Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-13

said: We want to do all we can to make
MI. Rosevater senator l replied: Yes
and l wish you were mayor 20 you could
DO even more than you can now He said
that was all right. that he would do every
thing he could anyway And he reiterated
what he had said to me shortly after his
defeat in the primaries that he was out Of
politics. l was for Mr. Benson in the pri-
maries and told Mr. Hernings beforehand
that while / endorsed his record az treas
urer and would gladly support him again
my word was out to support Benson for
mayor and | would redeem IT,"
just Political Rot.
Mayor Dahlman said
Mr.. Hennings wanted TO make this Office
very much. In the effort I think he over
played himself and his nature was unable
TO bear up under the combined defeat and
load Of debts accumulated"
Carl c. Wright democrat, who was city
attorney during a part of Hennings' term,
said:
MIR. Hennings and we're neighbors for
a number Of years. I knew him quite we'll
lie had intense political ambitions and had
the desire to be mayor for a long time
From what | Know l should not believe the
charge that he was induced to become a
candidate by others. His temperament was
unstable--he was not a level-headed man.
Regarding the fake confession" City
Clerk Butler said:
IT'S all political rot and an attempt to
make political capital over the shoulders
OF dead man who cannot answer"
John W. Fesd, bond clerk during the en-
tire time Hennings was city treasurer. said
Il know personally that for months be-
1 fore the primaries Mr.. Hennlngs wished to
! enter the race for mayor. J know also that
I he was very anxious TO obtain the support
OF Edward Rosewater and The Bee and had
! long conversations with individuals about
that very matter. After he had announced
| his withdrawal from the primary contest
he went over to The Bee ONCE a number Of
times and held long conferences with Mr..
] Rosewater. When he returned he usually
| went over these I'm substance with me.
! When Mr.. Rosewater finally consented to
! support him he was delighted. The charges
! that he was induced to become a candi-
date are simply mendacious, that's ALL"
| 1. l.. Beisel, deputy under Hennings for
| the last three years, said:
Long before the primaries 1 knew that
| Mr.. Hennlngs wanted to be mayor and
that he was eager and anxious to get the
| support OF The Bee. 1 talked with Mrs.
Hennings Wednesday and from all l heard
there was no such conversation as reported
between her and Mr.. Hennines the night
before. was given TO understand that he
\ gave absolutely no warning of his intended
suicide"
Not Even Good Joke.
"The fake dated from Lincoln about Mr..
Hennings being affected by the action of
the Douglas county delegation to the re-
I ,a,,hi "a o., fbat
1t would not ask the convention for any
nomination but that for senator, thus
barring alleged aspirations of Mr.. Hennlngs
for state treasurer is not even an in
! genious fake" said a member of the
delegation.
Mr.. Hennlngs wrote his farewell note
| to his wife and daughter down, at the
Paxton hotel Tuesday afternoon or in the
early evening, whereas the delegation did
not meet until nearly o'clock that night,
and even II he were interested in IT, he
could not have heard of that action before
he had decided upon his suicide.
LAS a matter OF fact Mr. Hennlngs was
not a candidate or thinking OF becoming
a candidate for state treasurer / know
that that was discussed before he became
a candidate for mayor, and he insisted
that he would not at any time aspire to
the state treasurership, which he re-
| garded as of less importance as the ONCE
l Of city treasurer which he then held
Il know further, that Mra ,HsnHinss was
l asked TO go on the delegation'to the state
| convention, but begged to be excused for
the reason that he had just run for ONCE
and excited enemitIes which might injure
| the delegation. that he was Just starting
up new business which needed all his
attention. and that he would do what he
could on the outside for the delegation II
he were left on OF IT, He put in a large
part OF primary election day in his ward
getting his friends to vote for the sue
cessful state delegation and Joined in the
jubilat ton over the victory"
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