Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-09
Nebraska
DEMOS IN REVOLT
AGAINST ART MULLEN
Wave of Protest Against Ne.
vile for Allowing Commit
teeman toy Dictate.
BIG SPLIT IN THE PARTY

(From stafr Correspondence
Lincoln, Aug. ESPECIAL. )-Mul.
lenized incubation of the democratic
party by the present national COM
mitteeman is bound to be greater
factor in the present campaign than
the attempt of that party to convince
the voters of the state that he So
called policies of he Wilson admin
stration have been of credit to the
country.
Faint rumblings of political thun-
der have from time to time been
heard since the late lamented demo-
cratic state convention at Hastings,
but it was not until few days ago
that the flashes of lightning were
bright enough to be observed by those
of the faithful who were not on the
inside had.
ST.. Workers Protest.
The trouble all comes from bunch
Of well-known democrats who have
for years fought the battles of the
party, both as officers and privates
making a protest against the party
being dominated by Arthur Mullen,
national committeeman from Omaha,
1t is known that this bunch, of
democrats went to Mr.. Neville, demo-
cratic candidate for governor and Mr..
Hitchcock, democratic candidate for
the United States senate, during the
Hastings convention and protested
against the party being run by Mr..
Mullen.
This same authority says, and it
knows what it is talking about, that
neither Mr.. Neville nor Senator
Hitchcock was at all pleased that
they should be called" for allowing
Mr.. Mullen to dictate the convention
and control of the delegates simply
by wave of his magic political wand.
Neville Talks Back. -
Mr.. Neville expressed himself in
very strong terms, telling the delega-
ton that Mr.. Mullen was a personal
friend of his, and by the Great Horn
= Spoon, no bdnch of democrats could
pick on his friends for him nor could
they criticize his friends.
His language was not only strong
but SO convincing that the delegation
Withdrew in disorder and save a mild
protest made no further attempt to
prevent the Authorization of the
democratic party.
However, since Mr.. Mullen recently
inoculated the democratic state bank
ing board with the deadly virus that
lulls to sleep so that it only needs
the soothing voice of the democratic
prestidigitator to provide state guar
7 anty funds where before had been
only an aching void, democrats have
arisen to the occasion and an attempt
will be made to wrest the ship Of
state from the guidance of the Omaha
man. who with his hand upon the
rudder appears to be steering it
straight toward the rocks.
Svengali Mullen.
For years the democratic party in
Nebraska was dominated by William
Jennings Bryan. He was its god
father, godmother and wet nurse, and
outside of providing funds for the
running of the state machine, was the
whole cheese and few there were until
in late years who dared to oppose him.
With the downfall of the mighty
Bryan and his Disappearance from the
political stage, in walks the villain
Mullen, and while the party had here
tofore been controlled by the magic
power of Bryan's oratory, now it is
ruled by the magic wand of hypno-
~ s,,ft hot he ,f,,a
ton and even members of state
boards fear that if they heed not the
commands of the powerful leader,
they may be put to sleep and wake up
in political oblivion.
Powerful influences are at work
right here in Lincoln and among the
men who are up in arms are those
who have in the past fought for
democratic power and never asked re-
ward for their efforts. 1t is not COM
posed of Bryan supporters. On the
other hand, men who have fought
Bryan in the past and fought him at
the last election, are in the harness
and propose to wrest the one man
power from the party.
Neville Displeases Many.
The evident intention of Mr..
Neville to stay by his friend Mullen
2 and allow him to dictate the policy
of the Neville campaign and if elected,
dictate the policy of the administra-
ton, is not pleasing at all to demo-
Gratis who say they are tired of the
one man power.
Mr.. Neville was discovered by Mr..
Mullen after a combing of the state
which would have done credit to Old
Man Diogenes when he started out to
hunt the honest man, but Mr.. Mullen
took a trip to North Platte and Ne
vile was discovered, surrounded by a
good bank account which in a CAM
paign in Nebraska for the governor
ship is a mighty important consider
alton.
That the fight has been carried on
secretly does not mean that it is well
organized. In fact it is exceptionally
well organized and the big issue OF
the campaign from now on will be the
effort to convince Candidate Neville
that he must throw his friend Mullen
over the side Of the political ship into
the cold waters OF oblivion or he can
:. not retain the support of the men be-
hind the movement. With the BRYAN
faction against him and the anti-Mul-
len faction also, there is little hope
that a democrat can be retained at
the head of the state government.
Notes from Beatrice
Al H. a.