Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-23
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Casey Declines tn, Republican Nomination
for Tar Commissioner
NOW IT is UP TO CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Convention Gave it the Power to Fill
vRcRncies-New and old Com
mfttees Are TO Meet
Tonight.

NAcbncheA-NeW anu OAu touA-
mittees Are TO Meet
Tonight.
p. S. Casey declared yesterday he would
not accept the republican nomination for
tax commissioner In speaking Of the mat
ter before a number OF friends Sunday
forenoon and addressing a Bee reporter,
Mr.. Casey said. "It was only an hour be-
fore the meeting of the convention when
was apprised OF the fact that | was to be
nominated for tax commissioner. It is true
l was taken by surprise. but l told the
committee that / did not care to break
into politics" Continuing, Mr.. Casey said
he did not want the office and had made
up his mind not to accept It, He intends
sending a formal notice to the chairman OF
the republican city central committee today
notifying the committee OF his withdrawal
from the race. 1t will be up to the central
committee now to fill vacancies, as the con-
vention gave the committee the authority
to do so. 1t was rumored on the streets
last evening that Fritz Sandwall would
decline to run for a member of the Board
of Education, but no one seemed to know
much about 1t. Mr.. Sandwall was not in
clined to say whether he would be a candi-
date or decline.
There is to be a meeting Of the new city
central committee and the old committee
at the Office OF City Attorney Murdoch
this evening. At this meeting the affairs
Of the old committee will be turned over
to those chosen Saturday. Probably when
the new committee organizes 1t will pro-
ceed at once to fill any vacancies on the
ticket.
All the republican candidates are so well
known that an introduction is hardly
needed. Both George Housman and James
Phillips. nominated for councilmen from
the Fifth and Sixth wards respectively,
are we'll known employees OF packing COM
panies. For the Board Of Education, r.
c. Young, c. NJ. Rich and Fritz Sandwall
have been nominated. Young is in the en-
ploy Of a packing house Rich is a member
| OF local coal firm, while Sandwall owns
one OF the largest jewelry stores in the
city.
Since the refusal of Mr.. Casey to accept
the nomination for tax commissioner the
republicans are casting about for a suita-
BILE candidate John r. Schultz is being
favored, but Mr.. Schultz said yesterday ha
would not accept the position, as he in
tended spending the greater portion OF the
spring and summer on his farm at Arcadia.
AS for the democratic nominees. ]. J.
Fitzgerald has served two years and evil
IDENTIFY has been satisfactory to the demo-
| cratic party else he would not have been
renominated. It was expected that Brod-
erick and Queenan would be renominated,
although they asserted they would keep
out Of the convention.
The democratic nominees for members of
khe Board Of Education are: e. P. Roggin,
fOrnarly n rannhlioan. Uau
leader in labor circles here, and John
Schneider, who is employed at one of the
! packing houses.
Mayor Koutsky will, according to law,
issue an election proclamation ten days be-
fore the date OF election, April T.
Protesting Against Police Board.
Copies OF the resolution adopted by the
republican city convention protesting
against the passage of a bill now before
the legislature regulating the fire and po-
lice departments of the city OF South Omaha
and providing for the appointment OF a
| commission to look after these departments
have been prepared and will he sent to
each republican member OF the legislature
The protest from the convention is supposed
to voice the wishes of the people. 1t is
asserted that there is no need OF paying
! III VI hN0 lucu SdldIy " DOSb less Indn
three dozen employees when the work can
be performed by the mayor without addi-
tlonal cost to the city. In addition to send
ing copies Of the resolution to Lincoln it
is understood that quite a number Of tax
payers will call personally at the state
house and urge that .he bill be left in the
hands Of the committee and held back un-
til after adjournment.
Mayor VIII sign.
Mayor Koutsky said to a Bee reporter
last night that he would sign ordinance No.
| 1120, the stock inspection ordinance. This
ordinance provides for the appointment of
an inspector and defines the duties of the
Office. The appointment, however, is sub
| ject TO confirmation by the council. As to
naming an inspector, the mayor stated that
he would have a week to consider this mat
ter as the ordinance had to be published
after he had signed 1t. His honor declined
even to intimate who he would name for
the position.
Magic City Gossip.
| A meeting OF the Board OF Education Is
| TO be held tonight
]. J. Ryan is back from Oregon, where
| he spent two weeks.
The city. council is to meet in adjourned
session this evening.
Mrs. w. b. Onn has gone to Lancaster
Mich. TO spend the summer.
Mrs. ]. b. Ashe while still seriously Ill
was reported some better yesterday.
A meeting of the republican city central
committee will be held this evening.
Jake Klein has been laid up the last -four
days with severe attack of the grip.
A delegation from Omaha visited the loca
lodge of teamsters yesterday afternoon.
Local business men do not like the idea
OF the banks here closing at / o'clock or
Saturday afternoons.
Emmett, the 6-year-od son OF Mr.. ant
Mrs. Thomas Hoctor is recovering from
! an attack OF pneumonia.
Dr. Thomas II. Ensor has returned from
| ST. Louis, where he had a talk with thu
manager of his Arizona mines.
Mrs. Burton Rice. who is a patient at st
| Joseph's hospital, Omaha, was reported 4
be getting along nicely yesterday.