Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-22
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Names Of Candidates for Seats in Republic
can City Convention.
KouTsKY AND KELLY BOTH FILE LIST
Contests in Every ward Excepting the
sixth, where Councilman VAN
SAINT Names the Delegates
Magic City Gossip.

In compliance with the call issued by
the republican city central committee can
didates filed with Secretary Jones last night
a list of delegates to be voted on at the
primaries to be held on Monday. March Z.
As had been expected Kelly and Koutsky
both filed lists OF delegates. The names Of
the delegates follow:
. For A. r. Kelly for mayor:
First ward-Jay N. Williams, Bruce Nc
Culloch, Charles Adamson, w. B. Cheek,
James v. Chick. This delegation is also
for Adkins for member of the council.
Second ward-Joseph Blaha, Gustoff
Mattson, @. L. Gunderson, j. J. Daley,
Frank Miller.
Third ward-Frank Bedding, Benjamin
Olson, George B. Sherwood, Ounce woosley,
William Bush.
Fourth ward-Charles onerman, Jed
DeLee, c. e. Thompson, James N. Donnell,
Peter Oliver.
Fifth Ward-Anton Cora, ]. Chapman,
John Nader, s.. B. Sherwood, Frank Kofula.
Sixth Ward-M. Mabery. Jay Laverty, g..
R. Cox, C. G. Stanley. e. 7. Miller. In this
ward there was no contest between any Of
the republican candidates and the list of
delegates was fled by Councilman w. B.
Vansant, who is a candidate for election.
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ell by appointment.
The delegates named by Candidate Kout-
sky are:
First Ward-E. r. Leigh. George A. Cur
tbs. A. H. Murdoch, e. q. Darling, e. L..
Gustafson.
Second ward-John Kubat. Gus Olson,
John Keegan, John Larson. Jacob Meinzer.
Third Ward-George johnson, William G.
Schmidt, John Mazaloskl, Henry Ditzen,
James Rybin.
Fourth ward-Edward Erickson, William
c. .MeCraith, John A.. Nelson, william
Coulter, George q. Hardy.
Fifth Ward. ]. Copenharve, George
Housman, T. J. Cooley. Michael Hanno,
Stephen WawEyukiewicz.
Sixth Ward-Independent delegation.
With the filing of this list Of names the
fight between Mayor Kelly and City Treas
urer Koutsky commence In earnest. and
the primaries promise to be very lively II
the two candidates for mayor undertake to
carry out their present plans.
Taxpayers' League Matters.
1t is reported that members of the Tax
payers league will take an active part In
the coming campaign and II the nominal
tons made. by the three parties in the
field are not satisfactory, independent can
didates will be selected. A member Of the
league said yesterday that an effort was GO
ing to be made by prominent citizens to get
good men elected to the council and as
members Of the Board of Education.
Fighting Special Taxes.
Andrew ]. Herman Of Brown Park is pro-
testing against a special sidewalk tax levied
In 1896 by the city council, and the city Is
preparing to defend the case. II Is con-
tended by Herman that no ordinance or
dering walks laid was ever passed by ths
city council. The records now In posses.
sion OF the city attorney show that in Sep
tember of 1896 walks were ordered laid on
s street between Eighteenth and Twenty
third streets. Later on an ordinance max
ing a special levy was made and this was
passed. the records showing the action Of
the council at the time. Nine property
owners are involved and the total amount
is about $500. The city will produce itl
records in order to show that Herman Is
laboring under a Misrepresentation Of the
facts.
Special Sunday Services.
Arrangements have been completed for &
number OF special services to be held b,
Smith and Colburn, the evangeiists, on Sun.
day. At $3.50 Sunday morning there will b,
q Sunday school rally at the First Presby,
terrain church. This will be followed b.
union services at the Methodist church Al
IL O'Clock. A choir OF nifty voices will rem
der music on this occasion. Al 8 O'Clock Il
the afternoon union services will be held a