Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-02
In The POLITICAL ARENA
Man Rejected BY Fontanslle Governors
Files Anyway for Comptroller.
LOVELY HARMONY AMONG THE INDIANS
". Y, johnson IL DEFIANT Tribesmsn
who Dares Buck westberg
and Clement Chase for
the Place.

just AoN lar llt Va anu VI
unity reaches II shown By the filing of
". Ernest Johnson Of the Ninth ward for
comptroller.
Mr.. Johnson was "A candidate before the
Fontanelles for the councilmanlc endorse
ment from the Ninth ward He was recon-
mended by the executive committee, but
turned down by the Board OF Governors
for another man. II was not generally
known ne intended to go into the race for
comptroller and his filing at this time Is
taken either to represent a contempt for
the Indian organization, or to force 1t to
give MIN the endorsement for comptroller,
a position not We. acted upon by the club.
The Ming OF MI johnson lie a surprise party
for the braves. John n Westberg and
Clement Chase are candidates for the
Tontsnelles comptrollershp endorsement
Edward Reich. chief assistant 10 Street
Commissioner Huminel. has filed AS
republican for the council from the Second
ward Nj. Reich'S ambition for a seat in
the council was announced sometime ago.
L. 2 Lucas the Fcntanelle endorsee for
councilman from the Fifth ward also has
put himself record in the city clerks
once by ming according to the approved
form.
1entlhl george L. West, sui QeCllIcS
10 say If he will ne republican mayoralty
candidate Some days ago he told those
VINO were tempting MIN, ne would declare
himself positiveIy one way or another in
Few days.
when Henry Russeli, war veteran, who
sells snUe Strings on sixteenth street from
the alley between tarnam and Douglas, APP
peared in the city clerks ONCE Wednesday
afternoon to file mis- name for the republican
counciimanic nomination from the Twelfth
ward. he was laughed out of 1t by the clerks.
Russell however, was more firmly anchored
TO his ambition than was supposed lie
called again Thursday and insisted upon
making out and signing a certificate. So
Mr.. Russell is enrolled among the official
councilmauic candidates. He is an old
soldier, having fought for the Union with
the Eleventh Missouri cavalry. Before that
period he was a sailor on the high seas and
il happened he was in India during the Sc
poy mutiny and witnessed many OF the
dreadful scenes OF that historic rebellion.
For thirty-fve years Mr. Russell has been a
resident of Omaha 1t was remarked that
so Ear as acquaintance goes he should
have large one as hundreds of pedestrians
observe him every day.
A secret meeting of democrats, who have
taken a prominent part in loading the pro-
gram in past campaigns, was held Tuesday
night at a place not designated. Men in
Nited to attend say the ostensible purpose
WIS to promote Harmony in the municipal
campaign. No very definite understanding
on this or any other point was reached. II is
aid and another session will bo held. II
Vas given out by one of the politicians
present that the subject of springing a
dark horse" msyoralty candidate who
might be calculated to step in between
Smith and Dahlman and carr away the
honors. was uppermost In the conference.
As q matter OF fact the dark horse talk
has been looked upon so far as coming
from Smith men, anxious to worry the
opposition all that Is possible and to delay
campaign contributions Whether or not
there Is anything in II. the desired effect
has been produced and the jig is still being
danced.
Sam Walkup. a Fontanele chief Of high
degree, has Quilted clerkship held for six
years in the city clerks ONCE and accepted
one in the ONCE of the county clerk Mr..
Walkup severed the strings that connected
him with the city hail Wednesday night
and took IN his abode in the court house
Thursday. City Clerk Elbourn says his
place will not be filed, at least until after
the spring election.
With candidates both known and un.
known crowding the desks in the city
clerks office in their haste TO file for can
didacies for municipal Offices, a man who
won't do so. especially when 1t is expected
OF him, is a rarity This happens TO be the
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