Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-29
TAYLOR MAY AND HE
MAY NOT ENTER LISTS
Custer County Statesman Non.
commital on His Attitude With
Respect to Nonpartisan
League in Nebraska.
tFrom a staff Correspondent

Lincoln, Nov. 2s.-(Special.) w
| ]. Taylor of Merna will not be can
didate for governor, if
w. ]. Taylor of Merna will be a
candidate for governor, if
Mr.. Taylor was in Lincoln today
and to The Bee slipped the informa-
ton above, but in each instance the
little old word "if' was infected into
the proposition when The Bee asked
him point blank if he was going to
be candidate of the nonpartisan
league.
1t is all up to the league. If, when
that organization holds its state con-
vention next spring the delegates con-
olude that Mr.. Taylor is the right
man and can get the nomination from
the democratic party, they will en-
dorse him for the place.
If on the other hand the league de-
cides to pass the honor on to some
other man who has the stamp of ap-
proval of the league and can get the
nomination from either the republican
or democratic party, it will be all
right with the Custer county states
man.
IN the words of Edgar Howard"
said Mr.. Taylor, Many men may be
just as unafraid as l am, but none
more so!"
Depends on Future.
Speaking further on the matter, Mr..
Taylor said: IF after the nonpartisan
league has had its convention in the
spring and agrees on some man for
senator or governor, party leaders of
the old parties or the press antag-
anize the action of the convention in
face of their long profession of friend
ship for the laboring man and the
farmer, then in that case there may be
some warrant for independent action
on the part of four organizations
the action of Our organization in put
ting up candidates of our own."
This was the answer to the question
whether the nonpartisan league Would
run an independent ticket or not.
"The man who works is the man
who always pays the bills" said Mr..
Taylor, "and for that reason is entitled
to reasonable representation in gov
ernment affairs, which he does not
have noW."
The league is now organizing in
IS states besides Nebraska. Mr..
Evans, head local organizer, today re-
iterated the statement made by Mr..
Taylor regarding the action of the
nonpartisan state convention.
"Our convention will be made up of
delegates selected at precinct and
county conventions" said Mr.. Evans.
Something like we used to have
before the primary" asked the re-
porter.
How League Will Work.
Something like that" replied Mr..
Evans, "only that there will be more
independent action. The delegates
elected under the old caucus system
used to make up as slate, but under
our system they will be selested by
the members of our organization. The
delegates selected at the precinct
meeting will be sent to a county con-
vention which will, by the same
method, select the delegates to the
state convention which will meet
some time in the spfing. By that
time it is probable that most of the
men who expect to be candidates at,
the primary will have been mentioned
sufficiently so that we can endorse
such of them as we feel are with us
in our fight for representation. If
neither of the old parties nominate
the men we shall endorse, then it
will be up to us to take other action,
just what I do not know. That will
be up to the league to determine"
Mr.. Evans denied that he or any of
his official family had held any con-
ference with Bryan democrats regard