Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-29
NOTHING BUT A POKER GAME
That is What Certain Democrats Say Of
the Dshlman Democracy.
ASSERT MAYOR DOES NOT KNOW FACTS
Howell and His Crowd, These Men
Declspe, Merely Want New
Cloak for Their GAM
bling Operations.

Harsh things with reference to some of
the leaders In the new Dahlman Democracy
club are being said by Jacksonian club
members who were responsible for the
ousting of gambling from the Jacksonlan
club rooms two years ago. These declare
that the new club for It's prime purpose
has the establishment OF a poker game,
with a nice little kitty and private rake
off. and that the mayors name and pres
tige are being used as a guaranty Of the
integrity of the organization.
Several OF the men who are doing the
talking are genuine friends OF Mayor Dahl
man. and they say he does not clearly
understand the objects OF Ed Howell, Louis
]. Piatti. John Reagan and others who
founded the Dahlman Democracy.
1t was regarded very significant that the
first and only meeting of the Dahlman
Democracy up to date was held in Charley
Lytles gambling rooms on the second floor
at as South Fifteenth street. Piatti as
serted that these headquarters were only
temporary" but a statement made re-
Gently by Lyle does not point that way. A
friend said to him.:
Lyle Lets the Cat Out.
'Charlie. how is IL that you are letting
these fellows into your gamer"
LEI can't r0n unless give them a per-
Piled laconically.
Present ,Jacksonian club leaders have no
difficulty in recalling that when new
regime was Installed, after the expose OF
the game and kitty In a suit for damages
In the district court to recover money al
legged to be lost by victim. Ed Howell
made an alluring proposition. This ofrer
was to the effect that Howell. and possi-
bly, his partners would pay all the rent
and expenses OF the club and SIS a month
beaides IL he was permitted to run the
"game" there The Jacksonian club had
been occupying two whole floors OF a
down town business block, but the younger
and reform element In control turned down
the Howell proposal, gave up the old head
quarters and moved into ones very much
smaller and cheaper across the street.
They say they have kept gambling. except
little individual games for small stakes.
out OF the club rooms TO date.
Cloak for Gambling.
The situation as seen from Jaeksonian
club standpoint was outlined by a promi-
pent young democrat as follows:
we believe tia Dahlman democracy Is
Intended simply as a cloak for the gamb-
ling operations OF the men who ran the
gambling at the old Jaoksonian club. You
VIII remember the Dahlman democracy
was organised while the mayor was away
ON a Commercial club excursion. Its
aVowed purpose Is to support him and,
OF course. he could not have been other
than nattersd, At the same time. know
he had very little knowledge about the
organization and since that time has not
got into very close alliance with IT, I
hate 20 see him being used as a catspaw
for bunch OF fellows who want TO make
pront out OF gambling operations and
seek in this way to semi-legallze their
trafnc, but I think this is Just what Is
faktng place. For my part, do not think
the mayor IL in on the mereenary side
OF the proposition, 20 be perfectly fair
to him. but / DO not hesitate to charge
that some OF his alleged political friends
are desperately abusing his confidence.
Hate 40 see Mayor Duped.
-rhose Of 10 who believe In Dahlman
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