Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
Gangs Of Street Cleaners Voted in Doubtful
Wards by His Heelers.
RoUT is COMPLETE IN HIS HOME WARD
Business Men as Rule Vote solidly
Against the Machine,
DARK HORSE MAY GET THE NOMINATION
No Candidate Has Majority, While
Bingham of the Second and
ChaGec of the Seventh Hold
balance OF Power.
For Councjlmen-

For Councimen-
First Ward; ;,......,...; ERNEST STUNT
Second Ward.........;W.W w. BINGHAM
Third Ward. .."....LOUlS BuRMESTER
Fourth Ward. .............W. +. BECHEl.
Sixth ward .................M Nj d. KARR
Seventh Ward..............D. 4. MOUNT
HEighth Ward. .......;;;;T S; CR0GkER
The result of one of the most hotly con-
tested republican primary elections ever
held in Omaha is the complete break down
of the Broatch boom for mayor. The fight
ing began promptly at the opening of the
polls at noon yesterday and while every dis
reputable tactic was resorted to by the
Broatch heelers the returns indicate that the
Broatch delegates cannot possibly number
more than thirty-two or thirty-three, when
it requires forty-one to effect nomination.
Broatch's most signal defeat occurred in the
Fourth ward, where he resides, and where he
was routed horse, foot and dragoon by the
delegates pledged to the candidacy OF Frank
e. Moores.
That the Broatch gang realized that 1t
was in desperate straits was apparent in the
outset. Everywhere his leutenants mar
shalled whole regiments of men who had
they might be driven to the polls to vote
under whip and spur for Broatch delegations.
The most shameless incident of this kind oc-
Cured in the Ninth ward, where Andy Wig
gins. the notorious striker, marched $50 men
from the street department up to the voting
place and watched them deposit ballots
marked for the Broatch delegates.
So heavy was the vote in a number of the
orlg hat hn
until daylight In the Sixth ward, for ex-
ample over 1000 ballots were deposited and
as not few of them were marked for mixed
delegations, the counting was much delayed.
In the First ward the primary election off,
GERS did not begin work until nearly
o'clock, and this held back the results from
that ward.
So great was the interest in the contest
over the mayoralty that the race for the
other places attracted but little attention,
and it is probable that the nominees for
the places below the mayor will not be
definitely known until they are actually
made. For tax commissioner at least a
dozen names will be presented to the con-
vention, but for the other city offices the
present incumbents will have but little OPP
position for denomination. The trading and
slate making is expected to occupy the time
of the politicians all day until the conven-
tion is called to order at s o'clock this even
ing. At u late hour last night the Broatch
boomers were looking very down in the
mouth, and while they would not publicly
admit defeat, they informed confidential
friends that the Jig was up, and that they
might well accept the situation as best
they could. resume of the contests in
the several wards follows:
FIRST WARD.
In the First ward the Broatch pluggers
were out in full force, There was no con-
test in the Second to amount to anything
and therefore the Broatch outfit was trans
planted to the First. Plumbing Inspector
Yerick was busted all afternoon In herding
Second warders into the polls. Men who
had voted at the democratic primaries on
Thursday were also roped In. The attempts
at Illegal voting by the Broatch gang were
the most fragrant in the history of the ward.
Ernest STUNT won the place for councilman
over Morris Morrison by vote OF 429 to
116. The total number of votes cast was
G66. Owing to a mistake on the part OF
the clerks the count was not begun until
10 o'clock last night
SECOND WARD.
The Second ward delegation will seize upon
the first opportunity in the republican con-
of w. w. Bingham as its candidate Tor
mayor. There WAS practically but one ticket
In the field in this ward at the primary
election and that is solid for Bingham. At
late hour last night 1t was announced
that Bingham's name would surely be pre-
sentcd TO the convention and that the Sec
ond ward would work hard In order to Sc
cure his nomnation As between Br9asen 9ascn
the former and four the latter.
There were 262 votes cast In all. u. 3.
Flagg ran as q tenth candidate and polied
a few votes. but his was the only contest
in the election of the delegation. In coun-
clmanlc preferences Bingham received 2fo
votes. Andy Kiewit and Fred Hoye 8. Kie-
wit is already out with the statement that
should bingham be nominated for mayor
no (Kiewit) must be regarded as the repub-
Iican nominee for councilman, as he received
more votes than any other candidate save
Bingham.
The contest was warm in the Third ward,
but there was no friction. For councilman.
Lew Burmester had walkaway over Cap
tain O'MalIey While the vote was being
counted there was more or less disturbance.
John T. Clarke. one OF Broatch's henchmen,
was allowed within the room all evening,
while republicans In the ward VINO were
candidates for delegate were shut out en-
tirely Two or three different times this
prejudice in favor of Clarke almost resulted
in personal encounters. but the presence OF
policeman prevented hostllitles me dele
cation Is reported to stand FIVE for Moores
and four for Broatch, but one OF the leading
republicans OF the ward said that iLfhe vote
of the delegation would defeat Broateh IL
would be 20 cast.
FOURTH WARD.
The most interesting fight OF the primaries
was in the Fourth ward. the home OF both
Broatch and Moores. Here S95 votes were
cast and the contest was earnest and lively.
Nearly third OF the votes cast was chal-
lenged when the ballots were presented. The
Fourth ward more than any other In the
city, represents the business sentiment OF the
city and that II elected straight Moores
delegation, by a good clean majority, Ii
taken by many as an indication Of the senti-
ment OF the business community toward the
present executive OF the city. w. r. pechei
had no opposition In his race for the eoun-
ell.
FIFTH WARD.
In the Fifth ward there were SS7 votes
cast. BrOatch Yill have seven members OF