Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-27
Nebraska
TROUBLE GROWS
AMONG THE DRYS
Invisible" Government of This
Group stirs Up Row Among
the Workers.
MADGETT WILL NOT BE BUDGED
tFrom a staff Correspondent. }

(From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Feb. 26.-(Special.) }
The invisible government" which is
seeking to control Nebraska politics
for the purpose of making the state
go dry. is. elated over the withdrawal
of Ernest NJ. Pollard as a candidate
for the republican nomination for
governor.
That Pollard was squeezed out by
methods which II used by the wet
forces would have been heralded far
and wide as "disreputable politics"
IS the general talk. Mr.. Pollard.
however, is game and refused to dis
cuss the means used to get him off
the track. It is generally known that
at a conference held week or so
ago Frank Harrison and Superinten-
dent Carson of the Anti-Saloon
league before others gave Pollard to
understand that he was the logical
candidate on whom the dry forces
would unite and that the other can
didates would be given a chance to
withdraw that the forces of a dry
condition might unite on him as the
strongest candidate.
wanted Man TO Handle.
Just why these same men changed front
and got behind sutton Is not known, but
rumor has It that the invisible govern
-
handle Pollard in the way they desired
and turned to Sutton as more susceptible
TO their demands,
Men coming to Lincoln today were as
tonished when told that Pollard had with
drawn. why" said one man from tho
northern part of the state, II don't un-
derstand it. Everybody up our way was
for Pollard" Another man from the
South Platte country said: II was out
through our county last week and every
thing seemed to be coming Pollard's
way. / think It was n great mistake that
he withdrew"
Followers of the dry cause in Lincoln
are confused and deeply disappointed.
Just why the man. admittedly the
strongest OF the two. II not the strongest
of all the four dry candidates should be
forced to withdraw by the self-consti-
tuted political duma, is hardly under
stood. and nothing has transpired for
many n long day which has brought out
so much protest. In fact. sentiment is
already shown favorlng the circulation of
petitions to place Pollard's name on the
primary ballot anyway.
MadRett Warm mt Move.
From Hastings comes the follow-up OF
the elimination program of the drysN Fol-
lowing a conference last night with IL.
T.. Carson OF Lincoln. superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon league of Nebraska.
Mayor Madgett this morning made the
following statement:
Mr.. Carson Is a democrat and per.
eonally favors Mayor Bryan of Lincoln
for governor and do not think that the
republicans of the state of Nebraska
should permit Mr.. Carson to dictate who
the republican candidate should be. Mr..
Carson being a democrat will go to the
polls on primary election day and vote
for Mr.. Bryan for governor and sub
NIT II is MOI fair for Mr.. Carson to at
tempt to nominate a republican OF his
choice to make the race against his man
Bryan, a democrat.
Mr.. Carson or any other democrat OF
any other person may do for the dry
cause, but believe that the republican
party which is looked upon as the dry
party Of the state and the party which
has been foremost in all good things
should be the party to carry the dry
cause to victory together with the othI
good things for which the republican
party stands.
III the republican party wants 10 be
successful at the general election next
November. we must not listen to the
dictations of Bryan democrat or any
Other kind Of democrat. Experience has
taught us that 1t would not DO a wise
thing to do.
81 was the first one TO come out fol-
state-w de prohibition and the only candi-
date in the republican party that gives
the dry cause the first place in the plat.
form and treat It as the paramount issue
l believe that my attitude on this ques,
ton with the other good things that
stand for and set out in my platform
and my fight for the people as against
private interests Is sufficient to convinc'
the voters of sincerely.
81 was the first candidate out for gov
emo and have no intention OF wit l.
drawing from the race and expect to stay
10 the finish"