Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-02-28
REPUBLICANS HAVE SEVEN NAMES
Two Are Jokes and Three of Other
Five Outsiders.
zMMAN MARKED TO BE BEATEN
Corporations VIII Unite to Crush
Councilman and Have Plans fOr
Campaign on This Line
Already Laid.
oAND1DArns ron MAroRAIrx.

Hfoen, John y. Oahiman. JamOn o.
Briggs, Arthur II.
xtFoat, Harry A. Socialist
n1ns,, rmSr, Henry Ty Vaughn O. O.
This is the lineup for mayor on the two
sides Of the political fence as finally
drawn by the closing of the time for
filing There has been a great deal OF
preliminary skirmishing for position. out
of which these entries have grown:
On the democratic side Mayor Dahl
mans quest for denomination has been
standing candidacy, the opposition search
ing far ana wide for a man to go up
against him. For awhile It was thought
that Comptroller Lobeck would shy his
castor. but when he flunked the anti
Dahlmanites undertook to rally around
building Inspector withnell but he also
insisted on clinging close TO his meal
ticket. Dave O'Brien did some loud talk
ing about his ability to outclsss the cow
boy and then failed to come TO the scratch.
From him the stalwarts turned to Coro-
ner Heafey and finally landed ON Ed
Bergman as a last resort
ON the Republican side.
On the republican side the first entries
OF Arthur n. Briggs and Harry Frost
seemed TO strike the rank and file as
jokes for advertising purposes only. Cap
tain Fl. e. Palmer went into the game In
response to numerousiy signed petition
circulated by Jim Allan and NJ. Isogasa,
and filed with an acceptance bearing the
same date as the petition. II, j. Penfold
was expected to line up by the petition
route but evidently reconsidered his reso-
luton. The Fontanelles. returning TO their
old system Of endorsements before the
filing list was completed. sent COM
~. chi 10 xnrlr
UP candidate. The first choice was
Charles L. Saunders. the second John p.
Rreen, the third W. W, bingham, the
fourth q. W. wattles. and then by d
coalition with the Central club, they came
back to Breen, who had insisted all the
time that he preferred running for his
old place Of city attorney. Another name
Qreouently mentioned was Benjamin 8.
Maker. and more frequently still that Of
Harry b. Zimman. who served as mayor
for the unexpired term Of Mayor Moores
after the latter's death.
Corporations Are Concerned.
Incidentally. the interests likely to be
concerned with the issues OF the city oaTn-
paign have had a hand In the maneuverins.
The introduction OF the occupation tax or
dinances has forced all Of the franchise
corporations into a compact for mutual de-
Tense. and they have in particular marked
Councilman Zimman. who introduced them,
for their opposition. These corporations
recognize no party lines in local politics
and the edlct of their conferences has been
Anything to beat Zimman." II zlmman
runs they have arranged for the Daily
News to belabor him In season and out
and to throw all kinds of fits over the fact
that he represents the Third ward in the
council. IN which Tom Dennison the ''bogie-
man of the News is supposed to WELD
his influenoe. The world-Herald Is counted
on not only TO oppose zimman without any
special incentive but also to swallow any
kind OF a democratic ticket that may be
pulled out of the primary, including the
dlstateftIl mayor Jim.
II has been given out that any amount OF
corporation money would be Forthcoming
for the purpose OF keeping zimman out of
the mayors chair and II necessary. to IL
nance the campaign OF third candidate
should he win the republican nomination
at the primaries Amy Of the other repub-
lcan aspirants for mayor will be less OBJ
Jxeuonable 10 them. and II one should be
Aninated on whom they could depend
more than they could on DahlmRn. they
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