Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
TEN MEN WANT
MAYORS OFFICE

might get behind him. even In the election.
The chief feature Of the franchise cor
p~oration program IL a valiant battle to
stand UP for a reelection of the present
democratic city council. which Is protect
ing them from the occupation tax ordi-
nance. In order TO keep the present coun-
ell from passing any measures objection
able TO these corporations. either for po-
litical capital before the election or out Of
revenge after the election. the corpora
tions have decided to go the limit in support
of thefr democratic councilmsnic friends
and to carry Mayor Jim along, II neces-
sary. to pull the straight lever in order to
win the council. II these councllmen should
fall down in their own democratic pri-
maries, OF course the situation would then
be changed. and the corporations would
try to pick their men on all the tickets
before the voters.
saloon Men on Outside.
The possibility Of an issue involving the
liquor interests depends on whether the
police commission is to be made elective
and the delay In the enactment of the char
ter bill has kept the liquor interests In
position of onlookers. If the election of a
police commission is thrown into the pot,
an attemtpt will be made TO create an
alliance between the liquor interests and
the public service corporations In a move
ment to include not only mayor and coun-
cilmen, but police commissioner as well.
but this will not be determined until the
fate Of the charter bill is decided
one Hundred seventy File.
One hundred republicans. forty-three
democrats and seventeen socialists have
filed as candidates for office before the
city primaries to be held on March 30 pre-
liminary to the city election. which will
be held on May 4. Saturday was the last
day for the reception of filings. a period Of
nearly one month being given the candi-
dates in which to enter the lists. Sam X.
Greenleaf, republican candidate for city
clerk, was the first to file, and F.. w.
Fitch, republican candidate for fire and
police commissioner, was the last to file.
Mr.. Greenleaf was waiting to file before
the city clerk opened his office on the first
day and Mr.. Fitch's name was being
recorded just as the big clock in the clerks
office struck 8 on the afternoon of the
last day.
The total filings given above, 40, does
not include candidates for city engineer or
for membership on the Board OF Fire and
Police commissioners. though It does in
! clude candidates for city comptroller. The
governor on Saturday morning signed the
bill reinstating the office of city comp
troller and therefore, the clerk received
filings for this office. The legislature has
not as yet passed the city charter bill and
until It does and the governor approves
the measure filings will not be received
for the not yet created elective offices Of
city engineer and members of the excise
board.
Filings for Tentative Omces.
The clerk allowed candidates for the pro-
visional offices to fill In applications, and
he received them on a tentative basis,
writing on the back of them: Refused, in
accordance with the opinion of the city
attorney" City Attorney Burnam advised
the city clerk that filings could not be ac-
cepted for offices not as yet countenanced
by the state legislature, and the attorney
general told the clerk Friday at Lincoln
that the legislature could amend the law
and, permit the acceptance of filings for
these offices at a later date, providing the
legislature passes the charter bill as 1t now
stands and requiring the election of fire
and police commissioners and a city engi-
neer.
Thirteen republicans paid their money
dlu HdnQCu III dpDllCdAlOnb LOT m6InDtThulD
on the Fire and Police board, and ten
democrats signified their intention of filing
in the event the law passes. One democrat
handed in a tentative filing for city en-
gineer. while no republican has as yet done
so. The socialists, with a complete ticket
elsewhere, put forward no candidates for
city engineer or the excise board.
Complete List of Aspirants.
The complete list of filings of all par
ties, including the tentative ones for the
offices not as yet provided by legislative
e~nactments, is as follows:
Republican.
Mayor-John p. Breen, Arthur II. Briggs
Harry Frost, II. e. Palmer, H. B. Zimman
Ben s. Baker.
city Clek-Frank Dewey, Sam X. Green,
leaf, Beecher Highly.
N, Westberg.
City Attorney-J. l.. Haley, Hugh A
Myers, Nelson C. Pratt, Ben S. Baker.
Building Inspector-F. G. Gardner, Georg,
Richardson, Samuel Macleod, M. T
CITY COUNCIL.
First Ward-Peter NJ. Bach. Hugh Bart
son, Louis Berka, Bart Caramello. L. IN
y Gonden.
Second Ward-E. II. Davie. George r
GrObe, William N. Heinbuch, F. Holovtch
liner, Ammett HODGE, ]. p. Jackson. F. II
Kingsbury, Michael Lee, Fred Maystrick.
Third Ward-Louis Burmeister, A. r
Harvey Morris Milder, c. T. Williams
S Fourth Ward~A. H.. Comstock. John A
n Dempster, Harry A. Foster. F. p. Hanlon
! Ed Leeder. pan D.. Moore, Oscar Peterson
e Fifth Ward-Harry Asher. David H