Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-06
The Political CaldrOn

Yes. Il had voted. or n the women
had voted or n Il had been warmer day n the
yellow journal had overdone the job II the ants
had had more for their campaign fund.- II the
moons phase had been different ~ II had only been
three days earlier three days later things had
been different-just different in any old way-what
difference there might have beeni
One consolation Of election day was that 1t brought
forth the omnipotent omnpresent and omniscent
genius whose preamble is always Il told you So or
1t happened this way" what sort OF a day the
day after election without him is too terri
BILE to contemplate Like brook OF poetry. he goes
on forever and adds 20 the cheer Of the community
lie looks backward and forward with equal facility
and his political hypothesis fearfully and
derfully made.
IT'S just this way" he begins bringing the palms
OF his hands in juxtoposton "the Square Seven had
more candidates than the Big Six There is safety in
numbers that is why Humme had safety first On
his campaign cards Again. II may have been all
right for the ants to send out slips with Bible quo
taton but while they praying they did not keep
their powder dry. knew that hummel would get a
large vote because he placed base ball diamonds and
stands in the parks and installed play apparatus for
the Kids. also maintain that Chairman Sutton went
to the bad when he refused coatiess
brigade when he district court Judge. The coat
less brigade have large vote. also understand that
some OF the administration employees got out and
worked for the Square Seven, which helped some"
Is silence golden in political campaign? The
turns would indicate that the is not always to
the man who has a glib tongue. Drexel for instance
while Zimman, the most aggressive speaker Of the
ants. was last OF his ticket Hummel. Kugel and
pretend to be public takers Withheld Is known for
his silence and yet he to have a stronger fol-
lowing than some great orators.
Wei. it Il all over anyway, and Chairman Flynn
advises everyone 70 forgive and forget to get to-
gether and work for a Greater omaha
Prospective annexation is the suoSect before the
house Omaha must face the task Of making
the adOpted territory
20 be plenty work ahead for the officials II consolda
ton through. New municipal problems must be
faced and larger ideas must be worked out
THE race is not always TO the swift" The two
winners OF the big SIX" though carrying big hand
cap. outpaced their associates the home stretch
st, it is not strange that shoe man showed good
footing II is his speciality,
The administration people are very bitter against
Election Commissioner Moorhead who. they claim
advantage OF fine spun technicalities in a manner
which worked against the SQUARE Seven" The mayor
says his ticket lost nearly 1o votes by Of the
election commissioners arbitrary methods The mayor
he is going tell the governor about IT, too The
mayor has appointed himself to be the election COM
missioners political nemesis.
Next Monday Omaha VIII enter upon It's second
term under the commission plan of government On
that day the city council will meet to rsorganse and
start all over again. In all probability Drsxel and
Jardne will be assigned TO the departments held by
Ryder ann McGovern. providing that the official
turns sustain the unofficial returns II is expected that
Jardne viii be commissioner OF street cleaning and
maintenance and Drexe head OF the public improve
ments department Vice There some spec
ulaton 20 what effect the mayors vote viii have
in the matter OF deciding who shall mayor for the
next three years but the opinion prevails that Jim
viii succeed himself. There some anxious ones
trying To the mayor made an ordinary commits
soner In addition to the honor Of the office there
is additional salary Of $500 year IN this position
And there such privieges pitching the first
ball at the opening ball Issuing pardons city
jail graduates, and addressing conventions