Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-27
GOSSIP OF THE POLITICIANS
r, Beecher Howells Flop to Broatch Arouses
the Decent FOntanelles,
DtSALs of WATERFORD STATESMAN VAIN
sspIit IN Tribe OF Indians Becones
serious Menace to the Finan-
cisi side of the Asti-Re-
publican Orgaaixation.

Nothing has more clearly revealed the
state of affairs in the Fontanelle club than
certain missionary work which r. Beecher
Howell attempted TO perform last week.
Assertions that Howell would follow the
Broatch bolt from the. club we're met with
hot denials, but the frequent visits OF the
water-logged statesman. to the Broatoh
headquarters put these denials on the
spit. 1t turns out that Howell begged
Broatch, Jim Allan, Bob HoughtOn. Dave
rubbs. County Judge Leslie and other in
surgent Fontanelles please to come back
and lunch at the club restaurant. This
restaurant. II seems. has struck a rapid
decline since the endorsement of Benson
and the split among the braves So per-
ilous has the situation become that the
big chiefs are afraid they will have TO
close the eating department unless the
patronage can be increased In some way.
All the alleged enthusiasm for Benson
seems TO have leaked out-at least 1t is
not apparent around lunch time as It was
three years ago. Howell pleaded 50 hard
II lie said the Brostch crowd finally half
assented to dropping in now and. then at
lunch time
Poor Howell" said Broatch lieutenant,
started the club and then saw Tom
Blackburn run Away with II and throw 1t
on the rocks. Now he finds 1t is going
to pieces fast. He has posed to do the
loyalty act and stand by Benson. but we
are sure we'll have him tied up in the
Broatch camp safe and secure"
1t was reported that a day or so after
the name of Noise was linked with that
II Dennison in the Broatch campaign Den
nison stood IN certain resort appealing
TO all witnesses to note his wrath over be-
ing coupled with his ancient foeman, the
notorious Noise. -.--.-
Il don't care what The Bee says about
me-" Dennison IL quoted. 'but do object
. to being connected up with that blankety-
blank blank Noise
However, there is good evidence that
Walter Noise has thrown his support to
Broatch in this campaign. Dahlman'
friends so assert contemptuously, remark
ing that the mere Noise label on a local
political proposition is enough 20 kill it
but perhaps the best proof is the fact
that Noise has recently entertained
Broatch at dinner at the Paxton hotel
Noise boards at this hosiery and these
little confabs across the board with
Broatch and others have been much com.
mented upon. At the Paxton Noise is
credited with ''lining up the negro
walters and other employees. attending &c
the work personally. Politicians on the
street regard Noise as much of pillar OF
The Broatch machine as Dennison.
All Is not serene within the lines OF the
LEGAL democracy despite the endorsement
of James c. Dahlman's mayoralty candi
dacy by the Jacksonian club saturda,
night. The so-called better element 81
that Organization and out of It are still
holding sloft from Dahlman until they re-
ceive further assurance that IL elected hi
will give a clean and honest administration
As a matter of fact he is not expected Il
be elected. but the "reformers" who rallied
around Smith want TO exert their in
huence upon the compaien more as a mat
ter of pride than anything else One o.
them remarked that the attendance at tn,
Jacksonian club meeting that endorsed
Dahlman was not great and that mos
OF the better element" was not there
III Dahlman viii prove his fidelity to
good, clean platform. he probably will ge
our support" said this man, but we wan
pretty good assurance of the platform
upon which he will stand and the degre
OF his sincerity OF course, II he has n
opposition there will be no necessity O
opportunity for us to oppose his non,ino
ton. Then he must come out with hi
platform and we can decide
The story is going the rounds that Tn
Broatch machine has turned the old trio
Of importing star-gazer 10 read tn
future Alright for its candidate. In tn
Third ward the Importance OF well regi