Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-27
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Republicans Much Pleased with
Results of Registration.
BURKETT AND JEFFER1s TONIGHT
United states Senator and Candidate
for to Speak at Ritchie's
HaII-Taft Club to
Attend.

The smile of confidence caused by the
success of Saturdays registration has
broadened on the countenances Of the re-
publicans and bids fair to stay there until
after election day. Wherever any of them
collected yesterday there was occasion for
many congratulations. These men re-
echoed the sentiment OF the chairman of
the republican committee as expressed at
headquarters after the vote was announced
that the party would be able to poll a vote
nearer to the face of the registration thar
ever before.
I'VE know we have democrats who per
s~istcntly register republican, said Otto
Leptin. II did not think it would have
been made a public boast, as the demo
cratic World-Herald has given out In com
ments on the South Omaha registration,
See what. is said:
THE democrats have seventy-five votes
more than the republicans on the registra-
tion books. The tact the NUMBER nameu
registered republicans. means but little fol
il is known that over 300 democrats In the
city, for reasons best known to themselves
register republican.
See Defeat Ahead.
ct don't believe they've got that many
Like the fox that tried to get the grapes
and failed said they were sour anyhow
! So III oEUAilB dEiNoN INV - bHe
falling off in Saturdays registration, claim
that the democrats are registering as re-
publicans. 1t it were true it would be g
mighty small piece Of business, a whole
lot meaner than anything we've met 81
far his campaign. They see defeat ahead
and they are trying to bolster up a losi
cause by claiming everything. Last spring
the republicans succeeded in electing Franz
Koutsky almost as they had registered
and that old plan of registering under falst
colors won't work much If any longer II
South Omaha.
"They used to register that way wher
the law was first enforced in South Omaha
SO that they could get a chance to vott
at the republican primary and force us t
take men we didn't want. We are making
that old gang ashamed of themselves ant
their dishonesty.
"If It j. true, as the World-Herald say
It Is, how can a paper which openly boast
OF such a shameless violation of the Law
ask support for it's editor-in-chief, @. NJ
Hitchcock, who expects to be elected fol
hi, boosted fairness ard his Straightforward
appeal to honesty? Does he know that 30
of his followers, for reasons best know
to themselves violate their oaths and com
nit perjury every year? If it is so, nov
can he allow 1t to be told? l thought sucl
a thing bad enough, but thought the demo
Gratis We're too wise to brag about it,"
Burket and Jeneris Tonight.
The South Omaha Taft club and all othe
republican clubs are called upon to assis
in the reception to United States Senate
Burkett, a. w. Jefferis. T. A. HOLSTER
James Walsh and others at Rltchie's hal
this evening. The Seymour quartet will
be out and the pointed things of the cam
paign will be done i'm rhyme as well a
argued. The public is invited to come AM
hear the best combination of the campaign
present the reasons for the support of tn
ticket. The republicans of South Omaht
see a good chance with the last registration
to help pull the voting levers up in Dougla
county for 5000 majority.
Special attention will be given to the las
details Of the campaign, how to vote in
telligently and assist in the work of polling
every vote registered,
NiPduct Is Wanted.
The West Side Improvement club held al
informal meeting yesterday afternoon I,
consider the plaE Of promoting the erection
of a viaduct at Thirty ninth avenue owe
the Burlington tracks. An ordinance haI
been introduced opening the street, but /
has not yet passed tb" :ity council. Unit
WIS 10 A'llt Ah6 ialLf'du cannot De com
PEELED to build The vieduct. 1t is believe,
that the road can be induced to make IN.
Improvement easily, as the span to cove
the tracks is narrow and the aPproache
will amount 10 practically nothing.
Money and Girl
A. Closer, vino runs a bakery at Thirty
sixth and p streets. reported to the polio
last night the loss OF sl25 which had bee
left in a trunk yesterday afternoon. A gfl
who had been employed as a domestic 1
his home also disappeared while the faml
were away visiting. The loss was dis
covered when the family returned. Tn
girl, who was only IA or IS years old. cam
from New York city less than a week as
and had worked in the house only a Re
days. The Glosers knew here only by N
name Of Annie. They gave the police
description and il is possible that she ma
be traced.