Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-20
CHAOS ON EVE OF ASCENT
Democratic Administration Divided Though
Entering City Hall Monday.
OAHLHM DOES NOT CONSULT COUNCIL
Funkho Iser aud BedTord Are -
Bitter - Ever In Their Fight
to ne Elected Presi-
dent of Chamber.

Sunday is the last day Of the present city
administration. The new elective officers
Will take their positions Monday
The new democratic council will meet for
organization purposes Monday afternoon at
3 O'Clock The charter requires this for
mality shall be Carried out on that day.
which is the third Monday after election.
AT the request Of csndldatss-elect city
Clerk Elbourn prepared an Official cali for
the meeting, which was to be signed by the
twelve cOuncllmen
Whether the new council will succeed in
choosing n president at the meeting and
getting in shape for the transaction OF bus
mess at the first regular meeting Tuesday
night is not settled.
The Bedford and Funkhouser factions
each claims the presidency for it's man
Bedford is picked for the place By
most Of the politicians Saturday morning
Bedford said no caucus had been called and
that some OF the new councimen seemed
disposed against one. but that he was will
ing to participate in an assembly OF the
sort The practice I'm former years was
for the majority to get together aud ix up
things as 20 the presidency and committees
and leave the minority out entirely
No joint session between the mayor aud
has been scheduled, either. and In this re-
spect affairs are chaotic. During the week
Msyor-elect Dahlmsn has manifested an
intention Of naming his slate exactly as he
pleases, regardless of notifications to suit
the council. The result is possibility that
all the first batch OF appointees sent in may
be rejected by the city lawmakers. because
1t is not believed a single councilman will
be satisfied. The latest word from Dahlman
Ia that he will reserve announcing appoint
ments until the meeting. May n.
FIynH's stock Goes Back u.
Tom Flynn's boom for street commit
sioner has had new lease OF life ana his
stock was quoted above par Saturday,
principally because ex-Shertff Power had
declared he was not lighting his former
deputy's present aspirations.
1t has been settled that one Of the hold
overs among the employees will be Miss
Naomi F. schenck. Journal clerk in the
city clerks ONCE. Miss Schenck has been
in the department many years and Is to
be retained because OF her extensive knowi-
edge OF the records and documents It har-
bors. She has been the subject OF many
EFFORTS TO remove her, all VI which failed
Another clerk in the ONCE to be Kept for
a while az least is Mrs. A. r. Gibson,
sister-in-law Of outgoing CITY Clerk FL.
hourn. Assistant City Attorney ttlerdnian
will stay while in the legal department
to assist the new incurnbents In learning
the ropes,
All appointfve officers and employees
under them will hold their Jobs until their
successors have been appointed. confirmed
and qualified. Therefore a deadlock be-
tween the new mayor and council will not
worry them very much.
City Clerk-elect Butler has announced
the appointments for his ONCE as follows,
Deputy, Thomas II. Daley; journal clerk,
Miss Naomi f. schenck; license clerk.
Harry Primeau; clerks. o. Jellen ana Mrs.
Grace c. Gibson.