Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-03-17
DEMOCRACY OF
BRYAN TO THE TEST
Secretary Pool to Decide it on Com
plant q R. w. Whited of
Omaha.
WOULD KEEP NAME OFF BALLOT

(From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, March Especial
-Nebraskans and people OF the
whole United States are now going
to have an opportunity to discover
whether William Jennings Bryan is
a wolf in Sleeps clothing. A pro-
test was filed with the secretary OF
state today by r. w. ,Whited OF AVIS
North Twenty-sixth street. Omaha.
against the name of Mr.. Bryan ap-
pearing upon the primary ballot as
candidate for delegate-at-large to
the national democratic convention.
Secretary Of state Pool IL 10 sit IN the
game and decide the merits and dement's
-of the case at 3 O'clock Saturday, March
Is. That he will need the wisdom Of a
solomon and the nerve OF hero TO de-
eide the matter rs generally admitted,
Mr.. Whited says;
In my letter OF March stated that
wished TO file objections to w j. Bryan,
also c. w. Bryan. filing under the peti-
democrat dem m in ' Connection m with % their filing
for delegate-at-large or for governor. Iou
state that under section "a that objection
the filing has been made. j am Informed
that one w. j. Bryan has filed his name
as a democrat to be delegate-at-large 70
the democratic national convention to be
held at ST. Louis. do now hereby file a
protest against w. j. Bryan using the
name democrat in any connection with
secretary Of state to set day and place
where such objections as shall present
shall be heard. ] wish TO be heard by
such evidence as will convince you that
w. J. Bryan is not entitled TO use the
word democrat N connection with his
filing for such office.
Whited Says bryan IL Demagogue.
r. w Whited. 27i5 North Twenty-sixth
street. the Omaha man who filed a pro-
test with Secretary OF State Pool against
the appearance of the name OF William
]. Bryan on the democratic primary bal
lot as a candidate for delegate-at-large
from Nebraska to the democratic national
convention to be held in st. Louis in
June, declared that he represented a
faction" OF Nebraska Wilson demo-
Gratis.
There are several Omaha and Lincoln
men behind me In this and their names
will come out at the hearing" Mr..
Whited said.
In the protest filed at Lincoln Mr..
Whited charges the Bryan Is not dem
ocrat. No action has been taken by the
secretary Of state.
II. and the men I represent. contend
that Bryan's high-handed and debating
policies in attempting 70 run the party
places him outside the pale Of democracy
Mr.. Whited declared.
Bryan is more OF a demagogue thar
he is a democrat. His actions and methods
should forever bar him from representing
the democrtic party in any way.
His name can appear as a prohibition
| list, an Independent, or whatnot, bul
we're going to do all In our power to se,
that II does not appear as democrat
We have engaged an attorney TO repre-
sent us at the hearing at Lincoln.
Mr.. Whted said that he was a resident
OF Lincoln for thirty-six years and
/ personal friend OF "Bilf' Bryan IN year.
past While resident OF Lincoln he say
he served at different times as secretary
Of the democratic committee OF Lancsste
county. as a member or the city eentra
committee and as captain OF the Bryai
home guards. a semi-miiitary organiza
ton.
He has lived. in Omaha eleven years
He is given in the city directory as
painter.