Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-17
DENIS ARE JUGGLING
OYER LIQUOR ISSUE
Three Nebraska Candidates for Gov.
emor Tell Jacksonians How
They Stand on 1t.
BRYAN PUTS 1T UP TO PARTY


Nlnety-five democrats, members
of the Jacksonian club. got chance
20 look over their own gubernatorial
timber last night at the annual ban
quet OF the club held at the Paxton
hotel.
Colonel w. F. stoecker. Charley
Bryan and Keith Neville, ths demo-
cratic candidates for the nomination
for governor, spoke. j. w. Wood
rough. newly appointed federal.
Judge for Nebraska, and Arthur l.,
wakeley. newly appointed judge of
the district court of Douglas county.
spoke just enough to tell the demo-
Gratis how good 1t feels to get
plunked on the head by political
plum when one has almost given
up hope.
Two Of the candidates had the nerve
to tell the constituents whore they stand
on the prohibition fight coming up- In
the fall. A third lacked the nerve, or
else considered II policy not to announce
himself.
How They Lined Up.
The two who took a stand were
stoecker and Neville.
The one Eho trimmed was Charley
Bryan.
Stoecker started something when he
made a suggestion for controlling the
liquor traffic in what he thought would
be perfect shape. and thus staving off
prohibition. stoecker wanted every bot
tie and case of liquor stamped and sealed
by the state. He wanted the state then
to keep an accurate check on where every
package, box and bottle went. and where
it was finally consumed. That. he held.
would be the only way to stave off pro-
hibition.
Deity r. L. Metcalfe kidded him about
this stand. when Metcalfe got an op-
portunity to make the closing talk.
Il only wondered why Mr.. stoecker
had not advocated such a plan fifteen
or twenty years ago" said Metcalfe.
Then the people might have listened
TO such plan. The time has now gone
by for the consideration of anything
like that"
Neville ON Wet side.
Keith Neville, frankly confessed that
he is against prohibition personally, that
he will vote against 1t personally. He
declared he is a total abstainer, however.
IF am elected. however" he said, land
If the amendment carries shall enforce
the law to the letter"
Mr.. Neville advocated three things
prominently. the creation and mainte-
nance OF a publicity bureau for the state
to exploit its resources to the world;
good roads. and the protection of irri-
cation rights in western Nebraska. He
said he had heard Omaha was in a
peculiar position of not being able to buy
the present electric light plant, nor build
q municipal plant. "If that be true.
he said, IT have little regard for your
resourcefuiness. will say also that II
1 am elected will do all I can to help
legislation that viii make It possible for
your
Wants Party ON Record.
Charley Bryan said he did not intend
to discuss prohibition. II believe. how
ever, that the amendment win carry this
fall" he said. THE question then is,
what is the democratic party going to
do? It cannot afford to take a stand
in opposition to the law. No party that
does not take the human side of this
question when 1t Is once adopted. can
be expected to be continued in power,
Frank Weaver was toastmaster.
Among the republicans who slipped in
TO hear the speeches were N. ]. Greevy
and Frank shotweil.