Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-04
DEMOCRATS FACE 4 PROBLEM
How to Divide the Spells New Puzzles
Victorious Party,
FACTIONS ALREADY DEVELOP A FIGHT
Conference shows rive OpinIons at
Least and Decision - Left
Untu After DahIman's
Return 10 City.

few hours before James G. Dshlman
broke eway from the cares and trials Incl
dent to being mayor-elect on Wednesday
night to lay up week at Excelsior
Springs, the triumphant hosts recognized
that the glories achieved have not wiped
out differences inside the lines. AS stated,
before the new mayor got away the fac
!. tons were forming and the issues were be-
ing made. 1t amounts in substance to the
same old story that has been running
through the councils for years-the division
Of those who will yield TO the wishes Of
the corporations and those who will not
The first named group wants to apportion
the spoils among those who worked the
hardest electing the ticket, while the other
bunch expresses a desire to pick out men
who are believed to have special capacities
for filing the berths assigned. 1t has been
observed that though the mayor makes
appointments. majority Of the council
must confirm them.
Conference Declares for Delay.
Just so there would not be any needless
energy wasted in arranging the disposal of
the groceries, the democrats elected to
the council-Dahlman and other successful
candidates-held a session at the Jack
sonian club rooms Wednesday afternoon
ana agreed to do nothing whatever i'm the
appointing line until the mayor-elect re-
turns from his vacation next week Mean
while applicants for ONCE were instructed
to get as busy as they please and rest
secure that sentence will not be pro-
nounced for a week at least. The dictum
went out from this meeting that the coun-
cilmen had decided to stand by the plat
form pledges, but how much debate and
persuasion was necessary to arrive at the
conclusion was not stated. Mayor zimmsn
didn't attend.
The scrap in the new administration alb
sorbed most of the attention of the demo-
Gratis Thursday Those who profess to
stand for good government" and clean
administration" are supporting Funk
houser for president Of the council. The
other candidate is Bedford of the Twelfth.
The men closest to Dahlmsn say Bedford
has a cinch and the other crowd declares
the statement utterly without foundation.
The wise heads were doing their best TO
figure out the lineup in the new council.
but we're not equal to the task, as the bulk
OF the new council will be composed OF
men absolutely new in the political game
as developed in Omaha and It is about
as easy to foreshadow their future political
attitudes as to tell the presidential candi-
dates OF 1912.
May Abolish Some Plums.
Meanwhile the boys who want the pie
are out with the crowbars and jimmies
trying to pry open the combination and
break into the bakery. In this connection
a report has been floating around that the
} outgoing council may Top of a few Jobs
sissuch as gas inspector, city hall superin-
tendent and few odd clerkships just 10
show how spiteful 1t can be. The offices
cannot be recreated except by a two-thirds
vote of the new council, and under the
conditions this may be hard to get. There
fore the rumor has caused some con-
sternation.
The most likely candidate for city prose-
cutor is said to be H. s. Daniel the youns
democratic lawyer who assisted Chairman
BGtlard in managing the democratic cam
paign. Daniel is a man with an excellent
personal record Another man talked Of
for the place Is Louis ]. Patti who hal
been identified with state and local demo
cratic politics for years.
After Joe scheid's Job.
Boiler Inspector Joe scheid has no II
lusions about holding over and swarm
OF candidates are after the job. They IN
clude: Joseph Perkins boiler inspector 10
a casualty company; Il. d. Miller, enginee
at the Paxton block and heretofore though
to be a socialist, and James d. Murphy
boiler maker in the stock yards round
house at South Omaha. Henry Schroeder
engineer at the plant OF the Willow spring
Brewing company. hopes to succeed him
self as a member Of the board Of exam
lining engineers. He is looked upon as
protege OF Walter Noise.
Plumbing Inspector Kugel has no polit
zeal claims to hanging onto the job, bu
number Of plumbing firms want him re
tanned. Among the democratic plumber
who have spotted the berth as just
their liking are Harry Mcvey. Dan Cor
nell and Dan Clifton. Mevey some year
ago was very prominent in union labo
circles.
Worry over the Grand Jury.
The democrats are somewhat worrie
about reports that the grand jury will b
asked TO look into campaign contribu
tions from the franchised corporations
both for the election and the primaries
The persons who are pressing investigI
tons along this line and collecting ev
5 dence say they have not dropped IL by
long shot. As scheduled by the count