Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-02
MAYOR Jim GOES FOR BREWER
Announcement Mt Ward Meeting that
People of Omaha Have Started
HuEE saw.

Emphasizing : his remarks with heavy
pounding on the table by his side and with
repeated stamping on the floor, Mayor
Dahlman literally tore up the earth In his
speech before the Eighth ward democrats
Friday. He talked with extreme earnest
ness and left his hearers without the slight
est shadow OF a doubt where he stands on
what he considers the important questions
Of the day. These questions he stated to
be personal rights and home rule, recording
himself in favor of them both. Much Of the
mayors time was taken up in answering a
statement OF a local brewer that the brew
ing interests will be against him in the
coming gubernatorial campaign.
II want to say right here and now that
I do not stand for the breweries," said Mr.,
Dahlman. INC brewer can say to ne that
l must ask his permission to run for gov
ernor, and 1 will ask no brewer for his
support. 1 would like his support the same
as that OF anyone else, but 1 have not and
do not intend to take up the cudgel Of the
liquor interests in this campaign. 1 am
fighting for the plain people and not to put
money in any mans pocket, and If any
brewer thinks l am going to help him sell
another case Of beer, he might as we'll be
diSillusioned now. He might as we'll under.
stand at the start just where 1 stand.
'I stand for personal rights because ]
believe no man has the right to tell you OF
me what we shall or shall not do. so Ions
as we do not transgress the law. 1 am
going to make my campaign on this Issue
and l will smoke out the other candidates
and mak Mr.. shallenberger, Mr.. Berge
yes, and Mr.. Sheldon, tell where they stand
When the people of this city started me as
nay they started a buzz saw and l am
going to make a campaign that will win and
/ will receive more votes than S~hallenbergel
and Berse put together.
And when 1 get to Lincoln 1 will see
that my policies are carried out. No bill
will pass my desk until bills representing
what 1 believe are right and just, come tc
me for my approval. 1 will veto every
local option bill that comes to me and
will sign no other bill; l even will not sigr
an appropriation bill. until measures giving
Omaha a new charter and bills wiping the
blue laws off the statute books of the state
have been passed.
Two years ago wnen 4 was elected mayor
of this city / vetoed the appropriation
bill and saved the taxpayers SIS 900, anC
l will do 1t again. 1 will veto all tn,
grating appropriation bills passed by tn,
| ltBASldluIO Ni ~ hCAN ltBlSAdluT0 uOeB al
the former republican legislatures have
and I will approve all appropriation bill
for educational institutions for the youni
people OF this state.
Il stand for the plain people, for persona
rights for all and for home rule for tn,
only metropolitan city In the state"
Mayor Dahlman was loudly cheered b.
the cohorts who packed the hall at Tween
tieth and Cunning streets, and they al
swore fealty to him and promised to sup
port him in his candidacy, as they did Johl
e. Reagan, candidate for state senator, VIII,
preceded the mayor in a speech to tn
democrats. Louis J. Patti and Dan Hor
rigan, candidate for state representative
also talked. Joe Butler, for twenty year
the leader Of the unterrified in the Eighth
presided.
The italians will tonight meet in tn
Dahlman Democracy club rooms and organ
lie a club under the leadership OF Count
Piatti. Next Friday evening the annus
election OF officers Of the Jim club wi
a X place.
The Jims have signed for a special trai
over the Burlington TO Lincoln for Angus
II, the date of the Bryan notification NEE
ing, and expect to a k twelve coaches {
loyal democrats to the Capital City. Geors
I Greene's band Of thirty pieces has bee
, engaged for the occasion.