Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-06
FIFTH WARD IS FOR MOORES
Republican Club Endorses the Present Mayor
by a Decisive Vote
IN LINE FOR TREASURER JENNINGS ALSO
of Preceding Meeting Per-
tanning to PurpOrted Endorsement
of Charles L. Saunders for
Mayor stricken out.

At one Of the largest and hottest polit-
ical meetings ever held in the north end
OF the city, the Fifth Ward Republican
club last night endorsed Frank e.. Moores
for mayor and A. H.. Hennings for city
treasurer. Anticipating a fight for the
control OF the organization, both sides had
pulled out their forces TO the fullest
strength and the result was an attend
ance OF nearly 200. At the preceding meet
ing Of the club. several weeks ago, when
only a small number Of the friends OF the
present administra don turned out. a reso-
luton endorsing Charles L. Saunders for
mayor and A. II. Hennings for city treas
urer was put through after the president
Of the club had declared the session ad-
journed.
Last night the fun began when the
minutes OF this preceding meeting came up
for approval. W. Il. Stockham moved that
the portion Of the minutes relating to
the Saunders resolution be stricken out
n Hugh Myers moved as a substitute that
the minutes as read be approved.
W. 1. Kierstead, in ~seconding the motion
to strike out the Saunders endorsement,
said: "Mr. Saunders is being made a cats
paw by certain politicians Of the Fifth
ward who have no idea of nominating him
" AlhgOAs AhNg uNblHb hltIttl 20 us6 his
name and that of Mr.. Hennings for the
purpose of securing control Of the Fifth
ward delegation and then dumping both
when 1t comes to the convention. Mr..
Hennings has made the best city treasurer
Omaha has ever had and we are all for
him for renomination-his true friends are
the men who nominated and elected him
the last time. The Saunders men, IL
they should by any hook or crook secure
control of the convention, would defeat
Mr.. Hennings because they hold him for
the defeat Of Mr.. Saunders three years
ago."
MOores supporters win.
After the Myers substitute was voted
Town the Stockham motion was declared
carried by the chairman. Division was then
called for and the Saunders and Moores
men took separate sides OF the hall, while
they were counted by two %tellers. Despite
the fact that Comptroller Westberg and a
number of his friends from the Sixth ward
we're among the Saunders crowd, the mo-
tion to rescind the resolution of the pre-
ceding meeting was carried by a vote of
90 to 50.
j. B. Drummer then introduced a resolu-
tion endorsing the candidacy Of Frank F..
Moores for mayor, and It was adopted by
a decisive vote. The preamble set forth
the many achievements OF the Moores ad-
mInistration, marking 1t as one of the most
successful the city had ever had.
Mr.. Kierstead then moved that the club
endorse Mr.. Hennings for city treasurer
and the motion carried without. dissent.
Comptroller Westberg then undertook to
make a speech, but his remarks were so
contrary to the sentiment Of the club
that he was hooted down. Mr.. Westberg
managed to quote some figures showing
that S34, 900 had been spent on street work
in one year. whereas he thought half that
sum would be sufficient for the work.
YES" put in Mr.. Kierstead, that's Just
the kind Of an administration you want
one that will double the comptroller's sal
airy and at the same time cut down
the amount OF money to be paid In wages
to hard working men for keeping the
streets clean and in good repair. II l
had my way, the city would spend $4,000
a year for street work, the money would
90 to hard working and deserving men and
the streets would be the pride of the city"