Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-10
REPUBLICANS GET IN LINE
Warm Up for City Campaign and
PrOpose to Hustle.

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Warm Up for City Campaign and
Propose to Hustle.
Laying plans for rolling up a substan-
tial majority for the whole republican
ticket on May 4 by careful organization,
hearty and personal work by all. and a
fight against the present democratic adj
ministration, and for the retrieving and
redeeming Of the name and standing OF
Omaha among the municipalities of the
country, a large attendance at the meet
ing Of the Central Republican club Thurs
day evening emphasized the fact that union
and harmony exist among the republicans.
Not only did many of the republican
nominees attend and make speeches, but
half a dozen or more OF the defeated can
didates for the nominations made adj
dresses, boosting the entire ticket and
definitely promised their personal and ar
dent support of the successful candidates
In the contest to Gust the present office
holders.
Breen Forecasts Victory.
John p. Breen, republican candidate for
mayor, was enthusiastically received when
he appeared. a few minutes late, at the
meeting. His characteristic talk, urging
work and not a~nticipations. was received
with applause, and when he declared that
he believed a safe republican majority
would be polled after a systematic and
united campaign, those in attendance were
not backward in endorsing the sentiment.
"A normal republican majority. backed by
harmony in the party and strengthened by
the existing f~actionalism among the demo-
Gratis" said Mr.. Breen, will easily elect
our whole ticket. Republican dissension
Is the only hope of the democrats in the
present campaign. AS there is no repub-
lican dissension. there is no hope for the
democrats
Ward captains and club representatives
told of the various prospects and organiza-
tions, and a new club of h~ustling repub-
lican boosters was reported as having been
organized. The "Breen Boosters a club
of staunch young republicans, was gotten
together for strenuous work Thursday
night before the meeting of the Central
club. and Just to show their elders that
they were alive and on the job a delega-
ton was sent TO the latter meeting to an
nounce the fact that 1000 Of the younger
voters are to be rounded up before the
election.
David A. Fitch is president of the Breen
Boosters, and the other officers are L.
o. Holmburg, secretary, and II. e. lizard.
treasurer. The club will meet every Fri
day evening, commencing next week, at
1903 Howard street, besides holding extra
meetings now and then.
Meetings I'm Sixth Ward.
A republican meeting every Friday even
ing from today until election time is to
be held at the hall at Twenty-fourth and
Burdette streets, where Mr.. Breen will
begin operations tonight and other candi-
dates will talk. The place has been Sc
cured as a meeting place for voters from
all wards, every republican except mem
bers of the Breen Boosters being expected
to attend there instead of downtown on
Friday nights.
"A touch of color" as President Hibbler
OF the Foraker club expressed 1t. will
be added to the ballot box in every ward
by at least rs per cent of the negro vote
going republican" This forecast was en-
dorsed by Secretary Plummer of the Col
ored Mems club.
A large republican club of new Italian
voters was announced by Vincent Ran
dAzzo.
Others who spoke were w. w. Bingham,
Beecher Highly, E. H. Davle, Charles lizard,
James Lindsay, Frank Stone, Louis Berka,
Henry E. ostrom, Fred Schroeder, Louis
Burmester. A. C. Kugel. Sam X. Green
leaf, John S. Helgren, e. f. Morearty and
Charles UNFIT.
There are no soreheads among u.s." was
declared by several of the defeated can
didates. I'VE stand for the ticket from
top to bottom and are going to make it
win"
Committeeman for Campaign.
Subcommittee to divide the work and
keep the campaign in hand were appointed
Thursday noon by the executive commit
tee named by the republican nominees.
The subcommittee are composed of men,
bers of the executive committee. of which
w. w. Bingham is chairman, and are as
follows:
Blackburn. Victor Rosewater.
Speakers-Victor Rosewater, Cadet Tay-
lor, Thomas w, Blackburn.
heslstration-T j. McVitte, Cadet Taylor,
r. f, Schurig.
Press-A: w Johnson. vaclav Buresh, M.
l.. Learned.
Organization-E. F.. Bradley. Il H
Schur;S, T. j. McVitte.
All the members Of the committee were
present and great confidence In the out
come OF the campaign was expressed.
Reports were received from several MEM
bers of the Organization commIttee-at-large
OF good work being done. In two of the
wards, the Fourth and Sixth. the council
manic candidates have already appointed
precinct committeeman TO look after their
own Immediate neighborhood. Ed Leeder
and Fl. K, ostrom are the nominees In
these wards.
Beginning Saturday night. ward meetings
will be held. several each night. The loca-
lions OF those to be held Saturday evening
have not as yet been decided upon.
Jims TO RRtify.
The Dahlman democracy will hold a rati-
fieation tonight at the club rooms, where
successful and unsuccessful candidates al
the recent primary win be present 70 speak.
Typieally tnnIs
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