Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-19
Regular Delegations From
Lancaster and Douglas
Counties Are Seated in DEM
oCratic State Convention.
HITCHCOCK AND BRYAN
ON RESOLUTIONS BOARD
Charges of Republican Boss
\ ism and Pernicious Activity
OF Vets EnIiven Secret
SesSion-Wamen Speak.

AT the close of the afternoons
session of the democratic state con-
.ventlspn yesterday, the temporary Or
,anizastion was made permanent and
tie following resolutions committee
vas NAMED G. M. Hitchcock
IpuglasS c. w. Bryan, Lancaster
Dan Stephens, Dodge; Charles G.
Ryan, Ha IL Keith Neville, Lincoln;
.TohnI A, lRine, Douglas; Con Nc
Carths York.
Afteh spirited hearing over the
contested delegations from Doug
las and Lancaster, the credentials
COMMITTEE reported unanimously
that the Sontestants in both cases
had been eyerruled and that delega-
tions elected by the county con-
ventions he'd on May II, should be
seated. This meant the seating OF
the Bryan delegation from Ian
caster and the Mullen Hitchcock
delegation from Douglas. The mem
bers of the credentials committee
were: Dan Kavanaugh, Jefferson;
Frank J. Taylor. Howard; Franz c.
Radke. Cedar; f. J. Munday, Web
ster; Emil Placek, Saunders.
Hold Noisy Session.
The following offictrs of the tenn
porary organization OF the conven-
ton were made permanent: A. c.
Shallengerger, chairman; Katheryn
Laughlin Kearney,i Secretary; A.
P, Sprague o York, assistant secre-
tarfy.
The hearing the Dtouslas and
Lancaster contests beore the creden-
tials committee, behind the scenes
@ the Auditorium stage. was more
o show than the main attraction
going on in ront. The contestants
becae so loud at times that Mrs.
IT. J. Boyle o Lincoln, one the
speakers beore the convention, an
nounced that she believed she would
have to abandon her eorts to be
heard. a
About Anti-Saloon Element.
Douglas county came to bat irst
beore the committee with Lysle |.
Abbott, Harland L. Mossman, l.
]. Dunn, E. E. Thomas, T. B. Muir
ray, Mrs. E. B. Towel, Mrs. H. J.
Bailey and Mrs. Jennie Callas as
the protestants. Mr.. Abbott opened
by making general objections to the
Mulfen-Hitchcock delegation. Ar
thur F. Mullen, national committee
man, asserted that some the COM
planning deocrats were appointees
republican-controlled city admin
stration and that Elmer Thomas was
the hired man 0 the Anti-Saloor
league and he added that the com
plaintants were under the donina.
tion "Bilp Ure.
"We represent the democracy o
Omaha" Mr.. Mullen informed til,
committee, whereup Helene Bixby
member of the dry democrats, aros,
and said:
why Not Wet Delegates?"
"Mr. Mullen tells you merely how
he saw it. / saw it, too. | wa
at that county convention and En-
ma Nelson sat beside me and sh,
told me they were framing on her
/ voice the sentiment of the right
minded women of Omaha. VIII,
should they go to illegal means ant
seat only the wet delegates? | will
tell you the funny side of thu
county convention they held here
The credentials committee was eithe
conscience stricken or they uset
camouflage, because they were ou
only half an hour and they brough
in typewriter list and l did no
see any typewriter there.
did you attend the county con
vention here?" asked Mr.. Placek o
the committee.
''Well. I guess, | sat in the from
row. Miss Bixby quickly replied.
Engage in Hot Repartee.
Didn't you campaign for re
publican before the primary" asked
c. F. Bessie.
Il no more campaigned for re
publican than you are a bolshevik
You utter deliberate falsehood ant
you think you can get away witt
it," was the spirited rejoinder.
Mr.. Mossman denied the Bill Ur
city hall domination and Mr.. Thoma
asserted that he is not a yellow do,
democrat and that he will not b
ruled by Mullen.
The Lancaster county contest be
. fore the committee resulted in drag
ging out of democratic skeletons an,
an indulgence in many personalities
Among the central figures in thi
hearing were c. w. Bryan, Chairman
of the so-called regular delegation
which won over F. c. ]. Campbell
secretary of the state central com
mittee, and ]. S. McCarty, membe
Of the state committee from Ian
caster county.
Seating Of Delegates.
Sterling F. Mutz, chairman of tn
Lancaster county central committe,
and Clarence Harmon of Lincol
urged the credentials committee t
4 recognize the Byran delegation. TIL
n, Protestants in this hearing were til
leaders of runlp convention whic
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