Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-30
THE TWIN BoLTERS.

AlnouRn BfOatch IN MS candloacy
for the mayOralty nomination repre-
sents those who are clamoring for a
wide open town, and Benson stands
committed to a platform Of Purltanical
law enforcement they both stand on
common ground as twin boilers.
1t is said Of Broatch that since his
first term as mayor nineteen years ago
be has not voted for a single repub-
lican candidate for that Office, except
when he himself was running for it.
When Frank r. Moores was elected
hall and refused to surrender until COM
pelled to do so by court order. His
treachery to Lininger, his secret knitting
Of Bemis and his open espousal of the
democratic candidates against Moores
are on record. A typical example is
found in the following letter, which
Broatch published over his own name
in the local democratic organ, pledging
himself to w. S. Poppleton for mayor
in 1900:
OMAHA, March e. 19O0.-To the Editor
of the World Herald: Dear Slr-In the
issue OF this morning The Bee charged me
with being the source OF your information
respecting your articles on what occurred
at the reception of Admiral Schley by the
Loyal Legion. You know this to be false
and I ask you TO deny It editorislly. I
have too high a regard for the Military
Order of the Loyal Legion to drag II into
the mire OF politics. but as The Bee has
taken occasion TO deny the truthfulness OF
the statements OF what happened at the
time stated think am justified in writing
this letter. / was present at the recep-
ton to Admiral Schley and heard the paper
read by Mr.. Moores 1t was too indecent
for publication and shocked every one at
that largely attended meeting. One COM
panion from q sister city said that his two
young sons entertained a very exalted idea
Of the Loyal Legion and wished to attend
one Of its gatherings. The father. think
ing II a fitting occasion, brought his two
sons and afterwards said that he blushed
with shame and could not look his boys
in the face. At a subsequent meeting n
committee was appointed and made a report.
which was unanimously adopted. This re-
port demanded an apology from Companion
shall vote for Mr.. Poppleton because be-
lieve him to be a clean. capable man and
more likely to promote the interests OF our
community. am republican and be-
lieve in the national policy OF my party.
1 do not believe that in refusing to sub
ordinate the best interests OF Omaha to
personal ambition am damaging the fu-
ture OF my party. w. ]. BRoATCH.
AS to Benson's record as bolter,
only recent history need be cited. Three
years ago he went into the republican
convention with one ward behind him
and when his followers failed to buy
the second delegate needed to give them
control, he had himself projected as an
independent candidate and got upon
the ticket by means of a populist nom
ination for the express purpose Of beat
ing the republican nominee.
Widely divergent as Broatch and Ben
son are in their protested ideas Of the
kind of government Omaha should have,
they are alike in this, that II either is
nominated he will be kept busy explain
| ing his record as a bOlter and lose to a
large extent the force and influence
which the nOmination-anght to give.