MAT, 1920
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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
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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
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