Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
Hitchcock-Bryan Feud

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the same set address.
Hitchcock-Bryan Feud
SO leaving the former premier to pur-
sue his way through the Missouri chau-
tauqua we come to Omaha, the home of
the celebrated feud between Mr. Bryan
and Senator Hitchcock. and find the
vendetta red hot and still heating. And
also we find a very interesting politi-
cal situation generally.
| Senator Hitchcock comes up for re
election next year and Mr.. Bryan will
oppose his denomination at the pri-
maries. MIR. Bryan will decide shortly
whether he himself will run for the
Senate or not. Senator Hitchcock is
avowedly against prohibition, which
will be burning issue, and Mr.. Bryan
is ardently in favor of it. The Bryan
papers are attacking Hitchcock saw
agely.
Senator Hitchcock is strong with the
German vote, which is 25 per cent of
the voting population of Nebraska. In
his daily newspaper he vigorously OPP
poses the expectation of munitions of
war and criticses the Lansing note.
Senator Hitchcock contends that this
country, in order to fill war orders, is
building up immense industrial plants
which, after the war, will bring about
a demand that the United States shall
pa tronZe them.
THE expectation of munitions. said
Senator Hitchcock. mot only makes the
United States a participant in the pres
ent war, but is developing an enor-
nous war interest here which will
hereafter be used to promote war prep
arations on behalf of the United States.
However. I will support reasonable
appropriations for national defense.
but will not vote for armament on
large scale"
ifo1, nj Mr Rr n
travel the same road on preparedness,
but part at the sign of the grape
juice bottle. Mr.. Bryan gets the Ger
man support one way. but Senator
Hitchcock catches 'em coming and go
ing" for they oppose prohibition. The
republicans are said to be squirting
in favor of prohibition. although there
will probably be no platform declara-
ton.
National Preparedness.
am told that in this part of the
state there is lukewarmness toward
national preparedness, suspicion being
aroused that the propaganda is father
ed by the powder, steel and arms man
ufacturers. One member of the House,
however (Sloan, of the fourth district.
favors a big navy. though representing
| farming constituency.
The republicans in looking to the
| future find all their eggs in one bas-
| ket They are counting on the Bryan
Hitchcock fight to split the democrats
and allow them to elect republican
| successor to Senator Hitchcock. II 1T
| falls out that way the Leading repupll-
can candidate would be John l.. Ken
nedy of Omaha, who was in the House
| in 1904. Former Gov. Chester II. Aid
rich might also run, together with
REPRESENTATIVES Sloan and Kinkaid.
Bull Moose Weak.
| The bull moose are shot all to pieces.
They cast $4,000 votes for Roosevelt
| in 1912 and 5000 in the gubernatorial
| election of 1914 In Douglas county
! (Omaha) they were 10000 strong in
| 1919 and now only 500 are enrolled.
Given a non-reactionary candidate.
they will come back into the party in
| 1916.
| Among republicans the choice for
| presidential candidates is said to run
| in this order; Hughes, Borah, Cummns,
| Rurtou Elihu Root is taboo. Every
| body wants to know whether Mr.. JUS
| tice Hughes can be induced to accept
| the nomination, and there is great dis
| pute and argument over the point. Re
| publicans are bracing up and getting
ready for a fight The Nebraska Pub
! licity Association" patterned along the
lines Of Jonathan Bourne's national or
| ganization, although preceding it by
two months. is raising money and maxi
| ing a straightout republican publicity
| campaign, with the tariff an issue.
| In Missouri l found no interest what
| ever in the tariff. In Nebraska it is
| different. This state feels the compe-
| tition on the Atlantic seaboard of Ar
| gentine wheat and cattle and of Cana
| dian products Its beet sugar industry
| also is threatened by prospective free
| sugar. The tariff is to be large issue
| from now on.
| Another feature of the republican
! publicity campaign will be an attack
| on radical state legislation Figures
| have been compiled showing that the
| legislation of the past has frightened
| capital away from the state Business
| men. bankers. and railroads are being
| interested by the republicans in their
fight for a return to conservatism.
| Women Defeated.
Woman suffrage agitation is dead for
period of four years. 1t was beaten