Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-18

Just to show that it could forget primary
| differences and line up with the party. the
Equal Rights club at a meeting of the CEN
trail body Monday night endorsed the repub
lcan municipal tickeN from top to bottom.
It was done in a manner to be practically
unanimous Mayoralty Candidate Benson.
| Chairman Jefferis and w. Ernest Johnson,
candidate for comptroller made short talks
before the business session was held.
With one or two exceptions the appoint
| i've officers and employees of the city hall
are working for the election of Benson and
the republican ticket. The street depart
ment, the health department, the elevator
men and ianitors, and in fact all the forces
that control any number Of votes at the
city hall are out for the republican ticket
and out for it hard. During the last few
days dozens of votes have been changed by
influences from the city hail. and the work
is still in progress.
! Il have been a public office holder for
nine years and ! am not going to turn my
back on the party now" says City Market
| Master Gerke. Il want it understood that
1 am for Benson and the whole republican
I ticket. and what is more | want to see it
| elected"
/ Gerke. who was a defeated councimanic
candidate. expressed the feelings OF score
or more OF men in similar positions under
the city government.
The first literary blast has been issued
| from the republican city headquarters and
is marked Bulletin No. l." After reciting
the names of the candidates on the ticket
the bulletin reads
Are all good citizens worthy of the
support Of all voters-men whose homes.
| property and business interests are in
| Omaha They are interested in Omaha's
welfare and prosperity. They can be
elected. Help do it!
! II you registered last fall and since then
| moved to another precinct it will be
necessary for you to register Saturday,
| April 2S in the precinct where You now
| live.
| If you know the names OF any voters who
are not registered, or any who have moved
into your neighborhood since last Novem-
! Der, will you assist us by sending their
| names and addresses to the republican
| headquarters, at 14OS-1O-12 Harvey street, or
! phone them to us-'phone Dougas-479-
| to register and get busy and help elect tho
| republican ticket.
Should you know any voter who regis
| tered so that he could vote at the recent
| prmary-infOrm him that he must register
| again on April 2S.
| Talk to ali your friends for our nominees
/ success of our cause. Call at headquarters
phone us-keep the ball rolling. We. must
win.
Election, May l. Polls open from $ a m.
| to p. m. A. w. JEFFERIS,
Chairman.
f. c. BEST, Secretary.
! Sixty-three Swedes have organized a new
political organization to be known as the
| Swedish-American Independent club, for
the purpose of participating in the spring
election. The organization was effected at
/ the Swedish library rooms, Fifteenth and
Dodge streets. Adjournment was taken to
Friday night, when a larger number will
be present and candidates endorsed. The
temporary officers elected are: President,
Charles Hanson; secretary, John Borg;
treasurer, Peter Rosendahl.
well known Omaha banker was dis
cussing the local campaign the other day
and said:
Il just had a call from banking man
from up in the COW country where Jim
Dahlman used to punch steers. After we
were through talking business we talked
a little politics He remarked that he
had heard that Dahlman was a candidate
for mayor and asked il it were true. l
told him It was and he seemed a good bit
surprised Well, it's Just joke isn't ito
he inquired. He said that up his way
everybody thought Jim Dahlmans cam
paign was just a big Joke and that was
all there was to it. They could not con-
ceive him in the role Of mayor of Omaha. "