The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923, May 01, 1920, Page 3, Image 3
MAT, 1920 m The Commoner Progressives Triumph in Nebraska Primaries In a statement given to the press, Form er Mayor Charles W. Bryan, who directed the campaign for the Bryan forces in the Demo cratic primary contest, discusses the issues in volved, the men engaged and the meaning of tho result. Mr. Bryan says the outcome is a victory ' for honesty and sobrioty in politics. Ho states that Mr. Bryan's election is a defeat for Senator Hitchcock and ends Mr. Hitchcock's presidential campaign. C. W. Bryan's statement follows:- "In view of the misinformation which has been sent to eastern papers about the recent 'Democratic primary contest in Nebraska and for the purpose of giving to the progressive forces of Nebraska and other states information as to what tho contest was, and an analysis of the re sult I make the following statement based on the official election returns. "Tho progressive 'dry Democratic forces of Nebraska have won a remarkable victory that is attracting world-wide interest. Mr. W. J. Bryan and ten of his associates on what was known as the Bryan delegate ticket making a total of 11 delegates out of sixteen have been elected to represent the Nebraska democracy at the national convention, and Mr. W. H. Thomp son has been elected as national committeeman to succeed Mr. Mullen, reactionary wet leader who was a candidate for re-election, by u ma jority of 3,277, and have elected the four dry alternates at large by a majority of two one-half to one over the Hitchcock alternates. "While Senator Hitchcock and Mr. Mullen are publishing explanations and alibis as to what caused the political upheaval that put them in the discard, the moral element of the state is celebrating the annihilation of the most vicious and unscrupulous liquor combination that ever foisted itself upon a free people. When Ne braska adopted a prohibition constitutional amendment three ""years .ago 'by about thirty thousand majority, with only men voting, all intelligent men should have known, now that the women can also vote on presidential candi dates, national committeeman and for delegates to national conventions, that there could be no resurrection of the liquor business. Not so with Senator Hitchcock and his political manager, Mr. Mullen. Having secured political prominence in recent years with the aid of tha liquor interests in Nebraska, and apparently being versed in no other kind of politics, they presented in Nebras ka the program of the combined liquor interests of the United States which have combined to capture the Democratic party and make it the machine through which the national brewery .and distillery interests hope to modify, nullify or repeal national prohibition. . SENATOR: HITCHCOCK'S PLAN "Desiring to capture the sixteen delegates from Nebraska to assist in writing a wet plat form at San Francisco, and especially desiring to Keep Mr. Bryan out of the national convention, "senator Hitchcock filed as a candidate for presi dent. Mr. Mullen filed for re-election as candi date for national committeeman, and they filed sixteen of as prominent men as candidates for national delegates as they could induce to run on J wet ticket. Senator Hitchcock announced his Platform as favoring a modification of prohibl- nf?i 8i as "to Permit th manufacture and sale w "ght wine and beer" without specifying how Jjucu of a kick the wine and beer might contain. Jjr. Bryan accepted the challenge, filed himself a candidate for delegate-at-large, filed a full cL u oleeates and a candidate for national wmmitteeman, and the fight was on. i ,0f tne only two state daily papers claiming ?e Democratic. Senator Hitchcock owns one, Porf ft H(luor Intere3ts had the undivided sup L" 0 botn Papers. ' These daily papers go into Everv eveiy Demcratic home in the state, belch 1 1 durin& the campaign the two papers a?ane?,ortl1 Poison and misrepresentations nuh ? uIr Bryan. Mr. Bryan had to reach the and 5 through Public speeches, through the mail indpn iUga country papers and Republican and irnrn ?.. nt PaPers which would publish extra'cts irotn his speeches. " HOW WETS WERE BEATEN Mmiar tatement by Senator Hitchcock" and Mr. ftumw , their defea was caused by a largo Br of their former Democratic supporters Summary of the Nebraska Primary, April 20 . An examination nf thn Mni..nni,. ,.., . Bryan not only led the ao cal n,i 11! , , r?turn! Sivon below clearly shows that Mr. er vote in the sta e at ?ar Sl.!.A 5 lck?.1 ,n " ontIro 8tat Pod a groat- of tho Hitchcock ticket. ' inan um Honator Hitchcock or any othor JJoNEBUA8KA OUTSIDE OP DOUGLAS COUNTY (OMAHA) FOR DELEGATES AT LARGE S11 ; 33,08?' Stephens (Bryan) 32,132 Shallonberger (Hitchcock) ...!!! !3l!2G3 Neville (H) 30,904 Berge (B) 30,044 Thomas (B) 28,308 McNeny (H) 20,249 Neble (H) 18,2G3 VOTE IN NEBRASKA INCLUDING DOUG- LAS COUNTY (OMAHA) FOR DELEGATES AT LARGE Neville (II) 39,006 Shallonborgor (II) 38,800 Bryan (B) 37,080 Stephens (B) 36.89JL Borgo (B) .77297 Thomas (B) 32.450 McNeny (H) 20,647 Neblo (H) 2" 048 benator Hitchcock's vote in Nebraska outside of Douglas County (Omaha), for presidential choice, was 29,150. Senator Hitchcock's total vote, including Douglas .Coun ty (Omaha), was 37,452. Total Democratic prfmray vote in stato, 76,152. Sona Hitchcock received 37,452, or 624 votes loss than 50 per cent of tho total Democratic vote. Complexion of the Delegates BRYAN DELEGATES ELECTED Delegates at Large W. J. BRYAN DAN V. STEPHENS - First District Delegates CHARLES A. LORD JOSEPH H. MILES Third District Delegate SEYMOUR S. SIDNER Fourth District Delesates GEORGE LANDGREN V. E. STAHL Fifth District Delegates GEORGE E. HALL W. M. SOMERVILLE Sixth District Delegates FRANK J. TAYLOR CHARLES W. BEAL Alternates at Large DR. JENNIE E. CALLFAS MRS. CATHERINE McGERR ELMER E. THOMAS CHARLES W. BRYAN National Committeeman W. H. THOMPSON going into the Republican primary to vote for Senator Johnson is not correct. Hitchcock and Mullen brought a large number of wet Republi cans into the Democratic party four years ago and defeated Mr. Bryan as a delegate to the na tional convention because he was advocating pro hibition. Finding that there is now no chance to quench their thrist in the Democratic party, they are returning to the Republican party whero they came from. Their presence in the Demo cratic party under tho leadership of Hitchcock and Mullen was the cause of the defeat of al most every Democratic candidate on the ticket two years ago for state, congressional, legisla tive and county offices. Quite a number of pro gressive Democrats went into the Republican primary because they could hope for no relief through progressive legislation with Messrs. HttSSfock and Mullen in charge of the Demo ftoHP nartv If they had remained in tho D?,to primal the Bryan ticket would ? received a much larger vote. Now that ttrreacttonary leaders are defeated, these dis couraged Democrats will now return to the Democratic party. "The statement by Messrs. Hitchcock and Mullen that Mr. Bryan had violated the spirit of the primary law by appealing to Republican women to go into the Democratic party is untrue. Nebraska women were voting for the first time they were not Republicans or Democrats, and Mr Bryan's appeal was to women first voters afSiate with the party that had been selected HITCHCOCK DELEGATES ELECTED Delegates at Largo KEITH NEVILLE A. C. SHALLENBERGER Second District Dologates JOHN H. MITHEN L. J. PIATTI Third District Delegate CHARLES J. CARRIG '" -, . '"..'. -l.vr, 4t v. . , .afj-n. , t 0, 4 v ' u i . 1 1 by the liquor men through which to attack tho homes of the nation. "As Mr. Hitchcock has consistently opposed prohibition and woman suffrages tho two Jo sues dear to tho women's hearts, and as Mr. Mullen has been charged by two prominent suf frage women of having said he thought tho gov ernment had made a mistake when it gave votes to 'niggers' and that ho did not want to sco tho mistake repeated by giving tho right of suffrage to women, they might have suspected that the women would meet them at tho ballot box. Anyway, the women were there and did their work well. "It must be remembered, too, that this year a large number of wet Republicans came into the Democratic primary to aid Hitchcock and Mullen. A GREAT VICTORY "Tho result of tho election is a great victory for honesty and sobriety. Tho accuracy and ad vice of the so-called Democratic daily papers have been discredited by their own readers. Tho defeat of Mr. Mullen is the Ic ical result of hla attempting to boss tho polItia of a free stato by Wall street mpthods. "The very small vote which Senator Hitchcock received in Nebraska in the presidential prefer ence primary although no candidate was on the ticket against him but an eccentric livery man who filed on both tho Republican and Democratic tickets, can only bo most humiliating to him and Continued on Page 8 ftl fVi Sli l? 1 ' , .M t't r. . I ft Vf 1 .fji ' ;&? '"if. ' 1 4 jftl ' 'Jiiil0Mia'-Jl "fcu "&