to make a vigorous cam
palgn. Mr.. Bryan will spend most Of
his time in the state and we want the
candidate for governor to be man who
will take stand for prohibition and
make a campaign on that issue"
Just Primary Now.
When asked IL wet democrat should
be nominated at the primary IL he would
be opposed by Mr.. Bryan. the mayor
simply said that the present proposition
was one of the primary and that the
matter of the regular campaign would
come up later, but the manner OF his
dication that any man who is opposed
to prohibition who happens to get the
nomination on the state or legislative
democratic ticket, may expect no help
from Mr.. Bryan. or his followers.
Personally" said the mayor. II would
| prefer that this issue had not come uI
| for two years more so that the presi
Dental campaign might not be interfered
with. but as 1t is here we will meet It
1 might also say that than is the senti
ment of my brother"
banquet March 10.
On March 10 will be held a big demo
cratic banquet. This Is the usual tim'
for the Bryan birthday dinner but II
this case. according to Mayor Bryan. the
dinner will be one which will be the
starting off of the prohibition campaign
by Mr. Bryan and from that time on tn,
fur will fly. At that dinner there will b.
speakers of national reputation who will
talk prohibition. and that issue will b
the issue from that time on.
When asked II the dry issue would b.
carried into the congressional and sen
atorial campaigns. Mr.. Bryan said tina
that matter had not been determined
upon. but there was every indication tina.
1t would.
When asked the question direct II II,
would be a candidate for governor, tn,
mayor answered evasively by saying tina
he was not prepared to say. There wer,
several good men who might be selected
but he faile dto say whether he was fl
the list or not.