Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-29
SECOND WARD CREETS MAYOR
Despite Indictment Weather Large Crowd
Attends Republican Meeting
BENSON MEETS A FROST IN THE SEVENTH
only Ten Boomers Turn Out to Hen
five Speakers in "~strOnEheld'
of Petition and POpuIist
Candidate.


and Vinton streets last night TO hear Mayor
Moores and other republican nominees and
promoters Of the republican ticket speak.
Mike Lee presided and the meeting was
filled with enthusiasm and In view OF de-
cidedly bad weather was a remarkable one.
Mayor Moores aroused great demonstra-
lions in a vigorous discussion of the vital
issues of the campaign. The mayor ~prefaced
his remarks by saying that he and his
friends had won the bitterest and cloanest
fight Of their lives at the recent primaries
and have every reason to believe they would
win another such victory at the polls May
8. The mayor then took up municipal is
sues, reafirming his advocacy Of municipal
ownership OF public utilities, which is well
known to the voters Of Omaha.
But" said the mayor, II have been
criticised by certain persons and powers for
not bringing about municipal ownership
of the waterworks. l want to say that
under our scant assessment that was not
possible until the last Board Of Review, Of
which ! am proud, raised the assessment
over S16, 900, 900. was just as much in
favor Of owning the electric lighting plant,
and as you know did my utmost to get an
ordinance through the council to that end.
but was defeated by certain influences
which we need not name here. But IL you
elect the entire republican ticket this time
and give us a chance under new conditions
you will, I believe. have municipal owner
ship of these public service industries"
Talk of Capital and Labor.
Then coming to the important question
of capital and labor the mayor declared his
intention Of doing justice to both and
avowed his purpose of seeing, as he had al
uyavu dnpa that the uyaaEpr of the two. Or
ganized labor. was not imposed on.
I'm this present struggle between these
two great factors l hope that moderation
will prevail" said the mayor. II am
anxious to see concessions made, but II
worst comes to worst l hope the Lord Will
guide me to do my duty. l have confidence
in our working men and that confidence has
been strengthened by the splendid manner
in which the Union Pacific strikers have
conducted themselves. l hope all others may
do as we'll"
The mayor replied to certain yellow jour
nal fabrications about his padding the city
payrolls for campaign purpose and showed
conclusively that fewer men are now on
the payrolls than we're sixty days ago.
The mayor then spoke a good word for
each candidate on the ticket and concluded
his remarks by calling attention to. the
proposition to vote $45. 900 for new fire en-
CINE houses and equipment, and urged its
support at the polls. The mayor was ac-
corded a most hearty ovation.
r.. d.. Evans, nominee for councilman in
the Sixth ward, p. c.. Schroeder in the
Eighth and C. S. Huntington in the Ninth,
all made stirring addresses and we're en-
Enthusiastically received. Fred Bruning or
the Second Ward, nominee for comptroller,
was given a warm reception when he arose
to speak. Bruning said that after a thor
ough canvass of the city he found better
chances of success confronting the repug-
lican ticket than ever in its history In
Omaha.
Chairman COweH Speaks.
Robert Coweil and James e. Van Glider
were the last speakers. Mr.. Cowell, who
was chairman of the convention that nomi-
mated Mayor Moores, made the statement
that while a good many afidavits had been
scattered broadcast about the Hartmann
and Lindquest cases, he could make one
showing that he went to Ferdinand Haar-
mann personally Immediately after that
convention and was told by Mr.. Haarmann
in answer to a question that he was per-
fectly aware that his vote had been counted
for Moores with the rest Of the Second
ward delegation and that he did not feel
abused or have any grievance.
Mr.. Van Glider said he was q republican
by principle and while he was against
Moores until after the convention he was
for him now because he was fairly nomi-
mated and he believed in majority rule. He
said he was for Moores also because he
had given the city six years Of clean, able
administration and appointed a Board of
Review last fall that did great service to
the city in raising its basis of taxation.
Eighth Ward Republican,.
A large and enthusiastic gathering
greeted the mayor and other republican
candidates at the meeting Of the Eighth
Ward Republican club at sixteenth and
Cunning streets.
Mayor Moores was in attendance at a
ward meeting in the Second and did not
arrive until late, the time meanwhile be-
ing taken up by Harry zimman, George T.
Nicholson and E. ]. Cornish. Mt. Cornish
dealt in detail with the Benson movement
and declared that political morals demand
that II a man participate in a political
convention and that II his name is brought
forward at such a convention as a candi-
date for the party nomination, It is his
duty to stand by the edict of the eonven-
ton and not seek election outside OF his
party support as Benson has done. He took
up the record OF Mayor Moores for the last
six years and the last three in particular,
showing that the mayor has done all that
is in his power to make taxation equal and
to bring about home rule. The corpora
lions are against Mayor Moores, he de-
clared, and the nomination Of Benson is but
a movement on their part to split the vote
Of the republican party and TO give the
election to Howell as their representative.
Following Mr.. Cornish, T. A. HOLSTER
told the meeting Of the work OF the Young
Mems Republican club and solicited mem
bership, a large number Of those present
signing the roll. Bryce Crawford and w.
l. Kierstead also spoke a few words Of en-
couragement and asked that the ticket be
supported as a whole. Judge l.. D. Holmes
asked that the ticket be supported as a
whole, from the mayor to the nine council
men.
Cheers for the Mayor.
When Mayor Moores arrived the crowd,
which had packed the hall to the doors,
rose and cheered him for several minutes.
He was tired and rested while the audi
enee continued to show it's approval by
c~lapping and calling commendatory words
to him. When he rose they quieted down
and listened to him. His work in the