Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-23

the men are LOT mooTeh.
Councilman Harry b. zimman caused a
sensation by telling how the corporations
attempted to buy him Just before the recent
primaries: II have a timber claim in a
western state" he said. ut cost me 50
an acre. Just, before the primaries the
timber claim became very valuable. Sew
eral corporations wanted It badly at a
very high price. l was willing to sell my
claim, but not my vote. The result is that
l stiIl have my timber claim and the nomi-
nation"
Benson I'm the Eighth Ward.
The Eighth ward Benson meeting last
night drew out about 140 people, includ-
ing w. j.. Broatch. Cadet Taylor, Darktowh
Bob. Vic Walker. B. @. Burbank, Constable
Hensel, John Long and other purity leaders.
The FIRST speaker was A. w. Jefferis, who
stated that he desires to be known as big
Jeff, the Gopher He declared that the
candidate he advocated has done some
thing for Omaha, in proof OF which he
pointed to that large and fourishing me-
t~ropolis, Briggs Station, whic he said
Mr.. Benson had laid out. In further COM
mendation he asserted that Mr.. Benson,
unaided and alone. had given birth to the
whole town Of Benson, and to most Of the
adjoining orphanage; that he had sold a
church two lots for 5000 and the rebated
one-thlrd OF the amount; that he had can
celled s275 interest against a poor man
when, at the end OF seven years. he found
the poor man couldn't pay up; that one
week ago the Benson candidacy was looked
upon as a joke, but that now the demo-
cratic nominee and the republican nomi-
nee ARE shivering in their boots as they
never shivered ~before;" and finally that
the statement that Benson is a prohibition
list is all false.
Mr.. Benson spoke in his own behalf. He
announced that as mayor he proposed to
give an absolutely free and
exhibition Of the will Of the p~eople;' that
he has no political ambition TO satisfy and
pines for the once Of mayor only ITO ad-
minister IL for the benefit OF the people:'
that "the machines efforts to check the
peoples movement is ike a tumbie-bu u
standing on a railroad track. saying It
will knock hell out of the locomotive II It
don't stop"
B. @. Burbank, in closing the nights CAB
fest, tried to square himself for boiling
the convention, and then, Just to make n
good. tried to square Judas @. e. Lindquest
for deserving his delegation. He read an
other of those daily ofidavits, this one
from Lindquest, who confesses to having
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rumors and reports that he sold out, and
who brands such charges as untrue, further
swearing that he declined to subscribe to
the Moores agreement because he wished to
be free to exercise his own judgment. Lind.
quest himself was prominently and cen.
spicuously absent when his affidavit was
read.
BensOnites in Fifth ward.
With a large portrait of Ed Howell. the
democratic nominee for mayor, dangling
from the wall behind the speakers stand
and the tall figure of the redoutable Vic
Walker Of Third ward fame leaning against
the door facing at the rear Of the hall, the
Benson "reformers' held a meeting at Six
teenth and Locust streets last night. Tbs
hall is small, but. there was plenty OF
spare room. Erastus A. Benson, the bolt
ers' candidate: A, W. Jefferis, H. G. Bronze
and Hugh J. Myers were the speakers and
Robert Smith served as POSTMASTER.
Bronze and Myers were the first speakers.
Mr.. Benson was ~applauded as he entered
the hall. He told his "bull-elk' story,
which is his stockI piece to open his
speeches. Their. as usual, he followed this
up with his modest admission that he would
be the next mayor of Omaha, providing
some great revolution did not occur before
May 5. Having rehearsed this, Mr.. Benson
then proceeded to paint a beautiful picture
OF a model city Of Immaculate purity and
virtue as the future Omaha of which he
will be mayor, and, smoking up right
s~rnartly, he declared in solemn tones that
al was nominated for mayor because all
the people wanted a clean and business,
like administration
JeferIs apologized for his attitude as a
bolter, exclaiming that though his adver-
saries denounce' him, they have felt his
sting and tremble at his power, tor he
added. they have now come to refer to
me as 'Jeff the Big Gopher"
Democrats I'm Eighth Ward.
Most Of the candidates on the democratic
ticket and /. ]. Dunn addressed an Eighth
ward meeting last night at Sixteenth and
Cunning streets. Chairman Joe Butler
started proceedings by introducing Candi-
date E.. e. Howell, who spoke at some
length, beginning in an optimistic tone and
following up with some past political his
tory. He was followed by c.. o. Lobeck,
who talked Of past. sessions Of the city
council and threw a bouquet at Commits
sioner Fleming; j.. H. Schmidt. candidate
for treasurer; William Fleming. who gave
a bunch Of figures, and Ernest STUNT of the
First ward, who devoted his time to the
water works. Then In order followed the
councilmanic candidates, Thomas Falconer,
Ed p. Bergman. E.. L. Robertson, G.. w.
Smith and v. Il. Kuncl. /. ]. Dunn con-
cluded by vehemently ripping existing con-
ditions up the back with particular refer.
ence to the Benson reformers.
Managers Of the republican campaign in
the Seventh ward announced yesterday that
E. Rosewater Will be the principal speaker
at their meeting Thursday night, at 27O9
Leavenworth. where they will have a pro-
gram that Will give voters considerable to
think about and boilers considerable to ex-
plain. Hon. Howard H.. Baldrige will also
speak at this meeting.
Arrest Socialist Orators.
In an attempt to show that they have a
right to speak on any street corner in the
city, seven socialist orators were arrested
last night by order of the chief of police
land charged with Obstructing the streets.
The prisoners are +. Werner, ]. A Labille
and b. McCaffery all of 1872 North TWenfi-
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