Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-05
LAST OF RALLIES IN LINCOLN
Charles T. Dietrich Will Speak There on
Monday Night
FFpuBucAss WILL MAKE IT A HuvsEF
Great Parade is Arranged in which 8
Ions List of Marching Clubs iii
TAKE Part Prior 10 the
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LINCOLN Nov. A. Special. Charles
h Dietrich's trst political speech IN LIZ
eoln viii tomorro~ night mark the closing
OF what Is belieN ed to De one OF the most
successful republican Campaigns ever
vaged In Lancaster county. After parade
of marching clubs Mr.. Dietrich and Con
gresham Burkett will address an audience
81 the Auditorium. The ueeung viii be
presided over by Captain +. James Cos
grove late Of the First Nebraska regl-
nent. who. until this campaign. was one OF
the leading democrats q Lancaster county.
THE parade Sill be under command oi
Marshal John Franklin and will FORM II
the following order
Platoon of Police
Mckinley auc Roosevelt Drum corps
Carriage containing speakers.
German Mckinley Club.
putnam Band.
LADIES' Mckinley and R5csevelt MArci''"s
Scandinavia Republican Club.
Haveilck Flamueau Clup
University Place Flamoeau Club
Colgrsd kepL bliCan lam Oeau O4Gb
Mckinley and Roosevelt Junior Republican
Club.
ward clubs OF the city Of Lincoln.
The following have been selected as
sides TO the marshal. Z. r s.1er, S. NJ.
Ntlck. r. H Oakley. " II. Clark, j. D
Parker. J. G. r McKesson.
lancaster. omrinI Ballot
The ofncial ballot in Lancaster county
is not encountered vith a lo1g list Of
es esndidates for county oflces. The only
officers 10 elect are legislators. county at
torney, county commissioner, assessors
and road supervisors In the country pre-
ctpcts Lancaster county is entitled 10
seven Representatives In the legislature
two senators and Eve representatives u TIE
hcuse-and for these positions ttere are
tventy-eight candidates. In all cases tne
republican candidates are placed IN the
lead on the ballot and following them are
the fusionists, then the prohioiuonists
and the candidates by petition. THIS ar
rangement Is IN keeping with the oplmon
recently written by Attorney General
Smyth, who held that the fusion vote could
not be considered as the vote OF one
party. Nearly all OF the popocratic county
clerks have disregarded this oficial con-
struction Of the Law and have gwen the
fusion candidates a preferred position on
the ballot.
For state senators the republican eandi-
dates are Richard O'N-lll and John
Irompep. Mr. oNeill took an active part
IN the campaign in this county last year,
John Trompen served two terms as county
sherin and is well known In all section,
o. the state. He was elected president OF
the State sherifs' association during his
last term of once The fusion candidate
for the same positions are A. S. Tiebett'
and T. J. Doyle, both Of whom are lawyers
Mr.. Doyle was the fusion candidate fol
district judge last year. but was over
whelmingly defeated. The prohibition can
didstes are J. P. kettelwell and Z. p. White
and the mid road candidates are Fred Her
man and J. c. Kucers.
The republican candidates tor the i've
representative positions are Arthur "
K" Lane John II. Mockett. jr.. Clifford Tent
= J. Shellhorn and Charles J. Warner. arc
the fusion candidates for the same posi-
tions are Manning W. Cochrane, Henr!
schAsl. J. Z. Miller, J. c. Muggletcn ant
William Nelson.
For county attorney, James L. Caldwell
the republican candidate, is meeting witt
practically no opposition. His fusion op
ponent. =. D. Volkman OF Hsveloek. va
named only recently by the county fusio
committee and he is not making a seriou
efort to be elected. Mr.. Caldwell has serve
two terms as deputy attorney under Thoms
c. Munger. who is now engineering the re
publican campaign IN the First congressiona
district for Congressman Burkett Mr.. Nun
gers administration has been above criti
cism and the voters OF the county see 2
reason for electing a man Of opposite 20
litical beliefs.
About the same one-sided condition exist
In the race for county commissioner. Georg
Welton is the republican candidate. HI
opponent A z. Sutherland, has no hop
whatever OF succeeding. There are no can
didates against Newell A Bacon. the reput
lican nominee for sanitary trustee.
Lincoln Local Notes.
The receipts OF the Lincoln customs ofhc
for the month OF october were larger tha
for any corresponding period In its his:or
The revenue OF this ofice comes from n
tax on imported goods, which are general
clsssed as luxuries. and an increase in r,
eeipts naturally indicates an increased d.
mAnd.
George Dethlefs, formerly Of this city ar
we'll known IN Nebraska as a talented V,
cAlist died al his home In Chicago last nigh
The funeral services will be held in hi
city.
o. J. Davis. Montana stockmsn, wi
robbed Of ss3s in tins city last night by
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