Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-14
HONE RULE IN The FIRST
RspubiuEnE Ttks ExDspaun 70 the CITY
o1mmissss'T ArrEnrsmsut
WILL SUPPORT Own CHOICE FOR COUNCIL
Dehstes she Rule Lsis Do-n 90
Covers Primaries and Decides
that ~ So Aimed Against a
Pre- Erpression-

Harmony is an easy thing 10 tRIk about.
hui II politics d COSTS the people money.
said Park Commissioners Cornish 70 the
members q the First Ward Republican
oluh meeting Al J7Us south Tenth street
last night Publicity iE The best police
man after Al. II Is unly when vuu have
the politicians in power vE-rinr ana one
Eide telling on the other that the public
knows what iE ruinr on. So far ne knitting
iB concerned. there has been much o. Il In
the republican party n Omaha. but I have
never ETmpEthiEe5 nor participated IL knif-
inE.
Just nov the republicans are divided
Rs 10 q choice for mEyur. Undsr the pres-
ent condition q things Il Is nearly tmpoE-
sibis FOR them 10 unite or unp nan II
they cannot find 4 man that vi please
al factions ! an satisfied thai Mayor
Mourss VIII come the nearest 70 IL. BE has
hRh the advantage Of being on the right
size Of nearly every public question during
ms terms and he has MADE few mistakes.
There is no use Questioning the fact that
he Is immensely popular with the 1000
votes represented by The w-u-ktnEmsn that
be iE riEh- on the prsseut EEitHtiun for
better taxation and that hf followers and
friends are leading il this movement.
n Resolution.
M. Curnish'E remarks concerning hHr-
muny were brought out in e discussion OF
the following resolution which was adopted
~ The last meeting o. Tire republican city
central committee:
That where there are two nr more can
didHIeE IN the same ward Cor an Office and
said candidates desire 10 submit their
names 10 the voters % the ward. and SAID
candidates Also desire 70 Eupport 3 cs-tuin
u nENDEn~Nnr n ThE vim ~ nNaw~nmE enid
candidates may submit rheir names 10 me
voters OF the ward ana rheir names shah
be printed upon the ufhCiBl ballot on the
same side Hnd uDder TIE names Of the GEL
eERtes which The candidate wishes 10 sup
pGrL
The resolution vps brought VI by Ser
retHry ? W. Coleman. who pronounced IL
"ths most dEmnRhle sHhsme ever inverted
70 prevent the wishes II the people being
carried out in the convention He DE-
clHred thEt the chief danger uf the resulu-
ton was in that fact that II compelled al
candidates 10 take sides under the hsRd q
the mEyurRlry candidates. thRf even though
q candidate on the opposite SIDE o. the
ticket from the successful delegation re-
nsived the hiEhssT number Of votes o. pref
erBnce. ne would be thrown down by the
successful delegation. their betng nothing
10 prevent the delegates from 30 Doing II
they wished.
In the talk that followed Judge Hasuau
sRid he saw no hardship in such z course
Park Commissioner Cornish said be thought
execution Of tins resolution would mean
mixing up ward contests and struggles for
other Offices with the mRyUrRlry light.
which he said viii be on personal lines.
Sentiment of the Club.
The following resolution. which was In
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unanimously by the twenty-five member
present:
Whereas, a rule recently R6upteo by rhs
republican CIT central committee govern
ing the coming republican primaries IN
EubstRnce, thar any candidate for council
can Designate under which Delegation MS
name shall ne placed. 10 bR voted for III
The republican primaries on April 10. 1sOS,
Whereas. The said rule might lead 10
some controversy between the different
candidates and hHEry action on the part Of
the successtu delegation. resulting pOssi-
bly, IN ignoring the wishes q the repub
hcEn electors Of the First ward, and this
cluh, desiring 10 cHrry out the W1sheE %
said republican electors OF the EHid Firs,
ward: therefore be II
Resolved, That this club endorse and SUP
port the candidate for council from This
ward who shall secure the highest number
Of VOTES al the coming City primaries. Re
EErdless Of where ms uHmt may appear on
the republican uficial primary ballot, and
tnat the successful delegation pledge them.
HtlNEt u BIEhtnA NhAl EEuutA6Lt 2 IEllt
VINO actually receives the highest number
OF votes al sHio primary election ire
HpeCrive Of faction, 10 the republican CITY
convention for MS nOmtnB ton az council
man frum this said First ward.
CLYDE c. SunblRd. probate clerk in tins
county court, announced his candidacy ful
the city council. TALKS on general topics
were made by Z J. Cornish and Council
man J. s. HRscRn. -Four new msmbsri
we're received into the club. which Rd-
3ourDed 10 meet al The call OF the prssi-
dent.