Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-17

left in the club and slate as in nationa
meeting of the d. A. r.
One reason for the secret organization
is said to exist in the antipathy of c. F.
Harrison, F. D. wead and others to per-
hitting A. H. Burnett or any of his DOL
lowing handling the Benson campaign.
The anti-Burnett faction has threatened
a row before and is said to be the under
lying reason Of the independent Benson
movement. The reasons that Wead and
Harrison have for their position were ex-
planned to a certain degree the other day,
when Wead told two men on the street
that it was well known that when the
Fontanelle club was about to endorse leg
islative candidates in 1y4, Burnett took
a list Of applicants to Ed Maurer's
restaurant, where John N. Baldwin, pollti-
cal manager Of the Union Pacific. checked
or those who were eligibfe and those who
were not. Since then an element Of the
Fontanelle club has had mental reservations
and private opinions not at all Of the har-
mony variety.
The secret organization is to have an
other session when an attempt may be
made to endorse a full ticket. which
committee is now doctoring up.
Men who have been told by Broatch
workers to have applications prepared re-
questlng places on the fire and police de-
partments. say they have been given to
understand that a school of appointments
will be made by the Broatch fire and police
board Monday night The Information
leaked out through men whom the appii-
Giants asked to sign the forms required by
the commission. According to statements
from these sources the prospective frefnen
and policemen have been approached by
emissaries of Broatch and told that If they
would get in line" they would be given
Jobs within a short time. Within the last
few days a number of applications have
been filed and arrangements made to clear
the decks for action at an early meeting.
During the past year several policemen
have resigned or left the service and their
places have not been filled. With the fire
department probationary appointments can
be made with very little difficulty and jobs
actually filled when vacancies occur.
Bill Stockham was at the Eagles club
when he heard that something of a lynch
ing bee was in progress at Seventeenth
and Harvey streets. Always prepared for
such emergencies by having his pockets
full OF cards Stockham got to the scene
without delay and remained until o'clock
passing out his cards as a candidate to the
throng Other candidates were on the out
skirts of the crowd in plenty, but they
were not so enterprising.
The dollar gas" cry seems to be one
upon which all candidates for any and all
old Offices can unite with perfect safety
and imagined profit. 1t has been adopted
as a leading feature by Dave" Tubbs,
who is a candidate for building inspector.
Mr.. Tubbs has a fine platform dealing with
equal taxation and many other things, but
he dilates on 81 gas. What the building
department has to do with the gas prob
lem is unknown and the city hall denizens
are trying TO figure il all out.
City Clerk Elbourn started out Friday to
arrange for the renting or places for the
primary election April 3. Next week, from
March 10 TO q. inclusive, the clerk will
permit voters who became OF age since the
last registration, persons who were not
then entitled TO vote because of short resi-
dence, citizens who could not register be-
cause OF absence from the city and those
who were detained by unavoidable accident
such as sickness or family calamity, TO
swear I'm their afidavits of qualification,
supported by two freeholders OF their pre-
cinct. Transfers Of registration for voters
who have moved will be permitted also.