Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05
LINING UP FOR ELECTION
Republicans Are Confident Of Making e
Clean Sweep at Lincoln.
BOARD LET'S STATE PRINTING CONTRACTS
Omaha and north Platte Parties
Confer with state Railway Com
mission TO Get in Touch with
IT'S work.


the city election to be held next TUESDAY.
and while the contest though quiet. has
been intense. there is no good ground to
predict anything except republican sue
cess all down the line. The democrats. Of
course. hope to elect no one except Mayor
Brown and their every EFFORT is being
made in that direction. while the republic
cans are making fight for the entire city
ticket In the wards where republican sue
cess seemed assured the democrats made
no nominations in the hope that the alb
sence OF a councilmanic fight would re-
suit in many republicans remaining away
from the polls. The democrats also failed
TO nominate more than one candidate for
membership on the excise board and let
most OF the other places go by the board.
Henry Leavitt Is making the fight for
city clerk against the present republican
official, Tom Pratt, but there is nothing
10 indicate he is making much Roadway,
though he believes he IL.
The republicans have never had a more
compact organization for city campaign.
Notwithstanding the Star is supporting
Mayor Brown, and unless the unexpected
happens the organization will make a
clean sweep Tuesday. Yesterday Chair
man Anderson and Secretary Tobey mailed
out letter to each republican in Lincoln
urging every one to vote. and today their
workers are beating the bushes to see that
all republicans are registered.
Considerable interest is being taken in
the campaign by the republicans because
II has become CALLING TO them to think
Of republican city being presided over
by democratic mayor and they are also
looking forward to the campaign next
year. when Mr., Bryan may be the demo
cratic nominee for president. Lincoln
doesn't want democratic mayor to well
come the visitors to see the Commoner
and neither does IL want to be under the
limelight unless a republican mayor goes
there too. For these reasons as much as
any other the republican organization is
determined TO win. Mayor Brown was
elected by about 600 at the last election
though the city is nominally 1900 to 2,OOC
republican, but that election was due 70
the lack Of organization more than any
thing else
The republican candidate for mayor. A. II
Hutton, claims credit for the construction
OF the municipal lighting plant, and he
has always been fighter for 81 gas, which
ordinance he helped pass, though IT is now
tied up in the courts. The city lighting
plant is known as the Hutton lighting
plant. All OF the republican candidates
have signed a platform pledged to prevent
the establishment of saloons in the resi-
1ence part Of town. saloons on o street
between Tenth and Nineteenth after May
1908, high license, number restricted, street
car tickets six for a quarter 81 gas, de-
velopment OF the park system and extern
sion Of water mains and sewers.
Some speech making has been done
Senator Burkett having made few talks
but there will be no more meetings The
"A Oeg Of .u.g
Ding the election of Brown. but that is a
habit they have.
Omahans Call on Governor.
Representative Tucker and B. F. stew
art OF Omaha came down this afternoon
to call on Governor Sheldon and assure
him that Mr.. Stewart would be willing
TO serve as deputy oil inspector for
the Second district. While there the two
called on the State Railway commission
where Mr.. Tucker went OverN the street
car situation. It being his intention tC
have the Omaha street railway run
through cars from the metropolis TO Flor
ence without a change at Twenty-fourtf
street and Ames avenue. Some time age
Mr.. Tucker and the other citizens OF
Florence made tight for a cent rat,
from Florence TO that end of the eartl
reached by the street cars of Omaha anC
after an Indignation meeting had beer
held the street company offered tn,
cent through rate but baked at tn,
through run and fifteen minute service
Mr. Tucker expects to get this cOnces
sion before he quits business.
Politicians around here are of the opin
Ion the recent cold spell has nipped tn
plumb buds and therefore Governor Shell
don has no full grown plums TO han,
out The governor said this morning H.
the middle of next week and as that 4
the job most every one wants, a who'll
lot OF people are suffering agonizing sus
pense. The day passed without an,
signs of impotence on the part of tn
governor.
Talking Rates with Commission.
Secretary McVann of the Omaha Com
mercial club called on the State Ratlwa,
commission this morning and discusse
grain rates with the members. Omaha, Nj
McVann said. had built up a great graf
market and had had hard shedding in it
lights against determinations for the bene
NJ Of other grain markets. He had no spe
olal request to make OF the commission o
any special grievance, but merely called t
talk over matters and keep In touch wit
the Matchmaking powers. Senator sible
wrote in from Lincoln county that he wa
gOing to take up the matter OF discrim
nation against western Nebraska in regar
70 coal rates with the railroads, and ur
less there was speedy change he woul
turn over what he knew about the propc
sition TO the commission 70 be used in a
appeal to the interstate commission.
The commission viii hold its big meetin
next Tuesday to prepare a schedule OF rate
10 go into effect in place OF the rates no
charged. This viii be done after a hearin
Is given to the railroad representative
who are expected 10 be present. Just whJ
reductions II contemplates making the con
mission has not intmated. but It has O
hand several complaints OF more or less in
portance, and these viii be laid before n
railroads.
The first complaint under the new la
regulating freight rates was filed with q
state Railway commission today by Coop,
q Cole Brothers, Lincoln firm. that n
railroad rates on Windmills in carlos
lots from this city TO the west are gross
IN excess OF what they should be, as con
pared with the freight charges on the san
articles from manufacturing points
other states to Nebraska.
Printing Contracts Let
The State Printing board met yesterds
afternoon and let the contract for printir