Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-20
DEPUTY CANNING STEPS OUT
Sheriff Cousins Objects to His Candidacy
for Office Of Sheriff.
CANNING ANNOUNCES He IS AFTER IT
Republican Politicians Are some-
what Surprised at Cousins Can
didacy fer a Third
Term.

Matters political came to a show down
in the sheriffs ONCE yesterday afternoon
with the result that Deputy Ed Canning
was summarily given his walking papers
by Captain Cousins. Canning's enforced
retirement from the position which he
has held ever since Captain Cousins as
sumed the once Of sheriff in January, 1900,
created considerable surprise at the court
house and in local republican circles.
Canning's summary dismissal followed a
private conference between him and Sher-
in Cousins. Captain Cousins stated that
he was a candidate for a third term and
that II Canning was also a candidate, as
had been reported in the papers, the sooner
he quit the ONCE the better. Canning as
sured the captain that he was a candidate
and had every intention of staying in the
| field. "Well," replied Sheriff Cousins, If
| you are a candidate you are against me
| and Will not have any man working for
me who Is against me-" Deputy Canning
| assured the captain that he was not against
| him any more than that he was for Can
ming. At the same time Canning called
the attention Of Captain Cousins to the
fact that It was we'll understood three
years ago that he would be candidate at
the expiration of his, Captain Cousins,
| BeConu lulS however,
was not satisfactory to the sheriff and
Deputy Canning was requested to turn
over his star forthwith, which he did.
Creates Some Surprise.
! The announcement that Captain Cousins
seriously contemplated being a candidate
for third term created no small surprise
in local republican circles. Last fall when
so much objection was raised by the rank
men for third and even fourth terms, the
republican county central committee is
sued circular in which It promised that
the candidates for the several Offices to be
voted on this fall would be all new men
/ and that the two-term policy would hence
; forth rule. 1t was generally supposed that
this pledge would be kept and the rank
and file OF the party was only kept In line
last fall by this understanding.
Friends of Deputy Canning, who for a
} number Of years has been a prominent
; factor in local politics and who is chair
man Of the city republican central COM
mittee, assert that three years ago when
} Captain Cousins announced hfs candidacy
for the once Of sheriff that Mr.. Canning
could have then secured the nomination,
but that he withdrew in favor of Captain
, Cousins on the distinct understanding that
= at the end Of the captains second term.
: II he should be fortunate enough to secure
4 II that Mr.. Canning would then be a can
: didate. Tho further understanding was
D bthat Mr.. Canning. In return for withdraw
: ing from the field and supporting Captain
I ICouBins, was to have one OF the deputyships
. during the two terms.
{ I'd Canning served as city marshal from
Q 1893 to 1895 and from 1895 to 1897 as city
Q marshal and chief of police, the two offices
an - 80 Nha NaNw .
laturo in 1895.
Organizing Union Label League.
T. P. Mention OF Boone. state organizer
. Of the Iowa Federation Of Labor, is in the
: city and has called a mass meeting for to-
night In Labor hall for the purpose o.
!, forming a union label league. A specia
y invitation is extended to women interested
: IN union labor to attend and Join the lea
. guA. The object Of the league is to pro
g rnOke the sale Of goods bearing the unioI
p laheA.
y Similar leagues have been organized b!
Mr. Mention IN Burlington. Clinton ant
e Centervtlle and the preliminary steps Il
turm ono IN Sioux City taken. In urging tn
formation Of these Leagues Mr.. Mention lay
particular stress on the opinion that
d women could be brought to discrtminat
y between goods bearing the unisn label AM
10 others q great step would be taken in favo
I and support of organised labor.
80 Mr. Mention has recently organized sehoo
teachers unions IN Davenport and Clinto
Ig and preliminary steps have been taken b
l. him for the forrnation OF one In Sioux City
el He Will look over the ground here while
>. the city ana II the outlook Is anyway prom
al Using Will at later date attempt to efeG
6, a similar organization In Council Bluffs.
Il. Mr.. Mention yesterday sent for charter
" for the teamsters' and bartenders' union
)" IN this city. temporary organizations
n- which have been effected by Business Ager
)" RaRbe.
K; BOARD of Supervisors.
y The county supervisors held short seE
: sion yesterday morning. devoting the after
1e noon TO an inspection of certain road an
y bridge work in the vicinity of the cit!
The claim Of D. oGrady and wife for tw
months salary, amounting to 800. for car
ing for the new isolation hospital recentl
At established by the city on the Ligge
Is property. was referred to the county al
" torney. The board questioned the right {
CT the City Board OF Health TO enter INT
st the contract It did with oGrady and vii
rs and refused to pay the claim until II
I'M county attorney had passed upon 1t. Thei
go Justices OF the peace and constables wei
er appointed to fill vacancies: Justices. cal
e. son township, ]. F. Ref; Center. w. ]
InmAn; Grove, G. H. Coye Lincoln. G.
:. Brown; Macedonia, J. M. Kelley; Minde
- Henry Cook; Rockford, w. A. Swanson
Washington, ]. H. Turner; Waveland, J. ]
A.. Murchison. Constables, Center townshi
NJ Charles Perry and S. Anderson; Grow
" Allen d. Pettitt and l. C. Woods; Haz
Dell, Anton Julius; Lincoln, A. e. Younl
oos Norwalk, Riley Clark; Pleasant, Pet
Saunders; Washington, W. p Turner ar
l z. Clark; Waveland. Frank Barker and
oglesbee: Wright, Edgar Schoheld.
$50 The board arranged with Cox & schoen
gen, architects Of this city, TO furnish plaI
for the buildings for the poor farm.
N. Y. Plumbing Co.. Tel. ESQ Night. Fss
All Ready for Debate.