Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-05
REPUBLICANS MEET TONIGHT
Mass Convention Will Nominate Candidates
for School Offices.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES TOMORROW NIGHT
Delegates to City and school
Conventions and Precinct
Committeeman VIII he
selected.

The republicans will meet in mass con-
vention this evening at o'clock in the
south court room of the county courthouse
to place in nomination two candidates for
members of the Board of Education and
candidate for treasurer of the independent
school district of Council Bluffs. Although
Chairman ]. j. Hess of the republican city
central committee has overlooked issuing
his official call for the mass meeting this
evening, it was decided upon at the meet
ing of the committee held last week. Chair
man Hess was called out of the city Sat
urday morning and this 1t is presumed, ac-
counts for his emitting to issue the official
call.
The two members Of the Board of Educa-
ton whose terms expire this month are W.
+. Mcconnell republican. and Emmett Tin
ley democrat. MIR. Mcconnell. it is con-
coded. will be renominated this evening by
reclamation, but who his running mate will
be has not been determined. Public senti-
ment appears to be in favor of giving the
second nomination TO candidate from the
Sixth ward, as it is felt that the west end
is entitled to representation on the board
As such candidate from the Sixth ward the
names of J. Harvey Swartz of 34O2 Avenue
c, Marvin ID. Reed OF 221O West Broadway
president Of the West End Improvement
club and A. c. Keller OF 1902 Avenue b.
president of the West Council Bluffs I'M
provement club. have been mentioned. 1t
is likely that the nomination will fall to
one of these three William Coppock. who
had been mentioned as a possible candidate
for the republican nomination for member
of the Board of Education. stated emphat-
ically yesterday that he had no aspirations
In hot ardi
date under any circumstances whatsoever
For school treasurer the present incum-
bent of the office. IL. G. MCGEE will, it is
said. undoubtedly be given a denomination
although it is possible that some other can
didate may be sprung at tonights conven-
ton.
Politically speaking this week will be a
busy one. Tuesday night the democrats
will hold their precinct primaries for the
selection of delegates to their school and
city conventions and to elect precinct COM
mitteemen. Thursday evening the demo-
cratic school convention will be held in
the city council chamber. Emmett FINLEY,
the retiring democratic member OF the
Board of Education, few weeks ago de-
cared that he would not accept renomi-
nation, but il is now understood that he
has modified this statement and that If the
denomination comes To him unanimously
which 1t probably will he will accede to
the wishes of his party. Who will be the
second nominee has not been announced
and the same is true of the democratic
candidate for school treasurer.
Friday evening the republicans will hold
their ward daucuses or primaries to name
ward councilmen. and there are several
aspirants lin some of the wards interesting
contests may be looked for. Saturday even
ing the democrats will follow suit and hold
their ward primaries for the selection Of
councilmanic candidates.
The school election will be held Monday
March II.