Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-14
Boss Tom Runs
Steam Roller
Over Kickers
Head Of the Jim Club Reelected and
His Opposition Very Neatly
Squelched.

The steam roller is a mechanical con-
trivance possessed of neither grace nor
elegance, but capable at times Of GER
tain wild. wierd effectiveness when prop
erly handled all Of which is apropos to
the meeting Of the Dahlman Democracy
club last night for the election Of officers.
AS the day for the annual election drew
nigh as such days have a habit of doing,
there were rumors that one Thomas ].
Flynn, alias The Boss, would find oppo-
sition for reelection. Possibly So" quoth
the boss when he heard the rumors Of
treason. but we will see"
So he called together such of his lieu
tenants as were known to be faithful. even
unto death. and those then and there
congregated brought forth the steam roller
aforesaid which they introduced into the
club rooms by means OF rear window
and when the insurgents began insurging
the engine was set in motion and all that
remained of the opposition was twelve
basketsful Of fragments which could be
identified only by the strawberry mark
on the left arm and the gold Filings in
the teeth.
Flynn was reelected president by ao-
clamation.
For vice president there were two can
didates, Thomas J. OConnor and r. A.
Schneider The vote showed IS for O'Con-
nor and 30 for Schneider. That was a
total of Ill votes Instantly a friend of
Schneider was on his feet demanding to
know how, with a total of sixty people
in the room there were Ill votes cast He
was ruled out of order and was promptly
thrown down the goat chute and the meet
ing proceeded.
Clarence Arthur Hess was again elected
secretary against Dan .Horrigan with a
total vote OF 101 out of the sixty members
present
Lee Bridges was reelected treasurer.
Mike Moriarity's name was suggested, but
was withdrawn. friend Of Mikes OBJ
jected. THE chair can do anything II
wants to-" was the explanation he got
from Boss Flynn and Bridges was elected
by standing vote and was afterward re-
quested to give a cash bond OF $4,000 to
secure the club funds In his keeping.
Meyer Klein was again selected to act
as house committee
! When 1t came to electing honorary vice
presidents everybody had a chance. All
that was necessary was to mention a
name and 10, it was done. The name OF
| Governor Shallenberger was not heard,
but out of the babel of voices and con-
fusion of tongues the following were dis
tinguished: w. D. Oldham, Kearney;
Charles w. Poole. Tecumseh; Thomas B
Garrison. Kearney; Frank Bartos, WI.
ber; Fred Volt, Scribner; George Fitz-
gerald, Florence; Douglas Shawven. Lor-
etta; Claude Quigley, Valentines; c. A.
Baldwin, Valentine; ]. Daley jr., Wahoo
r. b. Williams, Lincoln; l.. J. F. Jeager
Chadron; w. T. Page, Geneva; Judge
Tucktr, Sidney; P. L. Lenahan, Omaha
C. w. Lackard, Erickson; ]. ]. Ryan
South Omaha; William Roberts, Mullen
John Sink, Grand Island; Fred Mengeth
Omaha; John Hodspodsky, Wilber; Steve
Ryan, Columbus; Frank Henry, Rogers
Harry Miller. stanton; p. NJ. Barrett. Nor
folk; j. S. Walters, South Omaha; Mich
Fritz, Pender Pat Touhey, Spaulding; ]
J. Byrnes, Columbus; A. p. Larson. New.
man Grove; Pat welch, Fairbury; Tom
Towey, Greeley Center; J. G. Maher, Lin
coin, and Henry Scheele, Utica.