Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-17
". ]. BRYAN AGAIN
FLAYS HITCHCOCK
Commoner Talks for Prohibition
Besides Scoring Senator
from Omaha.
THREE SPEECHES DURING DAY

Il hope Nebraska will go demo-
cratic. but democratic or republican.
II must go dry" declared w. J. Bryan
at the Auditorium saturday before
the smallest audience he ever adj
dressed In this building. That deela-
ration was uttered about 1880 p. m,
ut the close OF long address and
after many people had wearied and
walked out, something quite unusual
at local Bryan meeting.
my wife and had been looking
forward 10 the day when we might
rest and read and take life easy, but
no many matters have been pressing
10 the front during the last three
years, that she decided that | should
live twenty more years. which / In.
tend TO devote TO bring this country
under tho leadership OF the Man Of
Galilee and 10 fight the liquor In
terests," he added.
Audience small.
There wAs a notable lack of that mag
nelic touch which usually chhracterlzos
4 Bryan meeting, that close relationship
between speaker and audience, IN the
first place the main floor Of the Audi
lorium was not filled. and only 4 scat.
terlng few occupied the balcony. ON
lie stage we're fey who tried 10
learten Mr., Bryan. Among the commit.
.eo were Lysic T. Abbott. who presided,
!. J. Dunn, =, J. Qulnby. G. q. Cunning.
ism. Henry Herring f. T. Gordon T.. u.
Johnson, y. y. Thomas, n. W Morrow,
:, u. sherman, a few boys and several
gonsn,
Mayor Charles BrgaB Of Lincoln. can
lidate for governor, WAS one Of the [
peakers, his remarks being In connection 4
With his administration as mayor Of the /
spttal city, and he included n promise
hat II elected he would work for o .
light plant and new Union
epot for Omaha,
!. J, Dunn end l.. ], Qulnby helped to
III In the time until Mr.. Bryan arrived
rom the South Side meeting Mr. Bry-
MS address was IN the main the same
. he delivered in the afternoon at Ben
on.
Hitchcock nnd Wall street.
Among the statements made by Mr..
'ryan were these; Il am a democrat,
am candidate for delegate 10 the ma
Ion0l democratic convention. When Mr..
differed with the president. he
res with Wall street; when | differed
Nth the president, / was with you.
cgotiated thirty treaties with three
ourths Of the people on God's footatool.
am going 20 talk for twenty more
ears and they can't stop me-"
He j viewed his relations with the
resident while serving ~ secretary Of
tate, and contended that he has been
nd II q closer friend OF the president
nan senator Hitchcock ever dared 10 be.
lie called attention TO the fact that he
as been In Nebraska during the last
,onth. which II long period ior him
B remain in this state at one time. even
niger than any time he was here during
II various presidential campaigns. 70 he
eclsred
siH Years Of Opposition.
"The opposition 10 me for six years In
iis state has been led By Senator Hitch
ock. be went on TO say. "lle was as
ishonest In his reasons for opposing me /
* years ago M he Ia today Tho rea-
ms Mr.. Hitchcock gives for opposing me
re- NOT the real reasons. he was not
,ai friend Of the president, when he
oted for Judge Parker instead Of me
; temporary chairman Of the Baltimore
invention. You will hardly believe he
os friend Of the president before at
after that convention Even when
r Wilson was nominated his hostility
ID not cease. Mr.. Hitchcock Joined with
le shipping trust 70 defeat the shipping
n When We pay a man 1850 year
e have right TO expect he viii rep
,aent Nebraska and not Wall Street and
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