Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-20
BENSON IN ELEVENTH WARD
Republican Candidate for Mayor Gives His
Ideas TO Voters.
LETTERS SPEAKS IN THE BIG TWELFTH
Chairman OF city Committee Com
psres the Tickets and Points out
where Democrats Are Mis-
leading the People.

Erastus A Benson addressed the voters
of the Eleventh ward at 4GS Hamilton
street last evening. owing to the lateness
Of the hour when Mt. Benson arrived at
the hall and out Of consideration for the
other speakers Mr. Benson did not make
an extended speech. He touched particu-
larly on the need Of small public parks
and play grounds, as we'll as the matters
Of pubic utilities.
From a purely economic standpoint pub
lie parks and play grounds are some of the
best investments a community can make.
1t has been figured out that every boy that
goes wrong costs community $500 before
it gets through with the boy. Every
good man or woman is an asset to the
community. while bad boys and girls arc
debts. Every one In community should
have surroundings that will conduce to
morality and good government"
While talking Of cheaper gas Mr.. Benson
told his hearers the experience OF Phila-
delphians In their fight for their rights
He also stated that there has not been nor
win be as much as 81 Of corporation money
contributed to this campaign so far as
the republicans are concerned.
Chairman Carson made a short talk I'm
which he said that the corporations have
wagged the municipal dog long enough.
Chairman JeGeris Speaks.
Chairman A. w. Jefferis OF the city
central committee and E. A. Benson adj
dressed meeting Of republicans last
night in the hall at Twenty-fourth street
and Ames avenue.
Mr.. Benson made n short talk early in the
evening and hurried away to other meet
ings which he had promised 70 attend. He
did not refute any of the statements Of the
/ liars club, but all his remarks were with
the idea OF awakening those present to a
| realization Of their duty In getting I'M
registered voters to register April o. Mr..
Jefferis discussed the issues of the cam
palgn. He said In part:
ITO me, in looking over the two tickets
/ one consideration towers away above all
| others 1t is that there is not man on
| the whole republican ticket but has lived
in Omaha for years, has his all invested
here and pursues his vocation here Oui
candidate for mayor is not in business in
South Omaha. He has lived among the
| citizens and has met them. The demo.
cratic candidate may sleep every night IN
! Omaha and eat his breakfast here but his
interests during his waking hours are IT
the city to the south He has no CONNER.
cial relations with us, and hence he is tc
/ as an unknown quantity.
Republican Candidates Frank.
Another consideration recommends tn,
republican ticket. II is that the candi
dates told us before the primaries JUS
where they stood. The republican part,
in all its history has never waited FOL
another party to enunciate a platform 70,
it, The candidate for mayor on the othe
side waited until after the primaries anC
! t.I-
enunciated by The republican party lonJ
before and claim them as his own. NJ
one who thinks can take him seriously.
THE report in ejaculation that Mr.. Dahl
man. If elected mayor. will take OF
the lid so that the workingman can ge
his glass of foamns beverage on Sunda,
is ridiculous. II you stop to think for ont
minute, you will know that such a promis,
cannot be carried out, so long as there ar,
five people in Omaha who take unto them
selves the strong arm OF the law and sa,
the law shall govern. When a man say
Dahlman can take the lid OF he eithe
knows not of what he is talking, or he Il
talking only for votes. | want to saw I,
you that any Ave men in the city can taxi
hold OF each others hands and look eacl
other in the eye and say, our mission her
Is to Keep the saloons closed on Sundays
anu no IoTty. democratic mayors Coulj
keep them open. These men can get tn
county attorney to prosecute before tn
county Judge and can have the oftendinJ
saloonkeepers tried before a jury l an
of the opinion that II Jim Dahlman wer
elected the man who wants his Sunda,
beer would find the fight against the ga
looms all the more persevering"
Mr.. Jefferis called attention to the fac
that I. j. Mahoney and Elmer Thomas
the most active members of the Ciyi
Federation, are democrats
number of the candidates addresses
the meeting.
The Twelfth Ward Republican club vii
hold a meeting Saturday evening at Jen
sens Hall, Thirtieth and SpauldinR streets