Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-27
is WOLFE ONLY A BUFFER
Question His Friends Demand to
Have Answered Right Now.
REAGAN THE REAL BARREL BOSS
Friends u the Boiler Inspector say
He Must Go out and Get the
Coin, but Cannot Cut
the Pie.

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Where are those bylaws? Show them
to me- was the demand made on Pres
ident Reagan of the Democratic county
committee, and on Tom Flynn. leader OF
the Dahlman club. by a friend Of the city
boiler inspector, Robert U. Wolfe.
This demand came about through the
claim Of Wolfe's friends that as chairman
Of the campaign committee he ought to
handle the funds that are to be spent to
land the ticket.
IF Wolfe is to ave the name he ough
to have his hands on the sinews Of war
says his friends. He was being stalled by
the assertion that the county chairman
and the treasurer OF the committee. Coun-
Gilman Lee Bridges, are to handle all funds
under the constitution and bylaws of the
Dahlman Democracy, which is really the
county committee and the whole party
management In Douglas county.
The bylaws could not be produced, which
strengthened the belief of Wolfe's friends
that a scheme is under way to sidetrack
him and put him in the position of being
merely a buffer between the county chair
man and the ambitious lads who are look
ing for the coin before they get into the
game.
WOlfe's Hands Are Tied.
Here is Wolfe being bothered to death
for money" say his friends, las chair
man of the campaign committee, which il
expected to do the heavy work and he can
make good. He even finds workers camped
in the neighborhood of his home, after Q
hard day down town, and everywhere he
goes he is appealed to for financial he'll
to straighten up this precinct and have
work done I'm the doubtful wards. HI
hardly dares stay an hour in his office.
because Of the calls on him for money
to get results as the callers put It.
He knows where the workers are and how
to get them busy, but if he is to be merely
a stalking horse for Reagan and the resi-
we want to know it."
It has leaked out that the latest bunch
given Wolfe as to his duties by Chairman
Reagan and others is that he is supposed tc
go out and get the money and turn it over
to the treasurer.
And that would be all right" said one
Of the -Reaganites, IF the bills to be
incurred would be paid, or If 'Bob's' orders
on the committee would be honored; but
that concession has not yet been granted.
Salve is all right, and Johnny Reagan car
mix 1t fine, but 1t takes money to do bust
ness at election time. If this thing keeps
up, Wolfe will be compelled to follow the
example of Ole Mclaughlin.
His Life Made Miserable.
zoe Butler made him treasurer of the
Eighth Ward Democratic club. and the
coin chasers made his life 81 liserable
that went to Sioux City and tCiegraphed
back Hold them till 1 come" Butler was
then in a stew himself; and that's about
where Reagan and Flynn and the rest viii
find themselves unless hey come along and
give Wolfe the necessary funds to make
his committee something more than q
name"
Mr. Wolfe was seen, but refused to ad-
nit there is any trouble.
Everything will come ont all right hs
said, Just as soon as we find those by
laws n get a few kinks Strengthened out
But in the meantime the people in posses
sion of the one copy OF the bylaws thai
is in existence are hanging onto 1t with
a determination that the Wolfe men shall
not see 1t. Certain sections have beer
quoted from memory in advocacy OF
VOTES contention, but the powers tha
be, in the Dahlman club and the county
committee refuse to take hearsay evidence