Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-17
COUNTY PRIMARIES TUESDAY
Republicans ard Democrats Have NOmina-
tions to Make at the Polls.
DESPERATE EFFORT TO SAVE ANDERSEN
"Special" Friends of the Chronic Cor
pOrstion Candidate Use Rivals
Contributions 60 Boost
HIS Campaign.
County Primaries Tomorrow.
Polls Open 4 n. m. to o ID. m.

The regular county primaries TO nominate
candidates on all tickets for legislative and
county offices and school and water board
are to take place tomorrow. although signs
of the impending contest are to be found
chiefly in the political advertisements in
the papers and a few circulars being dis
tributed through the mails.
On the republican side some activity Is
being shown by the candidates themselves
and the clubs that are supposed to he
backing them. The recommendation of
certain names that have been dubbed "the
harmony list" of legislative candidates has
naturally started the opposition Of those
who we're left or the list and they have
been trying to make combinations among
themselves with view to breaking the
so-cslled slate. This explains the Yeiser
application for an injunction against the
Fontanelle political managers and also the
combination said to be put up in the in
terest of four or five candidates claiming
special support among organized labor.
How the Money f. Used.
1t is interesting to note in connection
with the agreement of the Fontanelles to
a harmony list that no time was lost in
notifying the candidates thus favored that
they had been assessed SIS apiece, which
treasury for the purpose of defraying pre-
liminary campaign expenses The money
is being used obstensibly to send out
circular addressed to republican voters,
giving the list of names as agreed upon
with the recommendation that a choice be
made from them in the interest of party
harmony, but the same envelope includes
campaign card Of Candidate Kinsler for
county attorney and a special appeal over
the names Of various business men for
Chronic Candidate Andersen, whom the
Fontanelles are especially anxious to save,
Notwithstanding his rank railroad record.
II guess l am paying postage cam
paign literature for Kinsler and Andersen"
said one of the candidates, although had
no idea 1 was doing when coughed up
to the Fontanelle revenue collector. In
fact, they are using my money to boost
Andersen with view to beating me and
don't think that is a square deal"
Kennard Sends out Letters.
County Commissioner Kennard, who is
seeking the republican nomination, has also
sent out a printed alarm cry TO his friends
His chief opponent, Joe Hummell. has been
making merely a personal canvass, but
meeting with such encouraging response
that re feels confident he will win out
The voting for the commissioner will take
in only the Fourth. Seventh. Eighth and
Eleventh wards which constitute the com
missioner district in which the nomination
is TO be made sosnes little hustiins also IL
being INDUCED to get on ths republican
school board ticket. The question here Is
whether the self-made combination among
the five outgoing members can be broken
by any of the three outside candidates who
are W. b. Christie, James d. Richardson
and ]. II. winspear.
Two Democratic States.
On the democratic side two legislative
states are in the field representing the two
factions OF the party with prospect If a
mixed ticket. The real democratic fight
seems to be over the nomination for water
commissioner, for which several entries
have been made. The notorious Jim
Connolly thinks he can run in between
Dave OBrien and Euclid Martin and the
result will depend on whether business men
of democratic afiliation wake up to the
situation.
The polls open at the regular polling
places at o'clock in the morning and con-
tinue open until o'clock at night. There
will be two ballots. one for county legisla-
tive officers and another for School board
and Water board and the names on each
ballot will be rotated" according to the
court order procured by Andersen last
spring The political wiseacres all look
for light vote for all parties. the highest
guess for the republicans being 5000 and
for the democrats 1000 in the whole county.
The multiplicity of names, however, and the
confusion of rotation may be expected to
make the counting slow and the tabulated
returns late.