Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-28
Vents Disp|easure Impassion-
ate|y Upon Senator Hitch
cock, Arthur F. Mullen, Wall
Street and Liquor Interests.
RUNNING MATES FAIL
TO ATTEND Meeting
Plea Made for Funds to Wage
Dry Campaign in Nebraska
Boasts of His Ability to
Sway the Political World.

w. ]. Bryan, candidate for dele
gate-at-large to the democratic con-
vention, spoke last night in the Au-
ditorium to an audience which was
not comparable to gatherings which
have greeted him on former occa-
sions in this building.
The meeting, which had been well
advertised in the press, in the
schools and also by the distribution
of $4,000 circulars throughout the.
city, was attended by less than 1000
people. Several estimated the
crowd at 1,500.
Mr.. Bryan vented his displeasure
impassionately upon Senator Hitch
cock, Arthur F. Mullen, democratic
national committeeman; Harvey
Newbranch, Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, Senator Borah, republican
party, profteers, private monopolies,
liquor interests, Wall street and the
middlemen.
Running Mates Absent.
He arrived at p. m. from FIRE.
mont and was joined at dinner at
the Paxton by Harland L. Mossman.
T. B. Murray, Lysle I. Abbott and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fitz Roberts and
daughter. He leaves this morning
for Lincoln and will proceed this
week to California, stopping on the
way to speak Monday at Minden,
Neb., and on Tuesday at Denver.
. w. H. Thompson of Grand Island,
candidate for national committee
man on the Bryan ticket, and G. w.
Berge of Lincoln, ]. J. Thomas OF
Seward and Dan V. Stephens of
Fremont, running with Mr.. Bryan
as candidates for delegates-at-large,
did not attend the meeting.
Want $1,000 Fund.
F. E. Thomas made plea to the
audience for $1,000 fund for carry
ing on the work of the "dry" DEM
ocrats in Omaha. Mr.. Mossman,
chairman of the meeting, announced
that the meeting had been arranged
under the auspices of the progress
i've democrats who wanted a plat
form at the San Francisco conven-
ton according to democratic prin-
ciples and of which democrats would |
not be ashamed. Mrs. E. B. Towl
and Albert E. May, candidates for
district delegateships on the Bryan
ticket, made brief talks.
Among those on the stage were:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Fleharty, Samuel
Rothwell, I. ]. Dunn, d. c. Pater-
son, J. G. Sherry, ]. Laurie Wallace,
J. E. Brill, Mrs. G. w. Covell, Mr..
and Mrs. c. J. Roberts, Jerry
Howard, Robert Holmes, Mrs. Fl.
J. Bailey. Mrs. Callfas, w. R. Pat
rick, L. o. Perley and Mr.. and Mrs.
T. H. Werlich.
Fill Up Gaps.
After the collection had been
taken and the subscription cards
sent to Mr.. Thomas, Chairman
Mossman introduced Mr.. Bryan by
stating that the democratic party
looks to Nebraska and Nebraska
looks to Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan asked the audience
seated on the main floor to come
forward and fill up the gap which
yawned between the front row and
stage.
Mr.. Bryan started in by asster-
ing that arthur Mullen represents
the lowest and worst of the demo-
cratic party. He is small edition
of Murphy of New York and he
has no conception of woman's part
in the politics of this country. Billy
Thompson is progressive"
Mrs. Mullen Present.
Mrs. Mullen sat in a main floor
seat.
Harvey Newbranch is the only
man in the United States who ever
me with physical violence
if I opposed the liquor interests"
Mr.. Bryan continued. SEATED in
my library he asked me if I knew
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