Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-12
The Political CaldrOn

NIIHO will be the seventh man on the CITY nail
w slater II is generally believed that the six
present city commissioners who within the first
division Of At the primary will an IN their slate
with a whom they believe will add strength TO
the slate This suggests the NEUROLOGICAL historical
and sentimental associations of the mineral seven
IL seems TO be a number 90 conjure with II
Rarded with much interest by the ancents and even
in modern times It is used IN many special ways The
ancient Hebrews regarded 1t the perfect number
and II appears in tho Bible many times There is
Greek legend regarding the expedition OF the seven
heroes against Thebes under AdrastuE to aid Poly
nices There are the seven hills OF Rome seven cham
pions Of Christendon seven wise men OF Greece
planets Of the anoients seven virtues seven deadly
sins seven OF man, seven bishops OF English
history and the seven wonders Of the world. Seven
shooters were popular In the early days IL Ii said
that the human body changes completely every seven
years. The seventh daughter OF the seventh daughter
is said to have occult powers There days in
the week and indoor game is known as seven-up.
The seventh chord known in music. Our commission
plan government calls for commissioners and
the question Of the hour H. who will be the seventh
man on the city hall slater VIII he be the
Of the seventh scn7 VIII ne be a ssven-time win
ner7 VIII he know how to play seven-up1
One of the "quiet" states circulated on primary
day bore the names of Ed Howell and Robert Druese
dow. The names were typewritten on small pieces
of paper and handed out the employees OF the
city Water department Voters have three giesses
to who got up this slate. Anonymous answers
will not be considered.
One Of the freak ballots Of the day was made out
by Fifth ward voter, who drew lines through tho
OF seventytwo candidates and placed across
against the name Of Dan d. Butler. II was evident
that he wanted to vote for Dan.
Il Is not altogether true that politics is devoid OF
sentiment. romance or poetry Beneath the skin OF
the most hardened poitcians-lf politicians do get
observation-disclosures lies human toucn well-sprng Of
human emotions and feelings
Yesterday. meaning In the broad the days
previous to last Tuesday. there were pictures all
town of seventy-three men. a potential nomi-
for the city election OF May T. on Wednesday
the pictures of fitty-nine much waste
paper They than wasts paper because
they silent reminders of defeat
Yesterday chat yesterday these pictures
were pointed to with pride. Friends viewed them
with eation and In many they served
minders to the electors In some cases sons. daug1-
ters. wives. ssterp and others looked at this pic
torial galaxy and cherished fond hopes for the
originals.
Today these pictures seem like ghosts OF the past
rising up here and there to taunt whose bosoms
few days were filled with hope and whose hands
firm when they met their brother men.
IF there is anything more slckenng to candi-
date than 70 his pictures around the city after
he has been defeated, would like to know what It
is." remarked one OF the defeated fifty-nine.
city politics today is doc1e advertisement COM
pared with what It was here thirty yesss ago. when
we had the party iineups, city conventions street
parades and orators what orators" remarked
the Oldest Inhabitant to the Careful Observer a.
this observant and philosophic twain scanned the
returns
Yes, remember the times when marched with
ward fIambeau club. We carried torchlights and
had the town band at the head OF the line. and then
would hear regular speaking and the candidates
those days not afraid to burn few oratoricai
shavngs" was the plaintive "reminiscences OF the
Careful Observer. he pushed a straw into the
stem OF his corrcob pipe and drew bead the
stem 70 see II the way clear for his prospective
! puff
This new-fansied scheme has taken the pep out
OF local politics It may be better form govern
ment-I amt knocking commission government nor
am holding any brief for John Paul Breen-but
life don't seem to have the Same interest since we
abandoned party lines IN our municipal elections.
OF course. we have other compensatory features.
such the movies and Jerry Towards campaign
bulletins but II seems bard to reconcile me present
order OF things. There seems to be a in our
| city politics"