Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-11
Echoes of Omaha Election

Omaha democrats ever had a chance Of
electing a mayor, that opportunity was pre-
sented this spring by a division Of the re-
publican forces, but for some reason the
democratic candidate made a mighty weak
showing. coming under the wire third in
the race.
Stanton Picket: The Omaha election was
a signal victory for Editor Rosewater and
his Bee over his personal enemies and BUSH
ness contemporaries, even as 1t is a victory
for Mayor Moores and his working support
ers. Each candidate had his newspaper,
which. with all the force at their command,
supported their favorite candidate. Moores
was opposed by the railroad companies and
all the big corporations, but received 1000
plurality out Of a total of 1850 votes cast.
The council Is also republican.
Sidney Telegraph: The reelection Of
Frank Il. Moores as mayor Of Omaha by a
decisive plurality over three competitors,
is another plume in the hat OF Editor Rose
water of The Bee. No campaign of recent
years In this state has been waged so
strongly by warning factions as the mayor
atty fight at Omaha. The partisan press
put up rather a dirty fight all around.
Mayor Moores may have received a few
pointers from Carter II. Harrison. as the
Chicago and Omaha campaigns were
equally vicious.
Waterloo Gazette: The result of the cleo
ton in Omaha Tuesday discloses some sur
prises. Tit election of Moores may be one
OF them, because the natural conclusion,
from the fact of the split in the republican
party, was that Howell would win out. But
he Is low man, and that is perhaps the big
gest surprise of the day. The republicans
elect only three on the city ticket proper.
OF the councilmen, the republicans elect
seven out of the nine. The result places
the so-called observation-disclosures machine
more firmly in the saddle than ever.
Gothenburg Independent: As usual, at
the city election Tuesday, Omaha gave us
another demonstration of political pull and
Influence controlled by the three metro
politan newspapers, The Bee, Daily News
and World-Herald. The Bee made the
fight Of Its life and won, re-electing Moores
mayor by a plurality of 9t3. 1t was a great
fight, one Of the bitterest ever made In
Omaha city politics, and it is certainly
gratifying to TIL Bee to know that in a
three-cornered fght made expressly to de-
feat its candidate that 1t won out.
Lincoln Star: The municipal election held
In Omaha Tuesday was in many
respects the most remarkable ever
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is no instance upon record IN
which a candidate nominated in a conven.
ton, half the delegates of which bolted
when he had been named, finally triumphed
in this mandy fashion after a campaign ir
which the odds seemed all against him
Whatever Mayor Moores' qualifications as
an official may be, his sprinting abilities
up hin and against the wind are some.
thing remarkable.
Harrington Herald: A number of our ex,
changes have been lambasting Edward
Rosewater because of his stand in the pres
ent Omaha city campaign. Mr.. Rosewate-
seems to be one of those unfortunate in
dividuals who is always damned" IL h,
does and ditto II he don't. 1t should be re
membered that the Omaha Bee supporte,
the regular nominee of the republican part,
Tor mayor. The Mercer crowd have con
tinually howled about Rosewater's boltinj
proclivities. In the present campaign tn,
Mercer crowd not only opposed the r.qula
party nominee but gave its support to
candidate who bolted the regular conven
ton and who in addition to that stoope,
TO accept the populist nomination, the offe
or which was clearly a fusion trick to de
feat the regular republican nominee. Con
sistency is a Jewel conspicuous for its alb
sence in the Mercer OUTFIT.
Columbus Telegram: The election a
Mayor Moores to a third term was
remarkable victory, not so much 70
Moores as for Edward Rosewater. 7
stamps Rosewater the master p%oliticIa
Of the state. He was opposed by the DOW
erful Fire and Police board which the cor
porations had selected to run Omaha. #
make the humiliation OF Rosewater com
plete the Broatch republicans bolted IN
regular republican convention and NOM
mated another republican, Erastus Benson
for mayor. The populists endorsed Benson
This made the situation appear easy N
Howell, the democratic nominee. None
was freely wagered that Rosewater's frien
Moores would be the third man in the rae,
The doom Of Rosewater was propbesied n
every street corner. When the votes wer
counted they showed a thousand maiorIt
for Moores. 1t is the greatest victory eve
scored by Rosewater. It sounds the death
kneil Of the Broatch regime In Omaha. Tb
poor showing made by the democrats =
Omaha will be discouragfng to the demo-
racy out in the state. They had hoped 70
: better things.