Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-06
FIGHT FOR EXCISE BOARD
Fifty Candidates Circulate Petitions
to Serve Dear Peepul."
EVERY ELEMENT IN THE M1xUP
Only Two Aspirants. Charles Kar-
bach and Julius Meyer, Have
Thus Far Completed and
Filed Papers.

MY OHldllA men nave dlFthuo AthiAhN
their willingness Of serving the dear pee
pull as members Of the Board Of Fire and
Police Commissioners petitions in this
lumber having been taken out Of the
clerks office. Two OF the petitions have
been filled with the requisite 200 names and
been filed with the clerk, but the other
forty-eight are circulating around the city.
The candidates have until fifteen days be-
fore the election to file their petitions.
Every element OF citizenship is fighting
for control OF this board and reports have
1t that there will be states within states
and that when the election comes off the
choice Of mayor and other city officers
will be merged in the main tight for con-
troll of this excise board.
Republicans on Petition.
Those afnliating with the republican
party who are circulating petitions, ARE:
w. ]. Hunter. grocer, defeated for city
comptroller six years ago; George Colt,
with Martin Colt Hat company, defeated
for the council three years ago; julie Ault-
haus, with a loan company, new in politics;
Henry Schroeder, new in politics; Thomas
Crocker. paving promoter, formerly regis
ter Of deeds; V. F. Kuncl, grocer, new In
politics: C. w. Britt, lawyer, new in
politics; w. F. Wapplch, lawyer, defeated
for legislative nomination last fall; Sam
W. Scott, clerk In county clerks office,
defeated for council nomination three years
ago; Ben Keegan, teamster, new In poll
tics; Thomas w. Hazen. insurance, new in
politics: w. b. Christie, retired, member
Omaha Board Of Education; John G. Willis,
pioneer resident, retired; E. e. thinner
man, insurance, new in politics; Colonel F.
=. Hanlon, defeated for nomination for
council from Fourth ward in last primary;
c. ]. westerdahI, mail carrier, new in
politics; Sidney w. Smith. retired; Fred w.
Hoye, contractor, former councilman, de-
feated for nomination for sheriff four years
ago: A. j. Donahue. switchman, perpetual
candidate for sheriff, member Square Deal
club.
On Democratic Side.
OF those Of the democratic faith the great
majority circulating petitions are Jims.
though there are a few Jacks. The Jim
candidates are Theodore Spratlen, in city
engineering department.; Dan j. Connell,
plumber, Jim candidate for g~ubernatorial
appointment on excise board; John +.
Coffey, plumber, new in politics; Thomas
II. Daley, deputy city clerk, president of
the city council twenty years ago, de-
feated for council nomination three years
ago; Joseph j. Mix, Burlington train
master, defeated for nomination for coun-
Gilman from the First ward in the last
primary; Otto Siemssen, real estate, former
publisher OF German paper; John f.
Reagan, lawyer defeated for nomination
for state senator last fall; William Neve,
former deputy sheriff. captain in Bryan's
Third Nebraska regiment; Arthur L. An
derson. city passenger agent for the Mil
waukee; Nick Dargaczewski. mayor OF
Shelly" city blacksmith.
The Jack candidates are w. 8. Shoe
maker. attorney, member of the state legis-
lature; J.. p. Connolly. caretaker at River
view park. member OF state legislature.
former county commissioner; John Power,
coal dealer, former sheriff; John G. Brandt,
secretary Nebraska Savings and Loan,
nominee for county comptroller two years
ago and defeated candidate for
county treasurer; r. J. Aitchison, coal
dealer, leader OF the Jack club. Another
democrat who has a petition out is J. n.
Hengen, but he is known neither as Jack
or Jim.
others in the Race.
ONbtl NdlluludNCo VIZ pSNlllOiSt a
the party affiliation not given. are A.
Schramen, j. w. Schane, J. w. Rasp, John
]. Donovan, Warren l.. Hamilton, E. n.
Larson, Charles Anderson, Ed Brooke and
]. A. Davis.
Many of those who are circulating petit
lions filed as candidates before the pti-
mary, but their names were not placed
upon the primary ballot for the reason
that the new charter. which makes the
excise board an elective body, had not as
yet passed. These are w. ]. Hunter, Dan
J.. Connell, Henry Schroeder, Thomas II.
Daley, John +. Coffey, John G. Brandt,
c. E. Roberts. Sam W. Scott. John Power,
J.. p. Connolly, John e. Reagan, william
Neve. w. S. Shoemaker and Sidney w.
Smith. Three Of those who filed a month
ago but who are not circulating petitions
are w. /. Kierstead, August Myers and
Matthew f. Muxen.
Charles Karbach. a member of the pres
ent board. and julius Meyer are the only
90 uIflafag urHa have fHal lii a. -1--I