Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-05
HAYDEN BROS.

he ashamed, or which any honest repub-
lican can justly condemn, and in view OF
the boiling record of The Omaha Bee and
some of the cohorts of the old machine,
Il does not stand in the mouth Of either
to charge any Fontanelle with boiling at
any time.
Three years ago the Fontanelle club was
not in existence 1t was organized
little more than two years ago. Its first
campaign was the one in which it SUD-
ported Harry Bronze for delegate at large
to the national convention against Ed
ward Rosewater, and was successful.
Its next campaign resulted in the cleo
ton of the entire republican county ticket
and the election Of Howell over Weller
as water commissioner.
Its third campaign resulted in a clean
sweep of the county Offices last fall. when
the Fontanelles. both at the primaries and
after the primaries. supported among 9TH
ers formerly friendly to the machine,
Robert o. Fink for county treasurer, d.
NJ. Haverly for county clerk and e. G.
Solomon county commissioner.
why not be fair, therefore? The FOnta-
nellie club has invariably fought in the
open. II has definitely outlined its plat
form of principles and openly avowed its
choice OF candidates for the nomination
After the nomination 1t has supported the
entire ticket and lent its substantial aid
to the party for the ticket. Furthermore,
it has always co-operated with the organ
lied party committees. although 1t knew
them i'm some cases to be unfriendly and
suspicious, IL not actually treaeherous.
Finally, in the campaign just passed. the
Fontanelle club and candidates turned the
management of the election over 10 the
Of av,t
for the sake of harmony, and in no case
did the Fontanelle club insist upon usurp-
ing the functions OF the regularly elected
party committee though its members stood
ready to assist and did upon request give
valuable service, free OF charge, 10 the
city committee.
: The club has not "outliyed It's useful
! ness" Until Omaha is again given a
! clean, capable. honest, republican city adj
minisuation. this club, made up in It's
board OF governors, Of business men. pro-
| fessional men and Workingmen all Of
I whom. are busy and none Of whom seek
| office for living, the club will be factor
| in the city and county. Until that time
/ the people of Omaha cannot spare the
/ Fontanelle organization, and until that
Time the honest, earnest republicans OF
the city will be found largely cooperating
] WIN NiiN Niub winch you nave urea 10
make Omaha people believe is "a proscrip-
tive factional club" kept alive by dis
gruntled Office seekers" ana corporation
hlrelinEs'
submit finally, that you owe Il TO
your readers 10 say that you have been
misinformed and that in the interest OF
the republican party YOU admit the facts
herein stated, all Of which you can readily
verify
The Fontaneie club is dismayed at the
treachery revealed at the election: Il Is
not discouraged. neither is Il destroyed,
and II Is not going out OF business but
VIII continue 10 work for good gvernment
IN Omaha. 7. ". BLACKBURN.
Note by Editor-Pursuant TO its estab-
ilshed policy Of according a hearing 20
those who disagree with It, The Bee gives
space 10 this too lengthy ePistls. The Bee