Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-24
CALL PRECINCT CAUCUSES
Republicans Will Elect Delegates to Their
Convention.
NAME CANDIDATES FOR SCHOOL BoAHD
Several Candidates in the Field for
the HonOrs-PIaces and Repre-
sentation of Each Precinct
Announced.

Precinct caucuses to select delegates to
the republican convention will be held Fri
day evening at s O'Clock. Under the official
call issued by Chairman Brown Of the city
central committee, each precinct in the in
dependent school district of Council Bluffs,
which includes the twelve city precincts
and Kane outside the city, will be entitled
to the same number OF delegates 1t had
at the republican county convention last
summer, making the total vote at the school
convention Wednesday evening, March 5,
of eighty-six, and the number necessary
for nomination forty-four.
Places for Caucuses.
The places where the caucuses will be
and the number Of delegates to be selected
in each precinct are as follows:
ri First ward r nrst PrecSlnStvviC to- G gsS-
marble shop, East Broadway, eight dele
gates.
,n seoS eISbt wa dei,eq nfss pre seeond pyecinctE
L. p. Serviss' store, 7S4 West Broadway,
Third ward, first precinct-Creston house,
South Main street, eight delegates. Second
precinct-Nog / Hose house, South Main
street, seven delegates;
county court house, seven delegates. Sec
ond misunderstanding hall. Sixteenth ave-
Fifth ward. first preclnct-County build
ing, Fifth avenue and Twelfth street, ten
delegates; SECOND preoinctnSouTt build,
street, six delegates.
Sixth ward, first precinct-County build
ing, Twenty-fourth street and Avenue B,
eight delegates. Second precinct-BlodeIi
building, East Omaha, two. delegates
Kane (outside city Clark's school house.
two delegates.
Candidates to he Nominated.
The convention will nominate TWO candi-
dates for members of the Board of Educa-
ton and one candidate for treasurer Of the
school district.
The terms Of President J. P. Hess and
Charles Swaine of the school board expire
this spring. Member Swaine will not be a
candidate for denomination, while Mr.. Hess,
it is expected, will receive a unanimous
denomination. George W. German Of the
Fifth ward is mentioned as the other nomi-
nee, and so far 1t is not known that there
is any other a~spirant to contest the nomina-
ton with him.
For school treasurer two names are mem
toned. T. II. James, who was appointed
to fill out the unexpired term Of w. e.
Haverstock, who became incapacitated
through illness, is said to be willing to
continue in the ONCE, while George Han
sen is said to be an vowed candidate for
the nomination.
Democrats q Day Earlier.
The democratic school convention will be
one day earlier than the republican con-
vention and the caucuses to select dele
gates will be Monday. March 3. Chairman
Boyer Of the democratic city central COM
mittee will isue the Official call for the
caucuses today. For the democratic NOM
nations for members of the school board
the names Of L. A. Devine, N. z. Tyrrell,
A. Whitelaw and w. H. Thomas are being
mentioned. George H. Davis is an avowed
candidate for the nomination for treasurer.
but will be opposed by Thomas r. Drake,
who has ambitions to handle the funds OF
the school district. Drake had been men
toned as a possible candidate for the
school board. but decided he would be un-
able to devote his time to the affairs Of the
board. The school election will be Monday,
March 10.