Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-18
LEAVING THE MERCER SHIP
Republicans Put on ESnrssidsnt's DELEGATE,
Tickets Refuse 10 Run.
FOUR PULL OFF IN SOUTH OMAHA ALONE
Printing Committee Arrauses Form Of
h OmciaI Ballots with ANTI
Mercer Tickets In the
First Column.

First Column.
South Omaha was in evidence before the
printing committee Of the republican county
committee yesterday morning. When the
committee met to prepare the ballots for the
primary 70 be held Friday three Of the men
who had been selected by the Mercer forces
for delegates to the county convention and
one who had been selected for delegate to
the congressional convention declined TO
run. These men were Gust. Hedgren from
the congressional dele CATION and w. A..
Kitzberger. J. Williams and ]. Dworak from
the county delegation. Their designations
we're accepted. and upon motion of Joseph
Koutsky their names were omitted from the
ballot.
The %declination OF Joseph Christensen
was received. be refusing to serve on the
Mercer county delegation in the Sixth ward,
and the resignation OF Charles r. Johnson,
q delegate from the Fifth ward, was also
received. In both cases It was decided not
TO place the names on the tickets.
The question Of the arrangement Of the
tickets on the ballot was then considered.
John l. Pierce moved that the Mercer dele
cations be placed in the left-hand column
on all ballots in each ward and precinct in
the county Harry zimman moved an
amendment to the effect that the preferred
position be given to delegations, Mercer or
anti-Mercer, according to the time Of their
Ming. The champions Of Mr.. Mercer pres
ent at the committee meeting objected to
this. as MERGERS delegations had all been
flied with T. w. Blackburn Monday and
we're not filed with the county committee
until just before noon Tuesday. Finally
Joseph Koutsky moved that in every case
the anti-Mercer delegation be placed in the
left-hand column and this amendment pre-
vailed by a vote of two to one.
It was then decided that all names appear
on the ticket In alphabetical order and that.
q mark In the circle to the right Of the
delegation would vote for all Of the names
on that delegation. The Weekly Independ-
ent was awarded the printing Of the ballots
Of South Omaha and the Omaha Printing
company those for the city and county out
side Of South Omaha.
The secretary was ordered to prepare the
ballots In the order named and the printing
committee adjourned until 4 o'clock in the
afternoon to approve the copy before 1t Is
sent to the printer.
Charles w. Fear. a printer employed by
the Daily News and a man widely and ia
vorabiy known In union labor circles. is the
latest candidate to enter the lists in the
Eighth ward. Mr.. Fear has been out Of the
city on a short vacation and when he re-
turned announced his candidacy for repre-
sentative II the legislature. The announce
msnt has been given n favorable reception.
as the candidate has q host Of warm friends
in his home ward. The fortunes of his can
-didacy have been cast with the antl-Mercer
delegation, as has that OF Van b. Lady, the
wards other candidate for the house. Mr..
Lady is with the Bankers Reserve Life COM
Iany, and aside from a high standing In
usine circles he enjoys wide popularity
with the republican voters Of his ward.
Another Eighth ward candidate whose for
tunes rest with the anti-Mercer delegation
Is George r. Munro. who aspires to the
state senate. Mr.. Munro is a we'll known
grocer and has taken an active part In the
battles Of the republican party for years.
He had the support Of his ward for the nom
nation for county commissioner last year,
whom there was some doubt as TO which
district was to elect a member. and he will
doubtless have II this year for the senate.
Candidates for the republican nomination
Tor county attorney are plenty, and the
fact that all but one OF them have ALIGNED
themselves with the anti-Mercer forces is
another indication that the nonresident con-
gresham Is not very generally credited
with the strength necessary to win out at
the primaries. A. w. Jeieris Of the Eighth
ward is the only aspirant to the county at
torney's once who has gone In with the
Mercer outnt. and he long ago forfeited any
claim that he ever may have had on the reg
ular republicans Of the county. Aside from
Taeawla kha candlaaaag a. Taooh UaIo.
OF the Fourth ward, c. w. DeLamatre of the
Fifth and B. F. Thomas of the Seventh
all Of whom are against the denomination
of the nonresident candidate for congress
and therefore opposed to the Mercer dele
cations for the county convention.
Every ward In the city, with the excep-
tlon Of the First, has from one to four can
didates for the house OF representatives
In the Second ward s. A. Corneer ant
Fred Benin appear: IN the Fourth Charlie;
r. futile. the well known lawyer, is &
candidate; in the Fifth George Redmar
comes up with the endorsement of the ware
club In the Sixth W. r. Homan. Charlie:
H. Lear and Herman Timme are in tn,
field; the Seventh presents F. G. Davie, the
Eighth Charles W. Fear and Var B. Lad,
ana the Ninth Il. NJ. Morsman. IT., and w
A. Gardiner.
For the senate George A. Mead OF tn,
Third. L. N, Gonden and J. A. Sunderland
OF the Seventh. George F. Munro of tn,
Eighth and N. A. Hall OF the Ninth are II
the running. All OF these are understoo,
to be anti-Mereer candidates, and theI
there Is Charles L. Saunders. a Mereerite
In the Fifth ward.
=. d. Evans OF the Sixth and George Z
Eddy and william Arnold OF the Fifth war
are candidates for county commissioner 1
the Fifth commissioner district.
As one result OF the general fight agains