Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-12
FONTANELLES SILL AT SEA
Ants Net Yet Abls 70 Heal Breach !,
Maysrslty Fight
HOPES OF PEACE ARE ENTERTAINED
va r. smith Fails TO Arouse Deune-
cratic Enthusiasm By His
Declarations as Jackson
ians Had Expected.

Members Of the Fontanelle club say no
arrangement has yet been made between
leaders Of contending factions for the may
orally endorsement to break the deadlock
that developed last Saturday night among
the three candidates In the field for the
republican, nomination-Benson, Broatch
ana Saunders.
Thursday morning Saunders men were
leaking with great confidence regarding
The chances OF their candidate. They as
-sert that on the last ballot taken Saturday
eight Saunders had the highest number of
\ stes end this indicates considerable to
thCse VINO have inside knowledge OF the
situation. Their idea is Broatch's case is
hopeless so far as the club endorsement is
concerned, and that he either will drop out
or be forced out of the contest. They ex-
poet his strength to go 20 Saunders. but
admit even then Saunders will not have
The required two-thrds majority OF the
Board OF Governors present and voting.
Hope for an Agreement.
In this contingency. however, the Saun-
ders men say another deadlock will cnsuc
for a time, but that one or the other of
the aspirants will step back and permit
the unanimous endorsement to go to the
other man. OF course the Saunders crowd
declare Benson will front to the rear,
while in the Benson camp the same state
nents are made regarding Saunders. Both
the Saunders and Broatch factions are bit
tcriy opposed to Benson.
An incident at the last ballot taken that
mas escaped notice was the fact that a
lumber of votes was cast for A. w. Jefferis.
1t is doubted II Mr.. Jefferis seriously con-
siders himself as a mayoralty candidate,
vet he admitted to friend the other day
that there was a chance" Some OF his
\ friends have been trying TO direct his am
bition towards the city attorneys ONCE,
but "Jeff' has not decided about this.
with his partner, f. S. Howell, as can
didate for the United States district at
torneyship his own plans are not quite
clear.
smith Fails TO Arouse.
The announcement by Ed p. Smith OF
his platform as a democratic candidate for
mayor has not aroused the interest and
. enthusiasm that the Jacksonian club poll
ticians expected. The idea has been grow
ing steadily that large part OF Mr.
smiths speech consisted of platitude, a
section of promises which as mayor he
would have no certainty Of being able to
fulnn, and the remainder so radical that
Il cannot possibly receive the support Of a
majority of democratic, not to say, all OF
the voters.
NO one supposes for a moment that the
next city council of Omaha will be demo
cratic" observed a thinking politician. N
might or might not be In sympathy will
the motives of Smith as mayor, bu
political jealousy would certainly hamper
efforts on their side. The mayor would
have nothing to say about submitting a
second telephone franchise to the voters
If the council were disposed the other way
Neither could the executive erect a NUM-
cipal gas plant The Park board woult
say whether or not public money should
be spent for band music in the parks. and
the nre and police board would have q
word about Sunday closing. As TO water
rates the city has nothing whatever tt
do with the question"