Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-12
PIE-BITERS ARE LINING UP
Hungry Army of Pap Hunters Out
Early with Petitions.
READY TO STORM THE CAPITAL
Douglas VIII Furnish Its Tale of
Men who Are willing to Draw
state Salaries for Two
Years.

Frank 7. Ransom, president Of the SEN
ate.
w. s. speaker Of the house.
jeremiah Howard, speaker Of the house.
Janeo p. Connolly. speaker Of the house.
Dan Guylus. state game warden.
Adam Sloup. state game warden.
George Kleffner. state labor commits
sioner.
Reuben Z. Stewart. superintendent Of the
Deaf and Dumb institute.
Vince McDonough. assistant superintend-
ent Of the Deaf and Dumb institute.
Homer Kirk, member Of Board Of Fire
and Police Commissioners
Harry V. Hayward, member of Board OF
Fire and Police Commissioners.
George Rogers, member OF Board Of Fire
and Police Commissioners.
Charles Z. flaming, colonel on the gov
ernor's staff.
Thomas J. Flynn, chief OF Omaha police.
Joseph p. Butler, state oil inspector.
T. J. O'Connor, anything he wants
Jerry Beever, soft job in the state house.
Jerry Howard, St. Patrick's day orator.
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The registration lists OF Douglas county
would have to be published to give the
names of all the Omaha democrats who are
hungry for state Jobs under the reign Of
Shallenberger, but the above list contains
the names Of a few Of the avowed candi-
dates. There are many more active can
didates for pieces of political pie and hum
dreds OF receptive candidates who would
never think of refusing = slice were it
showed toward them.
Petitions are flying among the democrats
thick and fast, the candidates not allowing
any grass to grow under their feet while
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ceipt of the Information that Governor
elect shallenberger will be in Omaha FRI
day has made these candidates work all
the faster and harder, and when the big
chief arrives he will be besieged with a
long list of pap hunters.
Tom Will Not Land, They Say.
About the only candidates who are not
out with petitions are Colonel flaming,
Tom O'Connor and Tom Flynn. The
colonel-to-be and Mr.. Flynn feel sure of
securing their coveted plums on account
of the great service to the party" which
they gave. Others who know say Tom
Flynn will never land. Tom O'Connor has
hypnotized the Jimocrat club. of which he
is vice president, and has secured its en-
dorsement for anything he wants" Fan
ming, the grand mogul among the Jims, is
authority for this statement. Joe Butler
is not working hard, either, though he Is
close to the anxious seat. as there are other
democrats in other parts OF the state who
would like to pass upon the quality of oil
used in Nebraska and believe they are as
well qualified to inspect it as is the Jimo-
Graz spellbinder.
The man with the most imposing petit
ton is Homer Kirk, a barber in a shop at
Sixteenth and Farnam streets. lie wants
to get on the Fire and Police board, and
the name of Gilbert M. Hitchcock, con-
gresham from the Second Nebraska dis
trict, heads his petition, says Mr.. Kirk.
The barber also gives the information that
other prominent men have signed his petit
ton. Harry Hayward and George Rogers
also want to have seats on the excise
board.
Reuben Stewart. who was assistant SUI
perintendent of the State Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb under Governor Hol-
comb, is out for the head position. II he
goes through, then Vince McDonough, one
of the kid Jims," as the Jacks call him,
will be assistant.
Two for Game Warden.
There are two candidates this early in
the game for game warden-Adam Sloup,
saloon keeper, and Dan Guylus. employed
in the Paxton & Gallagher house. Both
of these men have petitions out and both
are confident Of landing the plum. George
kleffner is the only candidate so far for
labor commissioner.
1t was doped out Immediately after cleo
ton that w. S. Shoemaker would receive
the solid support OF the Douglas county
delegation for speaker of the lower house,
but he will lose at least two votes-those
OF opposing candidates. These are Jere-
miah Howard and Jim Connolly. The
friends of Jeremiah are not pushing his
candidacy so much for the reason that
they believe he would make a good speaker
as that he would cause less commotion
there than If he were allowed to remain ON
the floor. But Jerry is sure of being the
st. Patrick's day orator. Jim Connolly
started his campaign for the speakership
before election. 1t is said. and has secured
many endorsements.
Frank 7. Ransom is one of those recep-
tive candidates. He blandly declares that
he does not care whether he is elected
speaker or not, but sull If he were elected
he would not refuse the position. The stock
yards and Pullman Car company II is said.
would consider it wiser to keep Mr.. Ran
som on the floor.
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