Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
IN The ARENA OF POLITICS
Republican Filings Continue to Pour
Into City Clerks Office.
ELsoURN MAKES TIMELY STATEMENT
Reminds Candidates for Council of
Law Compelling Them TO own
Property Somewhere
in the City.

Republican filing certificates TO get on
the primary ballot continue to pour in on
City Clerk Elbourn undated. No less
than eleven new ones were recorded Satur-
day. Prominent among them were Harry
y. Zimman, to represent the Third ward
in the council for a third term, and Pn-
liceman william r. Edghill, who files from
the Fifth ward. John II. Butler has filed
for building inspector, protesting he Is a
republican, although his bolt of three years
ago is we'll remembered. Other filings for
the council are: Joel S. Grffen, Seventh
ward; Councilman A. ii. Comstock. Fourth
ward Charles L. Bruner, Eighth ward;
Frank Crawford Eleventh ward; j. w.
Cotton. Iilrd ward; Alfred Cayley, Third
ward; Emil Thompson, Twelfth ward.
With reference to the editorial in The
Bee drawing the line at freaks and public
Jokes filing for municipal office nomina-
tons, City Clerk Elbourn adds a word He
merely thinks it would be well for all
concerned to know that counc!lmen must
own real estate in the city in order to hold
Office. The charter says in section 81
The city council shall consist of one
member from each ward, to be chosen by
the qualified electors of the entire city
by plurality of votes Each councilman
must be a freeholder in the city and an
ACTUAL TtSlueIl Ol lLt " .-Iu lIOHl WLlSh
he is chosen.
one Of the cOuncilmanic candidates turned
down by the Fontanelle club dictatorship
tells this story:
81 made little or no effort to get an en-
dorscment from the organization, believing
1t would be more of a hindrance than
help. After another man was selected from
my ward any number of friends OF mine ia
the club came to me and urged me to
be candidate anyway. They assured me
of their support and said the condition
had grown to a point where no candidate
would receive anything approaching solid
support from the organization. They pre-
vailed upon me strongly that l decided
to take their advice. l expect in the race
to have much. if not more, of the
Fontanelle club following than the man
who was endorsed"
City treasurer Hennings is feeling much
inspired by the encouragement he is re-
ceiving from friends who asked him to
run for mayor and now propose to show
that they meant what they said when they
promised their support II he got in the
race. Among other testimonials he IL
showing is the following letter:
OMAHA, Feb. g. 19O6.-Mr. A. H. Hen
nlngs. Dear Sir: In signing tne petition
TO have you enter the race for mayor, l
did so feeling that but very few Of our
citizens were qualified for the position
and that none filled the requirements
nearly so well as yourself. These little
political side issues and spasmodic bursts
OF self-righteousness have been used too
often to fool anybody. What we want
and need, is mayor to carry out the con-
viction Of his conscience every day in the
year-to stand by his convictions when
right, even If 1t takes Van and Storage
company" to enforce the laws. You are
in this fight to win (Groundhog case) and
i and my entire force will stay with you
until the close of the struggle. and Jus
tice'' the court house shall proclaim
A. II. Hennings mayor of Omaha.
s. B. STEWART
Seedman and Florist