Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-09
MUCH DOING POLITICALLY
Contest for County Trsasurership the Prin-
cipal Bone o Contention.
THREE-coRNERED FIGHT is INTERESTING
other Omces Partially Lost sight of,
Though They Are Not Going
without an Effort in
Most Instances.

Though They Are Not Going
without an Effort in
Most Instances.
Politically there was a hot time in Coun-
! ell Bluffs yesterday. Not for many years
has a county convention aroused such in
! terest among the republicans of pottIwo t
tamie county. and by evening more than
half Of the delegates from the county pre-
| cincts had arrived in The sity and were
| busily engaged in sizing up the situation.
The three-cornered contest over the NOM
ination for county treasurer was responsible
for this unusual activity on the eve of the
convention.
The Kiel hotel, where the "antis'' and
| supporters of Emil Leffert candidate for
the nomination for treasurer, had estab-
| lished headquarters, was the center of ac-
tivity, and here the delegates and candi-
dates gathered last night. The lobby of the
hotel was insufficient to contain the crowd
and II was forced to overflow out onto the
sidewalk. old-time politicians insisted that
the nomination for treasurer was all in
the air, but the younger and more conf
dent element was not afraid to claim that
Leffert had SUFFICIENT votes to secure the
plum on the first ballot.
At Leffert's headquarters, which were in
charge of former Postmaster /. M. Trey
nor, It was claimed that Leffert had ninety
II not more votes to start with. The con-
vention being made up of It's delegates, it
will take IS votes to secure q nomination.
L. G. Consigney Of Avoca, the candidate for
treasurer from the east end of the county,
was conceded to have thirty-hve delegates.
This would leave J. P. Greenshields only
fifty votes. but his friends claimed last
| ,4rrk,k NHat AhA Azof AoIl IlAt ha ,N,tIA
have between sixty and seventy. There
was talk of the Leffert and Consigney
forces forming a combination in order TO
! defeat Greenshields and the so-called
} ring"
The friends Of tbs three candidates were
! working hard last night among the coun-
try delegates and the situation may be
somewhat changed by the time the con-
vention Is called to order at II o'clock this
morning. The general opinion, however.
: late last night was that neither OF the
three candidates had q cinch on the NOM
ination. although Lsftsrt ras conceded to
A be in the lead.
: Canning IL Confident.
! For the nomination for BherlfS. Ed Can
: ming OF this city appears to be a sure win
Y ner. His friends last night claimed that
I he would go into the convention with at
|
{ the case he will secure the nomination on
9 the first ballot. Captain r.. B. Cousins.
2 the present incumbent, WHO Is seeking q
!. third term, will be strongly opposed by
i those who are against a third term, and II
: was stated that one OF the first matters
q to be brought before 'he convention this
: morning would be a resolution against Sh'rd
q terms for any county offlcer. 1t IL eX-
> pected that the resolution will be intro
n ton was introduced at the county conven-
: | ton last year, but was showed under, but
{ this year. in view of the fact that the
county central committee last fall prom
> ised that no third-term candidates would
| be before the convention this year, 1t is
= believed that the resolution will prevail.
Ed Slade of Avoca, David w. Mckee OF
. Carson and G. w. Adam of Walnut are
" also candidates for the nomination for
a sheriff and will enter the convention with
; the support OF their precincts. but what
other strength they will develop is prob
lematIcal.
There will be quite a contest over one OF
the nominations for member Of the Board
of Supervisors. Allen Bulls of Wright
township, II is believed, will be given a
I denomination without opposition but fol
the other nomination there are severa
aspirants. L. d. Goodrich of Nicola an
nounced yesterday afternoon that he had
withdrawn in favor of George w. Spencer
n the candidate from the same township
D Frank 8. Friend, H. zigler and John Zal
e lmer. all OF Rockford township, are alsC
10 seeking the nomination.
y Contest for Representative.
w. H. Freeman, It is said, will be re
nominated for state representative by ac
: clamation. but there will be contest FOL
the nomination to succeed Representative
John H. jerks OF Avoca. The two candi
dates are: A L. Preston OF Avoca and r
10 ]. Martin OF Hancock and the contest be
tween them promises to be interesting
Is although Prestons friends last night wer,
70 claiming the inside track.
10 For county superintendent of school,
N Prof. o. J. McManus appears to be tn
10 favorite, though he may be barred out b!
the third term resolution, as he is nov
lie serving his second term. His only oppo
IN nent is Prof H. L. Calllett of Macedonia
Is who labors under the disadvantage of beini
le practically unknown to the people Of thi
as end of the county
I'd Thomas Tostevin is expected to secur
c. the nomination for county surveyor, al
though some other candidate may b
sprung in the convention.
AS far as appears on the surface, Dr.
- V. L. Treynor will not meet with any on
IL position for the nomination for coroner
There promise TO be quite lively contes
over the selection Of the delegates to tn
state convention, as the "antis" have de
a. clared their intention Of naming the lis
" In the event OF their controlling the con
vention today There was some tai! yes
terday also OF a contest over the count
! ehairmanshp It is said that Deputy o
Inspector Ed C. Brown. who also hold
the position of deputy fish and gam
100 warden, is seeking the chairmanship. Will
friends OF Glenn f. Kimban, former a.
sistant city attorney. are grooming him to
the position. II is not expected, howeve
that any serious move will be made
ID oust George Wright from the Chairman
ship In view OF the excellent work he ha
90 accomplished while acting as county chat
man. 1t is well known that Chairma
800 Wright has the confidence and support ,
the country delegates and. II is said. ths
$40 VIII oppose any change at this time.
Board of Health Does Little.
Owing to the absence OF City Physicis