Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-04

SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. !


From surface indications the city cleo
ton today, at which four members of the
city council and three members OF the
Board of Education will be chosen, will be
a very quiet one. Very little enthusiasm
has been manifest so far and it is pre-
dicted that the day will pass oft without
disturbances Of any kind.
Yesterday City Clerk Carpenter COM
plcted the compilation of the registration
statistics. Transfers from one precinct 10
another to the lumber of 81 are noted, while
the new registration amounts to csc. the
total making as. BY adding the new reg
i]stration to the registration of last fall the
total vote of the city is shown to be 3.glI,
which is the largest in the history of the
city. This increase is not surprising. how
ever. when it is remembered that scarcely
a vacant house is to be found in the city.
on account Of the lack of interest it is not
thought that the full vote will be out to-
day, as spring elections frequently occur
when only a twO-thirds vote is cast. Mayor
Ensor yesterday instructed Chief of Police
Carroll to notify every saloon keeper TO
keep his place closed during the hours the
polls are open. In this connection the
mayor said he would insist that both the
front and back doors of all saloons be
kept closed ana locked, fuftner he would
insist that all screens in front doors, win
dows and bars be removed during the
voting hours. The Nebraska election laws
are very strict in the matter of selling
liquor on election days. Section ii is as
follows: Every person who shall sell or
give away any malt, spirituous and vinous
liquors on the day of any general or special
election shall forfeit and pay for every such
offcnse the sum of 800.
Nearly all the candidates put in the day
yesterday going about looking over their
fences for the last time before the battle.
Kelly stated that his chances in the First
ward were excellent. He does not expect
any organized opposition and predicts a vic
tory for the republican ticket. In the
Second ward Fltle, the republican candi-
date, is marked on the slate for a sure
winner and Patrick Trainor's friends in the
Third ward assert he will have easy sail
ing for reelection. Stillmock was the
favorite in the Fourth ward last night. 1t
is thought that on account of the split in
the democratic ranks in this ward that a
republican will have no trouble in secur-
ing enough votes to elect.
The packing houses will make an effort to
shut down at 3 or 4 o'clock this afternoon
in order to give all employees a chance to
vote. Notices to this effect have been
posted, but the bremen were instructed by
the managers yesterday to handle the work
so that all employees would be given ample
time in which to vote. The same may be
said of the Stock Yards company.
More interest seems to center about the
election of three members of the Board of
Education than the selection of four coun-
cilmen. 1t is reported that the democratic
candidates are being assisted by their wives.
The republican candidates for the board are
Jay Laverty, w. b. Olin and John Troutan,
while the democratic aspirants are James
H. Bulla, John Ficenec and J. Ryan. o.
e. Bruce, H. j. Shupp and Henry Michels
are the present members who will retire
at the expiration of their terms. Those
elected to fill the vacancies caused by the
retiring of these three members will take
their seats at the first regular meeting in
July.
Mayor Ensor does not think that it will
be necessary to swear in any special police,
as he considers the regular force sufficiently
The mayor said, however, that if the occa-
sion required he would swear in a few men,
but he does not anticipate that he will be re-
quired to take any such action.
The voting place in the Fourth ward was
changed yesterday afternoon from the barn
on Thlrty-second and X streets to the old
school house. The election board will
meet this morning at the place advertised
and will adjourn to the school house.