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AUGUST, 1922
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C. W. Bryan Nomi
nated for Governor
Charles W. Bryan of Lincoln, publisher and
associate editor of The Commoner, was nomi- .
nated as the Nebraska Democratic candidate for
governor in the state-wide primaries, held July
18. ' '
The result came as the seguel of a spirited
campaign in which four contestants competed.
When the first tabulation were announced, Dan
B Butler of Omaha, due to the splendid vote
ho received in his home city of Omaha and in
Douglas county, led the race by a good margin
of Votes, but later returns from over the state
cut down this lead steadily. Mi4. Bryan finally
overcame Mr. Butler's- lead, passed it, and led
Mr. Butler by a plurality of of 3,663 votes when
the vote was completed.
The final official figures on candidates for gov
ernor wore as follows: J. N. Norton, 19,580;
Dan B. Butler, 24,546; Charles W. Bryan, 28,
209; W. M. Maupin, 6,407.
The balance of the state ticket selected by the
Democrats follows: Lieutenant-governor, P. J.
Mullin; secretary of state, Charles W. Pool;
auditor, Grant L. Shumway; land commissioner,
M.C.Warrington; treasurer, George. B. Hall;
attorney-general, Kenneth W. McDonald; rail
way commissioner, Fred C. Ayres.
Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Omaha was renomi
nated for United States senator by an over
whelming vote.
The following were nominated for congress
by the Democrats: First district regular, John
H. Morehead; First district vacancy, W. C. Par
riot; Second district, James H; Hanley; Third
district, Edgar Howard; Fourth district," H. B.
Cummins; Fifth district, Ashton C. Shallenberg
er; Sixth district regular, Charles W. Beal; Sixth
district vacancy, W. M.' Maupin.
MR. BRYAN RECEIVES BEST WISHES OF
ALL THREE OPPONENTS
(From the Lincoln Star.)
The exchange of telegrams between Charles
W. Bryan, Democratic candidate for governor of
Nebraska and his opponents in the recent pri
mary contest, show the existence of the most
friendly feeling between them and contain prom
ises of active support in the November election
ror the chosen candidate.
Dan B. Butler of Omaha sent the following
telegram:
J'0mTa?a' Neb" July 20.- C. W.- Bryan, Lin
coln, Neb.
"CoTn6ratulations. To "to-11011 'harmony.' How
eer, i still have my coal yard.
M n "DAN-B. BUTLER."
Mr. Bryan replied to Mr. Butler follows:
rifvi?0,, nANob" JuI? 20.Hon. Dan B. Butler,
City Hall, Omaha, Neb.
Ynn I?c5roly aPPreciate your congratulations.
loSr t ,a sood fleht' and yu are also a good
nni a in!? have a coal yard but nope to dis
ol fLJ w110 flrst of the year- I will need lots
i ueip between now and November, and know I
wn count on you.
"CHARLES W. BRYAN."
ton 5Lt1!?graJn sent t0 Mr- Bryan by J. N. Nor-
"5v i ryan's answer are as follows: x
Brvan ?' Neb" July 22. Hon. Charles W.
K' are of The Commoner, Lincoln, Neb.
to von , Bn lo,w me th0 Privilege of extending
ratic nn f.1100688' candidate for the Demo
feeiin np !on for eovernor my most sincere
oforlnVv S0 Wil1 aud congratulations and of
in th i2? as your friend my earnest support"
Ue comine campaign for election..
"J. N. NORTON."
Mr. Brvn i,-.
"Lin I 1OiJll0a:
Polk, Neb. NGb,' July 22'" Hon' J' N Norton'
cal ofUvnnindTWords oC congratulation are typi
Nimr Vvm, 8incerely reciprocate the kindly
wrds can fi?Gd' and appreciate more than
wbichmon your feGnoru3 offer of support,
01 the 1 80 much to til success of the cause
common people In November.
Wm "CHARLES W. BRYAN."
fr the L,u?,n who was likewise defeated
tho 8uccP? ,nation by Mr- Bryan, telegraphed
v ''GeS m ,candidatB as follows:
Llncoln fei b, July 21. Charles W. Bryan,
f,re slncwfieratr1iat,,onB on your victory, and th.ey
the beat ,' hI1 not wholly convinced that
un WOn I am sure the best candidate
your oTmZVT "vi " at
Democrat 'take, hnm0rtMCampalBn- A "
that's the UMotvSZZR TtUlly
Mr. Dryan's reply "WILL M MAWN."
Gor"g,C&Neb- -""y-WiUM. Ma,,,,!,,,
business has raised so,, k,'P 'J ?. "V
wnother the hnit m 7 . "' "linu as t0
"CHARLES W. BRYAN."
"BROTHER CHARLES"
Charles W Bryan is something more than
the devoted brother of the Great Commoner He
s the Democratic nominee for governor of Ne
braska, for one thing, and the WMld-Herald
joins with the great body of united and mlHant
Nebraska Democrats in the fond hope and cor
fident belief that he will be Nebraska's next gov-
"Brother Charles" has fairly won his spurs in
his own right. Nebraska has come to know him
as a first class fighting man, with the courage of
a lion and the aggressiveness of a Jack Dempsoy.
The city of Lincoln has learned, in years of ex
perience, that he is a capable executive, alert, in
telligent, active, keen, fearless, and devoted to
the interests of the people whom he serves. He
isn t the kind of man who lurks in the under
brush. He loves a fight for a cause in which he
believes, and he does his fighting out in the
open, wearing his heart on his sleeve as he
fights. His word is as go.od as a United States
bond, and he is as devoted to principle as he is
devoid of malice.
There is something about that kind of man
that one can't help admiring. The World-Herald
has admired him even at times when he was do
ing his darndest to lay low its fondest aspira
tions. He fought fairly and he fought honestly,
and we have never questioned that his convic
tions were as sincerely held as our own.
The issues that arose unfortunately to divide
the Democrats of Nebraska are settled issues.
The old, the fundamental, issues the issues that
Jefferson fought for, that Jackson fought for,
that William Jennings Bryan fought for and
with him, shoulder to shoulder, Gilbert M.
Hitchcock these issues remain. The equal
rights of the common people as against the
privileges of those who esteem themselves su
perior and entitled to superior advantages at the
hand of. government it is for this that the
Democratic party has fought throughout its his
tory, and that fight was never more in need of
devoted champions than it is today." It is that
devotion that makes men and women Democrats,
and that, in a great crisis in the history of our
land, has reunited the democracy of Nebraska.
Charles W. Bryan is a qualified leader for
such a campaign. He has the energy and acumen
to make it a winning campaign. And, what is
more important, he can be depended upon when
elected to make good his campaign pledges, and
to continue the fight for them to the last hour
he remains in office.
Mr. Bryan as a candidate for governor will
appeal with peculiar force to the independent
voters, who are rapidly growing in number. He
fights more for principle than for party, and has
never stayed his hand against his own party
when he believed it to. be wrong. When he is
elected Nebraska will have a state government
that functions, that is on the job actively, and
that will be responsive to the wishes and devoted
to the interests of its citizens. Omaha World
Herald. BRYAN AND GOVERNORSHIP
The Democrat is going to make free to
prophesy that Charles Bryan is going to be the
next governor of Nebraska. There are good
reasons to believe all this is to come to pass and
the editor of this paper hopes the prophecy will
rome true The Democrat does not know of any
man i Nebraska better qualified to bring this
m l Lpir to legislative normalcy than Mr.
Bmn It will nave to be admitted that the state
?as gone so wild over taxes that he or any other
has demonstrated dunn construc-
To?t afigUt and once in the
nglnr"or ohajr will not bo found lacking in'
oourago to put across whatever ho starts out
?.r!2ni8 mP.af8, Charly Bryan is moro than a
Hhiewd politician. In tho case of evory econom
ic reform ho has attomptod to bring about in
Lincoln ho has mot with the bittorost opposition
from the most Influential and powerful busi
ness interests in that city and with hardly a
single exception ho has beaten them and badly
at that. The reason ho has boon able to do this
ins been duo to tho honesty and Justness under
lying every fight ho lias instituted. In oach case
no has always champlonod something In behalf
or. the groat call of tho pooplo and has appealed
to the mass of tho people and when It came td
the final show-down tho pooplo rallied back of
mm. His record in tho city council of Lincoln
lias proven ho is an economist on offlcioht gov
ernment and tho Democrat predicts If ho is
elected to the governorship that when ho steps
out of ofllco he will always bo referred to by the
state historians of tho future as having given
Nebraska its most offlciont business administra
tion and that the pooplo will bo favored with
constructive legislation to tho end of extrava
gance in state expenditures and elimination of
everything in affairs of state that now contribute
to high taxos and increasing burdon of state ox
pensos. Hastings Democrat.
There Isn't any question about Charlie Bryan'o
candidacy for governor being a mighty popular
one at this time. Men are quietly announcing
themselves as his supporters on all sides. Some
how there is a well defined opinion nmong tho
voters, that Charlie Bryan has tho qualifications
to make a people's governor and that ho fully
understands their needs. That ho will clean
house if elected, thore Isn't any question and
that he will cut off a lot of useless heads and
pare state expenses to tho mimimum, there will
be no question. There won't bo GOO extra Jobs
to pass out under the code bill when Bryan bo
comes governor, because the code bill is going to
go Charlie says so.
Republicans are pretty well satisfied with
Charlie Bryan as a candidate for govornor.
That's why you hear them announcing all over
the state, that Charlie will be the next govornor.
Everybody knows whore Charlie stands. There
isn't any guessing. Ho has the norvo to do just
what he says he will do and evory voter in the
state knows that too. Blue Hill Leader.
Charles Bryan, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, is one of the best known politicians in
the state. For many years he was closoly as
sociated with his brother, W. J. Bryan in busi
ness, being business manager of The Commoner.
Mr. Bryan's character and private life are
above reproach. He is not afraid to tako a bold
stand against the wrong, even when it may be
unpopular to do so. The high standards main
tained by him have won him a host of admirers,
regardless of political affiliation.
As mayor of Lincoln Mr. Bryan showed so
much ability that he was urged to file for tho of
fice of chief executive. His decided victory over
a strong opponent in the primary would indtr
cate that the people over the state feel that he
would make a real, honest-to-goodness governor,
on the job all the time, and working for the best
interests of the state. Seward Independent-Democrat.
One of the surprises to some of us was tho
big vote Charley Bryan got for governor on the
Democratic ticket at the primary. He carried
this old-time wet precinct. Charley has been a.
dry fighter for years, but he never went outside
the Democratic party to do his fighting and for
that reason the old boys all respected him for
it at the polls the other day. In the past years
Charley took his lickings awfully well. The
wets rubbed it into him for a long time and he
smiled and they rubbed it in some more, but he
would be back next convention as a regular
delegate. Beside all this he has shown some
real management in big things the past few
years and now we are going to make him govern
or if we can, and that will give his great energy
and ability full swing in working out and trim
ming down many of the things that need lopping
off today. Lawrence Locomotive.
Everybody became familiar with what lese
majesty meant when the kaiser was sitting on
what he mistakenly thought was the top of tho
world. But it is entirely too mild a term to ap
ply to what is happening in Massachusetts where
five Republicans have deliberately entered the
Republican primary asopponents of Henry Cabo
Lodge for the senatorial nomination.
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