Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-31
LOBECK FORCED IN THE RACE
Comptroller Will Be Run for Governor
Nomination by Petition.
JACKS THUS FIGHT DAHLMAN
c. l.. West, Campaign for
Hitchcock, is the Man Who
Takes Lead In the In
s~urrectiOn.

C. O.. Lobeck. city comptroller. will run
for governor.
Mr.. Lobeck has not changed his mind
about pulling out Of the race In favor OF
Mayor Dahlman. but his friends have and
these friends will force him to enter the
lists for the primary nomination. The
Jacks, sworn enemies Of the Jims, are back
Of the deal and the decision TO force the
comptroller into the race was reached at a
meeting OF Jack leaders Thursday noon
following the personal rights address by
the mayor the evening previous. c. L.
West addressed the meeting and offered
to accomplish the feat of making a new
candidate to order, and Il is understood
that the offer was gladly accepted.
And at this j%uncture arises another COM
plication.
Mr.. West has been the campaign manager
for Congressman Hitchcock, editor OF the
Bryan organ. Is Mr.. Hitchcock in on the
anti-Dahlman deal? Is Bryan? Or does
Hitchcock propose to knife our Jim, Bryan
or what not? These are questions that
ave come up.
Mr.. West will place the comptroller in
nomination before the primaries by means
Of circulating a petition and says he can
easily get twenty-five signers and have the
petition on file with the secretary OF state
before the closing of entries August 1. He
has not and will not ask the permission
Of Mr.. Lobeck. he says, but will go ahead
regardless OF mis- wishes in the matter and
make him a candidate whether or no, con-
fident in the belief that the comptroller
can defeat Mayor Dahlman, A. c. Shallen-
berger and G. w. Berge for the nomination
Might BE Man.
Edward p. Bergman. secretary OF the
Jack club. attended the meeting, but was
too polite TO make a statement. He
Acknowledges the force of the argument
put forward for the strong supporters OF
Mr.. Lobeck and agrees that possibly the
comptroller might prove to be the strong
est man to tie to. In support Of this
theory is the persistent refusal Of the Jack
club to swear fealty to either Mr.. Dahlman
or Mr.. ~shallenberger, both of whom have
filed. They have held back their approval
Of a candidate until tho right man comes
out"
Mayor Dahlman makes a plea for tn
liquor votes and the radical element, Will
Mr., Lobeck holds the directly opposit
view" says Mr.. West. in explaining hi
reason for bringing out the comptroller
9TH mayor asks for liquor votes, tn
| tOIlpNIOlitA VIII dSh " AtllpNi dAiNN NONts
The mayor is not a church man, the comp
troller is. The mayor is radical, the comp
troIler is conservative.
Mayor Dahlman and Mr.. Shallenberge
must look for votes from the same quarter
as Mr., s~hallenberger has been blecklistet
by the anti-saloon league. Mr.. Berge is
temperance man and will get the othe
] votes. Unless Lobeck comes out, Mr.. Berg
will without a doubt be nominated, bu
with Lobeck in the field. Lobeck will b
nominated. He will get his share Of tn
temperance vote and he will get his shar
OF the Scandinavian vote U.obeck's middl
name is Otto and he prides himself on hi
nationality, and there is nothing that ca
stop HIS nomination.
Different with Bryan.
with Mr.. Bryan 1t is different, bu
many people rather place their bets on
new man, you know. Mr.. Shallenberge
has tried and lost, so has Mr.. BerRe, Nj
Lobeck has never run and many peopl
would rather tie to a new man than I
a man who has been defeated. There
not the slightest shadow Of a doubt bu
that neither Mr.. Dahlman or Mr.. Shaller
berger will be nominated. There are nc
enough liquor votes to do II. The nomina
ton then lies between MI. Berge and NJ
Lobeck, with the odds in favor Of tn
Omaha man."
The city comptroller was formerly
travelling salesman and is known In ever
quarter OF the state, his supporters sayin
that his acquaintance is as large as Mayo
Dahlman's. They point out his strong cam
paign qualities and say that he has bee
strengthened by voluntarily pulling out c
the race in favor Of the mayor. By his re
entering no censure can attach 10 him, 70
the films will be lone for him by other
and he will have nothing to say about 1
The debate on temperance by Mayo
Dahlman at the Bellevue chautauqua Wee
nesday evening was the deciding points an
the Jacks think they see a chance to 81
even with the man who would not let thel
into the national democratic convention.