Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-09
CANDIDACY or WILLIAM J. BRoATCH


For the fifth time William ]. Broatch
presents himself to the republicans of
Omaha as a mayoralty candidate.
The first time he was nominated and
elected on pledges which he violated
almost as soon as they had been made,
and when he presented himself for re-
election to n second term he was de-
feated for nomination after a most des-
perate struggle. In that memorable con-
test Broatch carried four out Of the nine
city wards and his competitors, A. l..
Strang, Thomas Swobe, DR.. Mercer and
George w. Lininger, carried five wards.
After 2S4 ballots had been taken George
w. Lininger was nominated by the con-
solidated opposition to Broatch, receiv-
ing 35 votes against IS votes cast for
Broatch.
The day after the convention Broatch
gave a dinner to Lininger, at which he
pledged him his earnest and loyal sup
port. The day following Lininger re-
turned the compliment with banquet
in his art gallery at which every dele
gate to the convention participated, and
each delegate with uplifted hands SOL
EMMY pledged his support to Lininger.
Within twenty-four hours after these
pledges had been given Broatch and his
twenty-elght supporters organized an
oath-bound knitting club. With profess
sions of friendship on their lips and
treachery in their hearts this band Of
dastardly political assassins exacted
campaign contribution of $1,000 from
Liringer and spent the money to ac-
complish his defeat.
Processing hostility to corporations
Broatch and the twenty-eighters sup
ported and helped to elect R. G. Gushing,
Burlington railroad contractor, as
mayor Of Omaha. Processing deadly
enmity to the liquor dealers Broatch
made a personal appeal to the Omaha
Ministerial association to protect Omaha
against saloon rule and expressed grave
fears that Lininger would not enforce
the Slocumb law in all its rigor.
The third time Broatch became can
didate 1t was as the champion Of the
A. P. A. anti-Catholic movement and
he was elected with the assistance Of
the World Herald, which bolted the
democratic candidate. the late Charles
ii. Brown, one Of Omaha's most honor
able and upright pioneers.
A fourth effort was made by Broatch
when he sought another reelection, but
was beaten for the nomination by Frank
! f. Moores. Instead of subsiding he
tried his best to scuttle the republican
nominee and when Moores won out at
the election Broatch insisted on holding
| on and refused to turn over the office
! to his successor, although he himself
had not been a candidate in the election
! and not a single person had cast vote
TO continue Broatch as mayor. In his
efforts TO pull himself back into the
Office he instlgated the most vindictive
and relentless persecution of Moores.
The same reachery and perfdy that
! has characterized Broatch through all
his political life is now again mani
tested. AS member of the Fontanelle
club he presented his name for endorse
ment to its board of governors and ex-
ecutive committee. Under the pledges
made TO the club he was in honor bound
to abide it's choice. but the word 'honor"
is not to be found in the dictionary OF
the man who allows nothing to stand
in the way of his ambition and will
stoop to anything in the political calen-
dar to crafty his insane desire for dom
ination.
1t remains to be seen now whether the
republicans OF Omaha will endorse
Broatch and all the odious and dlshon-
orable methods for which Broatch
! stands