Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Colored Republicans Have Great Rally
and Cheer Several Speakers.
SMALL CROWD FOR DEMOCRATS
school Of Instruction for Election ON
ciaIs TO BE Held-Today Last
Chance to Register for
November Election.

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colored voters of South Omaha, held a
meeting attended by nearly 200 men at
Ritchie's hall last night. The colored voters
were ably represented by W. Allison
Sweeney OF Chicago, who discussed the ma
tional issues with such effect that the
h~eartiest cheering and applause of the
campaign was heard. All the candidates
who followed Mr.. Sweeney praised his
effort as one of such strength that they
could not hope to surpass it. His discus
sion was mostly on the national issues.
Rev. Mr.. Phelps of Lincoln was another
of the colored men who presented excel
lent views on the state and local cam
paign.
Hon. John L. Kennedy addressed the
audience on the causes which have in the
past, and which are at present working
against the advancement of the colored
race. He found most Of them in the OPP
pressions and the prejudice Of the white
men who have forced him to remain in a
subordinate place. He pointed out the rec
ord of the republican party, which had
freed the negroes Of this land and had
within the last ten years reached over to
the island Of Cuba and freed another coll
ored people, given them a government; and
already once aided them in their struggle
toward making that government secure. He
warned the negroes not to forget their
friends. The responses he got showed that
he was on safe ground. Thomas HOLSTER,
William G. IRE, Joseph Koutsky, w. P.
Adkins and other candidates added to the
enthusiasm Of the occasion by. speeches.
In contrast to this meeting was the recep-
tion offered 20 A, c. shallenberger, G. NJ.
Hitchcock, Joseph A. Dobry Of Chicago and
the candidates at Franek's hall. There
were by actual count 1O2 men, nine boys
and f1,o INonI n-aHanN Nv, FatNkf,,I A,r,1
Gratis lined up on the front rows with a
wide space of empty seats between them
and the curious republicans sitting at the
rear of the hall. The famous democratic
cheer, so we'll trained and dependable, was
left on the outside in the rain.
A. c. Shallenberger talked only a few
minutes. He talked on the subject of home
rule in South Omaha, where It is supposed
to he popular, and he forgot all about his
populist local option platform and slid into
his lightning change democratic toys. He
was naturally in favor of home rule. hint
ing at liberality in constituting the Slocumb
law and other laws.
Leaving this, he touched on the bank
deposit, arguing the question in a general
way.
Following him, G. M. Hitchcock spoke
for half an hour or more on the labor
question.
Following him, Joseph A. Dobry of Chi
cago made a speech in Bohemian, discuss
ing chiefly the labor question.
school for Election Omcers.
The judges and clerks of election are
notified that they must attend the school
OF instruction to be held at the city hall
every evening during next week under the
direction of Frank Hydock. All members
Of the board must be able to qualify on
election day. This year the county attorney
has promised to Immediately prosecute any
clerk or judge duly appointed, II he fails
to qualify or to appear at the election booth
at the time OF the opening of the polls. The
fine for nonperformance of this duty is $50.
1t Is, therefore, hoped that the judges in
South Omaha be prompt at the school Of
instruction, which will be held from s to 10
each evening. The public also is notified
that it is also welcome to drop in at the
city hall at any time and practice voting
on the machines. The custodian has all the
machines In order in South Omaha and the
only remaining work is to inspect them on
the eve of election.
Everything is in readiness for the last
registration, which is to be held today. The
booths open at 8 a. m. and close at 9 p. m.
South Omaha should register fully 1000
more voters today. The registering booths
are as follows:
First Ward-First precinct. No. 64S North
twentieth street; Second precinct, No. 65
North Twenty-fourth street.
Second Ward-First precinct. No. 1919
South Twentieth street; Second precinct,
No. 100 North Twenty-fourth street.
Third Ward-First precinct. Washington
street and Railroad avenue; Second pre-
cinct, West side of Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school, Thirty-fourth and U streets.
Fourth Ward-First precinct, No. PIP
North Twenty-fifth street; Second precinct,
: No. Sol7 Q street.
seventh street; Second precinct, Lenagh
building. Thirty-ninth and L streets.
Sixth Ward-First precinct, No. 1914 North
. Twenty-fourth street; Second precinct, No.
AS North Twenty-fourth street.
. Pool Hall Man Arrested.
Detective Elsfelder arrested Otto Fried
last night ard made the charge OF running
4 a pool hall on Sunday against him. This
is the first arrest for the alleged infringe
ment of the blue laws ever made in
1 South Omaha and the news OF the charge
! will cause a cold chill to shoot up and
down the backs of the good Indians OF
South Omaha. The story of the arrest
shows something of the reasons. Otto
: Fried, John Hin and Della Bently, the
latter a negress, were all arrested and fined
. In police court Friday afternoon. John
Hin for vagrancy, being taken in company
, with the negress in the lodging house run
by Fried, Fried was fired for running a
disorderly house and the negTess for being
! an inmate. After Otto Fried paid his fine
and returned to a pool hall which he runs
and told his customers, 1t is alleged, that
he rad been arrested because he had re-
fused to pay the hush fund demanded by
the police. This was at once reported to
the police and irritated Elsfelder. He had
: arrested Fried in the afternoon, so he vert
- 10 tha mol hall and arraaFaa hin, a-oF,
: This time he charged him under the blue
laws" On the way to the Jail the officer
and the man got into a pointed argument,
y which ended in Fried measuring his length
= on the walk and setting up a howl heard
for blocks around. It brought n crowd to
the jail and before the crowd Fried de-
clared that the officer had never ATTEMPTED