The Washington times., 1922-08-27
WY HEN William Jennings
w Bryan announced that he
w had moved his voting


residence to Florida. the country
said that for . third Of century
there would be politics In Nebraska
without Bryan a. q candidats or
leading figure. They also said II
meant Bryan wanted to 60 to the
Senate and would contest for the
coming vacancy In Florida. They
. were wrong in both guesses. There
are millions Of people who would
like to see him In the Senate ana
millions who would not vote for
him for Senator. The tosa was
within his grasp twelve years ago
when Hitchcock was elected. They
had been friends. Hitchcock had
warmly supported Bryan for the
presidency and had cherished sen
atorial aspirations. When the
Democrats had the chance to elect
q Senator one word from Bryan
would have destroyed Hitchcock's
chance to wear toga. That word
would have made Bryan Senator.
He did not say the word. On the
other hand, he refused to permit
the use of his name. Hitchcock
went to the Senate, and though he
and Bryan have had wide dis
agreement and divergence, Hitch
cock has been renominated for the
Senate this year and win have
Bryan's support for reelection,
even though the Commoner Is not
Q legal resident of Nebraska and
cannot vote in the election.
NEBRASKA DEBATABLE STATE.
It is hard for people of this gen.
Grafton to think Of Nebraska
politics without associating It with
sx!Secretary Bryan. He made
Nebraska q doubtful State. He
lifted It out Of the column of "over-
whelminsly Republican" and never
since then has anybody been certain
what Nebraska would do. Until the
question of wet" ana dry" d.
vided Nebraska Democrats. Bryan's
leadership kept It Democratic with
. few lapses back into its ancient
Republicanism. Not in our history
has one man overturned the
politics Of State and 80 in
fluenced its political thought as
has Mr.. Bryan in Nebraska. Even
now, though he votes in Florida,
people do not think Of Nebraska
politics without unconsciously asso-
eiating It with the name Bryan.
"BR0THER CHARLIE"
And the tremendously interesting
contest this year Is concerned with
"the name Bryan" But this year
Il is not William Jennings Of the
Commonwealth Of Florida. It is
Brother Charlie" member of the
commission Of the city Of Lincoln.
For Brother Charlie" as every
body calls him out here, Is the
Democratic candidate for governor.
The same primary that NOM
mated Brother Charlie" for
sovernor renorninated Hitchcock
for Senator. There has been no
love lost between these Nebraska
Democrats for . long time. They
win tell you ,out here that
brother Charlie" is largely re-
sponsibis for the break between
william jennings and Hitchcock.
But W. ]. will not tell you that.
He 10 the most devoted Of brothers
and whatever break there has been
between the commoner and the
Senator has been upon differences
Of opinion upon principles and
measures and nothing else. Bryan
pressed . prohibition declaration
IN the Nebrasi1a convention.
Hitchecck opposed the resolution.
AZ Baltimore Bryan swung to VII
soa Tor President and Hitchcock
STUCK b Clark. and some bitterness
followed. Brother Charlie" stayed
at homo IN Nsbraska and had the
Anbnrsns or Il the fight while his
nnsrs aisetnsutshed brother actsd
a. Secretary Of STATE and s1rd1ed
ne sioes Al long ~ w. J. was
IN the political running IN
Nsbraska Brother Charlie" sub
erdinatsd his aspirations.
-BR0rHER CHARLES" RECORD
When the older brother went to
Florida Brother Charlie" became
q candidate for city commissioners
sf Lincoln. was elected and with
he real Bryan spirit has carried
cut reforms which required much
fishtins TO make them stick.
Notably, he has given Lincoln
people cheaper coal.
He established . municipal coal
plant In Lincoln last year. and
~ q result cut the price Of coal
70 the consumer four dollars .
ton, saving the Lincoln people
s1So,ooo In their coal bill in one
season. In other ways, partic-
uiariy ~ head Of the Street Dc
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