Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-06
BULLARD TO RUN CAMPAIGN
Dahlman Chooses Chairman of Democratic
City Committee.
PLATFORM COVERS ALL FIGHTING POINTS
Promises Lower Taxes, Independent
Telephones, Dollar Gas, Universal
Transfers, Personal Liberty and
enforcement of the Laws.

The democratic city central committee
organized for the campaign last night at
the Paxton hotel, electing officers and
adopting a platform. Forty-one members
| of the committee were present, besides the
party candidates and others. George
! Rogers called the meeting to order and
| E. p. Bergman acted temporary secre-
tary.
At the request OF James Dahlman, W.
| c. Buliard was elected by reclamation
chairman of the committee. For secretary
the names OF George Holmes, w. w. Nc
Combs, Otto Baughman and Daniel Hor-
rigan were presented Mr.. Horrlgan with
drawing. W. w McCombs swas elected.
For treasurer Fred Elsasser was elected by
acclamation.
A committee OF eight consisting of Gil
bert NJ. Hitchcock George Rogers, L. J.
| Piatd, W. S. Shoemaker. w H. DeFrance.
Joseph Butler. d. j. ,OBrien and Dr. A.
II. Nipple, drew up the following platform,
! which was adopted without changes:
On behalf Of the democratic party the
| city committe recently elected and the
by other representative democrats, hereby
declare and promulgatc the following state
ment of principles and promises, which all
the democrats candidates are pledged to
observe and carry out II elected to office:
First-We recognize that in city affairs
party politics should be subordinated to
| good government and we affirm that local
rather than political issues are at stake in
this cmpaign.
Economy In City Government.
! Second-We point to the extravaganza OF
city government i'm Omaha and promise
economy. We point to excessive tax bur-
| dens and promise reductions. We point TO
the squandering Of public funds and
promise that no machine, old or new, shall
spend public money for political ends.
| frhiPn-ANp Np hp rnra ant md ms 4
| city government of Omaha subservcnt
to the public service corporations and we
| pledge the democratic candidates if
elected to free the city from that
control. We specifically denounce the
telephone company the water company,
company and the street car company
for the prostitution of our city govern
ment and pledge the democratic cand-
dates TO accept no favOrs. contributions or
assistance from any of those corporations
during the campaign or after the election.
Independent Telephones.
Fourth-Wc pledge the democratic can
didates If elected to reduce telephone rates,
the exact amount OF reduction to be de-
termined by a full and complete investga-
tiOn by the mayor and city council, and We
pledge our candidates to secure telephone
connection with all telephone exchanges in
this purpose to promptly submit to the peo-
pie proposition to establish in Omaha an
right shall he granted in open compet-
ton to the company Offering to give serv-
ice to the people on the most Favorable
Fifth-we condemn tho unbridled license
allowed TO the social evil in Omaha which
faunts itself with full approval of city Gu-
thorities and invadcs respectable neighhor-
Sixth.-We piedg, the mayor and council
and other democratic officials that may be
elected to cooperate 10 the fullest extent
with the Omaha water board in acquiring
the waterworks at an carly date and for a
fair price.
Dollar Gas for Everybody.
Seventh-We pledge the mayor and the
city council, II the democratic candidates
gas ait 81 or less for the people of Omaha,
and in view of the existing contract with
the gas company. which remains in force
until 1918, this pledge binds the mayor and
council to 40 TO the extent, If necessary.
OF establishing a municipal gas plant or
procuring gas from an independent COM
pany unless the present company comedies
the reduction demanded.
Eighth-As rapidly as may be we pledge
the democratc candidates, if elected, 10
follow the acquisition of the waterworks
by the acquisition of an electric light plant
and other public utilities, and the tnal mu-
nicipalization Of all public service corpora
tions in Omaha, and pending such acquisi-
tion to compel the street car company to
grant universal transfers.
Ninth-We point to the fact that the dem
ocrats under the leadership of Mayor Dunno
in Chicago and under the leadership Of Mr.
Hearst in New York represent to the full
est extent the principle of public ownership
OF public utilities, and so they are hereby
pledged to do in Omaha
Personal Liberty and Law.
TenthLThe democratic party stands for
| personal liberty, and favor the greatest
degree of personal liberty in Omaha con-
sistent with the good government of the
Eleventh--we stand for law and order and
favor the enforcement of laws equally
against all, without discrimination, pre1u-
Tweifth-We denounce machine rule in
cities the cause of much misgovernment
o,,A ,nf fhaf fha ranIblfp1n
exchanged its old machine for a new one
OF which even the republican Bee has said
''The Fontanelle club was organized by
corporation hrelings and carried along by
corporation money. II takes decidedly much
brass for the Fontanellites TO lay claim TO
immunity from corporation taint especially
when large number of their favored can
didates have az various times been on cor
Holding the views as above stated and
| presenting a list OF candidates pledged to
carry them into effect, the democratic party
, asks the cooperation of citizens of all
states.
Early in the meeting James Dahlman
said: Gentlemen, you are going in to win
You are framing a platform. l have had
nothing to do with II. but I'll stand on it.
because I said 50 over my own signature
when 1 went into this fight II there is
anything left out of the platform, and the
people want me to explain, I will tell them
from the platform where stand
\ we are going 10 get Nhese oIices- ANA
when get there we are going TO fulfill
our pledges or there win be the damnedest
fight all through the next three years that
? you ever heard Of"
, While the committee was drafting the
: platform addresses were made by number
of the candidates for the council. The
Z meeting progressed smoothly except when
3 Dan Custer began to talk about factional
) fights. which had killed the democratic
! party in Omaha, and he was diverted TO
/ another theme by cries Of "cut It out Cut
p il out"
NEGRO WINS HIGHEST HONORS