Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-04
ABBOTTS RECORD IN ISSUE
1tekionians Looking Up County Demooracys
Choice for City Chairman.
ECHOES OF COMING POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
l~nfavorable Comment on Projection
OF Republicans who Last Year
Gave Asa and Comfort to
the Democrats.

Gave Ala and Comfort TO
the Democrats.
The facility with which the gold democrat
Is getting back into control of the oemoc-
rBcy IS likely TO attract considerable Btten-
ton between this time and the date % the
Democratic primaries. The announCemen.
II the county democracy that LyeIe J. ABB
bott Is lis preferred candidate for chairman
OF the democratic city committee is stirring
the risibiities Of the JacEs0uian crowd, and
the fash OF well FURNISHED cutlery is being
seen around Jacksoniau headquarters. Alb
bolt IS known 10 be an ardent gold democrat.
D and the jacksonians are going TO make the
most Of IL 10 their war against the Noise
crowd. one OF the chief functionaries Of the
club was noted recently porting over the
files Of The Bee in the city library. hunting
The record OF Mr.. Abbott's backslidinE, He
had the volume open al November g. 1896,
and was perusinr a report OF The visit Of
Hon. John ?. Irish to Nebraska on that day
TO tour the state in a special train in the
wake Of Bryau's train and to expound on his
trip the doctrines Of the gold democracy.
From the files Of The Bee the Jacksonian
1unctionary was digging Up the record thai
among the Nebraska democrats who met that
train al Pacific Junction and accompanied
Mr.. Irish on his trip through the state was
LNtle !. ADbOtt. Later reports IT Inc MES
OF the same paper showed that Abbott was
subsequently charged before the Jacksonian
club with having supported Palmer and
Buckner in opposition to Bryan and Sewall.
and upon conviction Of this political heresy
had had his name expunEed from the roll
OF membership along with others. Assur-
Rnues are given by the Jacksonian crew that
due stress will be laid upon these facts in
the coming democratic primaries.
A prominent member OF the Jacksonian
end Of the fusion firing line is authority for
the statement that a new democratic candi-
date for mayor is about to be sprung who
will clean up the county democraCy's kopie
with one bruadside. He refuses to divulge
the parsonage as yet, but renewed whis-
pers Of the name of James Z. Boyd may be
the purr Of the Jacksonian kitty,
It's a poor night that does not see at least
two or three republican ward club meetings.
This activity even before the primaries lie
taken TO be a sign OF healthy interest on the
part OF the republicans in the coming city
campaign.
Considerable Dissatisfaction has arisen in
several wards with the selections Of prl-
mary election officials by the republican
city ignoring the demands OF va
J1OuE thDullhlte wiz uLlItl tAt law HAt ~
titled to representation. In the Second
ward. too. one Of the men slated for judge
at the republican primary presided at a
Bryan meeting last November in the inter
est of the democratic ticket, on which ac-
count some Of his neighbors are questioning
mis- eligibility and saying that the commit
teemen ought TO be able TO find republicans
enough TO serve who are not just out Of the
democratic camp.
That recalls the fact that one OF the re-
publican candidates for The council is hav-
ing his petition circulated by another man
who last fall organized the swedes into a
democratic club and went bag and baggage
over 10 the fusion ticket. The same crit
scism is being offered in this case that there
ought 10 be enough sound republicans avail
able to get the signatures 10 all the council
manic petitions that may have to be cir
culated.
OMAHA. Feb. S.-To the Editor Of The
Bee: In your issue of the "a you state
that at the Seventh ward meeting held last
Thursday night Lyman Waterman made a
bid for MS candidacy for tax commissioner.
You also state that Mr.. Waterman last No
vember. after being fairly and squarely
beaten for the assessorship in the republican
convention. had himself placed on the ticket
by petition and defeated the regular nomi-
nee at the polls. Now the facts are these:
At the meeting referred to ! made no bid
for myself as tax commissioner, and as to
ahe sentiment manifested toward me at this
meeting it all came from Mr.. Kowalewski
and his followers. One OF them asked IL
intended to run by petition. AS TO the bal
ance OF the charges l will make the follow
ing statement:
Before the primaries were held in the
Seventh ward last fall for the county Of
ficers l placed my name on the primary
ticket for the endorsement for the office Of
assessor. There were no other candidates
for this Office against me, and ] received the
endorsement OF the Seventh ward taxpay-
ers for that office. A part OF this delega-
ton went 10 the convention the next day
and gave the nomination to John Kuwalew-
ski. The voters OF the Seventh ward then
prepared u petition and asked me to run,
which ] did, and ] defeated both OF the
nominees on the fusion and republican
tickets. ] have never voted anything bur
The republican ticket in any way. shape or
manner, and expect TO be a republican and
work for the republican principles. think
J have the endorsement of the taxpayers OF
the Seventh yard. These are
true and correct, and II any man dare DENY
them, let him do it and sign his name. Very
truly yours, LYMAN WATERMAN.
The Jacksonian crowd In the Second ward
has held its caucus and has taken its stand
for the democratic duel. II has selected rs
is candidate for councilman a gentleman
of the euphonious and suggestive name.
Conrad Hug, a German, in the employ Of
the Whitman Art company. 7. J. Flynn, q
member of the last legislature, is its pre-
terred candidate for city clerk. The dele
gates chosen are Adam sloup, w. H. Herd
man, Stanley d. Letovsky. 4. J. Aitchisou,
Max Grimm, Mike Kracher, Joseph Kelly, .
Theodore With and Joseph Pisdertz.
orntory Mt NomaB's Club.