Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05

The municipal tickets placed in nomi-
nation for the elective positions created
Ivy the new city charter will for the
next two weeks absorb the attention of
the voters. Tie candidates presented by
the republicans will not merely bear
favorable comparison with their oppo-
nents on the ~couglomcrate fusion com
bination, but also commend themselves
to popular support by reason of their
superior qualifications and fitness for
the positions to which they aspire.
Colonel Frank Il. Moores is a gallant
veteran of tine union army, a public
spirited citizen whose loyalty to every
interest tending to contribute to the up
building OF Omaha has been attested
upon all occasions. aud who moreover
is in position TO devote his whole time
To the duties devolving upon the mayor.
Fred ]. Sackett, the candidate for the
second place on The ticket in point of
Importance. has all the qualifications
that are desirable FOR tax commissioner.
His experience in the real estate bust
ness and familiarity with property val
ucs, tax lists and revenue laws, gained
during four years as clerk Of Douglas
county, will enable him TO discharge the
duties Of that Office as efficiently If
not more efficiently than any other man
who could have been named
The other candidates, A.. G. Edwards
for treasurer, John N. Westberg for
comptroller. Bcecher Highly for clerk,
and S. [. Gordon for police judge, have
been renominated to serve out the terms
for which they were elected. but out
of which they have been legislated by
the enactment of the new charter. They
have been filling their respective posi-
ions satisfactorily to the people and
there is no reason why they should not
be continued IN office.
The ticket nominated by the spoils-
men of the democratic. populistic and
silveritic combination has for its stand
ard bearer Edward T.. Howell, who
looks TO his ingloriols career in the state
senate as n stepping stone to the may
orally. Mr.. Howell served in the city
council for four years, two of them as
president Of that body, and is a fair rep
ItSNIltltINt vi II 'A'''N'
His associates OIL the fusion ticket
will need intrOductions to the public.
George T.. Gibson, nominee for taN COM
missioner, is an erratic genius who has
been engaged without marked success
in various occupations. J. ii. Schmidt,
for treasurer. is Il druggist and reputed
to possess fair business ability. q. Il.
r,.t,l,o,, .,,.1;1a+> Foo, communication Xrnc
formerly business manager of II Swedish
paper and is looked upon as a young
man of good character. John o. Yeiscr,
candidate for clerk, is n political Jere-
miah who sees terrible things ahead of
him at all times. He now fills & seat
in the legislature to which another man
was elected. and boasts having intro
duced n greater number of reform bills
than all the other inipracticable re-
formers together. G.. r. Halligan is a
lawyer who needs an office very badly
and is willing to be police judge if he
has to profess conversion TO democracy.
popocracy, plutocracy, snobocracy and
every other ocracy.
The candidates for the council III the
republican ticket have been selected
from among the men who are now serv-
ing in the council and whose terms of
office have been curtailed by the How
ell charter. Their opponents, with the ex-
ception of IT. J.. Flynn and Frank j.
Burnley, who are members of the pres
ent council. Samuel Rees. who has
served on the school board, and G.. o.
Lobeck, who served one term in the
legislature, are for the most part I'M
known quantities. chosen under the
joint traffic agreement.
Coming us it dOes on the heels of q
national campaign and forced by par
tisan legislation, the coming city cleo
ton will necessarily see party lines
drawn more sharply than usual i'll av-
erage city elections. But the independ-
ent voter will nevertheless exercise his
franchise in the interest of good gov
eminent by casting his vote for candi-
dates who are best qualified and most
likely to make the best public servants.