Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
Nebraska
DEMOCRATS PLAN
LOAD OF HARMONY
Wilson Day at State Fair May Turn
Out to Be Reverse of
Peaceful.
HOW WILL THE ELEMENTS MIX
prom a Staff correspondent

(From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Aug. is-( Especially 1.-The
democratic three-ring circus to be pulled
off at the state fair during the week OF
the great Nebraska exposition win be
worth going miles to sec. With Champ
Clark. w. J. Bryan and Gilbert NJ. Hitch
cock each having a ring by himself and
Governor Morehead handling the whole
thing, the fire is likely to fly.
When Bryan and Clark meet on that
day II will be expected that harmony
will be flying high. and when Bryan and
Hitchcock get together htere will be more
harmony In fact Governor Morehead
whom II Is said hopes to slip into the
democratic nomination for the United
States senate while Gilbert and william
are watching each other, may have to do
some tall engineering and other things
to keep peace in the family.
The meeting last night at the Lindell
hotel was model Of get-to-gether stuff.
Handles OF political knives could be seen
protruding from the pockets OF many OF
the members Of the conference. Fire
Commissioner Ridgell looked sdewise at
Food Commissioner HarmRn and Hartman
in turn kept weather eye on Secretary
a weiner from the same plate that Gov
ernor Morehead had speared one from
and Felix Newton enjoyed the repast sit
ting between Gaddis and Hartman. John
j. ~Digan said things under his breath
when the proposition was made to invite
Bryan to speak while Billy Eastman tried
to look pleasant and hid his feelings be-
hind a huge cheese sandwich. State Audi
tor Smith appeared to be the only con-
tented one there. He is in the position
OF being happy with either IL the other
one is away, What he will do with all
three on the scene at one and the same
time is not known. However. the meeting
was pulled off very nicely. the only thing
to mar the happiness of the occasion
being the absence Of Attorney General
Reed with few of his celebrated opin-
ions hot off the bat.
II is said that the meeting was called
at the instance of Food Commissioner
Hartman. who is always for peace even
at the point of political bloodshed. How
ever. in the appointment of the commit
tee which is to have full charge OF the
obsequies. while Hartman was made one
Of that committee 1t looks as II the Hitch
cock crowd had made killing and put
one over on the man whom Fire Com
missioner Ridgell takes pleasure in dub
bling the little governor"
Colonel John G. Maher is first. last and
all the time opposed to the organs. The
very idea OF having Brother Bill at that
speaking makes the colonel feel like get
ting out his typewriter battery and fir
ing broadsides at the old Bryan boat
Gaddis is the personal representative OF
Senator Hitchcock. Eastman. another
member of the committee used to like
Bryan until that gentleman give him 10
understand his opinions were no good and
appointed another man. This leaves Har-
man I'd, depend upon the chairman of the
committee. Auditor Smith to get things.
but the other fellows have the votes.
A padded cell at the penitentiary will
be donated by Warden Fenton for the
committee meetings In so that the public
cannot hear the arguments of the COM
mittee whenever they get together"