Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-04
Nebraska
BROTHER CHARLEY'S
MOVE MISSES FIRE
Local Democrats Wonder What
Effect of Eastern Elections
Will Be on Nebraska.
DEM FACES VERY LONG NOW
NTrom a Sad Correspondent.l

Vrom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Nov. ESPECIAL. )-People
In Lincoln more or less interested in
the result Of the elections in the east
are wondering what the effect will be
on Nebraska and the work of w. ].
Bryan in endeavoring to make out Of
the democratic party a prohibition or
Ranization.
Many are of the opinion that Mayor
Charlie Bryan pulled a "bonehead" when
he got in a hurry and issued his famous
pronunciament last Sunday morning. In
the opinion of men interested in the move
ment It is felt that Mr.. Bryan might
have awaited with profit the result OF
the outcome of the ex-secretary's work
in Ohio in favor of prohibition before
taking the step he did.
Had he waited a week and there was
anything in the result of the Ohio cleo
ton which would have been looked upon
as victory for the dry forces. Mr..
Bryan could have issued his order to
democrats and had a foundation to stand
upon.
Many democrats are wearing full
hedged smiles today. They claim that
Bryan and Organism has been repu-
dated.
They see in the elections in the east the
downfall Of the democratic party also
The election of Mccall in Massa chusetts
with full republican ticket l-shind him
and Increased power in the legislature,
while In other places republicans have
made gains which mean disaster to demo-
cratic hopes in 1916 does not look good
to the average state house democrat.
The showing of the bull moose party
In aoNo
strong two years ago. goes to show that
republicans are back in line and that the
old democratic ship will have to go up
against a solid battery of republican guns
when the next battle begins.
Thompson Seriously III.
John M. Thompson, the Lincoln news
paper man who covers the state house
run for the State oJurnal, who was taken
to local hospital because of an excess
sive flow of blood from the nose last
Tuesday, Is still very i'll at that place,
and visitors are denied admittance. Mr..
Thompson has covered the state house
and legislative sessions for over twenty
years, and is well known to all of the
prominent public men of the state, who
will regret to learn of his illness.
RutenbecIx Critically Ill.
GdI16 WdTuen RuJenDecK, who has been
very i'll for a week or more with typhoid
pneumonia, Is still in a critical condition
at his home. He is under the care of
two physicians and two nurses and today
the chances for his recovery appeared to
be small, though 1t is still hoped that
his rugged constitution may be able to
Withstand the disease. He has been un-
conscious most OF the time for the last
few days.
Dinner for John Tobin
Last evening at the Lindell hotel In this
city dinner was given by a select circle
OF friends in honor of John Tobin of Salt
Lake City, brother of the Tobin brothers
or this city. Mr.. Tobin will be remem-
bered as one of the stars of the university
foot ball team which in the days of West
over, Bender and Benedict brought glory
to many a CornhSSker season. He later
attended the Chicago Law school and
likewise there performed deeds of valor.
Those we're the days when foot ball was
different sort of game than it is now
and 1t took nerve, and lots of it, to win
laurels on the gridiron. The dinner was
attended by about two dozen old and new
friends of Mr.. Tobin and was one of the
very pleasant Incidents of the year.