Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-14
PLENTY OF GOOD TIMBER
Republicans Have No Lack Of Candidates to
Choose From.
PRIMARIES FOR ALDERMEN TONIGHT
Four Contestant for Mayor ON RE-
publican Ticket, and Any one Of
Them f. said TO BE n
winner.

Them e. said 60 BE n
winner.
The republicans will fre their FIRST gun
in the municipal campaign this evening,
when primaries will be held for the nomina-
ton Of ward aldermen. There is no lack
Of good winning timber to select from, and
as several aspirants for aldermanic honors
are found in most Of the wards, there is
likely to be a contest for each nomination.
The fact that everything indicates a sweep
ing victory for the republicans at the city
election, March 81, has brought out a num-
Der OF candidates willing to serve the
municipality in the administration Of its
affairs.
With one possible exception, all of the
republican members Of the city council are
out for denominations. The exception Is
Lewis Hammer, alderman-at-large, who is
said not to desire a denomination. Except
ing Hammer, there are hve republican al
dermen and each will have q contest on
his hands at the primaries tonight. All
Ave are confident of winning out.
The alderman from the First ward at
present is Charles Huber, democrat. The
ward has been strongly democratic, but this
year the republicans hope to wrest 1t from
the enemy, and the chances to do so look
exceptionally bright. George F. Hamilton,
It is said, can have the republican nomins-
ton for ward alderman tonight II he will
accept 1t and his friends are urging him to
do so, but up to last night he had declined
to consider 1t, on the grounds Of his bust
ness preventing him giving the needed at
~tention to the ONCE. In the event Of Mr..
Hamilton declining the nomination 1t will
20 to either N. P. Anderson or W. G.
Dickey, although the latter is being prom
inently mentioned as one OF the republican
nominees for alderman-at-large. e. H.
ohlendorf and John G. Small are being mem
toned as possibilities In this direction.
Contest i'm the Second.
e. H. Lougee, present alderman from the
Second ward, will have as his opponent for
the nomination ]. D. Johnson, a former al
derman from this ward. Johnson has been
making an active campaign and has consid-
cradle strength in the Second precinct, but
Lougee's friends we're confident yesterday
Of carrying the primaries tonight.
The only opponent known to be an
avowed candidate against Alderman e. G.
Brown in the Third ward is NJ. j. Kelley,
whose aldermanic boom was sprung Tuesday
night at the meeting of the Municipal Nom
partisan league. Browns friends say they
have things SO lined up that his renonina-
ton is a foregone conclusion.
It looks as though Alderman c. w. Nc
Donald will be renominated in the Fourth
! ward without opposition. Slack Peterson
: had been prominently mentioned as a can
didate for the nomination, but yesterday
! IT was said he had decided to leave Nc
Donald a clear field.
3 In the Fifth ward there are several as
pirants to sit |. the city council chamber
and Alderman d. G. Clark will have an In
teresting contest on his hands tonight. Hi
? friends look for him to come out, however
: from the battle Of ballots with nyinl
= honors. Those who are said to be willint
: to contest the nomination are ]. G. Elem
8 ing Of the First precinct and Chris Losetl
and Hans Hansen OF the Second precinct
, Hansen is precinct committeeman.
$ Battle Royal in sixth.
: The Sixth ward also promises to be tn
scene of a battle royal at the primaries
as Alderman Israel Lovett has a double
decked contest on his hands for the renom
nation. A. C. Harding. former park com
missioner, and John NJ. Harden, forme
street supervisor, are out after the nomi
nation and, being old-time residents of tn
ward, are expected to make a strong show
= ing.
The primaries for the nomination Of war
: aldermen will open at 8 o'clock and will
g be held In the same manner as for dele
. gates to the city convention, except tina
= when ali present shall have voted the Judge
will declare the ballot closed and shall a
once count the ballot and II there Is n
choice another ballot will be immediatel
taken and so on until some candidate ma
received a majority of all ballots cast.
They will be held at the following places
y First Ward-Wheeler & Hereld buildlni
: Second Ward-Minnick's barn, 6N Yves
, Third Ward-Creston house.
Fourth ward.Farmers' hall. c~9urthous'
nue. and Twelfth street.
Sixth Ward-County building, Avenue
and Twenty-fourth street.
, The republican city convention will b
Thursday afternoon. March 20, and the pre-
cinct caucuses to select delegates will b
Tuesday evening. March IS. The demo
: cratic city convention will be this evenin
= at o'clock In the county courthouse.
Candidates for Mayor.
-Four candidates for the republican nom
nation for mayor are mentioned anyone {
whom, It is believed, will be elected II nom
mated and thus wrest the once Of chief el
~ecutive, with the control OF the police fore
from the democrats. the Tour candidate
are William sapp. Dell G. Morgan. Charlie
r. Hannah and S. F. Henry. Mr.. HenT,
whose name was brought out at the meei
ing of the Municipal Nonpartisan leagu
says It was without his authority and thu
he lie a republican and not a member OF n
league. II accorded the mayoralty nomini
ton by the city republican convention !
will gladly accept It. and at the same tin
feel honored II given the support OF Il
Nonpartisan league.
Frank True. the present OF Il
once, will be given denomination for trea
urer without opposition. as will F. L. e
ans for auditor. The election Of True al
Evans is conceded by all
For the nomination for city solicitor
]. Chambers. S. B. Snyder and J. ]. He
are active candidates and the nomination
either, Il is said, means election.
other Omces.
Thomas Tostevin, former city engineer,
mentioned as the probable nominee for II
once, as is Harley Mayne, but IL is n
known whether Mr. Mayne would accept I
mammalian II given him.