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THE COMMONER, LINCOLN, NEB.
for personal investigation by Democratic voters
as to what Mr. Mullen stands for. Mr. Bryan
has made very plain in the years past what he
stands for. Those Democrats who are with him
on those Issues will vote for Mr. Thompson,
while those who stand against him on these is
sues will voto for Mr. Mullen.
SAME FOLLOWING
Petitions containing, tho names of several
thousand wet Democrats were gathered by John
P. Morlarty, a former member of tho Nebraska
senate who was tho spokesman -there for the
liquor intorosts and one of the few who voted
against a prohibitory law, asking that tho name
of Governor Edwards of Now Jersey bo ontered
in the Democratic preforontfal contest for presi
dent. Thoy were filed at tho last minute. Gov
vernor Edwards declined, saying that it was be
cause he did not desiro to divide tho wet vote
in Nebraska with Senator Hitchcock. Governor
Edwards seems to have much more accurate
knowledge of the character of the support of
Senator Hitchcock than those Nebraska dry
Democrats who think that state pride should
dictato a Hitchcock instruction.
FOR NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN
Grand Island, Nebr., April 9. 1920.
To the Democratic Voters of Nebraska:
I am a candidate for Democratic National
Committeeman in tho primaries to be held April
20th. I am unable to personally see all of those
who will voto in tho primary and I take this way
of advising you who I ai i and what I stand for.
I have been an active Democrat in Nebraska
for more than thirty yea "b.
In 18 9 G I was Democratic National Committee
man and as you know Nebraska cast its electoral
voto for W. J. Bryan for President.
In 1912 I was elected Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee and re-elected in 1914
In both campaigns tho party was united, with the
result that tho electoral vote "in 1912 was cast
for a Democratic president and tho entire Demo
cratic state ticket was elected in 1912 and 1914
If I am elected I will do what I can to again
unlto tho party and get it out of tho factional
rut it is now in. 1 do not want tho position as a
source of profit and if olectod will accept no po
litical retainers of any kind.
My solo purposo in soliciting your support is
to organize the party not disorganize it
I am supporting Mr. Bryan and the things he
stands for in this campaign.
I am In favor of the ratification of tho amend
ment giving the right of suffrage to women
I am in favor of an immediate reduction of
armament as a guaranty of peace.
I am against univorsal compulsory military
training tho people are now overburdened with
war taxes.
I am against the profiteer and if elected Na
tional Committeeman will devote my time to 11
curing legislation to effectively .prosecute nrofl
iteors and stop profiteering. Yours truly
W. H. THOMPSON.
CHARGES G. O. P. WITH PERJURY
(From Omaha News.)
Mrs. H. J. Bailey, chairman of the women's
dry Democratic committee swoops aside party
lines in a reply to W. C. Eraser, who, in a recent
interview, urged party affiliation in registration
to avoid "unfairness, injustice and fraud."
"Republican politicians are losing the confi
dence of women by statements of fraud and pre
jury," sho says.
"Women know perfectly well there is no moral
or legal responsibility in regard to party affilia
tion, and also know men have not so regarded it,
for they have and are using party affiliation to
further their own interests.
"Surely women will not hesitate to use tho
same means to enable them to support tho prin
ciples they have worked and stood for for years;
namely, prohibition and suffrage.
"Very few women will regard party affiliation
abovo principles. They know these principles
are being attacked in the Democratic party; also
that the defense is being, made in the Demo
cratic party.
MAJORITY RULE
On another page will bo found an editorial
from the Washington Star suggesting that, to be
consistent, Mr. Bryan ought to favor majority
rulo in Democratic conventions. Mr. Bryan does
favor majority rule in Democratic convention?
and has urged this reform. It ought to be ac
companied by the abolition of the unit rule,
which gives tho big states ah unfair advantage.
Progressive Demo
cratic Ticket
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Tho following named national
candidates support the principles ad
vocated by Mr. Bryan and should be
elected with him.
Ask the election judge for a Demo
cratic ballot and mark an X in the
square opposite the name "of each of
the following candidates:
For Preference for President of
United States, write in the name of
YOUR CHOICE i
National Committeeman:
W. H. THOMPSON
Delegates at Largo to tho Democratic
National Convention:
WILLIAM J. BRYAN .
DAN V. STEPHENS
GEORGE W. BERGE
J. J. THOMAS '
Delegates to National Convention.
First District:
CHARLES A. LORD
JosEpn h. d:les i
Delegates to National Convention:
Second District: .
MRS. E. B. TOWL -'
ALBERT E. MAY
Delegates to National Convention!
Third District:
SEYMOUR S. SB3NER
y MRS. MARIE WEEKES
.Delegates to National Convention
Fourth District:
GEORGE LANDGREN
V. E. STAHL
Delegates to National Convention.
Fifth District: . '
GEO. E. HALL
W. M. SOMERVHjLE
Delegates to National Convention
. Sixth District: .
FRANK J. TAYLOR
O. W. BEAL
Give these name to men and wo
men who are going to voto iho
Democratic ticket. Carry (ho Itet
to tho polls uo aw not to iotmt the
names,
,. PRIMABY muxmOX, AVHUj 20
Hit6hGOGkrs Record on
Currency Bill
Harvey Newbranch, writing in the World
Herald under a recent date, holds that Bryan
msulffng the intelligence of Nebraska Demo
crats, when he declarer, that Hitchcock is a S
of Wall Street" and stood with Wall street ,n
opposition to tho regional bank currency bill
Harvey then proceeds to enlightening us bv
telling ub that Hitchcock succeeded in makinBit
a better bill. But Harvey is biased-he I .more
than thathe himself is "insulting the intelli
gence of Nebraska Democrats" and preyine un
on their ignorance. .. fa l
WHAT SENATOR GLASS SAYS OF HITCH
COCK
.Smarting beneath the lash of the New York
World in its scathing denunciation of him for
his Wall Street attitude on currency legislation
the senator wrote a letter to that publication
under date of February, 1918, in which he saia
in part:
"You say I nearly wrecked the federal
reserve bank bill. You are mistaken. I did
not "nearly" wreck it; 1 actually wrecked
it and led the fight which substituted tho
present law for it. The present law is 60
per cent different in text from the bill which
you supported."
This brazen faced claim did not escape the eye
of the bill's closest friend and author now Sena
tor Glass, and under date of February 8, 1918,
he wrote a stinging reply to tho Hitchcock let
ter, whicli reads as follows:
Washington, Feb. 8. To the Editor of
the World: I note in your issue of today
that Senator Hitchcock in response to your
criticism, says that he did not "nearly
wreck" the federal reserve bank bill, but
"actually wrecked it and led the fight which
substituted the present law for it. The
present law is 60 per cent different in text
from the bill you supported."
There never was a more amazing mis
statement. Senator Hitchcock not only
didn't "wreck" the federal reserve bill but
he made not one particle of impression on
it, unless it was to make various alterations
of phraseology, signifying the difference be
tween tweedle-dum and, tweedle-de-dee.
There isn't a provision in the law as it
stands on the statute book today, that Sena
tor Hitchcock seriously had. anything to do
with; and while the text of the act is some
what different from the original bill, neither
GO per cent NOR ANY PER CENT of it is
fundamentally different in any particular to
ine original bill.
'The-senator was such a bitter adversary
of the hill that he was not' permitted to
servo on tho conference committee, although
by reason of his seniority ho was entitled to
scrv.o. His statement of tho case in the
World today, is utterly without foundation
of fact.
CARTER GLASS.
Carter Glass knows who the friends were, of
'ihe currency bill. He also knew 'whom Wall
street depended upon to protect its interest it
was Hitchcock the enemy of the most masterly
piece of financial legislation ever given the peo
ple to free them from Wall street's clutch. And
Harvey Newbranch says Bryan is "insulting tho
intelligence of Nebraska Democrats!" Let Harvey
fall to his knees and a beg a thousand pardons
for the World-Herald's own brazen insolence
and craven deceit. Blue Hill Leader.
MISS LILLJAN U. STONER, FOR SECRETARY
OF STATE
Miss Lillian TJ. Stoner has filed as candidate
on tho Democratic ticket for the office of secre
tary of state, to bo nominated at the primary
election, April 20. Miss Stoner is well qualified
by training and experience for the position for
which she aspires, and deserves the support of
tho progressive Democrats of the state. She has
served Nebraska as a public school teacher;
county superintendent, three terms; head of the
Political and Social Science Department State
Normal School, Peru, fourteen years; secretary
of the tSate Teachers' Association, three terms;
organizer for suffrage, and prohibition worker; J
war woncer; as well as being active m various
other public organizations.
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