Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-28
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
City Clerk Good Ordered to Make
Ballot According to Law.
BREEN's WITHDRAWAL PRETExT
City official Gives Order that
BaIiot Re shortened 20 Eliminate
Place. where Voters Might
write In Names.

Democratic strong-arm methods In the
primary were ordered suspended yester-
day afternoon when tho republican city
central committee obsaiasd a peremptory
writ from Judge Howard Kennedy COM
manding City Clerk Frank Good to carry
out the primary election according to Law.
The writ was made necessary by a
move on the part of Good and the demo-
Gratis 10 evade the election law that pro-
vides that the ballot have blank space
whereon the voter may write In the
choice not determined by his party. Bal
iots IN accordance with the provisions OF
the law had already been printed when
q political spy from the democratic camp
told OF the proposal OF the city central
republican committee to put only the
best men on the ticket,
To give the city a clean administra-
ton. free from plunder methods and gans
rule the committee iAbored all day sun
day and Monday to set tho best available
men on the ticket. rhs fear that 9
strong republican ticket would win the
approval Of the citizens ticket brought
terror into the hearts OF the democratic
gang that is accused OF having plunged
the city into debt and disrepute. and
they had reeourse 10 legal advice that en-,
couraged them In cutting the length o.
the ballot so as 10 prevent writing In
the names OF those chosen BY the republi'
cans.
The Withdrawal OF J. j. Brsen from thu
democratic candidacy for the nomination
| for city attorney served as . tprefext fol
making the change. Breen 10 eaid Il
have an ambition 10 run on the citixens
ticket. City Clerk Good obiiEngiy or.
fdered. q new run Of ballots In order q
accommodate Mr.. Breen.l and incidentali,
TO shorten the ticket 70 such dimensions
as would not permit the republicans
space enough 20 write In their csndi.
dates
A.sc. Panooast Of the city ceutral.com-
mlttee. however. 10 a lawyer himself nd
he had recourse TO Judge Kennedy whom
City Clerk Good was quoting as authority
for his methods In preparing for election
The Judge bsyond general orders 10 IN,
clerk that he prepare for election. deniec
that he had given orders accredited Il
him by Good.
List sRecommended.
The following is the list Of those recon-
msndsd by the city central committee;
City cierk-Perry Med. Wheeler.
Fire and Police Commissloners-Fran AMI
Koutsky and G. NJ. Rich.
Tax commissioner-charles q. Karl
quist.
CouncIlmen-First ward, Henry Roth.
hols; Second ward. J. c. vana; Third
ward, Joseph Uvick: Fifth ward, stanie,
N. wawrzynkiewicz; Sixth ward. Jay N
| Williams.
Republicans are requested to write n
the names Of the candidates appointed
by the mass meeting last night. voters
will find the polling places at the follow
ing streets: 4t4
First ward-Ffrst precinct. go Norti
| Twentieth street: Second precinct, O.
North ty-fourth street.
Second ward--First precinct. 1s9 Souti
Twentieth street: Second precinct, 10
North Twenty fourth street.
Third Ward-First precinct. 65 6outi
Twenty-first street: Second precinct
Twenty-elghth and W streets.
Fourth Rsrd--First precinct. III Nortf