Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-29
BRYAN DEMOCRATS
FIGHT HITCHCOCK
Democratic Senator's Alliance
With 'Wet" Workers Angers
Those Demanding Moral
Leadership.
OPPOSE NEVILLE, ALSO

Nebraska democrats who believe
that the leadership of William ]. Bry-
an has, been moral leadership, and
who also believe that Senator Hitch
cock and Keith Neville are being Sup
ported by the brewers, distillers and
saloonkeepers, have started move
ment for the defeat of Hitchcock and
Neville and the election OF John L,
Kennedy and Ben S, Baker.
These voters represent class who
still have faith in Mr.. Bryan and who
maintain that the election Of Hitch
cock and Neville will do injury to the
party and the state.
Type Of Opponents.
Prominently identified with this
movement are these men: r. c. Roper
of David City, prominent democrat
and former county Judge; N, w. Kal-
lemeyn of University Place, lumber
and coal merchant and we'll known in
democratic affairs; Frank S. Allen,
another business man of University
Place; L. J. Quinby of Omaha, for
mer state senator; |. K. Holmes, bust
ness man Of Fairbury; A. J. Knepper
of Lincoln, retired business man, ten
year county commissioner of Butler
county, and prominent in politics and
business; W. G. Kline OF Lincoln,
president of Wilson and Marshall
club; John R. Street of Broken Bow,
prominent democrat; DR.. WIT. Hurst,
president Of democratic club at Brok-
en- Bow; W. R. Patrick, Omaha, for
mer state senator-from Sarpy county;
Frank f. Tincher, resident of Fair
bury forty years and former mayor
of that town.
These men have started an effec-
tive movement for the defeat OF
Hitchcock and Neville. They are
men Of political influence in their re-
spective communities. Their position
is that for the welfare of democracy
in this state, Hitchcock and Neville
must be eliminated, They express
loyalty to President Wilson.
These prominent Nebraskans have
subscribed their names to the follow
ing statement of their position
"To the progressive democrats and
populists of Nebraska; The demo-
cratic party in Nebraska has reached
crisis where it will take heroic
treatment to preserve its usefulness
twenty-five years ago Mr.. Bryan res
cued the democratic party from the
control of the public service corpora
tions. The democratic party in Ne
braska became the leader of thought
and action for the democratic party of
the nation. The legislation that has
been enacted by President Wilson and
a democratic congress is fulfilment
ofThc pledges made to the people by
Mr.. Bryan twenty years ago and con-
sistently advocated by him and by
the democrats OF Nebraska until those
pledges have been carried out. Is
the democratic party in Nebraska go
ing now to strike its colors and go
over to the enemy?
Fostered by Liquor.
For the last two years there has
been forming within the democratic
ranks a combination of the various
special interests under the leadership
of the liquor interests that has cul-
minated in the nomination of Mr..
Hitchcock and Mr.. Neville. This
same combination Of the special in
terests and immoral elements of the
state, through Misrepresentation in
the columns of so-called democratic
newspapers and the lobbyists and
agents of the liquor interests defeated
Mr.. Bryan as delegate to the ma
tional convention at St. Louis. The
delegates from Nebraska representing
the liquor interests at the St. Louis