The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-08-16
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of.
Gratis.
Ora - Abounds al State
Convention in Omaha
Night Sessions j.
Held.
Code Law Is Attacked


in the Omaha Auditorium listened 10
considerable oratory yesterday after
noon, the substance of which was q
high powered escoriaiion OF the re-
publican state and national admin.
istrations and a sublimaiion Of demo-
cratic virtues.
II was necessary for the eonyen-
ton 10 adjourn over for an evening
session 10 adopt the platform and
10 namc the new state central COM
mitfee
Taxation was one Of the fayorite
themes OF the speakers and the re-
peal OF the code and revenue laws
was another morcl OF which the
democrats said much.
The platform charges the repub-
liean administration with incompc-
tency, denounccs the federal reye-
nue. law; fayors impartial enforce
ment OF laws, the eight-hour day and
collective bargaining: holds up the
subject OF taxation as the paramount
issue; pledges repeal Of the code and
revenue laws, upholds the primary
law and endorses repeal or amend
mcnt OF the indeterminatc sentence
law.
Platform Committee.
The personnel OF the platform
committee by congressional districts
follows: First, DR.. j. J.. Hall and
Mrs. &. S. Paine; second. Arthur
+. Mullen and Mrs. J. j. Sebree;
third. Mai. Frank Warner and miss
Emma Meseryey; fourth. DR.. c. 7.
Fall and Mrs. O z. Weber; fifth,
w. II. Thompson and Mrs. A. II.
Brooke; sixth, Frank Taylor and
Mrs. Keith Neville. DR.. p. L. Hall
was elected chairman and Major
Warner read the resolutions TO the
The convention was called to order
by Keith Neville, state chairman.
Mrs. Cora Clayton Of Lincoln and
J. ]. Tooley OF Broken Bow were
named as secretaries.
Judge Harry A. DUNCAN OF Hast
ings was named as temporary chair
man and also was selected to serve
as permanent chairman. Rev. Lloyd
rector OF St. Barnabas
church, offered the invocation and
Mayor J. c. Dahlman gave brief
address OF welcome.
Speakers Of Day.
The speakers OF the afternoon
we're Mrs. Antoinete Funk Of Wash
ngton, d. c., Senator 6. NJ. Hitch
,ock, Charles w. Bryan OF Lincoln,
nominee, and Edgar
congressional nominee in
.he Third district. Miss Z. Ruth
Pyrtle OF Lincoln, candidate for state
superintendent, spoke briefly.
The appearance Of Senator Hitch
,ock and Charles W. Bryan on the
,ame convention platform was a
political anomaly which the dele
gates got used to as the afternoon
In his address to the
the senator made the fol-
owing reference to his present as
iociation with Mr.. Bryan:
81 am not embarrassed by the fact
hat ! am not obligated to him. |
the democrats on their
nomination OF such courageous and
plendid man as Charles w. Bryan.
7or a number OF years there has
,een no political intimacy between
i'm and me. We have differed. as
ionest men differ, and we have. upon
'ceasion, fought as honest men fight. ,
Vow that that occasion has passed
ye can cooperate, as free men CO.
'perate,'
Cheers for Bryan.
The name OF Bryan again reused a
Nebraska democratic state conyen-
ion. Delegates waved handkerchieis
nd hats, An elderly delegate in
he Lancaster county group proudly ,
displayed large w. ], Bryan but. ,
on on his coat Tower and Power !
\llsn Of Lancaster eheered with the
.thers,
Il am afraid" said Edgar How
I'd, addressing the convention. THAT
ne may have so much democratic
armony that We may forget 10 speak
o the common enemy IN terms that +
"a should Let us not be ahashed
4 speaking out
Earlier IN the day Mr. Howard ex-
lainsd that in receiving tho demo
rAlie party back into his good !
races he can say that he never stulil,
eA himself Ip
Amons those on the platform were 4
layar / {. pahlman aud pr, len. {
e 0allias. national committee y
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