Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-08
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Very little interest has been manifested
in the spring campaign by local politicians
and others up to the present time, but it
is expected. that next week the political pot
will be set to boiling. In little more than
a week the city conventions to nominate
four members OF the city council and three
members Of the Board OF Education will
be held. The election will be held on April
4 and the campaign will be necessarily
short. Contrary to the usual custom no
public announcements have been made by
aspirants from either party aud in many
instances those who are being talked OF
deny that they are candidates. The terms
Of the republican councilmen in the First,
Second and Third wards expire on the first
Tuesday after election but from present
appearances 1t seems that the desire OF the
party is that these same men shall stand
for reelection. The outgoing republican
councilmen are Kelly, Barrett and Trainor.
Just what the republican convention will
do is hard to tell as the delegates are still
unsolicited. but street talk has 1t that these
men will all be renominated Barrett, Kelly
and Trainor all say that they are not seek
ing a denomination, but If it is offered to
them by the convention they will accept
Outside OF the present incumbents who
might be induced to accept denomination
\. H. Murdoch and r. B. Scott are spoken
OF as possible candidates in the First ward
although neither has made public announce
ment Of his candidacy. Over in the Third
ward the republicans are talking of John F.
Schultz in the event that Mr.. Trainor de-
clines to be a candidate.
Sam Mort is the democratic member who
will retire and the republicans are talking
of running o. e. Bruce, Mike Stillmock,
Tim Flaherty and Fred willhuhn
To go back to the First ward it might be
stated that there does not seem to be any
organized effort to defeat Kelly. He has.
it is stated, acted according to the wishes
OF large number OF his constituents and
the same may be said OF Mr. Barrett, who
represents the Second ward.
Among the prominent First ward demo-
Gratis who are spoken of there are only four
who are willing to run. Jim Bulla Jack
Walters and w. s. Witten are employed by
corporations and for various reasons they
are out of the race. John Mcmillan Henry
Cest and Dan Harmon are being seriously
considered as candidates, but it will remain
for the convention to decide between this
trio In the Second ward John Franek, Ed
Connolly and Henry Michels are spoken Of
Third ward democrats are undecided as yet,
but John J. Ryan, Patrick Hyland Tim
Mullony, John Fallon and Fritz Freitag are
being mentioned as possible candidates.
mere seems to be an unlimited amount OF
timber in the Fourth ward, as William
Broderick, Peter Lenagh, P. C. Caldwell.
Charles Wehner, William Mullaly, John
Hasburg and Joe Schneider are talked
ABOUT in addition to Sam Mort, the present
member.
1t is thought that after the conventions
are held interest in the campaign will be-
come more manifest and that meetings will
be held almost nightly in all of the wards.
1t is asserted that the republicans feel con-
hdent of either e-electing the present mem
bers or electing representatives of the party
in their places.