Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-27
CANDIDATES BUILD PLATFORM
Citizens Union Favorites Declare
They Will Camp on the Job.
FRED SCHROEDER wTTHDRAwS
General Dissatisfaction Exists in
Opposing Camps which Have
Undertaken to select
Ideal States.

Councilman Fred NJ. Schroeder an
nouneed his withdrawal from the COM
missioner race yesterday. He will contest
for nomination for county commissioner
from the First district against William
Cowger and Henry Mcdonald. Schroeder,
a republican. referring to his decision to
withdraw said
The fact is | would rather hold the
office OF county commissioner. There
are now two other Sehroeders in the race
for commissioner anyway and third
will simply add to the confusion"
Charles Daughton. a stationery engineer,
endorsed Monday night by the Labor lea
que. took out his petition yesterday, Henri,
Fischer and Thomas f. Allen filed. max
ing seyenty-three candidates who have
filed and li6 who have taken out petit
tons,
mass meeting Of the Labor league
will be held this evening at the Lyric
theater, Mayor Dahlman. c. NJ. Fielder
and II. II. Fleharty will speak An In
vitation has been extended to the public.
Platform of Candidates.
Candidates for city commissioner en-
dorsed by the Citizens union. depriving
the executive committee OF the task.
have adopted a platform Of their own.
In which among other things they pgom-
Use to refrain from the practices Of the
old regime, camp on the job" and "ex-
ercise a close scrutiny Of all contracts"
The platform follows:
II elected we will camp on the job
A level-headed business policy will be
our aim, unswerved by politics or per-
sonal consideration.
We will exercise close scrutiny OF all
contracts,
We viii centraliEe the purchase OF all
supplies In one department. under COM
petent man, properly bonded.
Existing duplication OF offices and
duties will be cut out at once, and no un.
necessary employe will be kept on the
city payroll.
Inspection and strict regulation Of
weights and measures will be made ef-
fective by all the power granted under
the law.
We favor liberal public improvements
and We will exercise lively and thorough
supervision OF Improvement district
bonds, to save the money OF the tax
payers.
We viii continue the improvement and
extension Of parks and boulevards and
the lighting system Of the city; and we
favor the establishment Of public play
grounds, free baths and public comfort
stations
We will organize the street commits
sioner's department on strictly business
lines, to the end that street cleaning,
flushing and repairing may be quickly
and effectively done,
We pledge ourselves to make an earnest
and persistent effort to better the moral
honest work for fair wages will be the
sole test In making appointments.
City business our business" VIII be
the motto.
straight administration OF the laws now
In force, or to be enacted. we pledge our
selves sincerely and without equivocation.
All Not Satisfied,
Their platform is an indication Of what
some OF these endorses could be expecte
to do" said a member OF the Citizens
Union who withdrew because the execu.
tive committee displeased him In that ths
members would not hearken TO the voice
OF the majority, But the policies advo.
Gated would be carried out with a. great
certainty by candidates who have moi
been endorsed by a business mems or
ganization or an association Of laborinS
men"
Dissatisfaction with the slate OF the
Citizens union as well as the manner IN
which the Labor league candidates were
endorsed is freely expressed by members
Of both organizations. Members OF tha
executive committee OF the Labor league
are firm. however. in their declaration
that the slate they have named Is the
slate for which the members voted In the
preferential contest.