Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-12
MAKING UP The CITY SLATE
Citizens Union Executive Committee
Engaged in the Work.
QUESTION OF PARTY POLITICS
why shoaid the commit,ee Seek 10
Know Partisan Affiiiatioa
of Man who II to he son-
partisan Candfdatef

Interest in the city campaign is now
directing itself to the slate makers and
the next PRONUNCIATION Of slate Is ~
pected to come from tho Citizens union.
For advisory purposes. blanks were last
week sent 10 the membership asking for
an expression Of preference for sevcn
men for commissioners with spaces pro-
yided for the name, age. nationality and
political affiliation OF the proposed can
didates
This intrusion OF political affiliations in
commission plan election supposed 10
ignore party politics altogether has
stimulated inquiry as to the politics
OF the slate makers themselves.
TIE executive committee OF the citi-
Gems union which Is 10 do the business
Is composed OF Charles Harding. rspub-
lican: W. +. Baxter, democrat; Lysle !.
Abbott. democrat: Ernest sweet, repub-
lican; c. J.. smyth, democrat; c. @.
Cunningham. democrat: A. II. Nipple.
democrat: Edwin I. Swobe. republican;
VI. Lester Rice. republican; II. A. Ben
son, republican: A. II. burnett republi-
Ne&tf ~ Il ANt0fNttts ANbNunNait Mai iG1
A. Alden and Robert Lynn. jr., party
unknown, but supposed to be republican
on national issues. Messrs. Isicc and
Lynn are union men and put on the
committee TO represent the interests Of
organized labor. MIR. Rice Is a printer
and Mr.. Lynn is q briekiayer.
The result Of the referendum vote Is to
| hs fah saA a.
committee will then make Its slate, II Il
has not already done 80 In advance, but
the ticket is not TO be announced until
after the mass meeting to be addressed
by William j. Bryan and w. +. Gurley,
probably on the evening Of March % Mfr.
Bryan refused to come TO Omaha 10 talk
for any particular ticket or do more than
to favor the declared objects Of the union,
so this little ruse OF postponing announce.
ment OF the state was resorted to get
around Mr.. Bryan's objections.
How ~ win Affect.
What particular interest can they have
in a mans age. nationality or political
affihatlon:" said a deeply interested
membeI. My understanding. which
agrees exactly with that OF others have
talked with, has been that this thing
was 10 be conducted along comparison
lines. with a sole view OF getting the
best men. regardless Of ali other con-
sideratlons. Perhaps these apparently
trivial details explain the rumors we
have heard recently that an inner circle
OF wise. practical politicians is to make
the final decision on the ticket"
The taking Of the referendum vote has
given rise TO . good deal Of speculation
as to just what Il Will lead to. It seems
practically certain the executive COM
mittee win be held responsible whichever
way the cat jumps. Those candidates
eliminated from consideration by the CON-
nsittes. but who may be voted Tor In thu
| referendum. can be relied on. say the
political wise ones. TO rise IN rebellion
when the ticket 10 announced. and to put
up . howl that viii be reflected In the
action Of their nominators. And II this
protest Is strong enough 1t may upset to
an alarming degree the calculations Of
the leaders
DmhInaan Goes Aaane.
II has become generally Understood
sfncs Mayer Dahimsn filed that he has
decided to go.st strictly alone In his own
peculiar fashion. He has been husily az
work personally and through his lieutsn-
ants for the last two weeks lining up his
friends IN the lover wards. and the Dahl
man boosters insist the mayor cannot
fail TO land. ether democrats holding
office DO not take kindly to the Dahlmsn
one-man campaign. and this fact viii
very likely lead TO a democratic slate
that may interfere with the mayors
hopes.