Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-02
FRESH POLITICAL GOSSlP
New Primary Law Mikes Much Preliminary
Work Necessary,
DATES OF The VARIOUS CITY CONVENTIONS
Principal Activity of the Politicians
Engaged in the city Cam
pnign in stiu strictly
Under Cover.

lnuer cover.
Preparation OF the respective lists o. reg
istered voters by representatives OF the re-
publican and democratic parties is stiil in
progress. For the republicans the original
list taken from the registration books is
completed and the force has adjourned 20 the
council chamber, where the names are being
booked alphabetically by wards.
Joe Butler and j. \. Fitzpatrick are still
grinding away at the democratic lists and
have nearly completed their work.
The p~opulist lists are being prepared in
a desultory sort Of way by representatives
OF the various wards. Some perplexity is
being experienced in tine preparation OF the
latter lists, owing to the various terms EN-
ployed in the expression of political afilia-
tion. Some Of the populist representative
copy into their lists all who are registered
as independent" peoples Independent
and "populists,' while others contend that
those who registered simply as "independ-
ent" should be left out, as many voters who
are known to belong to the old parties
escaped giving their party afiliation by de-
claring themselves to be Independent.
The populists Will be first in the field
with their primaries Friday Of this week,
which is also ground hog day. Under a
Misrepresentation that certificates of nomina-
ton had to be filed thirty days before cleo
tion they originally decided to hold their
city convention next Saturday, but evidently
upon the suspicion that they would see their
shadows on primary day they have since
determined to go back into their holes for a
week and have changed the date of their
convention to February 10 to correspond
with the dates of the silver republican and
democratic conventions, when, IL the demo-
Gratis are prepared to give bond for faithful
performance of contract and will promise
equitable distribution OF spoils to allies in
case of a three~cornered victory, fusion will
undoubtedly be effected. Silver republicans
will hold their caucuses Wednesday of next
week and the democrats on the following
day. The latter will be worth going miles
10 witness, as it will determine the su-
premacy of the rival factions represented by
the Jacksonian club and County Democracy
In the conduct OF the convention that will
occur two days later. The republican pri-
maries occur on Thursday, February 10, and
the convention on Friday, February 16.
81 will not be a candidate for mayor
said Captain H. E. Palmer Wednesday. II
did say once that l would be a candidate
Just to carry the Seventh ward against
Cbaffee. but now that l have scared Chaffee
out we are simply going to deliver the ward
10 Bingham. That's all there is to it. We
have it all fixed to give the ward to Bling
ham,, and ! won't even have to be here. In
fact, l must be at a committee meeting in
Washington February IA to look after the
bill for the old soldiers sanitarium at Hot
Springs and some other railroad interests
SO l will miss both the city primaries and
the city convention, but that will make nc
difference with the result so far as the Sew
enth ward is concerned. as we will have
everything settled before l leave.
''Of course / will be here yet for the state
committee meeting at Lincoln next week,
Although we have not decided just what we
will do, as chairman of the executive com
imittee l expect to have a decisive word as
10 time. place and manner OF holding the
state convention. You know l am one OF
those who are on the state committee for a
two years term. That is why l am goina
right ahead with the work of the coming
campaign"
In it's indignant explosion against tn,
secretaries of the State Board OF Transporta
ton for their mastery inactivity the Pete
Cooper club spoke too hastily. II CAREFUL,
excepted from its criticism Secretary OF Stat
Porter and Attorney General Smyth. Nov
that the latter has voted against tn
formers resolution for a reorganization o
the corps Of secretaries, there is cause 10
the Peter Cooper club to move to amend.
limitations are heard that the member
ship committee of the Peter Cooper club vii
take too seriously Councilman Stunts as
eertion that he has belonged to the re
publican party for thirty-four years and vii
interpose an obstacle to his effort TO brea
into the ~populist party, as the rules of tn
club require members TO be populists. Stuht
however. expects 10 pull through by shown
his certificate OF nomination as populist can
didate for the council in 1898, when he wa
beaten by Pete Back, the republica
nominee.
What is the Patriotic league going TO d
with ali its money!" is thequestion propounde
by a Seventh ward republican. is it goin
10 use it simply to pay salaries to a fe'
professional politicians on the official lis
or is II to be spent to capture primaries O
TO knife republican candidates after nomina
ton because they do not belong to that lin
savory organization? The league pretend
10 have some 500 members each paying due
OF 81 apiece, 10 say nothing OF the $50 an
500 chunks turned in with great gusto b
Webster, Cap Palmer. Bill Gurle,
heuHtll III bAuFi OlllA SEthtl5 AhiOIl
ing 10 the contribution megaphone. III
treasurer ought TO have 81, 600 on hand [
divide up among the boys, and il any
the ward workers do not get in on tn
graft 1t will be their own fault. Besides, 20
know, Webster publicly authorized the leagu
treasurer to draw on him ad libitum II h
should run short
In spite of its pronounced predictions e
his known hobbies. John o, Yeiser has dc
ulined TO be enrolled as a member Of III
social democracy. At a meeting OF the oil
ganization last week a cOmmitte WI
created To wait upon Yeiser and %ascertai
whether or not he would consent TO becoT
the candidate OF the social democracy e
mayor. That committee reported Wedne'
day evening that il had consulted Yese
and had been assured that he would prefC
that his name should not be used in th'