Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-18
CRAIG PLACED IN The RACE
Without His knowledge Friends File
City Engineer Petition.
HE WOULD NOT OPPOSE OLD CHIEF
Refused 90 Run So Long rs Andrew
Rosewater Was Candidate
Democrats Meeting 10
Name Candidate.

without his knowledge, George w. Craig
of the Katz-Craig Construction company
has been placed in nomination for city engi-
neer by a petition circulated and signed
by about 100 Of his friends Saturday morn
ing. The petition was filed at noon satur-
day with the city clerk.
Mr.. Craig, who lives at 5lSs North Thirty
third street, was assistant city engineer
under Andrew Rosewater for about ten
years, resigning a few years ago. When
the office, was made elective his friends
wanted him to file for the office. but he
persistently refused TO do so If MIR. Rose
water would file. Mr.. Craig and Mr.. Rose
water were close friends and Mr.. Craig
would not consent to enter the race against
his former chief.
When the death CT Mr.. Rosewater was
learned Saturday morning. friends Of Mr..
Craig circulated six copies Of a petition
and in one hour secured about 400 sigma
lures.
Mr.. Craig is at Forsyth. Mont. and knows
nothing of the action of his friends or Of
the death Of Mr.. Rosewater.
Andrew filed his petition Fri
day morning, the day before his death.
While but 200 signatures are required, LOO
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city clerks office.
The other candidates are John P. Crick,
assistant city engineer; NJ. J. Lacey,
Thomas ]. Shaw and william Anderson
Aycrigg.
Nominated by His Party.
Mr.. Rosewater was nominated Friday
evening by the republican committee as
the party's candidate for city engineer, to-
gether with the nomination OF four men
for the Board of Fire and Police commits
sioners. The committee may meet at once
to till the vacancy caused by Mr.. Rose
waters death.
There is yet some doubt in the city
clerks mind as to whether the nominees
can be placed on the voting machines. MIR.
Butler says he will do as the city legal de-
partment advises him, and City Attorney
Burnam says he questions the authority
of placing nominees made In this manner
on the machines. The attorney says he
has not looked into this phase of the Law
thoroughly and will not give an opinion
until he is more sure of his ground.
The democrats will follow the example
set by the republican committee and will
meet this afternoon to nominate candidates
for city engineer and for the excise board.
This meeting will be held in the Dahlman
Democracy club rooms.
Eisht more candidates, aside from Mr..
Craig. have filed petitions for the board,
as follows: William White, 2213 Grace
street; Otto Siemssen, lis South Thirty
second street; Thomas S.. Croker. zoo
Charles street; ]. p. Connolly, S5 Bancroft
street; ]. H. Davies, 1882 Charles street;
Fred H. Hoye, 2O1O Oak street; Joseph
Stein. 2422 South Sixteenth street; w. B.
Christie. 1908 Burdette street.
Forty-nine filed for the Fire and Police
board up to noon Saturday. The city clerk
mas announced that no more filings would
be received after that hour. but the city
attorney has advised him that filings can
be received up to the time the sample
ballots are made ready for the printer.
Under this ruling filing can be received
until Monday evening and possibly one
or two lays later.