Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-22
RULING ON PRIMARY LAW
Attorney General Says it is Illegal to
File for Two Places.
DECISION IN CASE OF RIGGS
County Commissioners Canot File for
tensio of soiOmOn's Term
and for whole Period
Both.

According to an opinion which County
Clerk Haverly has just received from w.
T. Thompson, attorney general OF Ne
braska, it is Illegal for a candidate to file
for more than one office at one election.
The case IN question was brought up by
James II. Riggs, who is now serving on
the county board to fill out the u%nexpired
term of Commissioner Solomon, who gave
up his office to take the county comptrol-
lershlp. Mr.. Riggs was appointed to fill
his place until the coming November cleo
ton, but there will be left six weeks Of
his term until the new board comes in at
the first Of the year, for which a new mar
must be elected. Mr.. Riggs wished to file
for reelection to complete the six weeks
of Mr.. solomon's term and also for re-
election on his W account to fiji a fun
term Of three years. Since he is driven
to make a choice he probably will file
for the full term.
The only other man who has filed as can
didate to serve the six week term is A. c.
Harte. republican. The other filings for
county commissioner, regular terms, are
James Walsh, republican; Oscar Packard.
democrat, and jeff w. Bedford, democrat,
present city councilman.
Filing must be made by August l, and
the political aspirants are taking their time
about deposlting their s. fees with the
county clerk, The office of county attor.
ney seems to be most in demand, as six
lawyers have registered for It. The present
Incumbent, James P. English, democrat;
James c. Kinsler, w. w. Slabaugh, eX-
| County Attorney, Albert p. Sheer, South
Omaha: T. A. HOLSTER and Henry G.
Meyer, republican,, are the candidates.
Clear the Track Tor Jim.
Another would-be democratic state office
holder gets out Of the way of our Jim.
Dan B. Butler, city clerk, who has been
considering filing as a candidate for state
auditor. has decided not to file out of con-
sideration for Mayor Dahlman, and will
hang onto his city job with the grip of a
bull dog.
The city clerk came to his decision after
being closeted with the mayor Tuesday
morning. He has always before declined
to say anything about his possible candi-
dacy. saving that he might see the mayor
first. Now he has seen the mayor and the
big chief of the democratic camp tells him
that he would like to be governor, and Mr..
Butler replied in the words OF the I'm
mortal Gaston: You first, my dear AL
phonse."
II think it likely that l will file for city
clerk again next spring, but that is a lone
while in advance" said M. Butler.
Democrats from Dawes county journeyet
TO Omaha Tuesday to see the mayor anc
insist on his running for governor. They
had heard that Mr.. Dahlman was waver
ing and they determined to bolster hin
UP and to do so gave him assurance tina
Dawes county will cast its solid vote foi
him for governor. w. E. Rose, p. @
Cooper, Charles Mines and Patrick Hayei
/, formed the delegation,
Comptroller Lobeck returned Monday ar
ternoon from Osceola, where, on Saturda!
D night, he assisted in organizing a Bryan
Kern club. Upon his return he called a
the mayors office and Mr.. Dahlman 'fel
on his neck and weptP for joy.
The latest developments in county polite
is the filing OF Jeff w. Bedford, council
: man from the Twelfth ward, for count,
commissioner from the Third district. IL
Bedford files as a democrat. George L
Rice, republican, member of the Board o
Education, filed last week for the sam
| position.
, Henry Plummer, clerk in the tax depart
/, ment in the office Of the county CLERK
, filed Tuesday as a republican candidate 70
9 state representative from Douglas county
Mr.. Plummer is a negro and has a larg
following among the people of his ow