Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-08
TROUBLE FOR CANDIDATES
Improvement Clubs Insist They Come
Out and Be Quizzed.
PREVIOUS DEMANDS IGNORED
Leaders of Movement Confident Cam
didates VIII Come Forward mt
Request of Federation of
City Clubs.

The CentralNorganization of the Federated
Improvement clubs, which apparently is
new name for the Federation of Improve
ment clubs of the city, has issued an in
vitaton through it's secretary, Thomas Q.
Harrison, to every candidate for nomina-
ton at the coming primary election to
appear before the organization at a meet
ing to be held Saturday night at the city
hall and proclaim" his position on the
questions of municipal ownership of the
water works plant, and other public
utilities, reform and progressive govern
ment i'm the city of Council Bluffs for the
next two years. DR.. l.. L, Poston,
dentist, is president of the Central Organ
izatlon Of Federated Improvement clubs.
The following is a copy Of the invita-
tion" sent out by Secretary Harrison to
the candidates:
COUNCIL BLUFFS Ia, Feb. 6.-Sir: You
are hereby notified that on the evening OF
the Sth day of February A. d. 1908, at
the city hal council chamber there will
be an executive session of the Central
Organization of the Federated Improvement
clubs Of the city of Council Bluffs, Ia, to
extended by the central organization TO
the electors of the city of Council Bluffs
and to the public at large.
And, whereas, on the first day of Feb
ruary, 1908, the following resolution was
duly passed and adopted by the central
organization of the Federated Improve
ment clubs OF the city of Council Bluffs
Ia, in executive session assembled tO-wit:
That the secretary of this organization
be- and is authorized and directed to for
mally notify each and all candidates for
office at the coming city election that this
central organization extends TO each and
all OF such candidates cordial invitation
to attend its next executive session, to be
held on the evening of February 8, 19)S
at the council chamber, city hall OF the
offN of oil lnf 10 Nd ttank aal,
and all of said candidates be and are
respectfully requested, upon such occasion
to state each and all of their respective
views and platforms upon the following
subjects:
Municipal ownership of a city water
works system and other public utilities, a
reform and progressive government for the
city of Council Bluffs for the next two
years,
uons, as disclosed by the resolution, I here
with respectfully request your presence at
such meeting, that you may have an op-
portumty TO proclaim your position and
stand at the coming city election, TO the
electors OF the city of Council Bluffs and
OF municipal ownership OF a water works
system, and other public utilities reform
ana progressive government in the city
of Council Bluffs for the next two years
The central organization homes that no
previous engagement viii prevent your
attendance at such meeting and that you
..naS uvcnu II eNpeulenl 70 enllsnleh the
Federated Improvement clubs Of the city
Of Council Bluffs as to your views upon
the subjects stated, so that they may
derive special benefit therefrom.
Heretofore the efforts OF the Federated
clubs to induce the candidates to appear
before 1t and be Quizzed by G. II. Scott,
former judge Of the superior court, and
at present a candidate for the republican
nomination for city solicitor; DR.. Poston
Attorney Thomas Q. Harrison. Prof o. J.
McManus, former county superintendent Of
schools and others, have failed. but the Of
ficers of the organization declare their be-
lief that the Invitation" now being sent
out will fetch 'em TO time" II hardly
believe any candidate viii be so bold or
foolhardy as to entirely ignore this in
vitation," declared leading member Of
the Federation yesterday.