Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-19
REPUBLICANS ARE LINING UP
Interest Oentsu in Nonresident and Railroad
Candidate for Congress.
MERCER DEPENDS ON PUNcaAsABlE VOTE
city Clerks once Busy ReRisterInR
Republican, and Issuing Trans
fer Certificates 20 Those
Who Have Moved.

Ahp hoAN NNNnAs-lOuI hours VIII sec aOmo
Of the l~iveliest political work done that has
been executed in Omaha for many a day.
At the ONCE OF the city clerk a force has
been kept busy administering the oaths
necessary to qualify republicans who have
failed to register to vote at the primaries.
which will be held his afternoon be-
tween the hours OF - noon and 7 .. m.
Every republican in the city who is a legal
voter Of the ward in which he resides is
entitled to vote at the primaries. II he
failed to register last year on account OF
absence from the city or because Of sick
ness, either Of himself or Of his family, he
may qualify to vote at the primary by APP
pearlng before tho city clerk with two
freeholders Of the ward in which he now
resides and making proof OF his residence
and his desire to afnliate with the repub-
lican party. Young men who we're not en-
titled to vote last year, but who will be OF
legal age before the day OF the next cleo
tion, may secure certificates by the same
method from the city clerk and will be per-
mitted to vote at the primaries.
The form Of ballot, as approved by the
printing committee, will have the anti
Mercer delegation in the left-hand column.
There are to be selected from each ward in
the city seven delegates to the congress
hlOUhl COuNeutlOut ten u6lHkhleb 10 the
county convention and three delegates to
the judicial convention. A cross in the
circle to the right OF the delegation will
vote for all Of the names on hat delegation,
but a cross IN the FIRST circle will vote only
for the delegates to the congressional con-
v~ention. 1t is therefore necessary to make
three crosses in three circles in order to
vote for delegates to all three conventions.
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In the Sixth ward a contest is on between
John. Mcdonald and z. d. Evans for en-
dorsement as candidate for county commits
sioner. Henry Mcdonald is the ostensible
candidate, but It Is believed by the majority
of the voters OF the ward that Henry Nc
Donald Is but a catspaw for his brother.
1t is stated on good authority that arrange
ments have already been made whereby as
soon as the result Of the county convention
is known John Mcdonald will become chief
Of the Omaha police force. Some go so far
as to say that his commission has already
been signed and is now ready to be hled
as soon as the convention ends. Members
of the Baldwin Mercer board admit by in
ference that he has been asked to take the
position, for one Of them recently said:
John Mcdonald has positively refused to
permit the board to consider him in con
nection with the position OF chief OF police
This refusal, It Is believed, II made at all,
-yss Cor the purpose of concealing his hand
until after he has secured intimate relations
with the Board Of County Commissioner
through the nomination Of his brother.
4. D. Evans, his opponent in the ward, is
a man who has an extensive acquaintance
and who has never taken an active part In
politics for his own ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Al
though frequently urged by his friends to
NAR npiao ha has de-
ciined until this year, when he finds thai
by the sale of the grocery store which he
has operated at Twenty-fourth and seWaro
atreeta for seventeen years, that he VIII
have time to devote to the office to which
he'may be elected. .a ~.-.
In the sixth ward the Mercer forces are
masouerading under the name OF N y
Pratt. the Sixth ward candidate for con
xress, Mr.. Pratt has his own delegation
in the ward, which will appear In the lelt-
hand column on the official ballot Inc
champions of Mercer claim that their dele
cation is for Pratt FIRST and Mercer TOT sec
ond choice. The regular Pratt delegatlor
has no second choice. but VIII dle III In'
ditcb for the Sixth ward candidate. INT
-oannaance Mr.. Pratt has in the protesta'
,,ors Of the men backing the Mercer dele
cation "a shown by the fact that he say
that ~ the delegation is successfui at tn'
noIIs will take II as a population OF MIN
soIF nv the voters OF the ward ana VIII no
Iet his name go before the convention
IL the First ward the emissaries an'
--oonh.rtic employees Of the railroad cor
norations are working tooth and nail u
defeat the home candidate for congress
q. ]. Cornish. A couple OF the empioye
a, the Union Pacific VIII we're very lou!
in the work said they had been ordered o.
John n. Baldwin to lay on from Work an
devote their time to campaigning tor Mer
Ger. When this report came 10 the ear
80 Mr. cornish he went to the Iowa lobbyis
occurred an admission OF the fact. MI
paIawIp claims that he is doing this Wor
hsc.use Of the fight upon the railroads I
maks them pay q Just proportion OF Tn
go Of the state, but the fact Is mat n
a. so,ng A. To elect Mercer as a corpora
ton representative In congress.
In the Eighth ward A. w. Jereris Is at
.amDting 20 carry the ward for Mercer 10
con1ress and himself for county attorney
pefore the recent revolutionary decision {
tha supreme court ousting the MEMBERS {
the BOARD Of Fire and Police CommlSslon
sra appointed by the men chosen oy IN
people for that purpose, Mr.. Jenerls wa
very anxious to secure the support Oh tn
men opposed TO MERGERS renomlhs'lol
when that decision had been rendered an
a large portion OF the government Oh
rendered from the people OF Omaha
,hs railroad corporations, Mr.. Jenerl
chsnSed his mind and is now aotiVel
championinE the nomination Of the ma
VIC I few weeks ago he declared had bee
Al congress long enough. During the la'
ten days he has been travelling over u
country with Mercer and is one OF the me
on the Mercer delegation. With Johnn
MeDonAld OF the Sixth ward he made