Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-26
BERGMAN OUT FOR MAYOR
Jack Leader Files and Will Fight
Dahlman for Nomination.
WILL SOON ANNOUNCE PLATFORM
Proposes 20 Make AIS Campaign -
Democrat snd Not J~seksoninn
-Lobeck steps out OF
the Race.


They re off. At last the Jacks nave sum
monet sufficient nerve TO pick up the
gauntlet thrown down By the ehesty Jints.
and it's Colonel Ed and Colonel James for
the mat now.
Ed p. Bergman, president Of the Board
Of Park commissioners and cohonel on the
governors staff. flied Thursday morning as
a candidate for the democratic nomination
for mayor OF Omaha, against Mayor Dahl
man. who filed three weeks ago for re-
nomination on the same ticket.
The new candidate Is secretary OF the
Jacksonian club OF Nebraska, but he an
nounces that he will not make a campaign
as a Jack. but as a plain, everyday demo-
crat. asking FOR support from Jacks and
Jims alike. He viii have a platform. includ-
ing such high sounding words as a
greater Omaha. more beautiful Omaha
and a more prosperous Omaha" but this
platform is not as yet ready for publica-
zion.
Il do not know as there Is anything
special to say about my candidacy said
the colonel. except that l intend to make
a clean. straight and ~foreeful campaign.
have missed but few sessions of the
council during the last three years and be
lieve that the present council should be
reelected and that Omaha should have a
mayor in fun sympathy with this council
/ have lived IN Omaha a number OF years
and know its needs, and I believe I have
made a good record on the park board.
at any rate. l have given the board literally
of my time without recompense.
Il want to be mayor OF Omaha. promi-
nent business men of the city want me to
make the race and have decided to enter
into the campaign with the determination
to win"
Nu Net Quit Park BOARD.
Colonel Bergman was appointed a mem
Der OF the Board OF Park Commissioners by
Mayor Dahlman. but he says he has no in
%tention Of reslgning this position. No emol-
uments attach to the position and he does
not consider that he is under any obliga-
tious to the mayor by retaining the position
10 winch the executive appointed him.
The colonel is also in favor Of an elective
Board Of Fire and Police Commissioners
as announced before. In this he is opposed
to Mayor Dahlman. who from the first has
contended for an sppointive board.
c. O. Lobeck, city comptroller, has de-
cided not to enter the msyoralty fight, but
will file for city comptroller as soon as
City Clerk Dan Butler will receive such
filings. Mr.. Lobeck has paid his money TO
the city treasurer and received his receipt
all ready 70 attach to a filing blank when
the city clerk says the word.
Two republicans and one democrat filed
for the council Thursday. James Corr, 1dT
North Thirty-third street, and A. n. Holl,
fsl6 Grant street. are the two republican
candidates. both filing for the position Of
councilman from the Sixth ward. T. b..
Norris. s5T Burt street. filed for the demo-
cratic nomination for councilman from the
Ninth ward. a
John $. Helgren, accountant in the
! office OF the county comptroller, filed
Wednesday. noon as a candidate for city
COMPTROLLER, but during the afternoon
he withdrew the filing at the request of
city Clerk Butler. who explained that It
was accepted by the deputy iuadvisably.
Mr.. Butler announced Tuesday morn
ing that he would accept no filings foc
the office of city comptroller until the
bill repeating the law OF two years ago
consolidating the offices of city and
county comptroller was approved by the
governor and he had received official
notice of such passage and approval. On
this ground he refused the proffered fill
ing OF City Comptroller Lobeck for re-
nomination and reelection and told other
possible candidates that they would have
10 wait a few days.
The clerk did not give his views TO mis-
deputy, however. and during the noon
hour. while Mr.. Butler was at lunch. the
deputy accepted the Helgren filing.