Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Lively Times Among the Candidates About
Time to Close the Filings
ONE MORE CANDIDATE ENTERS FOR MAYOR
r. j. F'reitag Decides He Would Like
to Head the Democratic Ticket
at the Election This
Spring.

There was decided furry among the
candidates yesterday afternoon, but II did
not reach its climax until after the hour
of closing at the city hall. The doors were
locked promptly at l O'Clock. But during
the afternoon and evening City Clerk Gillin
received applications of anxious candidates.
In all, there were twelve candidates filed
after the usual closing time on Saturdays.
Three OF the chief offices were supplied
with new aspirant The first was the
filing of F. J. Freitag as democratic can
ddate for mayor This will create h de-
cided stir in the democratic party. Thomas
Carey filed as a democratic candidate for
city treasurer. He will have to face c.
4. Melcher In the contest. A. II. Muir
dock came out for the republican nomina-
ton for city attorney. The tail-endcr Of all
the principal candidates was ]. Fitzgerald,
who filed as a democratic candidate for ia *
commissioner. Besides this there were sew
eral more candidates for the city council.
They were Charles Antilles, democratic. and
Larry Curran. socialist In the First ward
John Powers and E. r. Brosnihan. demo-
cratic and John j. Daley, republican, in
the Fourth ward; Thomas Gillespie. re-
publican. filed in the Fifth ward, and Ber-
nard Francis Quinn, democratic, filed in
the Sixth This makes sixty-fve cendi-
dates for the council, OF which thirty-one
are republicans, twenty-nine democrats and
five socialists. For the principal Offices
there are 1O6 filings. forty-four republicans.
fifty-one democrats and eleven socialists.
AT almost the last minute Charles w
Knight withdrew from the school board
contest and Charles c. Howe took the
place. ]. w Jordan became democratic
candidate for the same office.
The following is the full list Of filings OF
candidates as they will appear on the OFF,
cial ballot at the primaries to be held
March 6, 1906:
For mayor: Republican-Wesley p. Ad,
kins, W. J. Ford. Democratic-Thomas
Hector. Thomas II. Ensor, William ]. Bren-
men, =, j Freitag. Socialist-William Vein
mer.
For treasurer: Republican,. L. Howe
Democratic-C. A. Melcher. Thomas Carey.
socialist-John F. Chase.
For clerk; Republicans, s. Kennedy
Socialist. A. Jacobson.
For tax commissioner: Republican,. L.
Democrats Thomas T. oiConnor, W, II.
BTecker; ]. N, Fitzgerald John Mcmillan,
Fitzgerald. Socalist--w William A. Boeck
For attorney: Republican-H. G. Murphy
LsgR a H Ru EioSsrty Deg9Sr1 iii,
James II Chadwick
For school board Republican-George
Housman. Charles q. Howe. Democratic
S. d. Acker, Joseph Moran. Thomas F. Cor
rigan. J. w. Jordan. Socialist-E. Butcher.
For councilman
First ward: Republican--John z. Kryder
Tazwell Il. Scott, Frank r. Stewart. John
ID. Bennett, Swan Larson, William F.
Evans. Fred NJ. Smith Democratic-J. II
BullA, Timothy T. Munger, David S. Park
hurst Charles Antilles. John Powers. So
cialist-LArry Curran
Second ward Republican-Joe Blaha
Frank Dworak, Thomas w. IAsec Demo-
cratic-Fred Johnson. Joseph q. Vosecek,
r. ]. McDonaugh. Jacob Davis.
Third ward: Republican-Mike Smith. J.
G. Bow1ey, John W. Cissna. s. d. Rsynor
Anton Bazaar Herman w Swanback. Dem
ocratic-John w, Ballard. John J. Bugle-