Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-14
BENSON WILL LEAD BOLTERS
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to cast it's vote for mayor before the re-
SUI OF said , 1aiiot was h announeeG, me ana py
able conduct as chairman throttled and
killed the true vote and will of the dele
gates present i'm the convention and forced
upon the convention a nominee for mayor
who had in fact receive1 a minority of the
votes Of the convention: Therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the aforesaid action COM
pelled US out of self-respect to withdraw
from said convention as q ,rebuke and a
mark OF express disapproval of the illegal,
possessed by the chairman.
Platform of the Boilers.
We, republicans of the city Of Omaha, in
convention assembled, interested In good
government, In equal taxation of all prop
erty, corporate or otherwise. and in, the
uniform enforcement of all laws, do re-
i, That we are Ia favor of the uniform
and equal taxation of all property, whether
owned by hldividuals, firms, corporations,
franchised corporations or railroad COM
panies, including their terminals, to the
end that every person and corporation shall
pay tax In proportion TO the value or his,
her or its. property and franchisesg for the
purpose OF sustaining the municipal govern
ment of the city of Omaha.
2. We favor the doctrine of home rule to
the fullest possible extent compatible with
good government; but we are opposed to
that brand OF home rule which is limited
to the personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF a few
s. We favor the fair impartial, fearless
and uniform enforcement of all laws and
ordinances applicable to the government
of the city Of Omaha, regardless of
whether the Individual or corporation be
rich or poor, weak or strong, with us, or
against us; but we are opposed to the un-
, lawful. illegal and partial enforcement of
civil and criminal laws governing the city
OF Omaha whereby discrimination and per-
seeution have been visited upon helpless
{ We are In favor of municipal owner
ship, the immediate acquisition OF the
waterworks plant and equipment at its
fair cash value and the purchase or estab-
fishing OF such other public utilities as the
public good shall require; and we express
our unqualified dissatisfaction with the
failure of the officers of the city who three
years ago were elected TO office pledged to
the immediate purchase of the wRterworks
plant
8. We are in favor OF organized labor; we
are opposed to monopoly.
g. We favor strictly business admins
tration OF the affairs of the city of Omaha
with all reasonable economy. but without
parsimony.
The conclusion OF the second section OF
the platform as originally written read
but We are opposed to that brand Of home
rule which is limited to the four homes
of Moores Rosewater, Dennison and Con-
mel" but the typewriter characters be-
ginning with the words -four homes" were
marked over and the words personal ag-
graudiEement of a few individuals" In
serted with the pen.
Christie TO Name Committee.
DR.. Christie was instructed by a motion
10 name an executive committee for this
citizens ticket, three members to be Sc.
lcoted from each Of the nine wards, II,
will name II later The plan is for Bensor
to be nominated tonight by the 100 pop
uiists OF Omaha. This was decided at
meeting Of a conference committee from
the two factions yesterday. According L
a member OF that committee from the pop
ulist wing, the remainder of the Ticket al
far as decided On, will be: II. G. Strelght
Fifth ward, city clerk; @. G. Wright, dem
oerstic nominee. city attorney; C. o. Lo
beck. democratic nominee, city comptroller
A. II. Hennings, republican nominee, treas
urer; building inspector. not decided on
The plan further is to have a mass meeting
after this ticket is decided on and ratif!
what the "eitizens" and populists have dom
and an attempt Is made to impress tn,
voters that organized labor viii be benin,
this ticket.