Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-11


Custer County Besconi No use in talk
ing, The Bee is still a factor In Omaha
politics.
Rushville Recorder: The agony is over
in Omaha and what mighty small things
some people feel who took part in that eS-
citable campaign.
PCnca Journal: Mayor Moores Of Omaha
was reelected by nearly 1000 plurality
the top Of the heap.
Wisner Free Press: II seems that Mr..
Moores and The Bee were too many for
the combined opposition, however strong.
in the mayoralty contest.
Lincoln Post: The next time Omaha
democrats Of the decent variety run a
man for mayor let them put up a man
who will %antagonize all of the bum element
and appeal only to the decent and respect
able elements.
Fremont Herald: MI. Mercer, late con-
gresham, will see with renewed force the
application of the remark that you had bet
ter not tread on the toes OF Edwar Rose
water-he has got a whole lot of hides hung
up on his political fence.
Beatrice Express: Omaha rose as one
man and elected Moores, the republican
candidate for mayor Moores is not entirely
satisfactory TO the taxpayers, but the
other candidates were in the same boat. 1t
was a case of Hobson's choice.
Holdrege Progress: There's something
radically wrong when Rosewater and The
Bee are not conspicuous in a political cam
paign, either city, county, state or con-
gressional. and there's something consider
ably "wronser' when Rosey and The Bee
don't win.
Custer County Republican,: The ~re-elec-
ton OF Mayor Moores in Omaha Tuesday
with the opposition of the world-Herald
a democrat nominee and an Independent
republican, would indicate that The Omaha
Bee has not lost a great deal of its in
huence in the city of Omaha.
Emerson Enterprise: Mayor Moores was
reelected mayor of Omaha Tuesday after
a holly contested election by a plurality
OF about 900 and The Bee is feeling pretty
meek, thank you. The interesting part OF
the election was that Howell, the demo.
cratic candidate was third in the race.
Wayne Herald; Frank E. Moores OF
Omaha, was reelected mayor at the cleo.
ton held there Tuesday, after one of thu
warmest political battles known for years
1t was a splendid endorsement. 1t shows
that even republicans cannot defeat re.
Fpublicans when a good man is at the helm
Central City Democrat: omaha's democ
racy makes us exceedingly weary. Et
Howell should have been elected by l,50
votes. but was defeated by about as much
There Is an element in the party dow
there that ought to be coid-storaged for {
term OF years and then shorn Of their DO
litical rights.
| KanFnnU nnHnRRQNs AFng0a 49, -
predicted by the Democrat last week, sue
ceeds himself as mayor OF Omaha by abou
1000 plurality. Like Carter Harrison o
Chicago, the Omaha boys think Moores 4
the best a. Omaha has ever had. TIL
Bee is again to be congratulated over Il
single-handed victory.
Tekamah journal: The result Of the cit,
election in Omaha shows that Rosewate
and The Bee ara still factors to be reck
oned with in Omaha politics. Frank Z
Moores, the regular republican candidate
supported by The Bee, was. notwithstand
ing the split in his own party n tn
most strenuous opposition, elected.
Springfield Monitor: Contrary to pre-
dictions Of a great many in this localit
and in fact all over the state, Frank Z
Moores was reelected mayor of Oman
Tuesday and Howell, the democratic car
didate, was third in the race. There
no question but Rosewater, through TIL
Bee, was the prime cause OF the result.
wausa Gazette: The city election q
Omaha Tuesday resulted in the re-electio
of Frank Moores to the office Of cit
mayor. Our favorite was not the WHINE
in this race, but we are satisfied to IL
Omaha people decide for themselves VII
they want for mayor, and shall not assum
TO ~criticise their choice. The result was
victory for Mr.. Rosewater.
Hastings Tribune: About the hardel
fought election Omaha has had in many
year closed Tuesday night and resulted
a glorious victory for the supporters {
Frank e. Moores for mayor. It was
three cornered fight, as some republican
bolted and attempted to boost the demt
cratic nominee into Office, but the rank an
file were loyal to their principles n stoc
by the ticket to the finish. 1t was a har
fight and a glorious victory.
Norfolk News: 1t looks considerably d.
though Congressman Hitchcock had,
part, repaid his obligations to Editor Rosr
water. 1t would seem as though, IL Il
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