Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-23

kept their pledge lie attestsd BY the fact
that In those wards wherein most Of the
lsboring people reside. Adams received q
large majority OF the vote. That the ma
chine failed to keep lite agreement is at
tested by the fact that in the church
wards wherein the silk stockings reside.
Hoskins received less than one-half Of the
vote cast for Adams. Now all Of this is
very CALLING TO the laboring people. and
they are Just now wondering very seriously
whether they will again be turned down
next Tuesday.
The fact that the excise board was not
named last Tuesday places the winners Of
the mayoralty contest In a most peculiar
position. They supported Adams on a plat
form pledged to a high saloon license. Now
they are called upon to keep an agreement
and support men known to favor the 1000
license for excisemen. And II the machine
fails to land Hoskins, the labor candidate,
then IL IL more than probable that the
labor vote will not go to the republican
candidates at the election. For the labor
ing men say they are not to be trihed with.
Machine In Tight Place.
There Is ground for the statement that
the machine has been very quiet since the
nomination Of Adams and has left Hos
klns to get his votes the best way he can.
So patent has this been that the labor
element has demanded that the machine
do something or say It will not. So, at
last the machine has started out In an
attempt to land Hoskins, Both Wolfe and
Hoskins refused to draw of when a COM
promise was offered whereby one Of the
Winnett men was to withdraw provided
the machine withdrew one OF its candidates.
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didate Of the labor unions. and has been
promised. 30 It is said. Now II is up to the
machine, for 1t is not likely that both can
be elected; for the people apparently are
in favor Of q high license. One Winnett
man and one machine man can be elected,
for that will mean the retention Of the high
license. And II either Wolfe or Hoskins
is defeated It will mean the weakening of
the machine.
In the meantime, owing to the fact that
considerable feeling has been engendered
by the primary, a very extraordinary and
somewhat sensational story has been set
a1oat. This is to the effect that the Com
mercial club, which was an ardent supporter
OF Winnett, was largely responsible for
the action OF the Lancaster delegation In
throwing down the people Of Lincoln and
other cities and standing squarely for the
l THllTCaOb On the QutHllOu Va N6Aiub tOA
minal properties for municipal purposes. 1t
Is said that when the members Of the Com
mercial club discovered that Representatives
Of the Burlington railroad intended to
make a vigorous fight on Winnett. that
/ some OF the members OF the Commercial
club made this agreement: That II Mr..
Bignell would draw off and leave the citi-
Gems OF Lincoln to fight II out among
themselves that the club would Withdraw
its pressure from the Lancaster delega-
ton In regard to the tel mlnal taxation
question and allow the delegation and the
railroads to settle IL among themselves.
Whether this was true or not, Mr.. Bignell
suddenly received a bunch to stop his
open fight.
prominent member OF the club, when
asked Id regard to the matter, said 1t was
absolutely false and that no such agreement
was made or thought Of, The Lancaster
DELEGATION threw down the people and when
the Commercial club found that It could
get no assistance from the delegation, 1t
gave I'm the fight for terminal taxation and
Quit, However, there are some in Lincoln
who believe the story.
Thus far the democrats Of the city have
not named a date for their nominating
convention apparently waiting for the re-
publicans to get all settled before making
a move. II is more than likely that II
Hoskins is defeated Tuesday he or, rather.
the labor unions, will be able to do con-
siderable toward naming the democratic
candidates.
Gives lincoln a show.
n A meeting somewhat gruesome was that
OF the state demonstrators held here last
week. The demonstration are represent
tiyes Of the medical colleges Of the state,
One question raised was that the Lincoln
college had not received its share OF the
unclaimed dead bodies which had been cir
culated around. To make up for this and
to give the Lincoln students a chance Al
the dead. the other institutions agreed to
keep their hands OF Of all dead bodies COM
ing college-way until after April l. This
was satisfactory and the members present
proceeded to elect the following oficers
| DR.. Z. A. Carr. president; DR.. e, c. Henry
|, Omaha, vice president; DR.. WolHott, Lin
, coin, secretary; DR.. Van Camp Omaha
treasurer.
The demonstration desire a change In tue
body getting law to strike out OF thu
clause relatives and friends" the worc
. friends" designating who shall legally
? claim the body. The demonstrators say
: that some times a friend Of q few hours
r in fact, who becomes acquainted with the
deceased after the latter had put on th'