Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-11
SIXTH WARD FOR MOORES
Republicans Greet Their Candidate for
Mayor with ROusing Cheers,
ALL IN LINE FOR THE TICKET UP THERE
EstclIe Turns Point on RcdneId, and
Gurley Recalls the Congress
sionnI Ambition of John l..
kennedy Last Fall.

The republicans Of the Sixth ward held
another large meeting at Idlewild hall last
night and listened to a number OF insplriting
speeches on the issues of the campaign
Miles Houck. the president Of the club, pre-
sided and w. /. Kierstead was introduced
as the first speaker.
Mr.. Kierstead gave the greater part OF his
time to the head OF the ticket and gave sew
eral good reasons why Frank e. Moores
should be elected. While he was speaking
Mr.. Moores entered the hall and was recog-
nized with a ringing cheer He was intro
duced as the next mayor of Omaha, and the
applause was renewed and long continued.
Mr. Moores very happily prefaced his re-
marks by an allusion to the numerous por-
traits of the union generals which adorned
the walls of the hall and under whom he
had served during the war, and said that
these made him feel as though he was among
his friends. Continuing Mr.. Moores said
that the issues in the present campaign were
now clearly drawn. He declared that the
success OF the republican ticket was Of more
than local Importance. III the fusionists
gained control of the municipal government
they would control absolutely the fire and
police departments and be able to build up
a political machine that would assist them
to elect a supreme judge next fall and
state.
REDFIELD'S TIMELY SIGNAL.
Lee Estele made red hot speech which
included a number of very effective illus
trations. He spoke Of having heard story
of man who stood on the bank Of Niagara
and saw a young couple floating in boat
on the river. They were his friends and he
stood silently and watched them while all
unconscious of the deadly danger that
menaced them. they drifted into the clutch
of the resistless current and were carried
swiftly to their doom. Only when their
craft reached the fall and was plungng
down into the seething maelstrom of death
did he raise his voice and shout to warn
them of their danger. Mr.. Estelle declared
that 1t seemed to him that the name of that
man must have been Mel Redfeld. Redheld
had stood by and seen what the republican
party was doing and only when 1t was all
over had he lifted his voice to declare that
the nomination of Mr.. Moores meant danger
for the party. But, he declared, this was
not the first time that Redfed had sung
sweet siren songs to the republican party
while he held a stiletto in his hand ready
to plunge into its back.
TOUCHES KENNEDY'S REPUBLICAN1SM.
w. F.. Gurley made another speech, which
aroused the enthusiasm of the crowd. He
also touched lightly on Redfeld and In
cidentally scored John L. Kennedy. He
caustically inquired whether this was not
the same John l.. Kennedy who only short
time ago wanted to be nominated for con-
gress on account of his ''staunch repub-
licanism," and had endeavored to impugn
the republicanism Of Dave Mercer. Then Mr.
Gurley took up the issue that he declared
was at stake in the fight and showed up
the record Of Howell and his colleagues in
the recent legislature He showed how they
had sacrificed the exposition bill and every
other interest Of the people whom they were
supposed to represent in order to gratify
HowelTs inordinate ambition to become
mayor of Omaha. He appealed to the senti-
ment of fair play that had been violated by
turning out Of Office men who had only just
taken their seats, and appealed to the voters
to rebuke this conduct by electing the en-
tire republican ticket.
Short speeches were made by number OF
candidates, among whom were Judge >. 1.
Gordon and Dave ii. Christie.