Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-27
ELECTION WORRIES NO one
Weather Too Cold to Get Up Much Political
Enthusiasm.
BOTH PARTIES NEGLECT THE CANVASS
Republicans Begin to Think the
Apathy Means impending Victory
Mt the Polls for the Demo-
crats, Who Always Vote.

The fact seems to be generally overlooked
that there is to be a city election on Mon
day. and that the result of the ballots will
determine whether or not the legislative
branch of the city government shall continue
to be republican or be turned over to the
democrats. People have a fixed idea that
the election always occurs on the first Mon
day in March. but the impression seems to
prevail that that period is some distance in
the future. There has not been an election
in the city in recent years where less ap-
parent interest is being taken thar has been
disclosed so far. Occasional illusions to the
election are heard on the streets and in
cigar stores, but no general interest mas
been awakened. All Of this argues that I'M
less a little more interest Is taken a good
many men will forget to vote. Republicans
feel that there is a good deal of danger in
this apathy. Voting is a sort OF instinct
with democrats, and a democrat rarely
| misses his chance at the polls, and the usual
democratic vote may be safely counted upon.
The margins between the two parties Is
very narrow, and a little Incidence on the
part of the republicans may result disas-
terously.
ANYTHING to show that an election Is APP
| preaching is the office of the city clerk, VINO
has been busy for a week or more Settlhs
ready the ponderous machinery OF the Aus
tralian ballot. 1t is ready and has about
all been distributed. The work OF putting
up the booths will be finished today.
There will be four aldermen to elect on
Monday, and at the school election, Whlch
comes a week later, two members OF Tue
Board of Education are to be elected. me
republicans have nominated an exceptionally
strong ticket and the democrats, who nave
fused with the populists, have put up a
ticket that fully satisfies them. the chlei
feature to be commended in the contest is
its freeness from personality. The repnD-
licans have npmed as their candidates: FOL
alderman-at-large, e. e. Sayles; for alder
man Third ward, Thomas d. Metcalf; for
alderman Fourth ward, w. H. kimbail; to1
alderman Sixth ward, L.. M. Shubert; foi
members of the school board, DR.. M. b
Snyder, Jacob Sims. The democrats have
selected for lderman-at-large l.. A. DeVine
alderman Third ward, John Evers; alderman
Fourth ward, ]. B. Atkins; alderman Sixth
ward, w. c.. Boyer; members Board OF Edu'
cation, A. Whitelaw and N. E. Tyrrell.
One important thing for voters to r%ecollec'
today is to see that they are properly reg
istered. The boards of registration will sill
today for additions and corrections OF the
poll books at the following places:
First Ward-First precinct, Wheeler &
Hereld's office, 124 East Broadway; regis
trars, Ralph Williams, Charles Banther; Sec
ond precinct. POI East Broadway; registrars
Henry StCVenSOn, II. u. bdnle.
Second Ward-First precinct. office of Ut
terback's livery on Bryant street; registrars
c.. A. Tibbetts and N. SchurZ. Second pre-
cinct, 72O Broadway, Schicketanz's barber
shop; registrars, ]. E. Hollenbeck and T. II
Compile.
Third Ward-First precinct, Chicago
house, 1856 South Main street; registrars, w
R. Rue and ]. NJ. Shea. Second precinct
Atlantic house. 9O1 South Main street; reg
! istrars, Hairy Brown and p. O'Donnell.
! Fourth Ward-First precinct, office Crane
livery, 224 South Main street; registrars, c
ii. Gilmore and NJ. b. Brown. Second pre-
cinct, residence of L. Hotchkiss, GIT Twelfth
avenue; registrars, 7. c. Jackson and Arthur
Slack.
Fifth Ward-First precinct, county build
ing, corner Fifth avenue and Twelfth street
Second precinct, 1911 South Thirteenth
street; registrars, George R. Hazard and r
J. Gallagher.
Sixth Ward-First precinct, Bland Rish
toms store, POO West Broadway; registrars
Wilson James and p. G.. Mikesell. Second
precinct, NELSON'S place. corner Fifth ant
Locust streets; registrars, II. Weiman ant
William Whiting.