Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-05-05
CITY CAMPAIGN ENDS
Republicans Finish Their Work with ROus-
ing Meeting at sohlitS Hall,
MAYOR Mo0RES RECEIVES AN OVATION
Decidedly Most Enthusiastic Gathering
during Municipal Contest
CORNISH POlNTeOlY STATES ISSUES
1t is Moore5 and the People or Howell and
Corporations.
RFpIIBl ICAN SUCCESS MEANS HOME RULE
oRNlsH PoNTeDLY STATES ISSUES
REPUBLICAN, SUCCESS MEANS HOME RUL
climax of the Meeting Comes whc"
Mayor MOores Enters and
Takes Platform fer
Last shot.


ELECTION DAY WEATHER Showers IN
POLLS REMAIN OPEN from o'clock In
the morning till O'Clock in the evening.
VOTING rIACES-List or locations by
districts given in another column
FOR MAYOR, CANDIDATES are Frank
l.. Moores, regular republican nominee
Edward b. Howell, Democrat Erastus \.
Benson, popuust and independents George
To VOTE SfEAIGiiI TICKET put cross
mark in party circle at top OF ballot.
One thousand men, with all the approving
explosion OF sound capable by human vocal
organs. testified what they thought OF
Frank f. Moores at Schlitz hall last night.
The meeting which was the climax Of the
republican campaign, began with cheer
for Moores, proceeded with cheers for
Moores at every suspicion of the mention
of his name and ended with three rousing
cheers FOR the mayor that put all previous
efforts to shame 1t was a grand ovation
to the man, tribute that was spontaneous
and heartfelt and illustrated to degree the
wonderful love that the people have for his
personality.
E. J. Cornish was talking to the sea OF
faces when the mayor entered. Mr.. Cor
nish himself had been announced by wav'
of loud cheering. but the appearance Of the
mayoralty nominee in tall hat and long
frock coat was the signal for two-thirds OF
the assembly to rise to their feet and rend
the air with a prolonged roar. Hats were
waved men stood on chairs and one patriot
had brought a small flag which he flashed
high above the mass.
The same manifestation was repeated
] twice during the cvenlng-when Mayor
Moores stepped forward to speak and when
he finished They were scenes seldom wit
messed except in the midst of some con-
vention or assembly where the feelings OF
the participants and auditors have been
worked upon by conflicting forces. Hardly
at a political meeting even on the last
| night before the election. are such out
breaks of approval, regard and sentiment
Witnessed in a city no matter how large.
George +. Munro addressed the meeting
| while II was waiting for the announced
speakers. He urged the republican voters
! to exert themselves at the polls to insure
/ an honest election and n fair, count. Dc
clarlrg that information positive IN charac-
! ter had been received that the corporations
would try to vote men of 81 a head. "If
there was ever time when the party
should be vigilant II should be at this cleo
ton" asserted the speaker, who -ppeale'
for coolness and the allaylng OF any pas
sion or excitement that might appear.
TerseIy states Issues.
81 believe that the people understand
| what are the real Issues in this campaign"
said e. j. Cornish. If they do they will
elect Frank E. Moores mayor. II Frank f
Moores is defeated tomorrow equal taxa
tion will not be known in this city until
some man is elected mayor whom the rail-
roads and the corporations fight II Frank
e. Moores is defeated tomorrow home rule
will not be known in this city until some
man is elected mayor whom the governor
appointed police board will fight. II Frank
| E. Moores is not elected mayor tomorrow
you will Sc combination OF the corporate
interests in this city and the saloon and
gambling interests in this city to work to-
gether to rule over us in a compact or
ganization, and the mass of taxpayers viii,
I never establish their rule until 1t can again
become the issue 1t is in this campaign
/ The real question that confronts us is
! whether the people will elect Frank z.
Moores mayor or the railroads will elect
Edward E. Howell mayor. As to Erastui
/ A. Benson, he cannot possibly he elected.
! what are the virtues Of the Benson ar
! gument?" queried the speaker at 10
certain that there can be no moral uprising
on the part OF men who plead the reason
for 1t that they had bought the votes OF
some delegates but didn't get them. Dur
J ing the last week we have heard small
reference to this feature OF the original
argument for the bolt. but these men found
| that they could not ask support for a man
while reverting in the same breath 70 an
unsuccessful attempt to corrupt the con
vention delegates
| when MIR. Benson asked for the nomi-
nation from the republican convention, all
fair minded men must agree that he bv
implication made an agreement that II he
did not get the nomination he would sur
render 1T like man TO whomsoever did
get it,"
Cheers for Mayors stand.
The recent decision Of the supreme court
in the FIRE and police board case and the
effect the democrats believe It will have
on the vote for Howell came in for a long
portion Of Mr.. Cornish's speech He
showed how state politics are ruled by
railroads and how the governor must ac-
quiesce in the wishes OF the railroads In
appointing the Omaha Fire and Police oom-
mission. which in turn had the power TO
marshal a political machine OF 1000 votes
to be arrayed at any time against munich
pal candidates in favor OF equal taxation
He read the mayors recent instructions to
Chief Of Police Donahue. announcing that
hereafter the chief executive OF the CITY
will command and that the arbitrary acts
of individuals on the police board must
cease. The document was greeted with
long cheering, That is the law as Il is"
declared Mr.. Cornish. There can be no
question but that the board acts as a board
only when in session. and that when not
in session no member OF the board has any
more power than you or ]. This action by
the mayor means much to the people. II
means that as long as he Is mayor there
will be no secret meetings OF the board
where orders will be framed to suit cor
porate interests and never heard OF by
the people until they are executed. 1t
means that all orders will be transmitted
TO the police through the mayor, and no
matter though the majority may hold the
positions Of the policemen ana fremen In
their hands It will be impossible 10 build
up and control the railroad ga 10 IN gamb-
ling machine that we fear. That Is the
law and We have recently found in con
! yention, and you will also find In the gov
ernment OF the city that when people have