Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-03

greatly mistaken. Congressman Smith vii
have a majority in Pottawattamie Of clos
70 Zoo and probably .-Elme r. Smith
Hartman republican county central com
mittee.
l have only got one thing to say an,
that is l feel pretty sure of electing GU
legislative ticket. / also feel sure that W
will elect at least half Of our county tickle
II not more. III we do not carry the count
for Fred White for governor We will Ger
tainly cut down the republican majorit,
most materially. 1t would not surprise m
one bit to see Bryan carry Pottawattami
county or Fred White as far as that goes
] believe the result of tomorrow's election
will be somewhat Of a surprise to the re
publicans.-Al Denocker. chairman of tn,
democratic county central committee.
Big Rally Tonight.
The republicans will bring the campaign
to a close tonight with a big rally at tn,
opera house at which Congressman Waite
/. Smith and Hon. j. u. Sammis OF LeMars
Ia, will be the speakers. Indications ar
that Congressman Smith will be greeted
with an audience which will tax the capao
ity of the theater.
There seems to be little doubt but tina
Pottawattamie county when the votes arr
counted Tuesday night will still be in tn,
republican ranks and that all Of the can
dldates from the national ticket dowr
will receive substantial majorities. TIL,
election of the entire county ticket is looked
for, and while the democratic leaders say
they expect to elect part of their ticket
this belief is not general among the rank
and file.
J.. ]. Hughes, democratic state committee.
man, is an optimist. He stated last even.
ing that he believed the democrats would
carry -Pottswattsmie county and that they
would elect the entire county ticket. II
they did not elect the entire county ticket
they certainly would elect more than halt
Of it. Mr.. Hughes said his party expected
to gain three counties In the Ninth district
namely, Adair, Audubon and Harrison
The senatorial districts of Mills and Mont
gomery would certainly be found In the
democratic ranks, he declared.
Mitchell and Hess Strong.
James w. Mitchell, candidate for county
treasurer, and j. j. Hess, candidate for
county attorney, 1t is believed will head
the republican ticket. They are expected
to receive majorities of anywhere from
800 to 1900 each. Both have made strong
campaigns and their popularity throughout
the county is unquestioned. Both have
made good officers and their records are
perfectly clean.
County Attorney Hess record as county
attorney would be hard to beat. His ad.
ministration of the office has saved the
taxpayers of Pottawattamie county many
hundreds of dollars. In prosecuting Grim.
inal cases he has been eminently success
full, as the records of the court will sub.
stantiate, and the criminal business of the
ounty has been conducted at less cost to
the taxpayers than ever before in the his.
torHy sf tha np,tptxr 1Nbtg is 1, aroNNr .N-,-z
statement. but the records of the district
court are there to confirm 1t.
During this campaign the democrats have
attempted to make capital out of the fact
that a contract entered into by the Boart
of Supervisors with a clerk in the office OF
the county treasurer to collect delinquent
personal taxes was declared illegal. suct
a contract had been in vogue for many
years and Treasurer Mitchell benefited
nothing by it personally. The commission
paid the clerk was promptly refunded into
the county treasury when the board was in
formed that such a contract was not legal
The county treasury was enriched to the
amount of $4,000 by the work of the deputy
much of the delinquent taxes being secured
from persons who had left the state. Tht
attempt on the part of the democrats tC
make poHIcal capltal OUT or this faileC
utterly, as It was we'll known that the mat
ter did not in any manner. shape or form
reflect on the county treasurer personally
Ticket a Strong One.
The entire republican county ticket thi
year is a particularly strong one. r. V
lnnes, cand date for county auditor. demon
strated when holding that office befor,
that he was the man for the place. WheI
he retired from office four years ago MI
Innes did so with the reputation of belnl
one of the best auditors that Pottawattami
county ever had. His reelection is con
ceded.
II. A. Washington, candidate for count!
recorder, demonstrated his fitness for sucl
an office during the time he served a
deputy city clerk. Mr.. Waddington has
large number Of friends in the city as vel
as in the county to whom he is bette
known as Bert"
Thomas McCaffery, candidate for sheriff
has served as deputy sheriff under Sheriff
Canning and has established for himsel
an enviable record as an officer.