Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-01
HESS AND CORMAN
Republicans Express Choice for Members o
School Board.
HANSEN AGAINST JAMES FOR TREASURER
BAD weather Cuts Down Attendance
at Primaries, but Sentiment of
the Voters seems 10 BE
Unanimous.

The bad weather was responsible for q
slim attendance at the republican precinct
caucuses last night to select delegates to
the school convention to be held Wednesday
evening, March 8. ]. P. Hess, president
Of the Board Of Education, whose term
expires this spring, and George w. Cor
man Of the Fifth. ward, appear to be the
unanimous selection as the party. candi-
dates for school board, while the nomina-
ton for treasurer Of the school district
lies between George G. Hansen and the
present incumbent, T. H. James. In three
precincts the delegates were instructed. In
the first precinct Of the Third ward. they
were instructed for J. p. Hess and George
German for school directors and George
Hansen for treasurer. In the first pre-
cinct Of the Fifth ward the delegates were
instructed for German for school director,
this being his home precinct. The second
precinct Of the Filth ward instructed its
delegation for Hansen for treasurer.
These are the. delegates selected:
First ward-F1rst precincts: C.. A. Nor
gan, H. c. Davis. e. D.. Fuller. o. G.
Brown, J. II, Corliss, Charles Atwood.
s seS, a. Pr John ars "; = e. Raif f. G sqysst car K
hG, Lane. +. ], Ainsworth. S. B. Snyder.
second WardeFirst precinct: Frank Pc
terson, James Peterson, John /. Temple-
ton. c. A. Tibbits, w. II. Wallace, W. J.
ss Second p 0: Mi erf K. K. 6 sly WE; FSSs vidc
Wien, H. A. Baird, Frank Hollis. J. Z. Hol-
lenbeck; FREQ Peterson, W. s. Wilkins,
Third Ward-Ffrst precinct: George F.
Smith, w g Homer, G; N. oberholtzer.
Palmer. RoSert GlreenI !. b. fnsf Ions. Sec:
2nd precinct L e Bridenstein. M. o.
Gay; GeorEs J Miller. M: P schmidt. D.
Fourth Ward-Ffrst precinct: +. ]. Day,
A. T.. Flickinger. 3. M. Sargent. H. l.
I. Reed. Second precinct: F. Ford, H.
Y Metz, Slack Peterson, Soren Wilson.
Peter Jensen Q q Nelson: -
land, Joseph Moon, Peter smith. Robert
+. J. Duerr. Second precinct: ]. G. Miller,
L. J.. Larsen, Chris Loseth, Chris John
son. Hans Hansen, Thomas Shea
G. s. Hubbard, ]. N. Violin, Wilson James
Walter Hendrick, John T, Epperson, A. s..
Sixth ward, Second precinct, and Kane
outside OF city, not reported.
Political Pointers.
Harley Mayne is announced as candidate
for the republican nomination for alder
man in the Third ward in opposition to
Alderman h. c. Brown. John schoening is
stated to be a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for alderman in the
Third ward. Pat Gunnode was mentioned
as a likely candidate, but Is understood to
have retired in favor Of Schoening.
w. A. Wells will not LAY a walkaway
for the democratic nomination for alder
man In the Sixth ward. as Alphonso Bel
lenger has announced himself as being in
tho field for the same plum.
/ T. e. Cassidy is announced as a candi-
date for the democratic nomination for
city solicitor, but the indications are thai
the present incumbent, s. B, Wadsworth,
will be renominated by reclamation.
The executive committee OF the Non
partisan Municipal league is said to be
meeting almost nightly and preparing q
slate for the approaching city election.
Frank A. Bixby's mayoralty boom is said
to have died In its incipiency. and. It il
added, the democratic nomination now llei
between. Mayor Jennings and Louis Eur
muehlen, jr. .